Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Conference Advisory Board

Board Member Bios

Executive Committee

  • Courtney Muller, group vice president & show manager, Global Gaming Expo (G2E)
  • Judy Patterson, senior vice president, executive director, American Gaming Association
  • Marcus Prater, executive director, Association Of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM)
  • Ernie Stevens, chairman, National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA)

Overall Program

  • Roger Gros, publisher, Global Gaming Business
  • Mike Johnson, director of industry development, Global Gaming Expo (G2E)
  • Keli Wallace, director of special projects, American Gaming Association

Contributing Industry Executives

  • Alan Feldman, senior vice president, Public Affairs, MGM MIRAGE
  • Pat Merl, director of gaming outreach, UNLV International Gaming Institute
  • Steve Rittvo, chairman, The Innovation Group of Companies

Casino Design

  • Julie Brinkerhoff-Jacobs, president & CFO, Lifescapes International
  • Raj Chandnani, director of strategic planning & consulting, WATG
  • Ellie Hirschfeld, vice president, business development, The Friedmutter Group
  • Jane Lee, director of marketing & business development, Bergman, Walls & Associates, Ltd.
  • Linda J. Roe, vice president business development & client relations, Thalden-Boyd-Emery Architects—NEW!

Compliance, Law & Regulation

  • Patricia Becker, executive director, UNLV International Gaming Institute
  • Matthew Block, vice president of governmental affairs, Ameristar Casinos, Inc. —NEW!
  • Julian Harris, partner, Harris Hagan
  • Dean Hestermann, corporate director, public affairs, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
  • Thomas A. Jingoli, senior director of compliance and Legal Administration, Konami Gaming—NEW!
  • Connie Jones, director of responsible gaming, International Game Technology (IGT)
  • Lloyd D. Levenson, Esq., CEO, Cooper Levenson, Attorneys at Law
  • Melissa Lurie, executive director, International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL)—NEW!
  • Robert Russell, gaming analyst, Regulatory Management Counselors, P.C.

Finance

  • Kristi Jackson, CEO, Tribal Financial Advisors—NEW!
  • Bill Lerner, gaming analyst, Union Gaming Group
  • Bill Newby, managing director, head of gaming & leisure, Americas, UBS Investment Bank—NEW!
  • Adam Rosenberg, managing director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
  • Scott Schweinfurth, executive vice president, CFO & treasurer, WMS Industries
  • Andrew Zarnett, managing director, Deutsche Bank—NEW!

Gaming Technology

  • Robert Bone, vice president of marketing, WMS Gaming, Inc.
  • Julie Brown, director of marketing, International Game Technology (IGT)—NEW!
  • Leslie Kefer, marketing project manager, Gaming Standards Association (GSA)
  • Bruce Rowe, senior vice president of business development, Bally Technologies
  • Roy Student, president, Applied Management Strategies

Global Markets Forum

  • Paulo Azevedo, executive director, Macau Business Magazine
  • Jorge Bazan, director ejecutivo, Asociación Latinoamérica de Juegos de Azar (ALAJA)
  • Fred Gushin, managing director, Spectrum Gaming Group
  • Andrew MacDonald, executive vice president, gaming, Marina Bay Sands
  • Dean Macomber, president & CEO, Macomber International, Inc.
  • Lloyd Nathan, president, MGM Mirage Global Gaming Development

Human Resources

  • John Ceresani, principal, The Pharos Group, LLC
  • Beth Deighan, president, Casino Careers, LLC
  • Humberto Trueba, senior vice president of human resources, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.—NEW!
  • Ron Vargas, vice president of human resources, Cache Creek Casino Resort—NEW!

iGaming

  • Mark Balestra, Managing Director, BolaVerde Media Group
  • Michael Caselli, editor, iGaming Business—NEW!
  • Michael Lipton, Q.C., senior partner, Dickinson Wright, LLP—NEW!

Indian Gaming

  • Jason Giles, deputy director & general counsel, National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA)
  • Jana McKeag, president, Lowry Strategies
  • Kate Spilde-Contreras, Ph.D., managing director, Center for California Native Nations, University of California
  • Ernie Stebbins, executive director, Washington Indian Gaming Association

Marketing & Players' Clubs

  • Gary Border, president, Marketing Results, Inc.
  • Christine Eickelman, senior director of worldwide marketing, Gaming Laboratories International, Inc. (GLI)
  • Marlene Reyes, COO, Fine Point Consulting—NEW!
  • John Schadler, managing partner, Schadler Kramer Group Advertising

Retail, Dining & Entertainment (R, D & E)

  • Clinton Billups, president, CFB Productions, Inc.
  • Mark Birtha, vice president development & project manager, Marriott Las Vegas
  • Elizabeth Blau, founder & CEO, Elizabeth Blau and Associates
  • Tom Cantone, vice president of entertainment, Mohegan Sun
  • Charlie Davis, senior casino agent, Paradise Artists
  • Peter Fine, principal, Fine Retail Consultants
  • Brian Knaff, president & owner, Talent Buyers Network

Security & Surveillance

  • Alan Zajic, security consultant, AWZ Consulting Services

Table Games

  • Kirsten Clark, vice president, worldwide marketing, Shuffle Master, Inc.—NEW!
  • C.J. Graham, vice president, assistant general manager, Thunder Valley Resort
  • Debi Nutton, senior vice president, casino operations, MGM Grand—NEW!
  • Max Rubin, president, Max Rubin Enterprises
  • Lisa Tenner, president, Tenner & Associates, Inc.—NEW!
  • Jimmy Wike, vice president of table game operations, Caesars Palace

Wild Card

  • All
  • James Rafferty, president, Rafferty & Associates
  • Richard Thalheimer, Ph.D., president, Thalheimer Research Associates, Inc.

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