14 OCTOBER 2022 - LONDON
THE FUTURE OF TOTE BETTING
DEBATE
14 OCTOBER 2022 - LONDON
AFTER 2040
THE WORLD OF RACING AND BETTING
DEBATE
14 OCTOBER 2022 - LONDON
SOCIAL LICENSE
THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HORSERACING
KEYNOTES
THANK YOU
Thank you for attending the WoTA Forum 2022 in London
We hope you have enjoyed this year’s event and learned from the speakers as well as enhanced your list of useful contacts
VIDEOS on WoTA Youtube Channel
PRESENTATIONS
Social License by Roly Owers Environmental Sustainability of horseracing by Ruth Dancer
MEDIA
Sponsors
Speakers
Ryan Hughes
Head of Uk and Australian Sports at kambi
Keith Johnson
Chief Revenue Officer of 1/ST Technology Group/AmTote
Oliver Slipper
Executive Chairman of Pitch International
Fundi Sithebe
CEO of 4Racing
Tuncel Aydın
General Manager of Jockey Club of Turkey
Roly Owers
Executive Director of the World Horse Welfare
Aymeric Verlet
International Manager of the PMU
Maddy Playle
Journalist at the Racing Post
Michael Fitzsimons
Executive Director, Wagering Products at the Hong Kong Jockey Club
Paul Cross
General Manager International at Tabcorp
Ruth Dancer
Director at White Griffin
Jamie Hart
B2C and Liquidity Director at UK Tote Group
Hans Lord Skarploth
CEO of ATG
Alex Frost
CEO of UK Tote Group
Andrew Brown
Head of Communications for TwinSpires and Vice President Marketing Communications for BOC Agency
Programme
Day 1
14 Oct 2022
12:00
Networking lunch
14:30
Introduction by WoTA Co-Chair
Paul Cross
Leaders’ debate – The future of tote betting
Commingling evolution, world pool future developments, how to cooperate better and on what issues?
How to improve common understanding, common standards, what to work on in the future? (AML, Healthy Pool requirements, Sport Pools)
Moderator: Andrew Brown, Twinspires
Keith Johnson
Fundi Sithebe
Aymeric Verlet
Michael Fitzsimons
Hans Lord Skarploth
Andrew Brown
15:30
Break
15:45
Keynote on social license
Roly Owers
Debate – The world of racing and betting after 2040
What will the world of gambling look like in 10 years, in 20 years? What innovative products could be on the market and how will customers’ needs evolve?
Moderator: Maddy Playle, Racing Post
Ryan Hughes
Oliver Slipper
Tuncel Aydın
Maddy Playle
Jamie Hart
17:15
Conclusions
Alex Frost
17:30
Drinks
19:30