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Inside Asian Gaming announces official judging panel for 2022 Asian Gaming Power 50

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Thu 8 Sep 2022 at 11:31
Inside Asian Gaming announces official judging panel for 2022 Asian Gaming Power 50
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Inside Asian Gaming has announced the official judging panel for the 2022 Asian Gaming Power 50, with all eight panelists from 2021 returning this year.

The panel will be chaired by IAG Vice Chairman and CEO Andrew W Scott, with the other seven judges being IAG Managing Editor Ben Blaschke, former MGM China CEO and Executive Director Grant Bowie, Chairman of Newpage Consulting David Green, Professor Desmond Lam from the University of Macau, Managing Director of Yeewood Consultancy Ltd Melina Leong, Managing Partner at MdME Lawyers Rui Pinto Proença and The Innovation Group’s Michael Zhu.

Andrew W Scott is a gaming industry expert and media publisher, commentator and journalist who moved to Hong Kong in 2005 and then Macau in 2009, when he founded O MEDIA, one of Macau’s largest media companies. O MEDIA’s flagship asset is Inside Asian Gaming (IAG). He is very active in the Macau community, holds several gaming-related professional affiliations and regularly appears on media throughout the world. He completed a Master of Science in International Integrated Resort Management at the University of Macau in 2019.

Ben Blaschke is a former sports journalist from Sydney who moved into gaming as Editor of PokerNews Australasia in 2008. He joined O MEDIA as Managing Editor of World Gaming Magazine in February 2013 and became Managing Editor of Inside Asian Gaming in 2016. He is instrumental in the production of IAG Breakfast Briefing each day and oversees the creation of all editorial content for IAG.

Grant Bowie’s distinguished career has included almost two decades in Macau where he oversaw the opening of Wynn Macau, MGM Macau and MGM Cotai. He is also a former member of the Asian Gaming Power 50, having made the list on four separate occasions – most recently coming in at number 12 in 2019, shortly before his retirement.

David Green is founder and Chairman of Newpage Consulting, a company he established in Macau early in 2010. He lived in Macau for more than 14 years and worked with the SAR Government in relation to the liberalization and regulation of the casino industry. He is a former head of the gaming regulator in South Australia and advises governments around Asia and the world on the regulation of their gaming industries.

Desmond Lam is a Professor in Integrated Resort and Tourism Management at the University of Macau. He has written and presented extensively on gaming-related issues and his articles are featured in premier trade publications. Desmond has conducted numerous university courses and executive workshops in gaming, marketing, tourism and hospitality.

Melina Leong, Managing Director of Yeewood Consultancy Limited, has over 30 years’ experience in public relations, corporate affairs, community affairs and event management. She has held senior positions in various companies including Chief Operating Officer at Cotai Water Jet, and SVP of Public Relations and Community Affairs at Sands China Limited. She currently serves as a member of the 12th Shaanxi Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, as Macao delegate of the 13th executive committee of The Guangdong Women’s Federation, Director of the Macao Chamber of Commerce, and a Macao member of the China Overseas Friendship Association.

Rui Pinto Proença is the Managing Partner of MdME, a leading Macau law firm with offices in Hong Kong and Lisbon. He focuses his practice on the gaming sector, where he regularly acts for casino operators, investors and gaming technology companies in Macau and across the Asia-Pacific region. He also assists governments in emerging markets in developing their gaming policies and regulatory frameworks.

Michael Zhu is Partner/SVP of International Operations Planning & Analysis at The Innovation Group, where he applies a comprehensive analytical skill set while exploiting his unique cultural context and leveraging his in-depth development and operational experience in the related sectors. He was previously with Las Vegas Sands, where he oversaw a broad array of projects to establish and enhance financial planning and analysis for Sands China properties in Macau and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore among others.

This year’s list will be announced at the Asian Gaming Power 50 Black Tie Gala Dinner, to be held in the Philippines for the first time on 4 November 2022 at City of Dreams Manila. This will also be the first time in the 15-year history of the Asian Gaming Power 50 that the annual Black Tie Gala Dinner has been held outside Macau.

Established in 2008, the Asian Gaming Power 50 has built a reputation as the definitive guide to the most influential people in the Asian gaming industry over the preceding 12 months.

The Gala Dinner will see IAG count down this year’s “Big 50” while guests enjoy a fine dining meal, lively entertainment and the company of many industry peers and influencers. The list will be announced in a variety of interesting ways by renowned VIPs.

For media, production and event enquiries, please contact Dorothy Loi at [email protected].

For sponsorship or ticketing inquiries, please contact Jadeson Ho on +853 2883 6497 or at [email protected]. Details of the sponsorship opportunities available can be found at www.iagpower50.com.

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