Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Keynote Addresses

Geoff Colvin

Opening Day Keynote: Geoff Colvin, senior editor-at-large, FORTUNE

Colvin, a leading thinker, writer, broadcaster and speaker on the most significant business trends, will deliver a lively and non-partisan talk about today's big issues, this year's midterm elections—the most significant since 1994—and what it all means for you.

Read Geoff Colvin's full bio.

Jon Ralston

State of the Industry Keynote: Gaming Legends

Moderator: Jon Ralston, Las Vegas journalist and host of "Face to Face with Jon Ralston"

Speakers:

• G. Michael "Mickey" Brown, president, G. Michael Brown & Associates, PC
• Burton M. Cohen, director, MGM Resorts International
• Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., president and CEO, American Gaming Association
• Chuck Mathewson, former chairman, International Game Technology

Victor Rocha

Tribal Gaming Keynote: Tribal Crossfire—Native American Leaders Roundtable

The growth of tribal gaming, like that of commercial gaming, has slowed recently. The economic downturn, questions about financing and sovereignty and a change in administration have all worked together to make tribal gaming expansion that much more complicated. At this session, one of the most respected journalists in Indian Country convenes a panel of regional and national tribal leaders to discuss the issues that will shape tribal government gaming in the future.

Moderator: Victor Rocha, owner & editor of Pechanga.net

Speakers:

• Honorable Leslie Lohse, chairwoman, California Tribal Business Alliance
• Kurt Luger executive director, Great Plains Indian Gaming Association
• Sheila Morago, executive director, Arizona Indian Gaming Association
• Brian Patterson, president, United South & Eastern Tribes, Inc.
• Daniel J. Tucker, chairman, California Nations Indian Gaming Association
• Mark Van Norman, executive director, National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA)