Jason is the Global eSports Director for Alisports, a part of the Alibaba Group. He was brought in to manage the China event and marketing teams, as well as to build out international capabilities for the company. Jason is responsible for the strategic planning and execution of global WESG events and the upcoming Asian Games (in partnership with the Olympic Council of Asia). He started his career with several successful tech start-ups in Canada, all centered around gaming and esports. Jason has been involved in gaming VoDs, esports live streaming, esports fantasy and wagering, and most recently worked for Electronic Arts to head up their Asia Pacific esports.

Zach is the Shanghai-based Director of Global Partnerships for AEG Asia. Zach is tasked with identifying unique opportunities, accessing brands, and leveraging AEG’s global network of sports and entertainment properties to provide value to partners. As a Director of Global Partnerships, Zach oversees the execution of AEG’s long term plans to grow their business within China and across Asia-Pacific. Previously focusing on client management and partner development, he now focuses on matching brand partners with dynamic sports and entertainment platforms to drive growth and AEG business development efforts to acquire new properties. Prior to joining AEG in 2013, Zach worked in Beijing to help open and build a joint venture e-commerce company between Tencent and Groupon. He has 7 years working experience in China which has provided him with the ability to analyze business opportunities from different angles as well as continuously fulfill the need to bridge cultural gaps.

Guy is the Managing Director for Nielsen Sports in Asia, overseeing six offices across the region. He has 15 years of experience working with Nielsen Sports (previously Repucom) delivering research and insight solutions across the global sport business industry. This includes managing strategy and commercial insights programs for the leading global sport properties, teams and brands. During his career Guy has worked as the Managing Director for the Nielsen Sports business in North America and Australia.

Frank is the Chief Operating Officer for ESL Gaming in Asia. With more than 24 years of experience in the gaming and E-Sports industry, Frank leverages his deep knowledge, contacts, and skills to grow the E-Sports business for ESL in Asia. Prior to joining ESL, Frank was the founder of Global Games Media, the VP of European Business Development at UBM TechWeb, and the Managing Director of Think Services Game Group Germany and former vice president of the International eSports Federation (IeSF). He was also one of the founders of the German eSports Association. Frank has successfully set up and launched games conventions and developer conferences across Asia; building up GC Asia as one of the premier games industry events in the Region.

Johnson started his career in Harvard Law School as a research assistant. Following that, he joined Fidelity Investments in Taiwan as a research analyst. After his MBA, he joined McKinsey & Company, where he was last an associate principal in its Taipei office. He was a leader in the cleantech and sustainability practice in McKinsey Asia, and later went on to work for the World Economic Forum in Geneva. Johnson now leads Riot Games’ China business.

Riot Games was founded in 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill .In 2009, Riot released its debut title League of Legends. Riot Games is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA and has 23 offices worldwide.