SiGMA and Clarion officially launch Manila 2020 'Super Expo'

SiGMA Group and Clarion Gaming held a press conference and networking event Thursday at the Shangri-La hotel, Makati, Manila to officially launch the Manila 2020 show for iGaming, land-based gambling and blockchain.

Almost 200 media and members of Manila’s business community attended the event to confirm the event, discuss the sector and network with others across these three business verticals. SiGMA Manila, ICE Asia and Manila AIBC (AI & Blockchain) Summit will take place June 8th-9th 2020 at the SMX Convention Centre, as well as the adjacent Conrad Hotel, Manila.

The conference will address all the latest developments in land-based gaming, igaming, esports, digital games as well as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Internet of Things, Big Data, Quantum Technology and FinTech. For the first time, the two verticals — new tech and gaming — will meet in one city on the same dates, bringing the brightest minds and successful entrepreneurs under one roof.

As a joint venture between SiGMA Group and Clarion Gaming, the gaming part of the event will cater for both the land-based gambling sector as well as the iGaming sector, with online suppliers, operators, affiliates, regulators and blockchain businesses, all gathered at the SMX Convention Centre, situated in the heart of Manila as well as the adjacent Conrad conference venue.

Clarion Gaming are the ICE events organizers, and SiGMA Group is responsible for the world’s second largest gaming show, based out of Malta – SiGMA. With these two forces uniting and heading to Manila together, the organizers are expecting around 10,000 delegates from Europe and USA.

Eman Pulis, founder and CEO of SiGMA, commented: “We are impressed by the vibrant entrepreneurial spirit in South-East Asia, specifically in Manila and the Philippines. Which is why we believe that ICE, SiGMA and AIBC – Asia – should be held in Manila. I look forward to the first edition this coming June 2020 with excitement. The feedback from our previous attendees in Europe has been overwhelming.”

Kate Chambers, Managing Director for Clarion Gaming, stated: “The opportunities for growth in Asia are increasing exponentially year on year, and the time is right to cement new and existing relationships between the gambling industries in both East and West. To combine the expertise of Clarion courtesy of the world famous ICE brand and SiGMA ensures both the land-based and iGaming sectors will find synergy in Manila in 2020. This is an exciting time as we extend the reach of the ICE brand following the launch of ICE Africa in 2018 and ICE North America in May 2019.”

SiGMA Manila, ICE Asia and Manila AI & Blockchain Summit, June 2020