Executive Committee
Judy Patterson, Senior Vice President and Executive Director, American Gaming Association
Courtney Muller, Industry Vice President, Global Gaming Expo
Ernie Stevens, Chairman, National Indian Gaming Association
Overall Program
Paul Dworin, Publisher, Global Gaming Business
Roger Gros, Editor, Global Gaming Business
Allison McCoy, Conference Director, Global Gaming Expo
Keli Wallace, Director of Special Projects, American Gaming Association
Bingo Track Leader
Tamara L. Dietrich, Managing Director, Electronic Bingo Manufacturers Association, Inc.
Design & Décor Track Leaders
Julie Brinkerhoff-Jacobs, President/CFO, Lifescapes International, Inc.
Victoria Erickson, Business Development & Marketing Consultant
F&B; Track Leaders
Rino Armeni, Executive Marketing Director, Southern Wine and Spirits of America
George Burkhardt, President, Burkhardt Associates
Sarah Lee Marks, Author, Reservations Required
Finance & Money Track Leaders
Glenn Christenson, CFO, Station Casinos, Inc.
Maureen Mularkey, CFO, International Game Technology
Games & Technology Track Leader
Bruce Rowe, Vice President of Business Strategy-Gaming Solutions and GM Nevada Operations, GTECH
Gaming Development Track Leader
Bruce Rowe, Vice President of Business Strategy-Gaming Solutions and GM Nevada Operations, GTECH
Gaming Law & Regulation Track Leader
Lloyd Levenson, Senior Partner, Cooper Levenson, Attorneys at Law
I-Gaming Track Leader
Sue Schneider, President & CEO, The River City Group
International Track Leader
Frederic Gushin, Managing Director, Spectrum Gaming Group
Marketing Track Leaders
Jim Wise, Director of Corporate Communications, Argosy Gaming Company
Marcus Prater, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Bally Gaming and Systems / SDG / Alliance Gaming Corp.
Operations Track Leaders
Virginia McDowell, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Argosy Gaming Company
Rob Russell, Senior Gaming Analyst, Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap P.C.
Racino Track Leaders
James Rafferty, President, Wheeling Island Racetrack and Gaming Center
Richard Thalheimer, Professor, Department of Equine Administration, University of Louisville, and President, Thalheimer Research Associates
Research & Public Policy Track Leaders
Wes Ehrecke, Executive Director, Iowa Gaming Association
Dean Hestermann, Corporate Director, Public Affairs, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
Security & Surveillance Track Leader
Alan Zajic, Security Consultant
Slot Operations Track Leader
Jack Bulavsky, Executive Director, AGEM
Slot Technology Track Leader
Michelle Olesiejuk, Executive Director, Gaming Standards Association
Table Games Track Leader
Mark Yoseloff, Chairman & CEO, Shuffle Master Gaming
Tribal Gov’t Track Leaders
Knute Knudson, Vice President, Administration, Sodak Gaming
Jana McKeag, Vice President, Government Relations, VCAT (Venture Catalyst Incorporated)
Kate Spilde, Visiting Scholar, Center for California Native Nations, University of California
