Saturday, May 25, 2019
AM | Social Programme
Sunday, May 26, 2019
15.00 | Executive Committee meeting
18.15 | Congress opening act by Shelby Williams (The Biscuit Ballerina, Royal Ballet of Flanders): ‘The Success of Chance’
19.15 | Address by Hansjörg HÖLTKEMEIER, President European Lotteries
19.30 | Opening Trade Show
19.45 | Opening Gala
Monday, May 27, 2019
8.00 | Morning run in the Zoo
9.30 | Hosting CEO address: Jannie Haek
10.00 | Theme: The Black Swan - Nassim Nicholas Taleb The Black Swan (unpredictable events) explains why we are so bad at predicting the future, and how unlikely events dramatically change our lives if they do happen, as well as what you can do to become better at expecting the unexpected.
11.00 | Coffee Break
11.30 | Theme: (European) Elections – Lotteries and democracy - Brett Hennig Lotteries are being used in politics all across Europe, and could be one answer to the ongoing rise of populism and general political disaffection. Looking at the results of the May EU elections, Hennig will analyse the state of European populism and electoral politics, and show how and where lotteries (or sortition) have been used in politics to engage "everyday people" in deliberative citizens' assemblies. Such forums might be used to diffuse the nationalist shift in politics by integrating the language of populism into new forms of democracy at local, national and EU level.
12.30 | Lunch
14.00 | Theme: The Corporate Success of Chance is Gender Diversity - Caty Asscher Gender diversity in companies
14.45 | CEO-panel
15.30 | Theme: Random generators Special performance by mentalist, Gili Discussion panel: How random are Random Generators?
16.45 | Closing Word
17.00 | Trade Show
20.00 | Partner’s Event (on invitation only)
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
8.00 | Morning run in the Zoo
9.30 | Introductory note
9.45 | Theme: God plays dice - Alessio Emanuele Biondo / Allesandro Pluchino / Andrea Rapisarda
10.30 | Coffee break
11.00 | Break-out sessions
Lotteries & sportsbetting
Responsible Gaming
Blockchain & lotteries
12.00 | Lunch
12.00 | General Assembly ‘The Global Lottery Monitoring System’ (GLMS)
13.30 | Theme: Happy Accidents - Marc Herremans
14.15 | Theme: Happy Accidents - Professor Robert Frank Success & Luck: Good fortune & the myth of Meritocracy How a more accurate understanding of the role of chance in life could lead to better, richer & fairer economics and societies.
15.00 | Coffee break
16.00 | Keynote speaker
18.00 | Trade Show
19.00 | Closing Gala
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
9.00 | European Lotteries General Assembly
12.30 | End of European Lotteries Congress 2019
