There has been various opinion and debates regarding esports as a sports. Nonetheless, the momentum to recognize esports as an official sports continues to increase, currently counting to 27 NOC (National Olympic Committee) / NSA (National Sport Authority) recognitions. The OCA (Olympic Council of Asia) has recognized esports as an official sport since the past and will also start its integration into the programs of Asian Games starting from 2018. The Paris Olympic Bid Committee has also portrayed its potential interest and intentions to engage with esports during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) has invited the following sports representatives to at attend GEES 2017.
Philippe Gueisbuhler, GAISF Head of Administration will participate on behalf of President Patrick Baumann as an observer of GEES 2017. Matt Pound, ITTF Head of Communications will participate in the panel of “Esports and Sports Synergies Value Creation”. Charmaine Crooks, NGU Consultants CEO will take part in discussion of “How to increase participation of underrepresented groups”, and Vlad Marinescu, RSportz President, will give an explanation on the general process of how a specific sports can receive global recognition as an official sports. Moreover, Moritz Maurer will present on “How betting has been handled in Sports” while also participating in the panel discussion of “Can esports betting be an added value to the esports ecosystem”
For more information on GEES 2017, please read the previous news article https://iesf.org/news/registration-opens-for-global-esports-executive-summit-gees-2017/
Or visit the official website: http://iesf.rsportz.com/
