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H2 to Moderate in Brussels EU Parliament

09-Feb-2009

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H2 Co-Founder and H2 Sport Director, David Hewood (right), with Unibet CEO, Petter Nylander in the EU Parliament

 

Both H2 co-founders are to moderate a panels at the European Gaming and Betting Association’s (EGBA) second Responsible Gaming Day in the European Parliament on 17 February 2009.

The event, which focuses on Integrity and Sports, brings together various high-level stakeholders for the purpose of launching a constructive dialogue on the topic of responsible online gaming in Europe.

The day will provide an opportunity for leading experts, European Union and national policy makers, academics, senior representatives from the private and state owned gaming industry, as well as sport representatives to participate in a fact based discussion on existing practices and remaining challenges in the sector.

The one day event will feature a number of key note speakers as well as three panels which will focus on ethics and sports integrity.

David Henwood, the head of H2 Sport, will moderate the panel entitled; Sport and Bookmaking: A Question of Ethics?

Members of the panel are expected to include: Michal Krejza, head of Unit, Sport, European Commission; MEP Heaton-Harris, Chairman Sports Intergroup, European Parliament, Mr Jose Angel Sanchez, Director General, Real Madrid;  Mr Nicolas Béraud, Chief Executive Officer, Betclick; Paul Scotney, Director Integrity Services and Licensing, British Horseracing Authority and David Forrest, Professor of Economics, Centre for the Study of Gambling, Salford University.

Simon Holliday, the head of H2 Gambling Capital, will moderate a panel on Sports Betting: How to Tackle the Risks?

It is expected that panel members will include a representative of the European Lotteries Association, Lennart Ethlinger, Group Compliance and Security Officer, Unibet; Veron Mosengo-Omba, Legal Counsel, Disciplinary Unit, UEFA, Carsten Koerl, CEO, Sportradar AG, Wolfgang Feldner, Head of Strategy, Early Warning System, FIFA and Khalid Ali, Secretary General, European Sports Security Association

For further details regarding the day visit: www.responsiblegamingday.eu

If you are interested in H2 moderating or speaking at your conference please email:

david.henwood@h2leisure.com

or

 simon.holliday@h2leisure.com

 

 

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H2 Co-Founder and H2 Gambling Capital Director, Simon Holliday (third from left), moderates the final panel of the day at the EU Parliament
 
 

 



 

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