28 SEPTEMBER 2026
PALACIO ESTORIL HOTEL
THE MOST EXCLUSIVE C-LEVEL GATHERING IN THE GAMING INDUSTRY
ABOUT SBC LEADERS SUMMIT
The invite-only SBC Leaders Summit is taking place Monday 28 September at the beautiful and luxurious 5* Palacio Estoril Hotel – ahead of Day 1 of the wider SBC Summit 2026 – the global SBC flagship event that has become the ultimate convergence of business, innovation, and experience – taking place 29 September-1 October at the FIL Exhibition Centre.  The SBC Leaders Summit is the industry’s most exclusive gathering of 500+ C-level executives, providing a unique opportunity for the highest level networking and knowledge sharing with industry peers. In the daytime, the C-level attendees will enjoy closed-door exclusive networking opportunities, a highly engaging conference agenda featuring presentations, panel discussions, as well as regional and regulatory roundtables. In the evening, attendees can soak up the glamour of Estoril while enjoying a cocktail reception, gala dinner, poker tournament and after-party in the elegant Black & Silver Room at Casino Estoril, the iconic venue that inspired Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale.
WITH THE SUPPORT OF
ABOUT THE SBC SUMMIT 2026
As part of the SBC Leaders Summit, all guests will enjoy full access to SBC’s flagship event, SBC Summit, as well as the Affiliate Leaders Summit, taking place Tuesday 29 September to Thursday 1 October, at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) & MEO Arena- a 40-minute drive from the Palacio Estoril Hotel.
EVENT SCHEDULE
2026 SPEAKERS INCLUDE
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Irakli Asanishvili
CEO
Flutter CEE
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Bojan Scekic
CEO
Balkan Bet
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Ionut-Valeriu Andrei
CEO
Loteria Română
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Kresimir Spajic
CEO
Allwyn Digital
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Rita Prates
Co-CEO
Jogos Santa Casa
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Karsten Fogh Holanng
CEO
Danske Licens Spil
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Chris Grove
Director of Growth
Momentum
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Behshad Behzadi
Chief Product, Technology & AI Officer
Sportradar
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Karen Marcela Sierra-Hughes
VP of LatAm, Caribbean & Spain
GLI
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Alberto Eljarrat Esebag
CEO
Sportium
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George Athanasopouolos
CEO
Novibet
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Ohad Narkis
CEO
PlayOJO
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Vlad Kaltenieks
CEO
Boylesports
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Trond Bentestuen
CEO
Norsk Tipping
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Teresa Monteiro
Vice Presidente & Chair of Gaming Commission
Instituto do Turismo de Portugal
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Kevin Mullally
CEO
IAGR
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Savvas Fellas
Founder & CEO
MrQ.com
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Yiannis Stavroulas
Chief Technology Officer
Novibet
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Quirino Mancini
Co-founder & Exec. Committee Member
IMGL
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Paris Smith
Founder
Life Winning/Defy The Odds
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Ivo Bozukov
Director
Sportpesa
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Kevin Mathers
Managing DIrector
Accenture Song
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Bashir Are
CEO
Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority
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Lasha Machavariani
Founder
SMH Global
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Tommy Kearns
CEO & Co-Founder
Xtremepush
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Ida Magdalena Lopez
Presidenta
Asociación de Loterías Estatales de Argentina
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Javier Milián
Presidente
Loteria Nacional de Beneficencia de El Salvador
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Ben Haden
Director Research & Statistics
UK Gambling Commission
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Lazar Miucin
CDO
MerkurXTip
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Jeffrey Haas
Managing Director
ID8 Global Gaming Business Accelerator
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Leo Judkins
Founder
The iGaming Leader Mastermind
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Aleksandar Popov
Director of Supervision, Gambling & Gambling Activities Directorate
Bulgarian National Revenue Agency
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Andrew McCarron
Managing Director
SBC
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Runa Walia Desai
Chief Customer Experience Officer
OpenBet
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Juan Carlos Santaella Marchán
Director ejecutivo de la Comisión de Juegos
Gobierno de Puerto Rico
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Ezequiel Dominguez
Director de Loterias
Loteria de Buenos Aires (LOTBA)
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Dr. Joerg Hofmann
Partner
Melchers Law
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