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VIEW FROM THE TOP: ESPORTS NEXT BIG ACT

February 07, 2020
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Bayview Ballroom

Kent Wakeford

Co-Founder and Vice ChairmanGen.G
Kent Wakeford is co-founder and Vice Chairman of Gen.G esports, a leading esports team ownership group. Gen.G is home to numerous highly acclaimed esports teams including ‘Seoul Dynasty’ in the Overwatch League, the 2017 League of Legends World Champion team, as well as teams playing PUBG, Call of Duty, Fortnite and Apex Legends. Prior, Kent was COO of Kabam, where he helped grow Kabam to a globally diverse company with over 1,000 employees in 7 countries. Kabam games were played by over 500 million people around the world. Kent currently serves on the Board of Directors of Skillz, the leading mobile esports platform, FanAI, a data analytics platform connecting brands with tradition and esports teams, and is co-founder of Forte Labs, a blockchain technology company.