“I want to express my joy for this reunion, after so many months of isolation and the difficulties we have gone through. It has not been easy to get to this moment in a new space for everyone, as a result from the technology, work and the creativity of many”, said José Anibal Aguirre, CEO of 3A Producciones, the organizing firm, in his welcoming remarks to the first edition of GAT Virtual Expo.

In turn, he thanked WorldMatch (Platinum Sponsor), BetConstruct (Gold Sponsor) and Altenar (Silver Sponsor), as well as all the personalities present: Latin American regulators, federations and associations, speakers and leaders. In his thanks, José Anibal Aguirre also included the press media and the working group that carried out this project, which includes Penta Marketing, Soloazar News, Team Seven and Totally Gaming Academy.

Both exhibitors and visitors entered the platform as soon as the day began to configure their avatars and start touring the virtual fair. The forums were also very popular with visitors, who found them of great interest.

The first conference in the morning was the Panel of regulators on the Future of land based and online casinos, in which expert voices such as Manuel San Román, General Director of Casinos, Games and Slot Machines of MINCETUR, Peru, José Maymo Azizé, Executive Director of the Gaming Commission of the Government of Puerto Rico, and Rodrigo Ajenjo, of the Superintendency of Casinos of Chile, participated, with the moderation of José Miguel Chueca, Director of JMC Gaming Consultants. They analyzed the present and future of the sector in Latin America.

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This was followed by the Association Panel conference on the future of Land Based and Online Casinos. On this occasion, those in charge of carrying out the theme were: Fernando Calderon, SONAJA, Miguel Angel Ochoa, AIEJA, Evert Montero, FECOLJUEGOS, Elizabeth Maya, CONAJZAR and Juan Carlos Restrepo, ASOJUEGOS. The panelists focused on how and what can be expected from the development of online games with the impact on land based.

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In the second half of the academic day, it was the turn of the Fair Organizers Association panel: “Union of international fairs UFI”, in which they talked about face-to-face fairs in the short and medium term. The speakers were Ana María Arango, UFI Latam Director and Paula Quintero, Project Coordinator, who referred to the reactivation of fairs and exhibitions worldwide and what this requires.

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To close, Max Bauer and Manuel del Sol, from NOVOMATIC, together with José Anibal Aguirre, participated in the Panel of Manufacturers and Operators: Future of face-to-face events. In which the options to show products and services to customers within this present time without face-to-face events and how they prepare for the "new normal" were analyzed.

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Today, GAT Virtual Expo will continue with the commercial exhibition and its academic agenda from 8 hs. (Colombian time).