GAT Caribe Cancun presents a broad academic agenda in Mexico today

The debut of GAT Caribe Cancún will take place today from 9 a.m. at the Cancun Exhibition Center, where its organizers expect a large attendance and at its full-day academic agenda.

For GAT, Cancun is "a strategic scenario" to analyze the future of the Mexican and Latin American industry, and "a great opportunity" to know in depth the local gaming ecosystem integrated into the global industry and the brands that lead the sector in the continent.

The trade show will host regulators, operators, suppliers, and manufacturers seeking to maximize their participation in a market in constant growth, taking into account that there are more than 90 million potential players in Mexico.

José Aníbal Aguirre, CEO of Gaming & Technology Expo (GAT Expo), said: “We have poured our heart and soul into our entrance to Mexico through Cancun. A few hours before the start of the set-up for the exhibition, the production and logistics teams are fine-tuning every detail to give a WELCOME, in capital letters, to all the institutions, authorities, Mexican companies, foreign companies, and attendees who have registered to not miss a single moment of this two-day gathering.

"This show goes beyond the commercial aspect and I am sure it will be a personal and business experience that will open doors to new and productive relationships very soon."

Academic agenda

The event will start at 9:00 a.m. with a solid agenda of conferences in the Costa Maya Center Room. The opening will be in charge of Miguel Ángel Ochoa, President of the Association of Permit Holders and Suppliers of the Entertainment and Gaming Industry in Mexico (AIEJA); Fernando Calderón, President of the National Gaming Society of Peru (SONAJA); Antonio Benítez, Delegate of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Government of the State of Quintana Roo; and José Aníbal Aguirre, Founder and CEO of GAT Expo.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2024

09:00 - 14:30 - Costa Maya Cancun Center Room 

8:00 - 9:00 - Registration and welcome coffee

9:00 - 9:20 - Opening Act

Miguel Ángel Ochoa, President AIEJA Mexico

Fernando Calderón, President of the National Gaming Society of Peru (SONAJA)

Antonio Benítez, Undersecretary of Economic Development, Government of the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico

José Aníbal Aguirre, CEO Gaming & Technology Expo-GAT Events

9:20 - 9:40 - Growth and Expansion of the Gaming Market in Mexico over the last six years

Miguel Ángel Ochoa, President AIEJA

9:40 - 9:55 - Current state of the importation of casino machines in Mexico

Rodrigo Galván, L&BC Abogados, Mexico

9:55 -10:15 - Artificial Intelligence Applied to Gaming

Pedro Gallego, Cybersecurity Specialist AI

José Aníbal Aguirre, CEO GAT Events, Commercial Director Mobadoo

10:15 - 10:30 - New Payment Experiences and Technologies in the Gaming Industry

Alejandro Rojas Turcott, Blumon Pay

10:30 - 10:50 - Panel Latam Associations and Guilds - Perspectives of the Gaming and Betting Industry in the Region

Miguel Angel Ochoa, President AIEJA Mexico

Fernando Calderón, President SONAJA Peru

Yamile Gutiérrez, Legal Consultant Asociación Dominicana de Bancas Deportivas ADOBAD, Dominican Republic

10:50 -11:00 - Risk Appetite Analyzed from the Perspective of the Opportunity Cost

Rolando Hernández, CEO Global Transfer Group, Dominican Republic

11:00 -11:20 - Traditional vs. New Media

Joaquín Gago, CEO Betandeal

11:20 -11:35 - Coffee Break

11:35 - 11:55 - Challenges of Land-based Casinos in Mexico

Óscar Paredes Arroyo, Chairman of the Board 'El Palacio de los Números'.

11:55 - 12:10 - Innovative Payment Processing Solutions for Gaming and Cambling

Fernando López, Country Manager Kushki Mexico

12:10 - 12:35 - Panel Player Profile in different online gaming verticals in Latam

Moderator: Antonio Lara, AIEJA

Jesús Rafael Campos Briceño, Betconnections

Manuel Jimenez, Chatbet

Jaime Lachowitz, Clearsky Network

12:35 - 13:00 -  Panel: New technologies in online and land-based casino operations improvement

Moderator: Jorge Rojas, Prometeo IT

Fernando López, Kushki Payments

Axel Antillón, WA Technology

Ignacio García del Frade, Okto Payments

Alejandro Rojas, Blumon Pay

Alejandro Juraidini, Bitso

13:00 - 13:15 - Raising awareness of the role of women in the gaming industry in Latam

Alejandra Gómez, Betstone - COMUJ AIEJA

13:15 - 13:40 - Panel Behavior of Sports Betting in Latin America / Analysis of Euro Cup, Copa America and Olympic Games

Moderator: Pablo Zuppi, Yogonet

Gonzalo Pérez, Apuesta Total

Juan Pablo Barahona, Campobet

Jorge Delgado, Sportradar

13:40 - 14:00 - Panorama and Projection of Physical Casinos in Mexico

Moderator: Alejandra Gómez, Betstone

Enrique Manjarrez, Commercial Director, Novomatic Mexico

José Antonio Macías, National Sales Director Oklahoma Gaming

Sebastián Marmolejo, Sales Manager SMI 2000

14:00 - 14:20 - B2B Marketing Actuality and Projection 2025, Latin American Market Behavior

Moderator: Victor Arias, VP of Pragmatic Play

Pablo Zuppi, Yogonet

Ricky Chavez, American International Casino

Juan Manuel Rodriguez, SBC

José Aníbal Aguirre, CEO GAT Expo

14:20 - 14:30 - Closing Acknowledgements

José Aníbal Aguirre

Miguel Angel Ochoa

AIEJA ASSEMBLY (Members only)

17:00 - 19:00

Venue: Costa Maya Cancun Center

GAT - AIEJA WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION

19:00 - 21:00

Venue: Foyer Gran Cancun, Cancun Center

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2024

LAND-BASED EXHIBITION - ONLINE GAMING

10:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Venue: Gran Cancun Hall, Cancun Center.

CLOSING COCKTAIL

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Venue: Almadía Bar & Marisquería, Cancun, Quintana Roo.