Agenda

Global esports revenues will soon surpass $1 Billion this year, at a growth of 15.7% from $950.6 million in 2019. Total esports audience is also expected to reach 495.0 million people, up by 11.7% compared to last year amidst the pandemic. The market continues to mature in diverse ways - innovative revenue streams, new monetization methods, content formats, and mobile esports - all shaking up the esports business. Hear from expert of New Zoo, the leading market insight on esports and games to share the latest trends, huge business potentials and what new normal esports playbook look like.

Riot Games have announced their 2021 plans for Valorant in Southeast Asia, partnering with Talon Esports to organise an official competitive structure in Hong Kong, which includes professional and collegiate esports tournaments. The session will share how lucrative partnership drive regional esports development and bring greater values to the ecosystem.

According to Deloitte's studies, the e-sports industry attracted over $4.5B USD in disclosed investment in 2018, up from $490M from the previous year. With numerous events happened in 2020, the market is being keenly watched for growth. It's crucial for eSports companies to consider in different angles to overcome challenges and capture the opportunities – especially when it comes to the pursuit of additional capital…

For the past few years, sports and esports in Asia have undertaken a tremendous development and rapid changes. Technological changes have made this possible and provided a lifeline for not just esports, but traditional sports during Covid-19. This presentation will cover the challenges faced during the 2020 Pandemic, how sports and esports have been able to adjust and most importantly how these advancements will change the way we consume and practice sport.

Being the world’s top e-football league and having successfully created a new competitive gaming world, LaLiga will share how the institution leverages technology innovation and growing professionalisation of competitive gaming to engage with the millennial generation. Hear from LaLiga on what they are doing at the international level through videogaming, and how football and competitive gaming take digital entertainment content to the next level.

The world is seeing huge potential in XR development in transforming digital entertainment and across other industries. The XR market is expected to grow at exponential speed to reach US$ 209 billion by 2022. In this session, experts will share their views and case studies on how XR is integrated into the entertainment industries, what are the innovations and opportunities of 5G as strong enabler and booster in XR application, and how XR plays an integral part of the growing esports evolution in enhancing participants’ experience.

The rising synergy of music with gaming and esports is creating bigger businesses for the digital entertainment ecosystem as a whole. This session will explore the trend of music industry evolving around esports and gaming sector, where game soundtracks not only help enhancing gamers’ immersive experience, getting to pop music mainstream, but also bringing enormous opportunities to musicians both regional and worldwide. Experts will also discuss how game music licensing platform help composers and songwriters to optimise mutual benefits.

Indonesia is a dynamic market for mobile games and esports, given its ever-increasing rate of internet and smartphone users. Indonesia joined the governments of the Philippines and Malaysia as countries in Southeast Asia that have recognised esports as a legitimate sport, which opens up tremendous opportunities for traditional entertainment sectors like TV to leverage on esports contents to generate traffic and revenue. The session will share how entertainment leaders play a part in disrupting the esports industry.

Come join us to learn more about the Future of Blockchain Gaming from industry experts, Yat Siu, Co-Founder & Chairman, Animoca Brands and Galen Law-Kun, PwC Crypto Team to hear their insights on the rise of non-fungible token (NFT) and how tokenised version of digital or real-world assets are impacting how games are being developed!

In Year 2020, the pandemic imposes existence threats to many companies. But it also accelerates the adoption of virtual campus, virtual concert, and even virtual avatar market for at least 3-5 years.

Gaming and music lovers are excited to learn that their interests have converged in the new form of entertainment - virtual concert . Inside the immersive experience that could set a precedent for the future of live entertainment during the pandemic period. The new combination of crossing industries can drive more public attention and identify more monetization methods in the market.

The pandemic and the growth of millennials in digital entertainment are disrupting the media and platform businesses worldwide, where fast movers capitalise huge market potential and unlock monetisation opportunities by pairing gaming, music and action sports fans with the right platforms, contents, partners and leverage cultural impact and creative assets. From running and broadcasting live combat sports tournaments to launching new esports series, Jonathan will share the winning strategies in capturing the golds of the expanding value chain in the new normal.