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Esports Summit 2022 Schedule of Events
8am: Conference Registration Open
9am: Coffee
10am: Opening Ceremonies for DreamHack and Esports Summit
(STAGE 1 ATRIUM)
11am: Producing the Biggest Global Esports Events
(STAGE 1 ATRIUM)
12pm: Lunch: Growing a Global Scholastic Esports Community
(STAGE 1 ATRIUM)
1pm: Why We Play Showcase and High School Student Panel
(STAGE 1 ATRIUM)
2pm: Scholastic Esports - Elementary to Middle School
(WORKSHOP 1 ASSEMBLY)
Scholastic Esports - High School
(STAGE 2 TOWN HALL)
Scholastic Esports - Collegiate
(STAGE 1 ATRIUM)
3pm: Diversity in Gaming & Esports
(STAGE 1 ATRIUM)
4pm: Travel for tours
4:30pm: Bridging Authentic Educational Experiences and Scholastic Esports (STAGE 1 ATRIUM)
5pm: Tours: GSU CMII
6pm: Industry Mixer & Happy Hour
8am: Morning Wellness Workout by FitGMR
8am: Coffee & Breakfast
9am: Piedmont Presents: Integrating Health & Wellness into Esports
(STAGE 1 ATRIUM)
LG PRESENTS: Designing your Esports venue
(STAGE 2 TOWN HALL)
10am: VR Esports & Education
(STAGE 1 ATRIUM)
The Pathway to Esports and Beyond
(STAGE 2 TOWNHALL)
11am: Bringing the HBCU Esports League to Twitch
(STAGE 1 ATRIUM)
12pm: Lunch
1pm: The Real Highs and Lows of Being a Gaming Creator
(STAGE 1 ATRIUM)
Esports Leagues and Tournaments, Best Practices
(STAGE 2 TOWNHALL)
Student Industry Collaborations and the role of HigherEd
(WORKSHOP 1 ASSEMBLY)
2pm: Traditional Sports Franchises, Chasing Gen Z
(STAGE 1 ATRIUM)
Esports Coaching Tools and Resources
(STAGE 2 TOWN HALL)
3pm: Game Publishers Speak: Making A Game Is Harder Than You Think
(STAGE 1 ATRIUM)
Play As And Where You Are, Inclusive Communities
(STAGE 2 TOWN HALL)
4pm: National Esports Education Standards
(WORKSHOP 1 ASSEMBLY)
Georgia Esports League Community
(STAGE 2 TOWN HALL)
4:30p: Presentation of Esports Summit Legacy Award
(STAGE 1 ATRIUM)
5:00pm: Live Esports Competition, Production, & Behind the Scenes - High School Knockout City
6:pm: Live Esports Competition, Production & Behind the Scenes - GEL Collegiate Rocket League Championship
7:30pm: Conference Closed. Dismissed to DreamHack Atlanta and surrounding After Parties
Behind-the-Scenes & Experiences
Take an exclusive tour inside Turner Studios, home of the ELEAGUE Arena! You will get an insider’s look at the facilities, studios, and control rooms that help power this innovative campus.
Skillshot Media is one the nation's leading esports production companies - having produced over 1000 events, paid out over $10M in esports prizing, and delivered over 1B esports video views. Attendees will see behind-the-scenes of a live esports production from this location.
Your Esports Summit pass includes Saturday and Sunday access to DreamHack Atlanta, the largest gaming LAN event and gaming festival in North America. This event is hosted at the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta and Summit attendees are responsible for transportation to that festival if they wish to attend on Saturday and/or Sunday.
Thursday 6pm
Exclusive networking event for Esports Summit attendees on Thursday evening starting at 6pm.
[Not included with Friday only ticket]
Learn. Grow. Engage.
The best content and insights, straight from the source.
City officials, state officials, VIPs and the media gather to recognize Esports Week in Atlanta and welcome back the global festival DreamHack, marking its first in-person iteration in the city since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NASEF, the global non-profit for scholastic esports, presents a conversation between Scholastic Fellows, Mentors, and Community Leaders sharing perspectives from educators around the world on the successes, challenges, and best practices in using gaming and esports as a vehicle for learning and intentional play.
Hear directly from student scholars and competitors about why they are so passionate about esports
Executive leadership from Twitch.TV, the non-profit Cxmmunity, their production partner Skillshot and brand partners speak to the origin and continued growth of the first and most successful competitive league for the nation's historically black colleges & universities (HBCUs). The HBCU Esports League is entering into it’s third season with partners such as Verizon, Discover, Nestlé - Hot Pockets, and Nike/House of Hoops.
Hear directly from Major League Soccer, the Atlanta Braves, and the Atlanta Hawks about their initiatives to engage with esports and gaming to reach the next generation and cultivate fans. This session moderated by Dr. Michael Lewis, Professor of Marketing at Emory University's Goizueta Business School, who studies brand equity in sports and researches fandom.
Game publishers (Ubisoft, Warner Bros, and Hi-Rez Studios) the IP owners and power players in the gaming and esports ecosystem, open up about the challenges of developing multiplayer games that are enjoyed by millions and played competitively by passionate amateurs and pros alike.
With the inaugural Esports Summit Legacy Award we recognize an exceptional individual who has made a lifelong positive impact, connecting Play With Learning while leveraging technology and inspiring young minds.
This showcase will be feature competition and also an experiential and up close look at the many careers and pathways involved in the esports industry:
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