Paddy Power is a fourth generation Irish bookmaker. Paddy’s great grandfather, Richard, started the family business back in 1894 from his native Tramore, Co. Waterford in the sunny South East of Ireland. Richard Power successfully grew his business to become one of the most respected and well known bookmakers in Ireland, and even ventured across the water to bet on the rails at some of the big meetings in the UK in the early 1900s.
Paddy’s grandfather, Paddy, then took over the family business and passed it in turn on to Paddy’s father David.
Trevor is regarded as one of the world's leading advisors to the sports industry, consistently listed by Sport Business International in their top 20. Recognised by Chambers as "...a superb lawyer who has handled some truly cutting edge work" and one who brings "tremendously business-savvy nous" and deep expertise to bear on his work, his reputation has been built on a career forged within the sports industry. Clients cherish his, "...industry knowledge, contacts and understanding of our requirements" (Legal 500).
Partner PKF London LLP. Former CEO of Chelsea FC and SPORTFIVE Group
Trevor has a vast experience of operating key businesses within sport. His initial career as a professional football player gave way to a lifetime using his skills as an accountant across the industry. He has considerable knowledge of the football industry with his time as Chief Executive of Chelsea FC, Leeds United FC and Sheffield United FC. Subsequently the Chief Operating Officer of Sport 5, the leading sports agency, he is now back within the accountancy profession heading up the Recovery and Restructuring team at PKF nationally.
Widely regarded as the founder of the modern media planning & buying industry Chris built CIA into a multinational business trading in 63 countries. He sold his business (CIA – Tempus Group) to WPP in 2001 for £430m.
His investment vehicle, Ingram Enterprise, invests in and supports businesses in the media, sports and digital sectors. He is owner of Woking FC and Honorary Fellow of London Business School where he is closely involved in the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Faculty.
Paul Fisher is Group Managing Director of Jockey Club Racecourses and is responsible for the 14 Jockey Club Racecourses which include Aintree, Cheltenham and Epsom , while contributing to the executive management and business strategy of the wider Jockey Club group.
Mike Shaw has been with comScore since 2006 and is a Director in the Marketing Solutions Group. Mike focuses on helping comScore's European clients improve their marketing efforts through the analysis and interpretation of comScore’s online behavioural data.
Co Founder and Commercial Director responsible for the overall business development for Generate. Andy has over 14 years experience, working with leading national and international sponsors and rights holders, delivering consultancy, rights representation and contractual negotiations services.
Honor is a Director at Sports Bureau - a company which specialises in Sponsorship and Athlete Management. She started her career in 1995 with governing bodies working at the Lawn Tennis Association and in the British Olympic Association’s press and sponsorship teams for the Atlanta Games.
After leaving a career in Management Consulting, Hutch was involved in the launch of SportGuru, the sports prediction game, in 2009. As Commercial Director at SportEngage, he is responsible for managing relationships with sponsors and advertisers across SportGuru and its South African brother site SuperBru, helping brands to engage with the fast-growing community of nearly 400,000 sports fans. Hutch also leads the 'white-label' side of the business, which delivers the SportEngage gaming technology for other brands and sponsors.
Gambling Consultant and Contractor / Author of Mobile Gambling Report
Aideen Shortt is a veteran in gambling industry having been involved in a range of senior positions since the outset of online betting and gaming over 10 years ago. Her experience includes both operator and supplier side and she is an active participant and speaker at industry events with an extensive network of contacts.
dotMobi Sales Manager Zico Moro manages worldwide sales of dotMobi’s globally-recognized leader in mobile device discovery services, DeviceAtlas. Mr. Moro was also responsible from 2007 to 2010 for .mobi domain sales in dotMobi’s network of 100-plus registrars in EMEA and India. He also was responsible for EMEA sales of dotMobi’s award-winning goMobi™ service.
Ben Carter is Betfair’s Global Head of Online Acquisition tasked with managing its paid and none paid-for online marketing channels globally ensuring Betfair meets its acquisition targets and continues to stay ahead of the digital curve spanning social to mobile. As the commercial lead for Mobile, Ben has been responsible for creating the World’s Biggest Betting Community’s mobile marketing strategy building awareness of its core mobile products globally and more than doubling mobile revenue and mobile actives for the business.
With over 8 years Digital Marketing experience Neil has been influential in the growth of their Gambling Client Portfolio. In such a tech savy and competitive market Neil has been able to keep the likes of bet365, PKR amongst others informed on advancements within the Digital space to ensure they remain as market leaders within their arena. An avid gaming blogger and can be found attending all the related gambling events held by IGaming, EGR and alike each year.
Oisin Lunny is part of the Market Development team at OpenMarket, looking at new verticals and strategic business and technology opportunities for the company.
Oisin’s background of over 21 years in technology and media includes roles as UK Managing Director for the world’s largest social space for teens, Habbo Hotel, and Global CDN Product manager for Media Services at Interoute Communications, Europe’s largest network operator
Michael Caselli has been involved in the online gaming industry since 1996 when he completed his Masters work at the University of London (Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) analyzing the viability of gaming on the Internet. Following his academic career he became a writer and consultant for the online gaming industry advising strategies for start-up online casinos and terrestrial casinos considering their future in online gaming.
Kevin Roberts is the Editorial Director of SportBusiness International which he helped launch in 1996. Since then he has overseen the development of the monthly magazine as well as Sportbusiness.com, the world’s leading on-line source of information about the business of sport, and a specialist customer publishing service.
