SBC Awards Americas 2026
June 10, 2026
United States
Doors open at:
About the Event
The SBC Awards Europe 2026 will recognise and reward the very best operators, affiliates and suppliers in the sports betting & gaming industry within the European market.
Our Speakers

AS
Aideen Shortt
Advisor to the Minister
Curacao Gaming Authority

AS
Alberto Simoes
Director
Clever Advertising

AR
Alex Ratcliffe
CPO
1X2 Network

AA
Alexandru Ababei
Brand Manager
LeapSquare

AW
Alexis Wicen
CEO / Founder
Unibo

AF
Alistair Facciol
Director of Legal & Compliance
Rhino Entertainment Group

AM
André Machado
Chief Commercial Officer
Clever Advertising

AN
Andre Nazemi
CEO
Nolimitpoker

AS
Andrea Saliba
Head of People & Culture (Global)
Rhino Entertainment Group

AB
Andreas Bardun
CEO
KTO Group

AD
Andreas Ditsche
CEO
iGaming.com

AG
Anna Grech
Regulatory Affairs Manager
LeoVegas

AG
Annalese Grech
Managing Director
Dilanti Media

AM
Anne Muscat-Scerri
Chief People Officer
Immense Group

AK
Antti Koivula
Partner & Legal Advisor
Legal Gaming

AK
Arjan Korstjens
Principal
Casino Marketing Academy

AM
Aurora Merino Salas
Director of Compliance
Betsson Group

AH
Axel Hefer
CEO
Tipico

BC
Billy Cook
igaming
consultant

BM
Bob Michniak
Associate Director, Accreditation
Responsible Gambling Council (RGC)

BS
Brendon Spiteri
Head of Partnerships
AffiliationSpace

CV
Carla Vella
CEO
NeatPlay

CB
Caroline Broman
Head of SEO
Betsson Group

CM
Charles Mizzi
CEO
Malta Gaming Authority

CM
Chris McGowan
COO
Scatters

CH
Christian Heins
Director iGaming
Tipico

CT
Christian Tirabassi
Senior Parner,
Ficom Leisure

CT
Christina Theophilos
Head of RG
TonyBet

CH
Christofer Holmgren
Director of Sales
Affiliate Alliance

CA
Christoffer Andersson
COO
500.Casino

CC
Christopher Coyne
CEO
888 Africa

CD
Christopher Dalli
CEO
L&L Europe

CG
Christopher Grech Bonett
Founder
R77 Elitetalent

CA
Claire Adamou
VP of Development
Saroca

CB
Conrad Bugeja
Global SEO Director
Livescore Group

CV
Corinne Valletta
General Counsel
Betsson

CC
Craig Cornforth
Senior Business Development Manager
EPIC Global Solutions

CD
Craig Davies
Senior Media Manager
SBC Media

CT
Cristina Turbatu
CTO
Casumo

DS
Dalibor Raphael Spasikj
Head of Operations
Matching Visions

DY
David Yatom Hay
General Counsel
Soft2Bet

DN
Davit Nardaia
CEO
Lambda Gaming

DR
Denis Romanovskiy
Deputy CTO
SOFTSWISS

DS
Dmitry Starostenkov
CEO
EvenBet

DL
Dominique Laconico
President & CEO
Megabet Plus

DL
Dr Eyal Loz
CPO
Ruby Play

DB
Dr. Damir Boehm
CEO
TipWin

EB
Elen Barber
Advisor

EB
Elen Barber
Chief Marketing Officer
Super Group

EL
Emily Leeb
CEO
Saroca

EB
Emma-Elizabeth Byrne
Head of Publishing
Gentoo Media

ER
Eugene Rusakov
Business Development Executive
EvenBet Gaming

FM
Fabian Masurat
Senior Associate
Taylor Wessing

FH
Fedir Havlovskyi
Founder & Executive Manager
SlotCatalog

FA
Floris Assies
Founder
Better Wold Casinos

FP
Francesco Postiglione
CEO
Casumo

GT
Gabriela Tussolini
Co-founder,
The Garage

GH
Gali Hartuv
CEO
WarriorLabs

GW
Georgia Wise
Head of Responsible Gambling
Play North

GD
Gianmaria DellacĂ
Head Of Business Insights
Neatplay

GK
Giannis Katsavrias
Managing Partner
Ace Affiliates

GR
Gjorgje Ristikj
Founder & CEO
LinkDataMedia

GP
Greg Papanastasiou
CCO
Play North

GH
Gustaf Hoffstedt
CEO
Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS)

HP
Harald Pia
Founder
Agetare

HI
Héctor Izurrategui
Senior technical SEO specialist
Evoke

IP
Ian Perrygrove
Chief Risk Officer
Kwiff

IF
Ivan Filletti
CEO
Gaming in Malta

IS
Ivan Shumilov
Business Development Executive
EvenBet Gaming

IF
Ivana Flynn
Head of SEO and Strategy
online.casino

JD
Jadranko Dragoje
Product Owner iGaming
Sportradar

JW
Jakob Wegrzyk
Head of CRM
Tipico

JD
James Dooley
CEO
James Dooley

JC
Jan Chircop
Head of Gaming Projects
Betsson Group

JM
Jarl Moden
Chief Product Officer / Director
Dilanti Media

JD
Jekaterina Dubnicka
Head of Marketing and Communications
Slotsjudge

JT
Jelena Tomic
Head Of Digital Marketing
Megapixel Group

JG
Jenny Gonzalez
CEO
Rocahead / Fuss Media Ltd

JB
Jochen Biewer
Managing Director
Chevron Group

JH
Joe Hatch
Head of Product
Statsdrone

JS
Joe Streeter
Editor
iGaming Expert & SlotBeats

JS
Johan Styren
CEO
Dilanti Media

JS
Johan Svensson
CEO
Raketech

JB
Johannes Brecher
Media & Acquisition
Tipico

JW
John Wright
CEO
Statsdrone

JA
Joseph Attard
International Compliance Director
Entain

JB
Joseph Borg
Chairperson
The Malta Chamber

JG
Joshua Gamble
Managing Director
ActiveWins

JP
Jovana Popovic Canaki
CEO
iGP

JW
Julia Weygandt
Chair of International Committee
Global Gaming Women

KB
Kai Botha
Commercial Director
Kalamba Games

KS
Kajetan Strini-Brown
Director of Sports Brand & Marketing Acquisition / Managing Director
Tipico

KH
Karl Hudson
Founder
Searcharoo

KA
Kat Arnsby
Director of Retention
Highroller

KC
Keith Cassar
CTO
Game Lounge

KW
Kinga Warda
Chief Officer of Policy & International Affairs
Malta Gaming Authority

KM
Kirk Miller
Head of Marketing
PureROI

KM
Kristina Murgovska
CPO
Rhino Entertainment Group

KC
Kurt Carabott
Product Consultant
Sports Betting Platforms

LK
Leanna Klyne
Head of agency
Affiverse

LO
Liesbeth Oost
Head of ESG
JOI Gaming

LA
Liliana Almedia
Head of Brand

LH
Line Mia Højrup-Petersen
Chief People Officer
Omnigame

LL
Lourdes Lopez Ruiz
Head of Casino
Rivalo

MO
Marcos Oliveira
COO
Clever Advertising

MY
Marharyta Yerina
Managing Director
ELA Games

MS
Maria Sayapina
Director of Casino
Game Lounge

MN
Maria Paula Nascimento
Research Manager
KTO Group

MG
Mark Grech
Founder & CEO
Pyaza

MS
Marta Szmidt
Director of SEO
Rhino Entertainment

MC
Martin Collins
Chief Business Development Officer
Soft2Bet

ME
Martyn Elliott
Media Director
SBC

MN
Matej Novota
Head of Data and Complaints
Casino Guru

MC
Matthew Chambers
Senior Account Manager
Square in the Air

MC
Matthew Curtis
Head of Safer Gaming
L&L Europe

MF
Max Francis
CEO
Black Cow Technology

MK
Mika Kuismanen
CEO
The Finnish Trade Association for Online Gambling

MP
Miruna Pandele
Affiliate Manager
WillBet

MP
Miruna Pandele
Head of Affiliates
Satoshi Gaming Group

MK
Mkhitar Kafyan
Product Marketing manager
Totogaming

MM
Mona Motwani
Founding Venture Partner
Ixia Capital and Studio

MR
Monica Rangel
VP Marketing & Strategy
A5 Labs

MF
Myke Foster
Group Head of Commercial Gaming Operations

NR
Natalia Roitonen
Head of SEO
Xtendedgaming

NS
Natasa Stojcic
Head of Commercial
Blexr

NR
Nico Reussenzehn
Country Manager
Rootz

NT
Nicola Tani
Chief editor
Agipro

NJ
Nicolas Jönsson
CEO
Adhype

NG
Nika Gigashvili
Managing Director
SMH Global

NG
Nika Gigashvili
Managing Director / Partner
SMH

NA
Nils Anden
CEO
Kindred Group

OD
Olena Demchenko
Head of AML Governance
FDJ United

PM
Patrick Melbler
Head of Customer Service
Merkur Partners

PG
Peter Gunni
CEO
Traffic Lab

PW
Peter Weinreich
CEO
Omnigame

PL
Piotr Lisak
AML Governance Officer & MLRO
Kindred Group

QM
Quirino Mancini
Partner / Director
WH Italy

RK
Rachael Kennedy
Editor
Payment Expert

RU
Retief Uys
Chief Yield Officer
Entain

RP
Reuben Portanier
Advisory Partner
Gtg

RD
Richard Dennys
CEO
Game Lounge

RL
Robert Lenzhofer
CEO & Co-Founder
Holle Games

RZ
Robert Zammit
Partner
WH Partners

RB
Rosi Bremec
COO
Game Lounge

RS
Rozina Sidhu Koskela
Founder
The Garage

RY
Russell Yershon
CEO
Connecting Brands

SR
Sabine Roiss
CEO, Founder
Crypto-Play

SB
Sam Brown
CEO
Rootz

SG
Sam Goodall
Senior Account Manager
Square in the Air

SB
Sean Blanco
Co-Founder
Gain Changer

SS
Sean Spiteri
Head of Payment Solutions
Kwiff

SB
Sebastian Brandt
Director of CEX
Casumo

SM
Sergio Muscat
Founder
Oxygia Consulting

SM
Shacke Manukyan
Head of Compliance,
Softconstruct

SH
Silvia Hoppe
Group CMO
Wunderino Group

SF
Simon Flynn
Sports Betting
consultant

SW
Simon Westbury
CEO
Sport Generate

SK
Styliana Kalogreadou
Head of Customer Success
iGATE

TK
Tamas Kadar
CEO & Co-Founder
SEON Technologies

TA
Tara Alvarez Garcia
International Committee
Global Gaming Women

TM
Ted Menmuir
Editor at Large
SBC Media

TO
Ted Orme-Claye
Editor
SBC News

TH
Tero Holopainen
Head of Product, Casino & Games
Coolbet

TB
Thees Buschmann
Senior Consultant
Chevron Group

TM
theresia mallia
Head of payments
Kindred Group

TA
Thomas Aigner
SVP Business Development
Golden Whale

TD
Tim De Borle
COO
Casumo

TL
Tino Liebich
Head of Digital Operations
Spielbanken Sachsen

TT
Toke Theilade
Head of Sports
Gentoo Media

TM
Tom McGovern
Chief Operations Officer
Flutter UKI

TR
TomĂ¡s Rosado
Head of Legal
Clever Advertising

TP
Tracy Parker
Vice President
Responsible Gaming Council (RGC)

TK
Trudy Kerr
Presenter, Motivational Speaker, and Founder, Producer and Host
The SHE Word

UP
Uri Poliavich
CEO
Soft2Bet

VA
Vadim Aidlin
CEO
Mamuta Media

VA
Valentin Alsen
Co-Founder
Dilanti Media

VD
Valentina Diaco
iGaming Marketing Advisor
iGaming Advisor

VB
Vladan Blagojevic
Business Development Manager,
Oddin

WS
Warren Sammut
Director of SEO
Catena Media

WE
Wesley Ellul
CCO
Quizando

WS
Wojtek Stellmach
CEO
Bugsy Empire

XN
Xheisi Nanaj
Head of Casino
Betzest

YS
Yaroslav Soloshenko
Business Development Team Lead
ELA Games

