• 8:30 am. Paul Jason, Chief Executive, PGRI

Opens the Conference sessions in the Main Park Ballroom 

• Welcome to Empire State and Lottery Expo

Gweneth Dean, Executive Director, New York Lottery

• Why iLottery expands player-base and benefits retailers:  Land-based retail sales grow alongside   because of   iLottery growth.

Drew Svitko, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Lottery

• How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Business Intelligence and Consumer Marketing

Srini Nedunuri, Vice President, Play Digital Product, IGT

• The future of instant game planning:   

How new data sources can change the way we make product decisions

Drew Scolaro, Regional Vice President NA Sales, Scientific Games Corp.

10:00 am. Coffee Break in the Foyer to the Main Park Ballroom

• Outstanding Games:  The Curiosity Gap!

Jennifer Westbury, Executive Vice President Sales and Customer Development, Pollard Banknote

• Subscriptions: the success story of Netherlands Lottery

Rebecca Dirden Swindle, Senior Director Program Management Office, INTRALOT US

• Regulatory modernization and iLottery

Charles McIntyre, Executive Director, New Hampshire Lottery, President of MUSL

• Panel Discussion 11:30 am   

iLottery: Connecting with the modern consumer 

Moderator: Tom Delacenserie, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kentucky Lottery Corp.
Gretchen Corbin, President and CEO, Georgia Lottery Corporation
Kevin Gass, Vice President Lottery Gaming, BCLC
Rhydian Fisher, President and Chief Executive, Instant Win Gaming (IWG)
Amy Hill, Vice President of Digital Content Studio, Scientific Games
Doug Pollard, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Pollard Banknote
Drew Svitko, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Lottery

12:30 pm to 1:30 pm:  Luncheon in the Park View Lounge

• The Role of Traditional Lottery in a World of Abundant Gaming Options

Gordon Medenica, Director, Maryland Lottery,  Lead Director of Mega Millions Consortium

• Panel Discussion

Creative Game Development: What is lottery learning from the innovation being applied to non-lottery games?

Moderator: Gordon Medenica, Director, Maryland Lottery,  Lead Director of Mega Millions Consortium
Michelle Carney, Vice President North America Gaming and  Lottery Marketing, IGT
Ryan Mindell, Lottery Operations Director, Texas Lottery
Other panelists: TBA
 

• Let's Play: Building the lottery for a new generation

Helen Walton, Founder & Chief Commercial Officer, Gluck Gaming

• Digital Lottery Games that attract the online gamer

Rhydian Fisher, President and Chief Executive, Instant Win Gaming (IWG)
Jason Lisiecki, Vice President - North America, IWG

• The Payments Industry Perspective on Cashless Options

Andrew Crowe, Vice President Lottery Market Development, Worldpay

• A Cashless Payment System designed specifically for the Lottery industry

Joe Randazza, Chief Executive Officer, Lotto Payment Association

• Coffee Break in the Foyer to the Main Park Ballroom

• The turnkey solution for making lottery products available online

Peter Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jackpocket

• How is the growth of popularity of sports-betting reshaping the games-of-chance market-place and how is that affecting Traditional Lottery

James Carey, Executive Director, New Jersey Lottery
John White, Deputy Director & Chief Financial Officer, New Jersey Lottery

• Panel Discussion

Update on the progress of sports-betting implementations in the U.S. 

Moderator: Gerry Aubin, Executive Director, Rhode Island Lottery

Panelists:

Beth Bresnahan, Executive Director, DC Lottery
Rebecca Hargrove, President and CEO, Tennessee Lottery,   President of the World Lottery Association
Barry Pack, Executive Director, Oregon Lottery
Nick Papadoglou, Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, INTRALOT US

• 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm: Reception in the Park View Lounge

Wednesday, October 30 

• 8:00 to 9:00 am: Continental Breakfast in the Foyer to the Main Park Ballroom

9:00 am.       Paul Jason, Chief Executive, PGRI
Opens the Conference Sessions in the Main Park Ballroom

• Extended Play – Engaging lottery players through technology

Shahar Koren-Pinto, Chief Executive Officer, Paymaxs

• Turn every check-out point into a transaction-enabled Lottery POS

Tim Yahya, Head of Lottery Retail Solutions, Abacus Lottery Everywhere

• Powering North America’s iLottery Winning Solutions

Scott Bowen, Senior Vice President Business Development,   NeoPollard Interactive

• A digital gaming platform to lowering costs and enhancing the player experience with a multi-jurisdictional liquidity

Guillaume Pernette, Business Manager Digital Contents, FDJ Gaming Solutions 

• Next Generation Game Styles & Preferences in Social Settings

Scott Henneman, Vice President – Business Development & Governmental Affairs, Grover Gaming

• Coffee Break in Foyer to the Main Park Ballroom

• Panel Discussion: Putting the Play into Lottery with Live Sports

Moderator: Sarah Taylor, Executive Director, Hoosier Lottery
Panelists:
Brad Cummings, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, EquiLottery Games
Kenny Gersh, EVP of Gaming & New Business, Major League Baseball
Jason Wilson, President & CEO, EquiBase Gaming (subsidiary of The Jockey Club)
TBD Executive, NASCAR

• Panel Discussion

Globalization of Lottery.  Protecting the brands, channeling the consumer demand towards legal operators, and combating illegal iLottery
Moderator:  May Scheve Reardon, Executive Director, Missouri Lottery and Member of the WLA Illegal Lotteries and Betting Committee
Gary Grief, Executive Director, Texas Lottery
Gordon Medenica, Director, Maryland Lottery, Lead Director of Mega Millions Consortium
Barry Pack, Executive Director, Oregon Lottery
Lynne Roiter, President and CEO, Loto-Québec
Bret Toyne, Executive Director, Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL)

**Extra** Special SEMINAR Event    WILL (Women's Initiative in Lottery) 

1:30 to 4:30 pm. on Wednesday October 30 

You are invited to attend a most exciting Event and Reception- Everyone is invited to attend the Women's Initiative in Lottery Leadership afternoon Session at the Park Lane Hotel  Wednesday October 30th at 1:30pm 2nd Floor Ballroom - Wear your LOTTERYEXPO NYC BADGE to be automatically registered for this event. –Sponsored by  Scientific Games 

 Meet the first WILL Scholarship Winners - sponsored by a grant  from 

• JUMBO Interactive and nominated by their directors
  
  Ashley Carel, Sales Operations Manager, Missouri Lottery, nominated by May Scheve Reardon, Executive Director, Missouri Lottery
  Jessica Micenheimer, Claims Manager, Illinois Lottery, nominated by Harold Mays, Acting Director, Illinois Lottery
  Christina Price, CPA,  Director of Accounting, Louisiana Lottery, nominated by Rose Hudson, President and CEO, Louisiana Lottery






 
PANEL DISCUSSIONS Moderated by WILL Chairperson Rebecca Hargrove, President & CEO Tennessee Lottery & President of the World Lottery Association

• Panel Discussions to include
  Gwen Dean, Director, New York Lottery
  Rebecca Hargrove, President & CEO, Tennessee Lottery Education Corp.Chair of WILL; President of the World Lottery Association
  Rose Hudson, President & CEO, Louisiana Lottery
  Wendy Montgomery, Sr. Vice President Global Brand, Marketing, IGT
  May Scheve Reardon, Executive Director, Missouri Lottery
  Sarah Taylor, Executive Director, Hoosier Lottery
  Frances Fragos Townsend, Keynote Speaker, see bio below
  Jennifer Westbury, Executive Vice President Business Development, Pollard Banknote 
  
  
  KEYNOTE Speaker Frances Fragos Townsend
  Executive Vice President for Worldwide Government, Legal and Business Affairs at MacAndrews and Forbes Incorporated and Director on the Board of Scientific Games. Ms. Townsend is the former Homeland Security Advisor to United States President  George W. Bush, serving from 2004-2007. She has also served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism. In 2008, Ms. Townsend joined CNN as a contributor, then moved to CBS where she is now a national security analyst and political commentator on TV. Ms. Townsend is also president of the Counter Extremism Project.  We look forward to an exciting session- NO CHARGE TO ATTEND THIS SESSION! Questions:  Call or e-mail Paul Jason pgrijason@gmail.com