The Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS) has announced the fourth edition of its annual conference, GamePlan 2021.
The event will be hosted virtually on 25 August 2021 and will witness the release of an industry report on ‘Online Fantasy Sports: Creating a Virtuous Cycle of Sports Development’ alongside discussions on the growth, impact and potential of the industry.
The conference will feature a CEO roundtable on ‘Leadership Lessons from Founders’ featuring Hard Jain, Co-Founder & CEO, Traum11 & dream sport; Sai Srinivas, Co-Founder & CEO, MPL; Bhavin Pandya, Co-Founder & CEO, Games 24×7; and Vinit Godara, Co-Founder & CEO, My team11.
Besides keynotes, there will be three panel discussions on the topics ‘The Economic Impact of OFS in India’, ‘Fantasy Sports: Fueling Sports Consumption and Fan Engagement’ and ‘The Evolving Legal Landscape of Fantasy Sports in India’.
Bimal Julka, Chairman, FIFS and FSRA and former CIC, Govt. of India said, “We are excited to be back with the fourth edition of GamePlan, where we will jointly discuss the implications and potential of the online fantasy sports industry. With the right guidelines and regulations, the Indian OFS industry will certainly have a far more positive impact on the Indian economy and sports ecosystem.”
FSRA or the Fantasy Sports Regulatory Authority is an independent body within FIFA handling judicial and regulatory aspects of the federation.
Speakers at GamePlan 2021 include Bhavit Sheth, COO & Co-Founder, Dream11 & Dream Sports; Joy Bhattacharjya, Indian Quizzer, Orator, Writer, Sports Producer & Vice President at Baseline Ventures India; Nikhil Vyas, Managing Partner and CEO, ITW Mediaworx; Siddharth Chury, AVP- Global Partnerships, NBA India; Jeet Banerjee, MD, Gameplan Sports; Kishore Taid, Co-Founder & CEO, enJogo; Gopal Jain, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; and Vaibhav Kakkar, Partner, Saraf & Partners. The panel discussions will be moderated by Santosh Mathew, Founding Partner, Ninan & Mathew; Prashant Rao, Partner, TMT Consulting, Deloitte; Girish Menon, Partner, Deal Advisory and Head, Media and Entertainment, KPMG India; Rameesh Kailasam, President & CEO, IndiaTech.org; and Nandan Kamath, Principal Lawyer, LawNK.
The 2020 edition of virtual GamePlan was attended by over 1500 delegates, according to organisers. These included professionals from technology platforms, game developers, fantasy sports operators, financial institutions, payment gateways, consulting firms, media agencies, sports leagues and legal advisory firms.
