Iain Chambers

Introductory Keynote 

Katowice serves as the capital of the Silesia province and at the same time as a center of the metropolitan area inhabited by 2,3 million citizens. Back in the twentieth century, the city landscape was very unattractive. Katowice is historically known for its mining and industrial capabilities. However in recent years the authority has undertaken sustained efforts to diversify its economy and attract foreign investments. A very critical factor in this process is permanently improving the quality of life. Nowadays Katowice is known to be a business-friendly city. Heavy industry and coal mining have been replaced by sectors such as information technology, automotive industry, modern business services, and creative industries like gaming. The post-industrial transformation of Katowice is an ongoing process but the most difficult period is already behind the city. It has proved its resilience. Katowice is currently implementing a new project &ndash; &ldquo;New Technology District&rdquo; in Nikiszowiec, which is an example of a new approach to revitalization and may affect the future face of the city. Most important element of this project is the creation of &ldquo;Katowice Gaming and Technology Hub&rdquo;, where infrastructure specially prepared for needs of the gaming and e-sport industries will be dedicated to the new companies and for those which are already presented on the local market.
In the presentation Mariusz Jankowski would like to introduce the transition of the Katowice City towards new technologies and Katowice' CH strategy of building start-up ecosystem. For this reasonSpeaker would like to present city's activity within the framework of the competition &ldquo;Start-up Mine&rdquo;, which the second edition, Katowice is currently carrying out and our idea of creating &ldquo;Innovative Zone&rdquo; in the city center of city.

Mariusz Jankowski

From Katowice with love: the technology we deployed into the world 

The Keynote focused on the incredible pace of change within the gaming and esports space during the last 10 years. To share yours and our as ESL learnings from this time of rapid change, and look forward to the future as well as some anecdotes from the past

Craig Levine

Lessons of the last 10 years

Reaching the maximum of our abilities has been a goal for almost all of us for years. Striving to achieve peak performance within the core of almost every esport organisation &ndash; the competing team, has been keeping all of us busy. Did we manage achieve the maximum of our abilities within the last 10 years? Maybe we missed something while being constantly on the run? Or maybe we did far better than it was expected from us! All of those questions will be addressed during the lecture &lsquo;Esports at its peak &ndash; are we there yet?&rsquo; presented by Urszula Klimczak.

Urszula Klimczak

 Esports at its peak – are we there yet?

How to do this to balance these two worlds with each other. What are the benefits for a sports club that engages in esports? Presentation on the example of the oldest sports club in Poland: TS Wisła Krak&oacute;w.&nbsp;

Mieszko Łabuz

How can sport organizations influence esports organizations?

Lunch Break

The last decade has been pivotal for the esports industry. We hit $1B in 2021. The industry has accelerated, matured, and is now mainstream. Esports organizations now have music artists, traditional athletes, and even a professional basketball team. We need to look back to understand future trends.

Hugo Tristão

Esports History - How the industry evolved through the years

There is a lot of discussion about serious AI applications in healthcare, manufacturing, finance, security.
What about fun? Can AI entertain us? &nbsp;I will show you how AI will maybe, possibly make fun more fun.

ESL Esports Forum @ IEM Katowice 2022

Agenda

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Mariusz Jankowski

Urszula Klimczak

Craig Levine

Andrzej Jankowski

Mieszko Łabuz

Hugo Tristão

Iain Chambers

ESL Esports Forum @ IEM Katowice 2022

Agenda

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Mariusz Jankowski

Urszula Klimczak

Craig Levine

Andrzej Jankowski

Mieszko Łabuz

Hugo Tristão

Iain Chambers

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