Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Conference Advisory Board

Executive Committee

Tom Loughran, industry vice president, Reed Exhibitions
Courtney Muller, senior vice president, Reed Exhibitions
Judy Patterson, senior vice president, executive director, American Gaming Association
Marcus Prater, executive director, Association Of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM)
Ernie Stevens, chairman, National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA)

Keli Elkins, vice president of industry relations, American Gaming Association
Roger Gros, publisher, Global Gaming Business
Mike Johnson, director of sales & industry development, Reed Exhibitions

Dike Bacon, director of planning & development, Hnedak Bobo Group, Inc.—NEW!
John Edwards, executive director of architecture & design, Las Vegas Sands Corp.-NEW!
Kirk Harman, president, The Harmon Group—NEW!
Paul Heretakis, owner, WESTSTAR Architects—NEW!
Dick Rizzo, vice chairman, Perini Building Company

Kerry Koenig, executive director, International Association of Gaming Attorneys (IAGA)
Mark Lerner, senior vice president & general counsel, Bally Technologies, Inc.—NEW!
Lloyd D. Levenson, Esq., CEO, Cooper Levenson, Attorneys at Law
Melissa Lurie, executive director, International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL)
Thomas Peterman, senior vice president & general counsel, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino—NEW!
Jeffrey R. Rodefer, vice president of legal affairs, assistant general counsel & corporate compliance officer, Boyd Gaming Corporation—NEW!
Robert Russell, gaming analyst, Regulatory Management Counselors, P.C.

Rochanne L. Hackett, managing director, national gaming development, Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
Neil Davidson, chief financial officer, Bally Technologies, Inc.—NEW!
Rob Heller, managing director, head of Americas gaming & leisure, UBS Investment Bank—NEW!
Bill Newby, managing director, global head of gaming investment banking, Jefferies & Company
Adam Rosenberg, managing director, global head of gaming group, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Andrew Zarnett, managing director, Deutsche Bank Securities

Christie Eickelman, senior director of worldwide marketing, Gaming Laboratories International, Inc. (GLI)
Sean Kapoor, executive director of global communications, International Game Technology (IGT)—NEW!
Candace Lucas, executive director marketing operations, WMS Gaming, Inc.-NEW!
Michelle Olesiejuk, executive director, Gaming Standards Association (GSA)
Bruce Rowe, senior vice president of business development, Bally Technologies, Inc.

Eduardo Aching, senior director of international sales, Konami Gaming, Inc.—NEW!
Paulo Azevedo, executive director, Macau Business Magazine
Jonathan Galaviz, managing director & chief economist, Galaviz & Company, LLC—NEW!
Fred Gushin, managing director, Spectrum Gaming Group
Ben Lee, managing partner, IGamiX Management & Consulting Ltd
Lloyd C. Nathan, chief executive officer, Asian Coast Development Ltd

Bo Bernard, executive director, UNLV International Gaming Institute-NEW!
Israel Posner, executive director, Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism, Stockton College—NEW!
Kate Spilde, Ph.D., chair, Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming, San Diego State University

Donald Hoover, vice president placement consulting services, Gaming Hospitality Experts

Jason Giles, executive director, National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA)
Kristi Jackson, CEO, Tribal Financial Advisors
Jana McKeag, president, Lowry Strategies
Linda J. Roe, vice president of business development & client relations, Thalden-Boyd-Emery Architects
Ernie Stebbins, executive director, Washington Indian Gaming Association

Nehme E. Abouzeid, director of partnership marketing, Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Michael Broderick, director of marketing & promotions, Seminole Casino Hollywood
Rick Campbell, vice president of marketing solutions, Social Plot, Inc
Luigi Mastropietro, vice president, relationship marketing, Global Cash Access, Inc.
Marlene Reyes, executive vice president & chief client officer, The Fine Point Group

Clinton Billups, president, CFB Productions, Inc.
Mark Birtha, president & chief development officer, SOL Casinos / AVA Amphitheater
Jason Gastwirth, senior vice president, entertainment, Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
Tom Recine, vice president of food & beverage and retail, Tropicana Las Vegas—NEW!

C.J. Graham, vice president, assistant general manager, Thunder Valley Resort
Debi Nutton, senior vice president, casino operations & marketing, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
Max Rubin, president, Max Rubin Enterprises