31 OCTOBER - 5 NOVEMBER 2010   LANGUAGE SELECT: English French Mandarin German Spanish  
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WLA 2010: Program Overview

WLA 2010 brings together a quality business program, comprehensive Trade Show and a range of social and networking events. The overall program for the WLA 2010 Convention and Trade Show is detailed below. Download a PDF version of the Convention Program.

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Friday 29 October 2010

07.00 - 23.30

Exhibitor Build – Trade Show

Exhibition Hall 1
BCEC

14.30 - 16.00

APLA Executive Committee Meeting

Boardroom 1
BCEC

18.30 - 22.30

Volunteers Welcome Reception

The Melbourne Hotel
West End

 

Saturday 30 October 2010

07.00 - 23.30

Exhibitor Build – Trade Show

Exhibition Hall 1
BCEC

11.30 - 17.00

WLA Executive Committee Meeting

Room M1
BCEC

14.00 - 17.00

Registration Desk Open

Main Foyer
BCEC

19.00 - 22.30

WLA Executive Committee Dinner

South Bank River Room

 

Sunday, 31 October 2010

06.00 - 15.00

President's Cup Golf Tournament

Links Hope Island
Golf Course
Gold Coast

Transfers will be via private coach to and from the WLA 2010 Convention hotels.

09.00 - 11.00

Brisbane City Sights Tour

Departure from Brisbane CBD

13.00 - 18.00

Registration Desk Open

Main Foyer
BCEC

17.00 - 23.00

Official Opening of Trade Show and
WLA 2010 Opening Dinner

Exhibition Hall 1 /
Great Halls 3 & 4
BCEC

 

Monday, 1 November 2010

08.00 - 16.30

Registration Desk Open

Main Foyer
BCEC

09.00 - 10.00

Official Opening of WLA 2010

Great Halls 1 & 2
BCEC

10.00 - 11.00

Business Program:
Keynote Speaker

Tan Sri Dato' Dr Lin See-Yan

Pro-Chancellor Penang Technology University, Advisor to the Malaysian Government on Economic Matters and a Director of Genting Berhad

Topic: The New Global Opportunity Presented by Asia

Great Halls 1 & 2
BCEC

11.00 - 11.30

Refreshment Break

Mezzanine Level
BCEC

11.30 - 12.30

Business Program:
Keynote Speaker

Alexander Manu

Strategic innovation practitioner, international lecturer and author

Topic: Play Anywhere and Anytime: challenges and opportunities in the mobile society

Great Halls 1 & 2
BCEC

12.30 - 14.00

Trade Show Open
Lunch  

Exhibition Hall 1
BCEC

14.00 - 15.00

Great Halls 1 & 2

Business Program:
Double Parallel Session (Panel)

Topic: Key Global Lottery Trends

Part 1: Privatisation & Private Lottery Operating Models

Ed Burley, Macquarie Bank
Francis Catterall, Tatts Group
Dianne Thompson, Camelot

Moderated by: Arch Gleason

Rooms M1 & M2

Business Program:
Parallel Session

Jan McMillen
Independent RGF Assessment Panel

Topic: Australia's 2010 Productivity Commission Report into Gambling - Implications for the Global Lottery Industry

Moderated by: June Roache

Room M3

Business Program: Parallel Session (Workshop)

Dr Andy Nazarechuk
University of Nevada Las Vegas (Singapore Campus)

Topic: Cultural Differences and Gambling Behaviours

Moderated by: Henry Chan

15.00 -16.00

Great Halls 1 & 2

Business Program: Double Parallel Session (Panel)

Topic: Part 2: Regulating Internet Gambling

Christophe Blanchard-Dignac, La Francaise des Jeux
Barrie Fletton, Chief Executive Unitab Wagering
– Tatts Group

Moderated by: Lynne Roiter

Rooms M1 & M2

Business Program: Parallel Session

John Luff
Sustainable Marketing

Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility Reputation and Brand

Moderated by: Michelle Carinci

Room M3

Business Program: Parallel Session (Workshop)

Alexander Manu

Topic: Leveraging Brand Trust – revenue extraction opportunities in the mobile society

Moderated by: Bill Thorburn

16.00 - 18.00

Trade Show Open
Refreshments

Exhibition Hall 1
BCEC

 

Tuesday, 2 November 2010

Topic: New Lifestyles, New Generations, New Markets for the Global Lotteries Industry

09.00 - 09.45

Business Program: Keynote Speaker

Phil Ruthven

Chairman of IBISWorld and Australia’s leading strategist and futurist on business, society and economic matters

Topic: Lotteries in the emerging New World Order

Great Halls 1 & 2
BCEC

09.45 - 10.30

Keynote Speaker
Bernard Salt

Internationally recognised commentator and forecaster on consumer, cultural and demographic trends

Topic: New Lifestyles, New Generations, New Markets for the Global Lotteries Industry

Great Halls 1 & 2
BCEC

10.30 - 11.00

Joint Question & Answer Session:

Phil Ruthven & Bernard Salt

Great Halls 1 & 2
BCEC

11.00 - 11.30

Refreshment Break

Mezzanine Level
BCEC

11.30 - 13.00

Platinum Contributors’ Session

Scientific Games: Steve Beason, President, Systems & Chief Technology Officer

Intralot: George Zenzefilis, General Director

Ace: Michael Koch, CEO

GTECH: Jaymin Patel, CEO

Topic: What’s Next For Lotteries?

Great Halls 1 & 2
BCEC

13.00 - 16.30

Trade Show Open
Melbourne Cup Lunch and Activities

Exhibition Hall 1
BCEC

16.30 - 18.00

APLA AGM

Rooms M1 & M2
BCEC

 

Wednesday, 3 November 2010

09.00 - 10.00

Business Program:
Keynote Speaker

Estelle Metayer
Competia


One of the world’s foremost experts on competitive and strategic intelligence

Topic: How intelligent is your company?

Great Halls 1 & 2
BCEC

10.00 - 11.00

Business Program:
Keynote Speaker

Dr Adam Fraser

One of Australia’s most renowned thought leaders in the area of human performance

Topic: The Art of Flow – The Key to High Performance

Great Halls 1 & 2
BCEC

11.00 - 11.30

Refreshment Break

Mezzanine Level
BCEC

11.30 - 11.45

WLA 2012 Presentation

Great Halls 1 & 2
BCEC

11.45 - 12.45

Silver Contributors’ Session

Betware: Olafur Andri Ragnarsson, Chief Software Architect

Pollard Banknote: Grant Humphrey, Director International Sales

Great Halls 1 & 2
BCEC

12.45 - 14.30

Trade Show Open
Lunch 

Exhibition Hall 1
BCEC

14.30 - 15.30 Great Halls 1 & 2

Business Program:
Parallel Session

Ray Chan
Interpol

Topic: Sports wagering and the fight against irregular betting

Giovanni Emilio Maggi
Sisal Spa

Topic: Sports wagering in Italy

Moderated by: Risto Nieminen

Rooms M1 & M2

Business Program:
Parallel Session (Workshop)

Michael Klug
Clayton Utz

Topic: Exploring Best Practice Negotiation Techniques and a Practical Session to Test Negotiation Ability of Participants

Moderated by:
Jean-Luc Moner-Banet

Room M3

Business Program:
Parallel Session

Carlos Bachmaeir
LAE

Topic: Security is Business – score yourself

Thierry Pujol
La Française des Jeux

Topic: Fight against fraud in a physical distribution network – an example from FDJ

Panel Moderated by:
Thierry Pujol

15.30 - 16.30

Great Halls 1 & 2

Business Program:
Parallel Session

Jan Stewart, Lotterywest
Sue van der Merwe,
Tatts Lotteries
Callum Mulvihill,
SA Lotteries
Wendy Rayner,
NZ Lotteries

Topic: Innovation Down Under

Moderated by: Rolf Stypmann

Rooms M1 & M2

Business Program:
Parallel Session

Professor Bongani Aug Khumalo,
Chairman & Chief Executive, Gidani Pty Limited

&

Mr Gilbert Cheng,
Head of Business Development (Special Projects), Hong Kong Jockey Club

Topic: Lottery Channel Development - East & West

Moderated by: Todd McLeay

Room M3

Business Program:
Parallel Session (Workshop)

Estelle Metayer

Topic: Scenario Planning for the Gaming Industry

Moderated by:
Dianne Thompson

16.30 - 18.00

Official Closing of Trade Show
Refreshments  

Exhibition Hall 1
BCEC

 

Thursday, 4 November 2010

09.00 - 10.30

Directors’ Summit
Moderated by: Ray Bates

Michelle McBride, Atlantic Lottery
June Roache, Lotteries Commission of South Australia
Bill Thorburn, Tatts Lotteries
Henry Chan, Hong Kong Jockey Club
Rebecca Paul Hargrove, Tennessee Lottery
Dianne Thompson, Camelot UK National Lottery
Friedrich Stickler, Austria
Bongani Khumalo, Gidani Ltd, South Africa

Great Halls 1 & 2
BCEC

10.30 - 11.00

Refreshment Break

Mezzanine Level
BCEC

11.00 - 12:30

Regional Associations’ Report

Great Halls 1 & 2
BCEC

12.30 - 14.00

Lunch

Mezzanine Level
BCEC

14.00
followed by

WLA General Biennial Meeting
Presentation of WLA Responsible Gaming Award

Room M3
BCEC

New WLA Executive Committee Meeting Room P3
BCEC

19.00 - 02.00

Closing Dinner / After Party

Plaza Ballroom
BCEC

 

Friday, 5 November 2010

09.00 - 15.00

Networking Day

Tangalooma, Moreton Island
Moreton Bay

Delegates will be transferred from the Convention Hotels via coach to board a private catamaran that will transfer them to the Island.

 

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