The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will hold the Esports Conference 2022, “Rise of Esports – The Emerging Frontier,” on July 15, 2022. The conference will be led by Katie Sadleir, CEO, Commonwealth Games Federation and will also feature prominent international sports administrators.
The former Olympian swimmer Sadlier has encouraged the development of Esports globally and has also initiated the inclusion of the sport at the Commonwealth Games, considering the active engagement of under-30 age group in Esports. According to the Commonwealth’s website, an estimated 60% of the Commonwealth’s total population of 2.5bn people come from below the age of 30.
Among other leaders, who will also be joining the conversation are: Vlad Marinescu, President of International Esports Federation; Darren Kwan, President of Australian Esports Federation; Vinod Tiwari, President of Esports Federation of India and Director; International and NOC relations, Olympic Council of Asia and Lokesh Suji, Director of Esports Federation of India and Board Member and VP, Asian Esports Federation among others.
The discussion will also witness perspectives of top Indian Esports players such as the 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist Tirth Mehta and FIFA pro Lokmanyu Chaturvedi alongside the gaming creators including Animesh ‘8bit Thug’ Agarwal, Founder and CEO of 8-bit Creatives, Karan Mahesh Pathak, Associate Director, Esports of Krafton Inc and Anirudh Pandita, Founder of Loco as well as Hiren Mody, Vice President, Strategy and Partnerships – Sports For All.
A day-long conference will begin with the inaugural session which will be followed by the below sessions:
Session 1: Esports – More than a Recreational Sport
Session 2: Esports – A Global Perspective
Session 3: Taking Esports Mainstream through OTT & Streaming
Session 4: Building Esports through key investments in India
Anupam Goswami, Chairman, CII National Committee on Sports and CEO of Mashal Sports and League Commissioner, Pro Kabaddi League said, “Esports is among the most exciting developments in the Indian sportscape. There are already firm data that points that Indian sports fans are ready to take to esports in a big way and that India is among the most significant emerging markets for this genre across the world. We embrace this opportunity and capitalize it with the right knowledge and institutional approaches and frameworks. The CII esports conference will have the best global sports administrators sharing their perspectives and insights on the rapid growth of Esports in the world as well as in India.”
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