Esports Summit, a B2B Conference Powered by INAP, Lands in Atlanta Next Week
08 Noviembre 2019 - 6:55AM
On Thursday, Nov. 14 through Friday, Nov. 15, Esports Summit 2019
will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center. Presented by
Skillshot Media, this conference runs alongside Hi-Rez Expo and
DreamHack Atlanta and is the premier business-focused esports
conference in the southeast.
With a focus on educating attendees about opportunities in the
industry of competitive gaming, Esports Summit presents tours of
Atlanta facilities supporting the growth of esports, such as Turner
Studios, the recreational venue Axis Replay, INAP’s downtown data
center, and the Hi-Rez Expo at DreamHack Atlanta World
Championships.
INAP (NASDAQ: INAP), a leading-edge provider of high-performance
data center and cloud solutions, is the official “Powered By”
partner of Esports Summit and secured the title sponsorship. Hi-Rez
Studios is the Presenting Publisher sponsor of the Summit.
Featured speakers include Kevin Lin, co-founder of Twitch,
Sundance DiGiovanni, co-founder of Major League Gaming; and more
than 30 other executive speakers representing esports team
organizations, Georgia government officials, investors, technology
centers, brand agencies, and financial services institutions.
Friday’s program includes panels, keynotes, breakout sessions, and
networking opportunities.
“Esports is quickly entering the mainstream as a staple of the
global entertainment industry, presenting infinite ways for
organizations and brands to be a part of the industry’s incredible
growth,” said TJ Waldorf, CMO at INAP and featured keynote speaker.
“INAP is proud to have powered online gaming and esports
communities for more than a decade. We can’t wait to welcome
attendees to this first-of-its-kind event for the region.”
In addition to the tours, an evening B2B Mixer at Axis Replay,
and a full day of programming and networking opportunities, Esports
Summit will conclude with a “Legends of Esports” afterparty at oAK
Atlanta.
“When we planned Esports Summit, we were singularly focused on
providing everyone in attendance with the ability to become
knowledgeable about this rapidly growing market space from the
people who are shaping it,” said conference organizer Kathryn De
Shields. “The esports environment is expanding every day, and it’s
important that non-endemic individuals and companies are aware of
present opportunities — whether it’s game publishing, increasing
economic growth through tax incentives, or investing in team
franchises.”
Other companies supporting Esports Summit include DreamHack,
Axis Replay, RIISE Ventures, McKinney Economic Development
Corporation, Radar Live, The City of Alpharetta, Select Fulton
County, ELEAGUE, KontrolFreek, FANDOM, Blokz by Zenni, Metro
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and Aprio.
The full speaker list, agenda, and sponsor list for Esports
Summit 2019 is available at www.esportssummit.live.
About Skillshot MediaSkillshot provides a
turnkey esports solution for leading competitive titles, including
online and offline tournament organization, industry-leading
esports production and active community management. Skillshot has
more than five years of esports experience in hosting thousands of
global competitors, paying out millions in tournament prizing and
serving more than one billion esports views to date. For more
information, visit www.skillshot.com.
About INAPInternap Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP)
is a leading-edge provider of high-performance data center and
cloud solutions with 100 network Points of Presence worldwide.
INAP’s full-spectrum portfolio of high-density colocation, managed
cloud hosting and network solutions supports evolving IT
infrastructure requirements for customers ranging from the Fortune
500 to emerging startups. INAP operates in 21 metropolitan markets,
primarily in North America, with 14 INAP Data Center Flagships
connected by a low-latency, high-capacity fiber network.
About Hi-Rez StudiosBased in Alpharetta,
Georgia, Hi-Rez is an industry leading video game publisher and
developer at the forefront of the free-to-play, games-as-a-service
industry. Hi-Rez’s games have been played by more than 70 million
people worldwide, across PC, Xbox One®, PlayStation®4 computer
entertainment system, Nintendo Switch™, iOS and Android. With three
games regularly among the Top 10 free-to-play games on Steam,
Hi-Rez is one of the few Western developers to have successfully
launched multiple, multi-platform games as a service titles to a
large audience. Having won multiple awards and accolades for
innovation and technology, Hi-Rez has also been recognized for its
company culture, leadership and diversity as an employer.
Additional information about Hi-Rez Studios can be found at:
www.hirez.com.
Skillshot Media ContactKathryn De
Shieldskdeshields@skillshot.com
INAP Media ContactRichard
Ramlallrramlall@inap.com
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