Pawan Sinha is a professor of vision and computational neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. He received his undergraduate degree in computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and his Masters and doctoral degrees from the Department of Computer Science at MIT. He was at the University of California, Berkeley for the first year of his graduate studies.

Using a combination of experimental and computational modeling techniques, research in Pawan’s laboratory focuses on understanding how the human brain learns to recognize objects through visual experience and how objects are encoded in memory. The lab's experimental work on these issues involves studying healthy individuals and also those with neurological disorders such as autism. A key initiative of the lab is Project Prakash; this effort seeks to accomplish the twin goals of providing treatment to children with disabilities and also understanding mechanisms of learning and plasticity in the brain.

Pawan has served on the program committees for prominent scientific conferences on object and face recognition and is currently a member of the editorial board of ACM's Journal of Applied Perception. He is a recipient of the Pisart Vision Award from the Lighthouse Guild International, the PECASE – the highest US Government award for young scientists, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship in Neuroscience, the John Merck Scholars Award for research on developmental disorders, the Jeptha and Emily Wade Award for creative research, the James McDonnell Scholar Award, the Troland Award from the National Academies, the Global Indus Technovator Award and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Delhi. Pawan's teaching has been recognized by Departmental honors and the Dean’s Award for Advising and Teaching at MIT.

Pawan's roster of inabilities is fairly substantial. He does not know how to drive, swim or play a musical instrument. He is also quite poor at accounts and keeping things organized. However, he does manage, occasionally, to engage in adventure sports, art and whimsical projects. He has trekked to the base of Mt. Everest, jumped out of a plane at 15,000 feet, contributed a regular comic strip to the MIT campus newspaper and been inducted into the Guinness Book of Records for creating the world’s smallest reproduction of a printed book. His first journey to the United States involved a plane crash (click here for some press clippings) and a ride aboard the Concorde.

Eddi Dal Cortivo, Accenture Gaming & Gambling Industry Director, Italy & Greece, all’interno della practice Communication, Media & Technology.

Vanta oltre 15 anni di esperienza internazionale nella consulenza strategica e nella trasformazione digitale nei settori Media, Technology e Gaming.
Ha ricoperto ruoli di leadership regionale per le aree Software & Platform e Media in Italia, Grecia ed Eastern Europe, con responsabilità su sviluppo del business, modelli go‑to‑market e partnership tecnologiche.

Ha supportato grandi organizzazioni in iniziative di trasformazione digitale su larga scala, traducendo la strategia in piattaforme tecnologiche e modelli operativi scalabili, capaci di sostenere crescita, innovazione industriale e competitività in mercati altamente regolati e in rapida evoluzione.

Giorgio Resta, è Professore ordinario di Diritto privato comparato presso l’Università Roma Tre. È membro del Consiglio Direttivo dell’Associazione Italiana di Diritto Comparato, membro associato dell’Académie internationale de droit comparé, membro dello European Law Institute, socio onorario dell’Associazione Civilisti Italiani e socio dell’Associazione “Il Mulino”. Ha insegnato, in qualità di Visiting Professor, presso la McGill Law School , l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales, l’University of Nagoya, l’IDP di Brasilia. Condirettore di alcune delle più importanti riviste giuridiche italiane, è autore di oltre 180 pubblicazioni sull’intersezione tra diritto pubblico e diritto privato, con particolare riferimento al governo delle tecnologie e alla costruzione giuridica della persona, sulla proprietà intellettuale e i nuovi beni, sul rapporto tra diritto e altri campi del sapere. Tra i libri di cui è stato autore o curatore vi sono “Intelligenza Artificiale. Commentario all’AI Act” (2025), “Governance of/through data” (Roma, 2023), “Codice della privacy e data protection” (Milano, 2021), “Data protection in the context of covid-19. A short (hi)story of tracing applications” (Roma, 2021), “La persona fisica e i diritti della personalità” (Torino, 2019), “Diritti esclusivi e nuovi beni immateriali” (Torino, 2011).

Charmaine Hogan is the Global Head of Government Relations at Playtech, supporting the company’s global regulatory strategy and leading strategic engagement across emerging and established gambling markets. She brings years of extensive industry and public‑sector experience, including a background in Brussels developing EU legislation and policy frameworks for both government and the European Commission.

In her role, Charmaine collaborates with regulators, policymakers, and industry bodies to advance effective and sustainable gambling regulation. Her deep understanding of regulatory development and market dynamics contributes to Playtech’s ability to navigate complex jurisdictions and support responsible industry growth.

Leader in the field Gambling and Betting

Both in Italy and abroad, the lawyer Stefano Sbordoni and the Studio Legale Sbordoni are considered among the most reliable and qualified in the gaming and betting sector.

Stefano Sbordoni, Supreme Court atterney-at-law, is a professor of Information Tecnology Law in Political Science Department of The University of Tuscia. He also lectures at the Higher School of Economics and Finance and has taught courses for public broadcasters at the University of Malta.

Mr. Sbordoni advises the Autonomous Administration of State Monopolies on administrative law matters pertaining to the field of gaming and betting. He acts as a consultant to the main Italian and foreign gambling operators. During his many years of experience he has dealt with, among other things, the standardization of Bingo, the reorganization through public tendering of the gaming sector, privatization of instant lotteries, and the comercialization of games and lottery in more than forty countries worldwide.
Expert in reinsurance, he was responsible for underwriting of the aeronautic field and of the Treaty and Excess Claims sector of leading international reinsurance companies, as well as Italian portfolio manager, and service contract disputes in Italy and England.
He is a regular speaker in major conferences on gambling and betting in Italy and worldwide, organized by government agencies and the Autonomous Administration of State Monopolies.
Mr. Sbordoni is the author of chapters on Italy in the last two editions of the Internet Gambling Report. He has published articles for the Academy of European Law and has edited the materials of the information technology law course at the University of Tuscia on “electronic game“, and numerous handouts for courses in the School of Economics and Finance. He is the author of the monograph Giochi concessi e giochi on line published in March 2010 by the Italian National Printing Istitute.
Mr. Sbordoni is a member of the International Masters of Gaming Law, and is a registered journalists, he cooperates with the major specialist publications in the field of gambling in Italy (TS, Jamma, Agicos). He publishes with Atlante (Economy and Sustainable Development), e con Technet (IT specialist).

Stefano Sbordoni is the author of: "Guida di leggi e regolamenti di giochi e scommesse", "Giochi concessi e giochi on line", "Web, libertà e diritto".

Mariano Alcañiz, Ph.D., is founding director of the Immersive Neurotechnologies Lab (LabLENI) at UPV and Professor (tenure position) of Biomedical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. His general research interests hover around a better understanding and enhancement of human cognition combining insights and methods from computer science, psychology, and neuroscience. His work is centered on using empirical, behavioural science methodologies to explore people as they interact in digital worlds, but he also engages in research geared towards developing new ways to produce Extended Reality (XR) simulations. Towards this end, he has been involved in projects related to clinical psychology, neurodevelopmental disorders, consumer neuroscience, organizational neuroscience, education, and training. He has published more than 350 academic papers, in interdisciplinary journals as well domain-specific journals in the fields of biomedical engineering, computer science, psychology, marketing, management, psychology and education. His work has been continuously funded by the Spanish Research Agency and the European Commission for 30 years. He has been coordinator of several national R&D programs of excellence, program coordinator of the Information Society Technology (IST) of the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain and he has been the Spanish representative for ICT area at the Horizon 2020 European Research Program Committee. He has also founded several spin-off companies related with his research field. According to the most recent bibliographic review, Professor Alcañiz is among the 10 authors with the highest number of publications worldwide under the topic virtual reality.

Stefano De Vita è Direttore Generale di Fondazione Fair. Arriva a questo incarico dopo un percorso in Sisal, dove ha guidato le attività di ricerca e analisi dei dati e successivamente assunto la responsabilità delle strategie di tutela dei giocatori nel ruolo di Responsible Gaming & Global Research Director.

In questo contesto ha contribuito alla definizione di un modello di protezione del giocatore oggi considerato un riferimento in Italia e osservato anche a livello internazionale, oltre a essere stato membro del Consiglio Direttivo di Fair.

In precedenza ha maturato oltre dieci anni di esperienza in una primaria azienda farmaceutica. Dal 2023 è membro del Comitato Direttivo di ASSIRM, l’associazione italiana delle società di ricerche di mercato, sondaggi di opinione e ricerca sociale. È autore di diversi paper scientifici dedicati all’analisi dei comportamenti di gioco in Italia.

Giornalista professionista da oltre 30 anni. Dopo un lungo periodo lavorativo prima presso la redazione sportiva di Repubblica e poi con il settimanale Affari & finanza, oggi è capo redattore presso l’Ufficio Centrale di Repubblica.

Experienced Product/Brand Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the gambling & casinos industry. Skilled in Marketing Management, Luxury Goods, Sales, Business-to-Business (B2B), and Product Marketing. Strong sales professional with a Master focused in Marketing, Communications and New Technologies from Business School Il Sole24ORE.

Stefano Tino has been in the gaming industry since 2012, driven by a strong passion for gaming to the extent that he dedicated his academic dissertation to the casino industry.

Over the years, he has worked in several gaming companies, contributing to the success of multiple projects across different regions, including Italy, Africa, and South America.

He joined Betsson in 2021 as Managing Director of the Italian operations, where he almost tripled revenues for Starcasino.it and led its growth into the Group’s largest business within a regulated market. During this period, he also successfully launched Betsson, the Group’s flagship brand, in the Italian market.

As of January 2026, he holds the role of Managing Director Southern Europe, expanding his responsibilities to include the management of several European markets.

Today Stefano is Managing Director Southern Europe at Betsson Group

CEO di Arkage, la prima agenzia post-digital in Italia, co-founder di Italian CXPA Network, di cui è parte del leadership team e CEO di Acquisition Team, parte di Artattack Group. Speaker in conferenze, workshop e docente di corsi in Marketing e Artificial Intelligence per, tra gli altri, FederlegnoArredo, Treccani Accademia e W.Academy. Membro del Comitato Tecnico Scientifico di Fondazione ENIA – Ente Nazionale per l’Intelligenza Artificiale, membro di gruppi di lavoro internazionali sull’AI quali Content Authenticity Initiative, C2PA, AI for Good Neural Network, AI Pact – European Commission.

Alessandro Dutto serves as a Security Technology Solution Architect at GLI Secure, leading
global audit teams that deliver comprehensive information security and risk assessments across
ISO 27001, PCI DSS, ISAE, and related standards. With over 25 years in information technology
and more than 10 years focused on security and compliance, he combines technical depth with
regulatory insight to drive meaningful risk reduction. Known for developing high-performing,
cross-functional teams, Alessandro partners with organizations to enhance their security posture,
compliance maturity, and assurance strategies.

Raffaele Zambardino, lavora in DT9 dal giorno della sua fondazione, nel 2018, e ad oggi è il responsabile del reparto affiliazione. Esperto in analisi traffico, gestione dei rapporti affiliati-Bookmakers, con un occhio sempre proiettato al futuro per promuovere nuove attività orientate ad anticipare il mercato in tutte le sue evoluzioni.

Barbara Toxiri, laureata in Economia e Commercio indirizzo aziendale, dal 1998 lavora presso la
Federazione Italiana Tabaccai dove attualmente è responsabile dell’attuazione delle politiche e
strategie associative. Cura le relazioni con i principali stakeholder ed è incaricata dei progetti di
Corporate Social Responsibility. Ha contribuito alla realizzazione di progetti innovativi quali i valori
bollati telematici e i voucher INPS telematici. Assicura la tutela degli interessi della categoria
sovrintendendo all’ufficio Legale e Fiscale della Federazione, nonché agli Affari Europei. Partecipa,
inoltre, alle attività della principale Associazione europea di riferimento (CEDT Confederazione
europea dei dettaglianti del tabacco). Dal 2010 dirige il Sindacato Totoricevitori Sportivi (STS).

Lucas Zavarise is a Government and Regulatory Affairs Manager at GLI for the EMEIA
region, where he works with governments and regulators to develop practical, future-
ready gambling frameworks. He specialises in aligning regulatory approaches with
global best practices and supporting jurisdictions in adapting to emerging technologies
and industry trends. With several years of experience in the iGaming sector, Lucas has
supported leading operators and suppliers in aligning digital operations with diverse
regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions. His work focuses on bridging policy
and innovation, helping ensure regulatory systems remain effective and forward-looking
in a rapidly evolving landscape.

A pragmatic, passionate professional with over 15 years experience in the gambling industry and a proven track record in delivery of high-value solutions. An exceptional communicator with a tenacious approach to challenges and projects. Expertise includes sales, product management, acquisition, retention, marketing, compliance and regulations.

Profilo HR con un comprovato track record di oltre 25 anni di esperienza globale nella definizione e realizzazione di strategie HR per il successo del business e delle sue persone, trasformazioni organizzative, soluzioni innovative e progetti di engagement, recruiting e facilities. Ha operato in contesti complessi, sia in grandi organizzazioni multinazionali sia in realtà di medie dimensioni, con eccellenti capacità di costruzione di relazioni, uno stile collaborativo e una forte propensione alla creazione di partnership di fiducia con il senior management per ottenere risultati di eccellenza.