Introduction                                    10:00 to 10:15 am CST

The Movie will open with an attention-getting prelude to provide context and purpose for the project, introduce the actors, and set the tone for what will be a cinematic event.  The fundamental theme of the Movie: How are we preparing for the most profoundly disruptive period of change in 75 years?

Back in March and April, we all felt we were on the precipice of disaster.  It did not turn out that way, at least in terms of lottery sales.  But do we take this reprieve and hold out hope that things will now return to normalcy, albeit slowly?  Or do we reckon that forces unleashed by the pandemic will derail a return to anything like our pre-COVID life; and do we embrace this opportunity to, like the Phoenix, rise out of the ashes of major disruption to create something new and even better? 
Introductory commentaries from lottery directors and top Producer/Sponsor CEO's.

Each session to include a 5-minute video that speaks to the general session topics of life-changing disruptions, facing adversity with ingenuity and perseverance, futurists’ insights into the Post-COVID19 world; how SWOT applies to our strategic planning process; how technology is being applied to change the face of the Retail Market-place, the future of online shopping, online consumer behaviour; how online merchants and social media operators expect the online world to evolve over the next two to three years; how the broad games-of-chance industry is evolving and how that perspective may inform our strategies for how to optimize performance in the market-place.   Each session to also include a montage of Lottery directors’ thoughts on the session topic. 

The Big Picture:  Sometimes things don’t happen for decades, and sometimes decades happen in weeks.  The world is changing at warp-speed.  Following the pandemic, how do we think consumer behaviors will change and how will that impact the lottery industry … Are we prepared to optimize on the opportunities and navigate the challenges?   How will big-picture macro-economic/sociological/ cultural changes filter down to reshape specific industries … like retail, recreational gaming, and Lottery?  How might consumer lifestyles and player behaviour be permanently changed as a result of the pandemic?  For instance, might long-term negative impacts on travel result in more discretionary income being spent on local forms of entertainment, like Lottery?  Might lower disposable income result in a shift from casino gambling to lottery?  Will social distancing change the way lottery is played at retail?  Does increased online activity mean that Lottery should increase its presence online, and diversify its online initiatives?   And how have operational changes necessitated by the pandemic revealed new and better solutions, best-practices, and ways to operate that will continue on into the future?  Etc.

Presentations:
Impact of Covid on the Global Lottery Industry:  Jay Gendron, Chief Operating Officer Lottery, IGT

Mike Veverka, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, JUMBO Interactive 

Roundtable Discussion Leader:  Gordon Medenica, Director, Maryland Lottery and Gaming, and Lead Director of Mega Millions

Panelists:

Mandy Carter, Director of Retail Development, Scientific Games

James Maida, Chief Executive Officer, GLI (Gaming Labs) 

Mark Michalko, Executive Director, North Carolina Education Lottery

Ryan Mindell, Lottery Operations Director, Texas Lottery

Doug Pollard, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Pollard Banknote

Mike Veverka, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, JUMBO Interactive

15-minute Intermission   No dead-time though.  We will have something fun and interesting to play during these break-times! 

 Session II                  NOON to 1:15 pm CST Central Time   

SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

How can the SWOT method for systematically assessing the lay of the land, and designing action plans to optimize performance and results, be applied to guide us in the post-COVID19 world?  How might Team Lottery identify and leverage its strengths and mitigate its weaknesses; capitalize on opportunities; and prepare for threats to its business model?  And how might SWOT be applied to optimize performance of the National Games – Powerball and Mega Millions.      

Presentation:  TBD from Scientific Games

Roundtable Leader: May Scheve Reardon, Executive Director, Missouri Lottery; Chair of Powerball Group

Gretchen Corbin, President & CEO, Georgia Lottery Corporation

Rebecca Hargrove, President & CEO, Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. and President of the World Lottery Association

Gordon Medenica, Director, Maryland Lottery & Gaming and Lead Director of Mega Millions

Drew Svitko, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Lottery

Bret Toyne, Executive Director, MUSL (Multi-State Lottery Association)

30-minute Intermission   No dead-time though.  We will have something fun and interesting to play during these break-times!

1:45 pm CST to 2:15 pm CST:  6-minute Producer CEO interviews 

World Lottery Association Roundtable    to 3:00 pm CST            

Rebecca Hargrove, President & CEO, Tennessee Lottery, President of the WLA

Lynne Roiter, President & CEO, Loto-Québec, President Interprovincial Lotteries, and NASPL representative to the WLA

Luca Esposito, Executive Director, World Lottery Association

Roundtable to discuss leadership with the officers of North American Association of State & Provincial Lotteries (NASPL)  

to 4:00 pm CST

Roundtable Led by Rebecca Hargrove, Founder & Chair of WILL, President & CEO of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp., and President of the World Lottery Association     And including panelists from the executive Committee of the North American Association of State & Provincial Lotteries (NASPL)

Angela Wong, Director, Montana Lottery and President of NASPL

Sarah Taylor, Executive Director, Hoosier Lottery, First Vice President of NASPL

Gretchen Corbin, President & CEO, Georgia Lottery Corp. and Second Vice President of NASPL

Cindy Polzin, Director, Wisconsin Lottery, Treasurer of NASPL 

Post-COVID19 Lottery: The Movie

 and including

PGRI Lottery Industry Hall of Fame  Congratulations to the newest members of the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame

 Click here to read their bios and visit the LotteryIndustryHallofFame.com