WLS 2012 Program Overview
Friday, September 7
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13:00 – 17:00 |
Decorator preparations Room 210 |
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19:30 – 22:30 |
Volunteers' Welcome Reception |
Saturday, September 8
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11:00 – 20:00 |
President's Cup Golf Tournament, BBQ lunch upon arrival Parcours du Cerf Golf Course |
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13:00 – 16:00 |
Discover Montreal Tour (Delegates / Partners) Meeting point: Hall 110, Convention Center |
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08:00 – 17:00 |
Exhibitor Build – Tradeshow Room 210 |
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08:00 – 10:00 |
Volunteers' Briefing Room 516c |
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14:00 – 17:00 |
Registration Desk Open P210O (between 210b and 210c) |
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14:00 – 17:00 |
Mega Millions meeting Room 512h |
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Evening |
Free |
Sunday, September 9
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08:00 – 17:00 |
Exhibitor Build – Tradeshow Room 210 |
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08:00 – 20:00 |
Registration Desk Open P210O (between 210b and 210c) |
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09:00 – 12:30 |
Discover Montreal Tour (Delegates / Partners) Meeting point: Hall 110, Convention Center |
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10:30 – 13:00 |
NASPL Executive Committee Meeting and Room 512 h (NASPL) |
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13:00 – 16:00 |
NASPL Directors' Meeting (starts with lunch) Room 516b |
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17:30 – 18:30 |
Welcome address Keynote 1 Room 517a/b |
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18:45 – 20:00 |
Trade Show Opening & Cocktails Room 210 |
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20:00 – 24:00 |
Opening Dinner Room 220c |
Monday, September 10
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08:00 – 16:30 |
Registration Desk Open P210O (between 210b and 210c) |
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09:00 – 12:30 |
Partner program: Multi-cultural Tour Meeting Point: Hall 110, Convention Center |
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09:00 – 10:00 |
Official Opening WLS 2012 Gérard Bibeau, Risto Nieminen & Buddy Roogow Room 517a/b |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Denis Oswald Room 517a/b |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee Break Front of 511e |
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11:30 – 13:00 |
Keynote 3 Michael Porter Room 517a/b |
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13:00 – 14:30 |
Trade Show and Lunch Room 210 |
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14:30 – 15:30 |
Smart phone opportunities, new applications, new games, new services Tom Weber, Michigan Lottery Robert Wong, Hong Kong Jockey Club Lotteries Pierre Bruneau, Française des Jeux Moderator: June Roache, S.A. Lotteries Room 510a |
Parallel Debate Pro: Bill Thorburn, Tatts Lotteries and Terry Rich, Iowa Lottery Con: Dr. Rolf Stypmann, Toto-Lotto Niedersachsen and Thorbjørn A. Unneberg, Norsk Tipping Moderator: Room 511e |
Paul Leblanc Martin Ouellette Lotteries and innovation in an age of social media Moderator: Nathalie Rajotte, Ingenio Room 517a/b |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee Break Front of 511 |
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16:00 – 17:00 |
An opportunity to benefit from corporate governance Jan Stewart, Lotterywest Simon Robert, Loto-Quebec Keith Whyte, Moderator: Dianne Thompson, Camelot UK Room 510a
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Sports Integrity Richard Pound, Member, International Olympic Committee and founding Chairman, World Anti-Doping Agency Detlev Zenglein, General Manager, FIFA Early Warning System GmbH Raija Mattila, International Working Group on Women and Sport 2010 – 2014, Finnish Sports Federation Moderator: Jean-Luc Moner-Banet, Loterie de la Suisse Romande Room 511e |
Best instant & online game award winners Speakers to be announced Moderators: Fabio Cleto, CAIXA Econômica Federal and Simon Patenaude, Loto-Quebec Room 517a/b
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17:00 – 18:30 |
Trade Show and Cocktails Room 210 |
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Evening |
Contributors event (by invitation only) |
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Tuesday, September 11
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09:00 – 12:30 |
Partner program: Montreal Underground Pedestrian Network Meeting Point: Hall 110, Convention Center |
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09:00 – 10:00 |
Keynote 4 Chantal Petitclerc Room 517a/b |
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10:00 – 10:50 |
Keynote 5 Robert Tercek Room 517a/b |
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10:50 – 11:00 |
Best New Instant and Online Games Award Winners Room 517a/b |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee Break Front of 511e |
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11:30 – 13:00 |
Platinum Contributor Session Moderator: Room 517a/b |
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13:00 – 16:00 |
Lunch and Trade Show Game 1-2-3 |
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16:00 – 17:00 |
Different Internet strategies Alex Kovach, Camelot International Kimmo Tolonen, Veikkaus Oy Rhonda Garvey, BCLC Moderator: Buddy Roogow, Washington D.C. Lottery Room 510a |
Parallel Debate Pro: Prof. Bongani Aug Khumalo, Gidani (Proprietary) Limited and Matteo Monteverdi, Lottomatica Group SpA Con: Wayne Pickup, New Zealand Lotteries Commission and Ken Schulzke, WCLC Moderator: Rose Hudson, Louisiana Lottery Room 511e |
Expanding channels and building revenue opportunities Jennifer Westbury, Pollard Banknote Ingvar Hjálmarsson, Betware Daniel Cage, Linq3 Mike Veverka, Moderator: Room 517a/b |
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17:15 – 18:00 |
PGRI's Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Room 511e |
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Evening |
Free evening |
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Wednesday, September 12
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09:00 – 10:00 |
Awards WLA Interactive Advertising Awards Session NASPL Advertising Awards Session (NASPL and WLA separate) Moderator (WLA): Esther Bégin WLA: Room 511e NASPL: Room 510a |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Lotteries Pep-Talk Benjamin Roaro, Lotería Nacional para la Asistencia Pública Christophe Blanchard-Dignac, Française des Jeux Arch Gleason, Kentucky Lottery Moderator: Gary Grief, Texas Lottery Room 710 |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee Break Front of 710 |
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11:30 – 12:30 |
Presidents’ Summit Moderator: Henry Chan, Hong Kong Jockey Club Room 710 |
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12:30 – 14:00 |
Tradeshow, lunch, and the official closing of trade show Room 210 |
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14:00 – 14:45 |
Invitation WLS 2014 and Regional Associations' Reports Room 710 |
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14:45 – 15:15 |
Coffee Break Front of 710 |
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15:15 – 17:30 |
WLA General Assembly Room 710 |
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17:30 – 18:00 |
New WLA Executive Committee Meeting Room 516a |
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19:30 – 02:00 |
Closing Dinner, Best of the Best Award and Party Room 517a/b/c |
Thursday, September 13
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8:30 – 17:00 |
Optional Networking Day |