The update day is the prelude to the exhibition in stands of GAT Expo Cartagena 2023, which will be held on March 29-30, in the Santa Maria Hall of the same tradeshow.

The protocol installation of this academic and commercial event, which is a reference in Latin America, will start at 10:00 (GMT-5) and will count with the participation of the recently appointed President of Coljuegos, Roger Carrillo Campo, a delegate of the Puerto Rico Gaming Commission, the Gaming Regulator of Salta, Argentina and representatives of the governing entity of Panama. The presidents of the Colombian gaming associations, Fecoljuegos, Cornazar, Asojuegos and Fedelco will also present their welcome greetings to more than 200 businessmen and visitors. The CEO of Gaming & Technology Expo, José Aníbal Aguirre, will close the ceremony, declaring the GAT Expo Cartagena 2023 GAT Academy installed. 

The training program includes the development of six specialized panels and five corporate conferences of great interest in diverse but related topics: responsible gaming, legal security of gaming in Colombia, the future of new games, tools to achieve integrity in sports betting, the current state of the casino industry, homologation, territorial gaming in Colombia, growth of the online market in authorized platforms and the opportunities offered by Esports.

Among the invited speakers and moderators are the Commercial Vice President of Coljuegos Henry García González, the president of Asojuegos, Juan Carlos Restrepo Escobar; the president of Cornazar, Elizabeth Maya Cano and the president of Fecoljuegos, Evert Montero Cárdenas, who will be in charge of guiding the development of the panels in which executives from leading companies such as Apostar Risaralda, GANA, EvenBet, MSI Gaming and BetPlay, Pragmatic Play, Premium Sponsor of GAT Expo 2023, among others, will participate.

Meanwhile, corporate conferences will be addressed by industry entrepreneurs operating worldwide, such as Altenar, Play'n Go, Sportradar, Jumio, Cobre and Alfastreet, who will discuss topics related to the strategic focus on the Latin American market, the efficient management of electronic roulette wheels, secure betting and the future of poker in Colombia, among other topics.

GAT EXPO ACADEMIC AGENDA

Installation

10:00 - 10:20 00 (GMT - 5) 

Presentation Roger Carrillo Campo, President Coljuegos Colombia.

Welcome greetings from Colombian unions: Juan Carlos Restrepo, Asojuegos, Evert Montero, Fecoljuegos, Elizabeth Maya, Cornazar, Fedelco. 

Greetings from regulators guests: Puerto Rico, Argentina, Panamá. 

Opening remarks by José Aníbal Aguirre, CEO GAT EXPO.

COLJUEGOS - PANEL #1

10:20 - 11:00 (GMT - 5)

Responsible Gaming, everyone's construction. 

Speaker: Henry García, VP Commercial Coljuegos.

ALTENAR B2B - CORPORATE CONFERENCE

11:00 - 11:20 (GMT - 5)

Fundamentals to access an Online SportsBook operation.

Speakers: Diego Salas, Sales Manager and Hugo Llanos, Regional Director Americas.

FECOLJUEGOS - PANEL #2

11:20 - 12:00 (GMT - 5)

Self-Exclusion: An effective tool for responsible gaming? 

Speaker: Evert Montero. 

PLAY'N GO - CORPORATE CONFERENCE

12:00 - 12:20 (GMT - 5)

Strategic Focus on the Latin American Market

Speaker: Emilie Zamponi, Regional Director Play'n GO

CORNAZAR - PANEL #3

14:00 - 14:40 (GMT - 5)

Equipment Homologation         

Speaker: Elizabeth Maya, President Cornazar

JUMIO - CORPORATE CONFERENCE

14:40 - 15:00 (GMT - 5)

Fraud and responsible gaming How to ensure a good process? 

Speakers: Samer Atassi, VP for Latin America, Fernando Garita, Head of Business Development - Betcris.

Moderator: Karen Sierra-Hughes, VP for Latin America - GLI.

COPPER - CORPORATE CONFERENCE

15:00 - 15:20 (GMT - 5)

Copper, a safe bet

Speaker: Daniel Alejandro Quiñones Ballen, Master Business Devolpment

ASOJUEGOS - PANEL #4

15:20 - 16:00 (GMT - 5)

Present and future of Novelty Games

Speaker: Juan Carlos Restrepo Escobar 

Moderator: Juliana López, Director Events Asojuegos. 

Guests: Germán Segura, Business Broker; Germán Ramírez, Susuerte; Juan Guillermo Franco, Apostar; Oscar Darío Pérez, Grupo Réditos. 

COLOMBIA POKER TOUR - PANEL # 5

16:20 - 17:00 (GMT - 5)

Future of Online Poker in Colombia

Panelists: Juan Guillermo Franco, President of Apostar; Manuel Jiménez, Sales Manager LatAm EvenBet; Daniel de Los Ríos, Director of Operations BetPlay; John Barrera.

Moderator: Humberto Pareja Quintero, Colombia Poker Tour Manager.

ESPORTS - PANEL # 6

17:00 - 17:40 (GMT - 5)

Development of Esports, New Generation Games and Skill.

Sebastián Cortés, Country Manager MSI Gaming Colombia & CEO Loto Gaming, Jey Blanco, Esports Expert.

Moderator: José Aníbal Aguirre, CEO GAT. 

ALFASTREET CORPORATE CONFERENCE

17:40 - 18:00 (GMT - 5)

Analysis and efficient management of electronic roulettes

Speaker: Andrés Lozano - Product Manager - Alfastreet Colombia & Caribbean

Note: this agenda may be subject to change.