Global Games Summit

Focus 2023: Esport

Past event

22 August 2023, 10:00 - 23 August 2023 UTC +00:00

CMS Hasche Sigle, Cologne

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Download the slides of the 2023 event here

About GGS

The 2023 Global Games Summit was a one-day conference by the leading academics which explored the legal issues currently affecting the games industry. Only those who have pre-registered will be admitted.

The Format

The format of this unique and fast-paced conference, will include ‘bite-sized’ infor-mation pieces and discussions led by leading academics, regulators and industry participants.

Global Games Summit aims to build a community of business professionals and legal experts focused on the games industry where stakeholders can exchange, and discuss, leading edge insights, knowledge and market trends. You will, we’re sure, be pleased to hear we’ve done away with the traditional con-ference format of lengthy presentations and followed by the obligatory Q&A session.

Instead, the sessions will be interactive where active engagement is not just encouraged but applauded. The key objective of talking to, and learning from, your peers and sector experts, is to help you clarify the way forward for your business.

The Organizer

The GGS has been initiated by the World Esports Association (WESA), the University of Cologne and the George Washington University in order to establish a unique platform for the leading academics from various universities and to initiate an exchange between the academic world and the industry.

In short, Global Games Summit is all about creating meaningful connections and accelerating your understanding of the industry.

2023 Speakers

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Adj. Prof. Richard L. Brand

Berkeley School of Law

Dr. Pietro Graf Fringuelli

Chairman WESA, Partner at CMS

María González Gordon

Managing Partner, CMS

Bernd Gottsmann

EFG ESL FACEIT Group

Prof. Dr. Christian-Henner Hentsch, M.A., LL.M.

Cologne University of Applied Sciences

Jens Hilgers

Bitkraft

Hans Jagnow

ProLeague

Faiz Kabir

Sportradar

Dr Yin Harn Lee

University of Bristol

Dr. Andreas Peschel-Mehner

SKW

Alexander Müller

SK Gaming

Jörg Nothdurft

Federal Cartel Office

Univ.-Prof. Dr. iur. Markus Ogorek, LL.M.

Dean of Law, University of Cologne

Prof. Dr. Jan F. Orth LL.M.

University of Cologne

Dr Tobias Schmid

Media Authority NRW

Dr. Christian Schmitz

Verte Rechtsanwälte

Prof. Ellen Zavian

George Washington University

David Zeffman

Partner, CMS

Agenda 2023

Time	Topic	Speaker
10:00 - 10:30am	Registration and networking
10:30 - 10:40am	Opening Address	Univ.-Prof. Dr. iur. Markus Ogorek, Dean of Law, University of Cologne
10:40 – 11:10am	Current market development in Esport – Where are we going + Panel Discussion	Jens Hilgers, Bitkraft Bernd Gottsmann, ESL
11:10 – 11:40am	Systems in Esports - how to structure league systems (Introduction & Overview) + Panel Discussion	Dr. Pietro Fringuelli, Chairman WESA Dr. Andreas Peschel-Mehner, SKW Hans Jagnow, ProLeague
11:40am – 12:00pm	Coffee Break
12:00 – 12:10pm	Ideas, storyline, gameplay, characters - What is copyright protectable? German perspective	Prof. Dr. Christian-Henner Hentsch, Cologne University of Applied Sciences
12:10 – 12:20pm	Gameplay – What is copyright protectable? UK perspective	Dr. Yin Harn Lee, University of Bristol
12:20 – 12:30pm	What should be copyright protectable? + Panel Discussion with Prof. Hentsch and Dr Lee
12:30 – 12:45pm	Impact of Digital regulation on Games and Esports	María Gonzalez Gordon, CMS
12:45 – 13:10pm	Media regulation in Europe today and tomorrow and its impact on Games and Esports + Panel Discussion with María González Gordon	Dr. Tobias Schmid, Media Authority NRW
13:10 – 14:00pm	Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:10pm	Industry Insights - current legal challenges for Esport teams	Alexander Müller, SK Gaming
14:10 – 14:20pm	The evolution of media rights in professional sports leagues in the United States and its applicability to the development of media rights for Esports	Prof. Richard L. Brand, Berkeley
14:20 – 14:30pm	Joint selling of media rights and compulsory licenses: Limits to freedom of contract due to antitrust law + Panel Discussion with Richard Brand	Jörg Nothdurft, Federal Cartel Office
14:40 – 15:15pm	Collusion, cheating, hate speech, poaching: Compliance in Esports Leagues + Panel Discussion with Dr. Christian Schmitz	Prof. Dr. Jan F. Orth, University of Cologne Faiz Kabir, Sportradar Dr. Christian Schmitz, Verte Rechtsanwälte
15:15 – 15:45pm	Coffee Break
15:45 – 16:00pm	Salary caps, player unions & transfers: labor law issues in Esports	Prof. Ellen Zavian, George Washington University
16:00 – 16:20pm	Should online and mobile games be regulated like gambling?	David Zeffman, CMS

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