Inside Asian Gaming’s IAG Academy Summit gets underway today, to be launched with a Keynote Address from the Chairman and CEO of Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR, Alejandro Tengco.
Chairman Tengco will deliver his address shortly after 10am ahead of a busy schedule of panel sessions and workshops throughout the next two days.
Today’s summit schedule will be followed by the IAG Academy IR Awards Gala Dinner at which the winners of this year’s 22 awards categories and Hall of Fame honorees will be announced.
The program for today includes a President’s Fireside Chat with Newport World Resorts CEO Nilo Rodriguez and NUSTAR Resort and Casino COO Alan Teo, to be followed by an insightful panel session on “Thailand and other greenfields” featuring renowned casino and IR architect Paul Steelman and former regulator and advisor to the Macau SAR Government David Green.
Veteran industry consultant Niall Murray, who was an integral part of the rejuvenation or pre-opening teams for everything from Caesars Palace and The Venetian Las Vegas in Nevada to The Venetian Macao and Grand Lisboa in Macau, will then participate in a conversation with IAG’s CEO Andrew W Scott exploring the key considerations when opening a new property or re-launching an old one.
The first session after lunch will delve into the world of artificial intelligence and its role in gaming via a panel featuring GLI Australia CEO Ian Hughes and Differential Labs Managing Director Clayton Peister.
Finally, the day will conclude with a special Women in Gaming session exploring the challenges they have faced in climbing the ladder and how the gaming and IR industry is changing to become more inclusive. The session will be moderated by Newport World Resorts Director for Corporate Communications Joy Andrade and feature NUSTAR’s Katrina Mae de Jesus, Okada Manila’s Dr Manida Lau, Newport’s Rhoda Lopez and PAGCOR’s Vina Oca.
The IAG Academy Summit is taking place at Hilton Manila, Newport World Resorts.
From 2025, the event will be rebranded as IAG Expo and, as the name suggests, feature a large-scale land-based gaming industry exhibition, to be held in the Marriott Grand Ballroom at Newport World Resorts, the largest ballroom in the Philippines. IAG Expo will incorporate a comprehensive array of activities, including Manila After Dark, the IAG Academy Summit and the IAG Academy IR Awards.
IAG Expo will be held from Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 September 2025.
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