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22-25 September 2020
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The World’s Esports Business Arena

Esports BAR mission is to provide the entertainment industry with the world’s esports business event, creating the most productive and meaningful enjoyable experiences, in Cannes and Miami.

At Esports BAR, we are committed to transforming the sport of the digital generation into the future of entertainment, by allowing esports leaders and traditional companies to meet and shape esports future

Esports BAR has exponentially grow since its beginning in 2017. Our esports business events held respectively in Cannes and Miami are one of a kind. Each year, we welcome ever more esports leaders and traditional companies from all round the world. We are standing as a true game changer within the esports industry thanks to all of your great stories, successful deals and constructive feedbacks.

Attending Esports BAR Cannes or Miami, is about joining a 3-day immersive experience of unparalleled networking opportunities, keynote, business insight, mentoring and round-tables sessions

Looking for accessible insights? Apart from its events, Esports BAR is also a yearly provider of esports business content. We bring you exclusive white papers and wrap-ups to help you get a better understanding of the current ecosystem.

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Esports BAR Cannes 2021

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Esports BAR Cannes is the world's esports business event where top management esports executives and non-endemic leaders meet to shape esports’ future.

Over 3 days, Esports BAR Cannes offers an exclusive 1-to-1 matchmaking service that carefully mixes esports industry leaders, together with a 3-day Forum programme featuring mentoring and insights on how to invest in esports and develop business expertise in esports.

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Esports BAR+ Americas

Thanks for tuning in! 22-25 September 2020

Esports BAR+ Americas is a unique opportunity to connect digitally with all the world’s esports business tastemakers and traditional industries leaders.

Esports BAR+ Americas provides you with a magic formula of 1-to-1 Matchmaking service, together with a 4-day Forum programme featuring keynote sessions that give you meaningful tips to grow within the ecosystem. 

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Advisory team

To offer the most productive esports matchmaking event possible, Reed MIDEM has aligned itself with a team of elite sector professionals, directly invested in the future of esports.

Arnd Benninghoff
EVP, MTG & CEO, MTGx
(Sweden)

Arnd brings professional gamers and esports enthusiasts the best of competitive events, content and tournaments, both globally and in the Nordics.

 

Matthieu Dallon
CEO, Trust Esport Ventures 
(France)

Esport’s pioneer and entrepreneur since 2000, Matthieu is the former CEO of Oxent (acquired by Webedia), Games Services and Ligarena. He co-founded the ESWC in 2003, Toornament.com in 2013 and France Esports in 2016.

Leo De Biase
Founder & CMO, BBL
(Brazil)

Leo has 20 years of experience in esports. Currently, he is one of the co-founders and CMO at BBL, the newly founded Brazilian Esports Holding Group, born with the mission of bringing together all verticals around the esports ecosystem in one single hub.

Justin Dellario
Head of Esports, Twitch
(USA)

Justin Dellario is the Head of Esports Programs for Twitch, where he oversees esports content and operations for the world's largest video game live streaming service.

 

Jason Fung
Head of Gaming Content, ByteDance
(China)

Jason has joined Alisports to manage China event and marketing teams, as well as to build out international capabilities for the company.
Jason is responsible for the strategic planning and execution of esport competition IPs around the world.

 

Sidney Kim
CEO & President,  ROX Gaming
(South Korea)

Sidney has worked in the video game industry since 1998. He owns the ROX Tigers, one of top Korean League of Legends professional team and ROX Knee, One of the Legendary Tekken Player in the world and ROX Armada No. 1 Vainglory team in the world (2016).

Susie Kim
Esports Veteran, Consultant, Advocate for the Next Generation of Gamers
(USA)

Susie Kim is a veteran esports personality, host, translator, and interviewer, and she was the General Manager of the London Spitfire during their championship run. For over 12 years, her mission has been to bridge Korean and western cultures and the care she has put into her work and players has earned her the title of  "mom of esports." 

Sam Mathews
CEO & Founder, Fnatic
(UK)
 

Sam Mathews created Fnatic, a professional esports organisation in 2004 with Anne Mathews. Since his opening, the organisation has been blooming by hiring great players from different countries playing and competiting in a wide range of video games.

Ralf Reichert
CEO, ESL
(Germany)
 

Founder of the now world-renowned clan, SK-Gaming, Ralf is now CEO of ESL, the largest video game event company in the world. As a passionate gamer himself, he is constantly striving to put eSports up there alongside ‘traditional’ sports.

 

Stuart Saw
Esports SVP, Endeavor
(USA)

Within one of the major worldwide entertainment group, he is at the centre of esports, leading partnerships with both brands, esports leagues and game developers.

Mike Sepso
Co-Founder & CEO, Vindex
(USA)

Co-founder of Major League Gaming, Mike is SVP of Activision Blizzard Media Networks, a division devoted to creating the best esports experiences for fans across games, platforms and geographies.

Todd Sitrin
SVP & GM, Competitive Gaming, EA 
(USA)

Todd leads the Competitive Gaming Division with the goal of making competitive gaming more accessible.  A 16 year veteran at EA, he formally led the Global Marketing and Product Marketing Organisations as well as the EA SPORTS brand.

Wouter Sleijffers
CEO, Excel

(UK)

Wouter joined Fnatic in 2015 and took the Fnatic brand and organisation to the next level with his vast leadership and marketing experience. Since 2019, he has been appointed as a CEO at Excel.

They signed our golden book

"The best esport event for networking with brands and agencies."


Steven NORRIS
Head of Brand Partnerships                                                                                  DreamHack

 


"Esports Bar is a great place to connect key players that have been growing the industry for many years with their peers as well as with new players wanting to shake it up."

Merlin WIEDEKING
Head of International Business
Nodwin Gaming

"At Esports Bar we found customers, partners and friends. This is the premier esports event in the EU. Can’t wait to come back and show you more of Edge’s successes."

Adam WHYTE
CEO
EDGE



"Well organized and welcoming. Great community feel.."

 

Johanna BYRANE                                                                                                      Head of Business Development                                                                Twickenham Stadium

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Reed Exhibitions, the world’s leading exhibition and conference organiser, and its subsidiary Reed MIDEM, have a 50-year history of helping entertainment businesses grow through international professional markets. More than 60,000 leading executives from over 130 countries have already experienced Reed MIDEM B2B events all over the world (MIPCOM, Midem and MIPTV).

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