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W3Expo Is Back!

W3Expo, is back…bigger & even better! W3E is returning to Istanbul, Turkey at the Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel and Conference Center, to bring back Web3’s most awaited gaming expo. Two eventful days filled with immersive opportunities where gaming enthusiasts, pro players, investors and influencers come together. There will be competitions and real-time play tests of the latest and unreleased games. We’ll also see the return of the most loved event from last year, the W3E Championships LAN tournaments on stage both days. Get your game and brand involved in the gaming event of the year, W3Expo 2024!

What to look forward to...

Speakers

Joe Tran
Co-Founder & CEO of PlayMana
Joe Tran is a 12 year experienced entrepreneur with businesses in Media, Production, and Gaming. He was first introduced to Blockchain technology in 2016 and soon after made a decision to go full-time and provide his skill sets within the space. He is an advisor and consultant for various blockchain startups from 2016-2019 with a wide network of high networth individuals stemming in the web3 space. With PlayMana, he has established a partnership network of well established web3 gaming studios and esports organizations.
Damian 'DBofficial125' Bartlett
Team Lead of W3E
Damian is a seasoned professional with a 9 year career spanning web2, mobile and web3 gaming. Having worked with industry giants like EA, Scopely, Ubisoft and AppQuantum in pivotal roles, Damian also founded the gaming guild and esports team, AoK in 2015. At the helm of W3E, Damian continues to redefine the gaming paradigm, blending entrepreneurial vision with a profound passion for gaming and community empowerment.
Sarthak 'Zatakster' Aiyappa
Marketing Strategist of W3E
Sarthak “Zatakster” Aiyappa is an Esports Commentator turned Digital Creator in Web3. He comes with an experience in Community Building, Business Development & Marketing. At W3E Gaming, he’s the connoisseur of content and games. He’s pushing the marketing efforts of our flagship products and services. His moniker, Zatakster – is through which he produces content around tech, digital assets & gaming.
Ilman Shazhaev
Founder & CEO of Farcana
Ilman is a proven entrepreneur with a strong scientific background and experience in Gaming, AI, and Web3. He has built numerous healthtech, gametech, and industrial AI solutions. Ilman is a United Nations expert under the UNODC program, helping to solve social problems in developing countries by integrating AI technologies. He is the author of 46 scientific articles, and owns 10 registered invention patents. In 2022, the government of UAE granted Ilman a Golden Visa for entrepreneurship in the exceptional talents category. Ilman was an early player of many first-person shooter games like CounterStrike, Far Cry, and Call of Duty – in which he was ranked one of the top 10 players worldwide. Gameplay and the gaming community shaped much of his early life and ultimately led him to bitcoin in 2010, when he made his first bitcoin transaction for selling a gaming account in World of Warcraft. His passion for Gaming and Web3 led Ilman to building Farcana, a AAA third person third-person team ability shooter arena game with strong e-sport focus with bitcoin backed prize pool system.
Kemal Sadıkoğlu
Esports Advisor
Founder of Team Secret, consultant for football clubs Besiktas JK and Benfica, COO of ESA esports arena and COO of BBL esports
Ooi Fei Hoong
CEO of Exverse
Joe Tran
Co-Founder & CEO of PlayMana
Joe Tran is a 12 year experienced entrepreneur with businesses in Media, Production, and Gaming. He was first introduced to Blockchain technology in 2016 and soon after made a decision to go full-time and provide his skill sets within the space. He is an advisor and consultant for various blockchain startups from 2016-2019 with a wide network of high networth individuals stemming in the web3 space. With PlayMana, he has established a partnership network of well established web3 gaming studios and esports organizations.
Damian 'DBofficial125' Bartlett
Team Lead of W3E
Damian is a seasoned professional with a 9 year career spanning web2, mobile and web3 gaming. Having worked with industry giants like EA, Scopely, Ubisoft and AppQuantum in pivotal roles, Damian also founded the gaming guild and esports team, AoK in 2015. At the helm of W3E, Damian continues to redefine the gaming paradigm, blending entrepreneurial vision with a profound passion for gaming and community empowerment.
Sarthak 'Zatakster' Aiyappa
Marketing Strategist of W3E
Sarthak “Zatakster” Aiyappa is an Esports Commentator turned Digital Creator in Web3. He comes with an experience in Community Building, Business Development & Marketing. At W3E Gaming, he’s the connoisseur of content and games. He’s pushing the marketing efforts of our flagship products and services. His moniker, Zatakster – is through which he produces content around tech, digital assets & gaming.
Ilman Shazhaev
Founder & CEO of Farcana
Ilman is a proven entrepreneur with a strong scientific background and experience in Gaming, AI, and Web3. He has built numerous healthtech, gametech, and industrial AI solutions. Ilman is a United Nations expert under the UNODC program, helping to solve social problems in developing countries by integrating AI technologies. He is the author of 46 scientific articles, and owns 10 registered invention patents. In 2022, the government of UAE granted Ilman a Golden Visa for entrepreneurship in the exceptional talents category. Ilman was an early player of many first-person shooter games like CounterStrike, Far Cry, and Call of Duty – in which he was ranked one of the top 10 players worldwide. Gameplay and the gaming community shaped much of his early life and ultimately led him to bitcoin in 2010, when he made his first bitcoin transaction for selling a gaming account in World of Warcraft. His passion for Gaming and Web3 led Ilman to building Farcana, a AAA third person third-person team ability shooter arena game with strong e-sport focus with bitcoin backed prize pool system.
Kemal Sadıkoğlu
Esports Advisor
Founder of Team Secret, consultant for football clubs Besiktas JK and Benfica, COO of ESA esports arena and COO of BBL esports
Ooi Fei Hoong
CEO of Exverse

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