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The scale of ambition in gaming is getting bigger | Brian Ward fireside chat
Brian Ward, CEO of Savvy Games Group, is leading the expansion of Saudi Arabia into the games and esports markets.
As most people hopefully are now aware, Vision 2030 is the blueprint for Saudi Arabia to diversify its economy away from oil and gas and into 13 other industrial sectors – which sounds like a good idea by itself – and to transform its society into a more welcoming place with more opportunities for women and so forth. HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud (middle), Chairman of Saudi Esports Federation alongside Toshimoto Mitomo (right), Executive Deputy President and CSO, Sony Group, and Ralf Reichert, CEO of Esports World Cup Foundation.The other thing I think of–the reason I actually went there is not just because of a chance to try to build a big company with a huge commitment of capital, but a chance to help some people transform their country under Vision 2030 in some very positive ways. Because it’s relatively geographically small compared to North America, in your opinion, is there room for more than one global hub in the Middle East, or is there competition between Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, and so on?
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