MIÉ 18 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024 - 22:11hs.
On April 11th, in the City of Arts

Rio2C will feature panel on sports betting growth and Betsson presence

Rio2C, the largest creativity and innovation meeting in Latin America, presents the panel “Luck or strategy? the growth of digital sports betting platforms” next April 11th at 3 pm in Cidade das Artes, in Rio de Janeiro. The event will be attended by experts from the sector such as Andre Gelfi, Managing Partner of the Betsson Group in Brazil, and president of the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR).

In this panel, directors and creators of large sports betting houses talk about this phenomenon that is growing at an accelerated pace in the country to better understand the reason for this recent 'boom' in this market, which makes Brazil such a strategic and profitable place for these companies and what are the trends in the sector.

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Speakers:

*Andre Gelfi

Managing Partner of the Betsson Group in Brazil, Andre Gelfi has over 15 years of experience in the international gaming and betting industry. He joined Betsson in December 2019, with the acquisition of SUAPOSTA. The transaction was the first M&A in the Brazilian iGaming segment. His background experience includes Management, Strategy, Product Development, and Institutional Affairs. President of the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR).

*Newton Fleury Filho
With extensive experience in strategy and development of digital products, Newton Fleury Filho is responsible for consulting community strategy and developing business models based on Discord. Student of the Harvard Business School (PLD 20), one of the creators of Cartola FC and former Head of Digital Sports Products at Grupo Globo, Newton was a pioneer in the introduction of Fantasy Games in the country and sports broadcasts of major events such as the World Cup and Online Olympics.

*Rafael Ferreira
Director of strategic planning at NWB, content tech that forms the largest sports ecosystem in Brazil. He was a founding partner of the production company Três Filmes, where he was the executive leader of the company, and was manager of creation and commercial production at Esporte Interativo.

Moderator:

*Erich Beting
He is a journalist by training and an entrepreneur by intuition. Former reporter for Folha de São Paulo and Lance, in 2005 he founded Máquina do Esporte, the main platform on sports business in Latin America. A reference in the production of content and insights for the national sports industry, he was twice elected the best communication and marketing journalist in Brazil by the Comunique-se Award. He has been a commentator for Bandsports, ESPN and Sportv channels. Today, he still works as a speaker, teacher and consultant in sports marketing.

The most important creativity meeting in Latin America, Rio2C brings together professionals with different skills and sectors in the same ecosystem, thus creating a multidisciplinary and diverse environment, fundamental for the ideation processes.

For 6 days, more than 40,000 professionals from the creative industry debate trends, the market, experiences and close deals. Focused on 12 sectors of the Creative Industry, it addresses the future of Technology, Sport, Game and eSports, Marketing and Media, Music, Audiovisual, Editorial, Education and Work, Architecture and Design.

Source: GMB