The inaugural Board Strategy Days of M-League is a two day event aimed at discussing the global gaming ecosystem and exploring emerging opportunities to enable us to frame our strategy and business goals.
Day 1
Features speakers with expertise in global gaming, Indian gaming, pricing, and public markets, providing a comprehensive perspective on opportunities and challenges.
Day 2
Closed-door discussion between the M-League Board and senior management
Day 1 (September 5th)
9:00 am - 9:30 am SGT
Opening Address
We will begin our Board Strategy Day 1 with a warm welcome from our founders, who will outline the goals and agenda for the next two days.
9:30 am - 11:30 am SGT
Global Gaming
Leading global gaming experts will share key insights on the global gaming market.This session will explore key trends and opportunities in the free-to-play and skill gaming/RMG segments across major markets. Additionally, we will analyze the gaming ecosystem from a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) perspective.
Each speaker will present for 20 minutes, followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A session.
Harri Manninen
Founding Partner, Play Ventures
Harri has over 18 years experience in gaming and previously co-founded Rocket Pack, which was acquired by Disney in 2011.
Kartik Prabhakara
Founding Partner, Aream
Kartik spent over 17 years in the technology investment banking scene with extensive experience across both bulge bracket and boutique advisory at UBS and Code Advisors.
Rahul Agarwal
Director, Frost & Sullivan
Rahul is an established strategy and growth consultant with over 12 years of experience at Frost & Sullivan, where he spearheads market due diligence and strategic development.
Session Moderator
Arnd Benninghoff
EVP, eSports and Games, Modern Times Group
Arnd is focused on accelerating MTG’s evolution as a global gaming village and an acceleration platform for gaming companies.
11:30 am - 1:30 pm SGT
Break & Lunch 🍽️
2 hour break for your leisure
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm SGT
India Gaming
Top industry leaders will present an in depth exploration into the Indian gaming market. This session will focus on key trends in the free-to-play and skill gaming/RMG segments in India. We will also cover various growth prospects and the unique challenges facing the industry.
Each speaker will present for 20 minutes, followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A session.
Ashish Pherwani
Senior Partner, Media & Entertainment, E & Y
Ashish leads the India Media and Entertainment sector at E&Y, with over 22 years of experience.
Salone Sehgal
Founding General partner, Lumikai
Salone has over 18 years of experience across interactive media VC, gaming entrepreneurship and M&A at Morgan Stanley and Barclays.
Sean Sohn
CEO, Krafton India
Sean serves as CEO of Krafton India. He has spearheaded Krafton's growth in India, and remains a critical thought leader in the industry.
Session Moderator
Alex Tong
Partner, Inveneos Capital
Alex Tong brings experience from previous roles at Sea, Tencent, AlpInvest Partners and Hamilton Lane.
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm SGT
Break & Tea ☕️
2 hour break for your leisure
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm SGT
Pricing & Listing
This session will be a deep dive on pricing and listing strategies within the gaming industry. This session aims at providing an overview of the journey and intricacies of preparing for an IPO, alongside trends in the global and Indian IPO markets.
Each speaker will present for 20 minutes, followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A session.
Mahesh Natarajan
Head of ECM, Nomura India
Mahesh is currently the Head of Equity Capital Markets at Nomura India focusing on Pre-IPOs, IPOs, QIPs and blocks with experience across a number of New Age IPOs
Manish Agarwal
Elder Council Member, Kratos Gaming Network
Manish has the experience of leading the IPO of Nazara Technologies, India's only listed gaming company, as its CEO at that time.
Richard Space
Managing Director, Internet Investment Banking & Head of Interactive Entertainment, UBS
Richie is a Managing Director in UBS's Technology Investment Banking helping to lead UBS's Internet coverage efforts globally which includes Interactive Entertainment among other verticals. Richie has over 20 years of experience in Investment Banking with deep transaction experience across M&A, IPOs, Convertible Offerings and Debt Financings - many of these cross-border deals.
Session Moderator
Philip Vassiliou
Chief Investment Officer, Legatum
Philip has been with the firm since its inception in 2006 and is primarily responsible for the oversight of Legatum’s capital markets activities.
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm SGT
Break
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm SGT
Dinner
The day will conclude with a talk by Joshua Morris. When 12 young soccer players and their coach were trapped by a flash flood in the Tham Luang Cave in the summer of 2018, Joshua Morris played a pivotal role in the rescue operation that captured global attention. He will present the story of this monumental rescue and the lessons that he learnt from the operation.
This will be followed by dinner.
