Tuesday, November 12th, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Track II: Haas Conference Center, Room 171

Esports – Fantasy Sports – Sports Gambling – VR/AR Games - Analytic Driven Real-Time Games

Christian Volk, Director eFootball & Gaming, Digital Transformation & Innovation Division, FIFA

Gayle Dickie, Founder & CEO, Gamer World News Entertainment

Christian Bishop, WSOE Commissioner and VP of Business Development, Estars Studios

Arabian Prince, Founder/Chief Innovator, Inov8 Next Open Labs & Co-Founder, N.W.A.

Moderator, Steve Bradbury, President & Head Coach, Deep Sports

Gayle Dickie, Founder & CEO, Gamer World News Entertainment: Gayle Dickie’s vast experience in TV, Media and Entertainment enabled her to execute a best-of-breed global media news platform dedicated to the explosive multi-billion dollar esports and gamer industry.  Creating Gamer World News (GWNe) with a dedicated and award winning team of professionals, she launched late April 2018 to a flurry of media attention with dozens of network news appearances on FOXBusinessNews.  Gayle and her expert hosts are now the go-to reporting team for the ‘gaming revolution’ on "Varney&Co” and also appear on “Cavuto Coast to Coast” and “Mornings With Maria.” The platform www.gwne.com is the first to use gamer technology and motion tracking for professional, competitive

and casual gamer news around the world. Prior to founding Gamer World News Entertainment, Gayle was a top performer and well-respected entertainment executive with solid relationships and experience in television syndication, animation, toy licensing, marketing, packaging and producing.  She’s raised millions in private equity with various clients and independent studios worldwide.  She regularly packaged, syndicated and distributed film and television programs to over 200 domestic television stations, in addition to managing $20 million in advertising and $25 million in revenues with some of the most recognized programs in television. Following her 10 years in television syndication, Gayle effectively pitched and packaged DragonBallZ to Haim Saban, Saban Entertainment. The show became and remains one of the most successful animae programs and videogame titles with global revenues estimated over 1 billion.  Gayle further served as Managing Director, Business Development of Entertainment & Media for Covansys, Inc. She was responsible for $14 million in sales of business intelligence, end-to-end solutions, and custom development software services to studios, television networks, and music companies. Gayle has served on the Advisory Board for Los Angeles City College Cinema & Television Departments since 2015.  She most recently finished the UCLA program interview series, “Road Trip Nation” empowering millions of young students and entrepreneurs to build meaning into their careers and find their passion.

Arabian Prince or Professor X, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and DJ. He is best known as a founding member of N.W.A. In 1986, he was a founding member of N.W.A but when fellow member Ice Cube came back from the Phoenix Institute of Technology in 1988, Arabian Prince soon after left over royalty and contract disagreements. Eazy-E, Ice Cube and MC Ren remained as the main performers, DJ Yella was the turntablist and Dr. Dre was the main producer. After leaving N.W.A, Arabian Prince began a solo career. His first album, Brother Arab, was released in 1989 with the hit single "She's Got A Big Posse"; Where's My Bytches followed in 1993. In the mid-2000s, he started releasing music again, with his Professor X project on the Dutch label Clone Records. "I could not release the record under Arabian Prince", he said, "because I already had a single out, so I called myself Professor X on that record." In 2007 he performed as a DJ on the 2K Sports Holiday Bounce Tour with artists from the Stones Throw label. In 2008, Stones Throw released a compilation of his electro-rap material from the 1980s. One of his songs was included on the 2007 video game, College Hoops 2K8. In 2018, Arabian Prince appeared on the fourteenth studio album of industrial-metal band Ministry.

Christian Bishop, WSOE Commissioner and VP of Business Development, Estars Studios: As World Showdown of Esports (WSOE) Commissioner, Christian Bishop has been an integral part of the multi-genre, multi-game tournament series development since joining the team in Fall 2018. Today, Christian is responsible for the continued growth of the series while managing current and new developer partnerships. He also oversees new, large-scale business opportunities and transactions to accelerate the company’s white-label production growth. Previously, Christian was Chief Executive Officer at Thunder Gaming, the largest esports gaming and production center in the West Coast with a total property size of 150,000 square feet. Over the course of his career, Bishop has served as an Enterprise Media Director with Level 3 Communications, AT&T and Time Warner Inc. In addition, he served as a Director of Content for BidChat, a cutting edge two-way live broadcasting platform for social influencers. In 2017, Christian also launched “4Cast,” the first of its kind esports and gaming show to deliver unique esports and gaming news and information in an entertaining and engaging format that appeals to all gamers and fans. He is also an Executive Producer for the film "Huntsville” and is most recognized from his recent work on ABC’s “The Bachelorette” and “Bachelor in Paradise.” Christian also serves on several boards and participates in community organizations such as the Western Regional Diversity Council, where he works to advance and sustain an inclusive environment for gaming enthusiasts. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business from California State University, Northridge.

Steve Bradbury, President & Head Coach, Deep Sports: Deep Sports develops new ventures that speak to sports as a lifestyle category. We are sports fans who embrace the many reasons people connect to each other. We are storytellers who see sports as an inexhaustible fountain of human interest stories. And we are strategists who recognize sports’ intersecting passions with numerous other verticals. Throughout his career Steve has successfully focused on revenue growth & innovative strategies at the evolving intersection of media, content and technology. Most recently, he was Chief Operating Officer & Chief Revenue Officer of Zazoom Media Group, a leading premium video creator and multi-platform content distributor. Prior to this role, Steve was VP, Content Strategy & Business Affairs for GoTV Networks, one of the first mobile video producers. Steve has developed business strategies for companies such as Sony Interactive, The Improvisation, Engage Games Online and TriStar Pictures. He produced the first ever sports technology conference, eSportsWorld, and is sought after for his distinctive conference moderating skills. Steve’s corporate experience includes tenures at MGM Worldwide Television and Universal (MCA) TV. He is also an Adjunct Professor for both the Syracuse University and Boston University semester programs in Los Angeles as well as a board member of the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship in the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Learn more at www.deepsports.com. Follow us on FB and Twitter @DeepSportsTV.