NEXT Summit New York 2026 | Frank O'Hara, 225 Liberty St, New York, NY 10281, USA

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NEXT Summit: New York 2026 is the biggest dedicated iGaming and sports betting summit in North America, happening March 10–11, 2026 at Convene, 225 Liberty Street, Downtown Manhattan, New York City, USA. It brings together over 1,200 industry leaders, operators, suppliers, startups, investors, regulators, media and affiliates for two days of strategic dialogue, networking and business acceleration.

This summit is where key players in online gambling, sports betting and gaming innovation converge to shape the future of the industry. The agenda features keynotes, panel discussions, curated networking sessions and exhibition zones focused on market trends, technology adoption, regulation, commercial strategy and ecosystem partnerships — all designed to help attendees build meaningful connections and drive real growth.

In addition to the main conference content, NEXT Summit: New York 2026 hosts a vibrant program of side events, including pre-conference networking, informal meetups (NEXTworking), and themed social activities that enhance peer engagement and deal-making opportunities in Manhattan’s financial district.

Ponentes

Chris Grove

Co-Founding Partner at Acies Investments Acies Investments

Alexander Kane

CEO of Sporttrade Sporttrade

Matt Kaufman

Managing Director, Digital & Interactive Gaming at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, LLC

Jamison Selby

CEO of Rubystone Rubystone

Tom Waterhouse

Founder, CEO, Investor of Waterhouse VC Waterhouse VC

Shawn Fluharty

Head of Government Affairs at Play'n GO Play'n GO

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Bill Pascrell, III

Partner at Princeton Public Affairs Group, Inc. Princeton & Company

Daniel Kustelski

Co-Founder and CEO of Chalkline Chalkline

Josh Sterling

Partner at Milbank / Former CFTC Division Director of Milbank Milbank

Adam Rosenberg

Senior Advisor, Gaming & Leisure at Blackstone Blackstone

Benjie Cherniak

Principal at Avenue H Capital Avenue H Capital

Adam Warrington

VP, Responsible Gaming at Underdog Underdog

George Jenkot

Vice President of Surveillance and Security at Firekeepers Casino Firekeepers Casino

Oscar Schuyler

Executive Director of Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

Megan Nation

VP of Professional Services and Sales at Wondr Nation Wondr Nation

Chris Garrow

Director of Gaming at Prairie Band Casino & Resort Prairie Band Casino & Resort

Travis Sztainert

Director of Research and Education at ICRG ICRG-International Center For Responsible Gaming

Jessica Roza

Assistant Director of Government & Community Affairs | Public & Intergovernmental Affairs Unit at Arizona Department of Gaming Arizona Department of Gaming

Simo Dragicevic

Founder of Airhub Airhub

Emily Haruko

Co-Founder of Saroca Saroca

Casey Hurbis

CMO at BetMGM BetMGM

Adam Small

Co-Founder at Third Planet Affiliates Third Planet Affiliates

Kimberlee Dunlop

COO at Seneca Gaming Corporation Seneca Gaming Corporation

Thomas Carvalhaes

CEO & Founder of TC iGaming Consultants

Alex De Marco

Founder & CEO of MoneyStack MoneyStack

Lloyd Danzig

Managing Partner at Sharp Alpha Advisors Sharp Alpha Advisors

Paul Burns

President & CEO of Canadian Gaming Association Canadian Gaming Association

Katie Lever

General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer & Corporate Secretary at Great Canadian Gaming Corporation Great Canadian Entertainment

Sarah Blackburn

Director of GameON GameON

Brianne Doura-Schawohl

Founder and CEO of Doura-Schawohl Consulting LLC Doura-Schawohl Consulting LLC

Ziv Chen

CEO of Major League Content Major League Content

Sam (Shmulik) Segal

Co-Founder and CEO of MediaTroopers Media Troopers

David Vialpando

Executive Director at Pala Gaming Commission Pala Gaming Commission

Contessa Brewer

Correspondant at CNBC CNBC

Timothy Lang

Senator of State of New Hampshire State of New Hampshire

Daniel Graetzer

Managing Partner of Newton-Lorenz Newton-Lorenz

Robin Chhabra

President of Tekkorp Capital Tekkorp Capital LLC

Matthew Wein

National Security Policy Expert

Jordan Maynard

Chair at Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Paris Smith

Gaming Advisor at Life Winning/ Defy the Odds

Joe Asher

CEO of Boomer's Sportsbook Boomer's Sportsbook

Joseph Sancio

Director of Affiliate Partnerships at Hard Rock Digital Hard Rock Digital

Mike Addonizio

VP of Marketing at Digital Gaming Corporation Digital Gaming Corporation

Valerie Spicer

President of Trilogy Group Trilogy Group

Christopher B. Hebert

Chairman of Louisiana Gaming Control Board Louisiana Gaming Control Board

Brett Calapp

Co-founder at RareMint RareMint

Joseph Solosky

Managing Director of Sports Betting at NASCAR NASCAR

Richard Taylor

Director of Responsible Gambling at BetMGM BetMGM Brazil

Gavin Isaacs

Former CEO of Entain Entain

Davis Catlin

Managing Partner at Discerning Capital Discerning Capital

Joey Levy

Founder and CEO of Betr Betr

Evan Kirkham

CEO of Outlier Outlier

Roger Ehrenberg

Managing Partner at Eberg Capital Eberg Capital

Max Meltzer

CEO & Co-Founder of Strive Gaming Strive Gaming

Ramy Ibrahim

Managing Director at Moelis & Company Moelis & Company

Sandford Loudon

Partner at Oakvale Capital LLP Oakvale Capital LLP

Thomas Metzger

CEO of Lotto.com Lotto.com

Jesse Learmonth

Founder of BettingStartups Podcast BettingStartups Podcast

Meredith McPherron

CEO & Managing Partner of Drive by DraftKings Drive by DraftKings

Desiree Dickerson

Founder of THNDR THNDR

Akshay Khanna

Co-Founder & CEO of Jackpot.com Jackpot

Bob Boyle

Managing Director at Ernst & Young LLP in Forensic & Integrity Services EY

Kelci S. Binau

Gaming Law Attorney at McDonald Carano McDonald Carano

Matt Dubin

Co-Founder and Head of Client Partnerships at The Venn Collective The Venn Collective

Kevin Scott

Chief Technology Officer at PGA of America PGA of America

Hillary McAfee

CMO & Podcast Co-Host at Maxbet Podcast Maxbet Podcast

Darren Woodson

Former Player at NFL

Erica Kosemund

Chief Brand Officer at Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Alexa Doughty

Corporate Partnership Director at Dallas Stars Dallas Stars

Brooke Hilton

Head of Casino at PointsBet Canada PointsBet

Corey Padveen

Partner at t2 Marketing International t2 Marketing International

Kevin Mullally

Former CEO at GCGRA General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority - GCGRA

William Scott

Director at Warrenside

Miguel Ángel Ochoa Sánchez

President at AIEJA AIEJA

Fabio Macorin

Deputy Secretary for Monitoring and Enforcement at Brazilian Federal Police; SPA

Jeffrey Haas

Venture Partner at DreamCraft VC Dreamcraft Ventures

Damian Pando

CEO at Inverclub Inverclub

Jason Rosenberg

CEO at American iGaming Solutions, RAS Business Brokerage RAS Business Brokerage

Ivory Kelly

CEO & Founder at TCRG

Jeremy Tyra

Partner at Kyprock Kyprock

Jim Wise

VP Marketing at Firekeepers Casino Firekeepers Casino

Frances Alvares

Executive VP of Tribal Relations at Tribal Nations Health Tribal Nations Health

Emra Arkansas

Executive Director at Cherokee Tribal Gaming Commission Cherokee Tribal Gaming Commission

Mike Bellegarde

Director of iGaming at Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority

Cristina Romero

Partner at LOYRA, Member Board of Directors of Gentoo Media Gentoo Media

Ramiro Atucha

Owner at Atucha Strategic Advisory Atucha Strategic Advisory

Phil Sherwood

Senior Director of Responsible Gaming at PrizePicks PrizePicks

Wojciech Stellmach

CEO at Bugsy Empire BugsyEmpire LTD

Dustin Gouker

Owner at Closing Line Consulting Closing Line Consulting

Daniel Umfleet

Founder & CEO at Kindbridge Behavioral Health Kindbridge

Rasmus Kjaergaard

CEO at Mindway AI Mindway AI

Tres York

VP of Government Relations at AGA American Gaming Association (AGA)

Max Tesla

CEO at Blask Blask

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