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Program – Small Style

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Day 1
14 Oct 2022
Day 2
02 Nov 2023
Day 3
02 Oct 2025
12:00

Networking lunch

Paul Cross

Introduction by WoTA Co-Chair

14:30
Paul Cross
Keith Johnson

Leaders’ debate – The future of tote betting

14:45
Keith Johnson
Fundi Sithebe
Aymeric Verlet
Michael Fitzsimons
Hans Lord Skarploth
Andrew Brown
15:30

Break

Roly Owers

Keynote on social license

15:45
Roly Owers
Ruth Dancer

Keynote on the impact of climate change on horseracing

16:10
Ruth Dancer
Ryan Hughes

Debate – The world of racing and betting after 2040

16:40
Ryan Hughes
Oliver Slipper
Tuncel Aydın
Maddy Playle
Jamie Hart
Alex Frost

Conclusions

17:15
Alex Frost
17:30

Drinks

19:30

Close

Networking Lunch

Noon
Vanessa Ryle

Welcome by the moderators

2.00 pm
Vanessa Ryle
Peter Fornatale
Hans Lord Skarploth

Introduction

2.05 pm
Hans Lord Skarploth
Martin Purbrick

Variable Betting Tax, Illegal Betting and Impact on Tote Operators

2.10 pm
Martin Purbrick
Michael Fitzsimons

Commingling, Cooperation and Collaboration through WoTA

2.30 pm
Michael Fitzsimons
Alex Frost
Nina Caput

Innovation by WoTA members

3.15 pm
Nina Caput
Paul Williams
Jon Knapman
Fundi Sithebe
Hans Lord Skarploth

Break

4.00 pm
Kyle McDoniel

Creating racing fans and boosting betting through data and experience

4.30 pm
Kyle McDoniel
Stephen Kennelly
Nathan Horrocks
Alex Frost

Closing Remarks

5.15 pm
Alex Frost

Drinks

5.30 pm

Close

7.30 pm
Thorsten Castle

Opening by Thorsten Castle

14.00
Thorsten Castle
Riko Luiking

Welcome speech by Riko Luiking

14.05
Riko Luiking
Michael Fitzsimons

Opening Session: Pool Betting and Lotteries: Meeting in the Middle

14.10
Michael Fitzsimons
Frank Schwarz
Jean-Luc Moner-Banet
Keith Johnson
TBC
Jon Knapman

Second Session: Unleashing the Power of the Pool

15.00
Jon Knapman
Joe Solosky
Long Lee
Ylva Svensson

BREAK

16.00
Brendan Parnell

Third Session: Presenting horseracing betting to the next generation

16.15
Brendan Parnell
Adrien Billon
Camilla Graver
Driss Belghazi

Conclusion

17.15
Driss Belghazi

End of Forum

17.30

Drinks

17.30