Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Keynote Addresses

Tuesday, November 16 | 10:30am - 11:30am, Room N250

Geoff Colvin
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.

Wednesday, November 17 | 10:30am - 11:30am, Room N250

G2E Panelist Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.
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

Thursday, November 18 | 10:30am - 11:30am, Room N250

Victor   Rocha
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)
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