Competitive video gaming has become big business and is the fastest growing sport world-wide. The purpose of this summit is to highlight educational and research opportunities around esports, and to explore opportunities for making esports a varsity sport on our campus. There will be research focused panels, discussion on the business of esports, and interactive displays.
Illinois Esports Summit 2019
April 26, 2019, 1 pm to 6 pm
Business Instructional Facility, Deloitte Auditorium
515 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign IL 61820
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Program
1:00 pm Welcome and Overview of Summit
- Jeffrey Brown, Dean, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Gies College of Business
- Robert J. Brunner, Associate Dean for Innovation & Chief Disruption Officer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Gies College of Business
1:15 pm Keynote Address
- A.J. Dimick, Director of Esports, University of Utah
1:45 pm The Student Perspective
- David Koruna, President, Illini Esports
- Jeffrey Lin, President, Illini Smite Club; Community/Competitive Coordinator of Smite; Dreamhack 2018 NACE Champion
- Eileen Feng, Vice President, Illini Esports
- Bill Wang, Captain, Community/Competitive Coordinator of Overwatch
- Conor Minnaugh, Coach, Community/Competitive Coordinator of Dota 2
2:30 pm The Faculty Perspective
- Moderator: Dan Cermak, Illinois Informatics Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Lawrence Angrave, Professor Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Engineering
- David Huang, Associate Professor Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Education
- Arden Rowell, Professor of Law, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Law
- Julian Woolf, Assistant Professor Recreation, Sport and Tourism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Applied Health Sciences
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm The Business of Esports
- Jay Stolkin, Associate Attorney, Polsinelli PC
- Josh Chapman, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Konvoy Ventures
4:30 pm Varsity Esports
- Moderator: Nick Rogers, Associate Athletic Director, University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics
- Tyler Schrodt, CEO, Electronic Gaming Federation
- Brandon Smith, Esports Director, The Ohio State University
- A.J. Dimick, Director of Esports, University of Utah
5:30 pm Concluding Remarks and Call to Action
- Nick Rogers, Associate Athletic Director, University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics
Networking reception with interactive displays directly following
Business Instructional Facility Atrium
