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Where Worlds Collide
Taking place at the Altice Arena, our new flagship event will take place immediately next door to the SBC Summit which will be in the Feira Internacional de Lisboa.
A true combination of all the most prominent parts of our evolving industry, ESI Lisbon will feature our largest exhibition space yet, two stages, and the best in networking and professional socialising.
Bringing together esports, video games, and the creator economy, plus Web3 gaming, ESI Lisbon is set to be the largest b2b event & industry festival in this crossover to date.
Featuring our renowned The Clutch and ESI Hall of Fame events all in one place, Lisbon will also be the birthplace of our most prestigious event yet: Esports Leaders. This will be an exclusive by-invitation-only event for true leaders in the space to come together to discuss, share ideas, and network with their peers from across the world.
Why attend?
● 1,000+ Attendees from in & around esports, video games, the creator economy and Web3 gaming
● Two stages of industry-leading content | Roundtable and workshop sessions
● Exhibition & Activation Zones; The Campus, Esports Village, Creator Hub, The Playground, and Tech District
● Excellent F&B included | Brand new fun & inclusive networking socials (x4)
● Event App with ability to message & pre-schedule meetings | 40+ countries represented
● Full access to both ESI Lisbon and SBC Summit (25,000+ attendees)
ESI London has evolved and is now One Day Only. The world’s esports & video games industry festival focuses on conversation & getting business done; meetings, socials, roundtables and workshops. Each year, ESI London will have a focus theme which will be shaped by our strategic partners and industry trends. In 2024, that will be a Counterstrike theme, working with our partners at BLAST.
With the perfect balance between panels, presentations, and networking, ESI London is designed to maximise connections between all our attendees.
In 2024, ESI London will sit alongside the BLAST Premier Spring Finals. This provides a catalyst for us to not only bring together organisations from across Europe, but also the best teams, their sponsors, and fans from around the world.
What to expect:
500+ Attendees
4 Main Stage Sessions
4 Roundtable Sessions
Business Speed Dating with pre-scheduled and guaranteed meetings operated by the ESI Events in a fun, productive & professional style
Excellent F&B included
The industry’s favourite socials including pop golf & VR Gaming
The home of esports, video games, and gaming creator economy business in APAC, ESI Singapore is a staple of the annual ESI events programme. Taking place over 1.5 days, ESI Singapore balances networking with truly insightful panels that provide an unparalleled level of access to esports.
Famous for its role as the business hub of Asia, home to the flagship offices for various companies such as Razer, there is no better place for a b2b event in this region. Starting in 2024, ESI Singapore will feature an exclusive visit(s) to the HQ of
In 2024, ESI London will sit alongside the BLAST Premier Spring Finals. This provides a catalyst for us to not only bring together organisations from across Europe, but also the best teams, their sponsors, and fans from around the world.
What to expect:
● 300+ Attendees
● 4 Main Stage Sessions
● 4 Roundtable Sessions
● Business Speed Dating with pre-scheduled and guaranteed meetings operated by the ESI Events in a fun, productive & professional style
● Excellent F&B included
● The industry’s favourite socials including pop golf & VR Gaming
In 2024, ESI London will be home to our special B2C event: An Evening With (slide 15).
Following the hugely successful inaugural event in 2023 at the University of Warwick, ESI Next Gen returns in 2024 at Jesus College, University of Oxford. Bringing esports to the world’s oldest university, ESI Next Gen is designed for those working in, studying or simply interested in, the integration of video games and esports in education, both curricular and Tailor made to bring publishers and developers into the room with the industry to discuss how we can work with education to continue to grow the space, this event is the perfect opportunity for any organisation look to make their stamp on grassroots and esports in the
This year we’re continuing to showcase the innovation that comes from the intersection of
Opportunities for all attendees, from students to academic staff to industry leaders
Top tier F&B at the prestigious Jesus College, Oxford University
The Creator Economy is booming. So is the video games sector. From Youtube to Twitch, to Tiktok, Netflix Instagram, Xbox, and more, everyone is vying for the attention and engagement of the masses. With more and more big name content creators with a love for games and follower counts that make the eyes water, influencer marketing and creator collaborations are becoming the go-to outreach strategies in the industry.
As brands look to enter the space at the intersection of games and content creation, there are more and more opportunities but also competition for brands, creators, teams and agencies alike. This is where checkpoint comes into play. With workshops, main stage talks, and productive conversations that dive into the biggest trends and industry questions, creator-lead marketing and outreach is here to stay and checkpoint is tailor-made to cater for the gaming creator space as it develops.
Featuring brands such as Twitch, Patreon and Logitech and active creators such as P-Money, Two Angry Gamers, and Foxdrop, Checkpoint debuted as part of ESI London in 2024 and will be growing as it moves to Lisbon as a core part of our 2024 flagship event.
● 1,000+ Attendees
● 10+ Sessions
● Unique opportunities to connect with renowned streamers and brands
● Exclusive behind-closed-doors roundtables/workshops tackling the industry’s hottest topics
● Industry-leading networking and of course, the very best food and drink
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The clutch was born at ESI London 2019 and is a live pitch investment competition founded with the aim of helping esports, video game, and video game creator economy related start-ups in need of funding and/or mentorship.
Over 85 companies have applied to The Clutch so far, and amongst the winners and losers, there have been many standout companies. Since 2022, we have introduced cash prizepools courtesy of our event partners, these prize pools have ranged up to $25,000 with Overwolf and over the last 4 years the event has been backed by the likes of HSBC, Bird & Bird, Wembley Park, the University of Warwick, and more!
With an impressive record of winning groups rapidly gaining industry-wide recognition, this event is the perfect opportunity to create unparralled connections with the next esports trailblazer and authentically associate your brand with investment in the future of the industry. Depending on how you get involved, partners can provide funding and/or services to the finalists and/or winners to ensure a long-lasting legacy from sponsoring The Clutch.
Taking place as the cornerstone agenda piece of our flagship event each year, The Clutch lasts around an hour and features 3-4 finalists hand-picked from international applicants. Each company pitches live on stage to our judges, of whom feature representatives of our The Clutch partners and the winner is announced on the following day of the event after the Website
Shine a Light on Stories Behind the Screens
The potential of video games and esports to make a meaningful, positive difference to people’s lives is enormous.
There are countless anecdotal examples of this, and not enough of these stories are told & shared more widely. Film is one medium to help change that.
Accordingly in 2023 we introduced the ESI Film Festival; the very first Esports & Gaming Short Film Festival, at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly.
In 2024 we will scale this event up, add more categories, and continue to offer filmmakers a platform to shine a light on some of the many stories that warrant telling in and around gaming and esports at large, & moreover encourage original short films on select themes (which will change each year!) as they pertain to these spaces and communities within them too. Moreover with this event we are looking to better strengthen ties, connections and collaborations between the film, games and esports sectors.
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The ESI Hall of Fame is an ongoing project designed to honour those who have most contributed to the development of esports as a business over its long and storied history. We do not discriminate based on role or company, and the only thing all our inductees have in common is their incredible achievements within our industry.
One of the most presigious evenings in the global esports industry, The ESI Hall of Fame awards ceremony returned on November 28th 2023 as part of the WE Summit in Busan, South Korea in collaboration with headline partner IESF. For the first time, the awards ceremony was held in the APAC region as the event continues to travel around the world in an effort to acknowledge the hard work and dedication from gloabl esports leaders.
Our induction ceremonies have taken place at the Natural History Museum in London (2018), at Nixon Peabody’s rooftop in Los Angeles (2019), online (2020-21), at Platform in London (2022), and at the BEXCO in Busan (2023). Each year ESI recognises members of the esports community at large who have made a real difference to the sector, inducting four members permanently into the annuls of the ESI Hall of Fame: Community Champion
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A brand-new and eagerly awaited event for ESI coming in 2024, An Evening With is our innovative new b2c opportunity. Designed as a part of ESI London, providing an authentic and unique hybrid between b2b and b2c, an evening with will provide an esports-first adaptation of the sports industry’s legendary evenings with legends from the space.
Starting with An Evening With as part of ESI London 2024 (Page 7), is guaranteed to provide strong consumer-facing opportunities alongside b2b brand placement as our ESI London 2024 attendees will also join hundreds of fans for an evening with our guest of honour.
An Evening With will not only be organised as an in-person event for 500+ people, it will also be streamed live to various online platforms worldwide, providing opportunities for sponsors and partners to reach consumers in the room and around the world. The evening’s VIP on-stage fireside chat will then be followed by a themed pub quiz, adapted to suit the game that the guest of honour is most famous for. For ESI London 2024, this will of course be Counterstrike, with the event running alongside BLAST Premier Spring. This event is available as an off-the-shelf offering and can be run in isolation or alongside a notable industry event.
● 500+ Attendees
● A once-in-a-lifetime evening of insight from a true industry legend
● The ultimate themed pub quiz (e.g the ultimate CSGO pub quiz)
● Unparralleled best-of-both-worlds opportunity for rich b2c audience with b2b attendees
● An opportunity to connect your brand with the industry’s stars
Launching a new venue? Have a tournament that needs a b2b element? Want to promote directly to a targeted and specific sub-section of gaming/esport fans / communities? Or don’t know where to start and need a full end-to-end service? ESI can support you with all your event needs.
With ESI’s unrivalled experience in running networking events of all shapes and sizes, we can create and deliver any bespoke event for our partners and we also offer various ‘off the shelf’ events that can be delivered at your venue and/or as your event, with white labeled event options available where relevant.
Off the shelf events-as-a-service:
Opening Events
If you’re opening a brand new venue, facility, or programme, we can bring the industry to you and cultivate the perfect opening event.
Hall of Fame
Bring the ESI Hall of Fame to you, embed it as part of your own event or it can be a standalone feature hosted by yourselves.
An Evening With…
Host our one-of-a-kind b2c event, connecting your brand with the industry’s stars and bringing your audience to you.
Industry Roundtables
Bring together a targeted group of industry leaders (min 10 max 40) for a behind-closed-doors roundtable or workshop.
Webinar/Online Debates
Looking to address the hottest trends? We can host a bespoke webinar or online debate, hosted on our site or yours.
Esports Insight
Our biggest off-the-shelf asset, the Esports Insights sub-brand is the ideal option to host and create a full day (or more) of networking, panels, and more.
Gaming Community Events
Drinks and networking a little too formal? Or are you looking to engage a b2c audience? We can create tailored gaming community events for any occasion.
Summer Socials
New in 2023, our seasonal socials are the perfect option for a bespoke evening of b2b networking.
