The London-based event organising company Clarion Events revealed that the Young Gamblers Edication Trust (YGAM) has been appointed as its official charity partner for the upcoming Responsible Gambling Innovation. The event, which is to be held as a one-day symposium, is to take place on September 12th at London’s OXO2.
The Responsible Gambling Innovation symposium, also known under the abbreviation WrB London, is aimed at gathering everyone in Europe who is interested in technology, commercial strategy and responsible gambling politics. The organisers of the event have revealed that in 2017 they will be primarily focused on exploring market developments, provoking various discussions related to the co-existence of the gambling industry and its shareholders with responsible gambling policy.
The Senior Events Producer at Clarion Gaming, Sadie Walters, described responsible gaming as the very basis and the most important part of all organisations that operate in the gambling industry. Ms. Walters also explained that the Young Gamblers Education Trust is a UK-registered charity aimed at informing, educating and protecting young people from problem gambling, which is exactly why it was the perfect addition to the Responsible Gambling Innovation event.
This year, Clarion’s WrB is to include various briefings on responsible gambling. Also, a number of presentations from industry leaders such as the Chief Executive Officer of Mr Green, Jesper Kärrbrink, the Executive Director of the UK Gambling Commission, Tim Miller, and Camelot’s Head of Corporate Responsibility, Alison Gardner, will be featured.
At present times, responsible gambling technology has been making a quick progress, especially when combined with the adoption of corporate social responsibility and transparency in gaming. This is how, according to the organisers of Clarion Gaming, responsible gambling is made part of the contemporary gambling industry and engages special departments in gambling companies.
This is the second year in a row when WrB London is to return to London’s OXO2, a contemporary conference venue located in the very heart of the British capital city.
Responsible Gambling Innovation Agenda
As mentioned above, the event is to kick off on September 12th as a one-day symposium.
After the registration and breakfast, the Chairperson Helen Walton will officially open the event. Then, a discussion called “Is the gaming industry the next leader in minimising digital addiction?” is to take place from 9:25 AM to 10:00 AM. A number of speakers, including Philip Davies, MP, Bournemouth University Professor Rainan Ali and Gambling Therapy’s Head of Theray Pedro Romero, are to participate, speaking of the growing concerns related to digital addictions and their relation ot the gambling industry.
From 10:00 AM to 10:40 AM The Executive Director of the UK Gambling Commission, Tim Miller is to present the Commission’s perspective for responsible gambling in the contemporary gaming industry.
After a short networking break, two other presentations are scheduled to take place. First, a presentation called “Building a responsible and transparent culture within your organisation” is to start on 11:00 AM, featuring Betsson Malta’s Manager for Responsible Gaming & CSR, Hillevi Stuhrenberg. Then, at 11:40 AM, another presentation, called “Out with the old, in with the new: Retro-fitting your responsible gambling technology” is set to begin.
After the lunch break, “The CEO panel – Responsible Gambling” is scheduled to kick off at 12:30 AM, featuring the Chief Executive Officers of Mr Green and Skybet. Then, a number of other discussions and presentations are planned.
First, the visitors of the symposium will be given the chance to participate in a discussion called “What common denominators will keep your responsible gambling measures compliant in multiple jurisdictions?”, set to start at 02:10 PM. The discussion is to give a perspective of the expected impact of BREXIT on data protection and sharing, self-exclusion efficiency and multi-jurisdictional expansion of the market.
Then, “Making Responsible Gambling Pay – Getting your RG economics Right!” presentation is scheduled to start at 02:50 PM, featuring a number of individuals specialising in corporate responsibility divisions of Camelot, Mr Green and Betway.
Self-exclusion is to be given special attention at this year’s edition of Clarion’s WrB London. A panel called “Is self-exclusion working?” is set to kick off on 3:30 PM, featuring heads and CEOs of a number of remote gambling organisations and gambling authorities. Then, at 04:10 PM the Head of Account Direction at Flag, Zoe Haseman is to participate in “Changing the social perception of gambling and monetizing your ethics and values” discussion.
The last presentation included in this year’s WrB London event is to start at 04:50 PM. It is called “How do you know your responsible gambling campaign is working” and is to be focused on more practical approaches and comparing measurement tools that could be found helpful by companies that run RG campaigns.
Then, the Chairperson of the event is to make their closing remarks, after which a reception for the visitors and participants in the event is planned.
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Daniel Williams
