Paul Burns is President and CEO of the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) and was appointed in March 2018. He was instrumental in establishing the CGA in 2005, recognizing the need for a unified voice for the gaming industry in Canada. Under his leadership as the CGA’s Vice President, the association grew to include the industry’s leading operators, manufacturers, and suppliers nation-wide. He has been responsible for the development of industry-wide research and programs, including the release of the most comprehensive study on the economic impact of gaming in Canada, and the expansion of the Canadian gaming industry’s national annual conference, the Canadian Gaming Summit.