International e-Sports Federation and World Cyber Arena to Hold 2016 Global e-Sports Executive Summit

Sharing ideas between stakeholders in e-sports industry on status to ensure e-sport develops in right direction

Held in Shanghai, China, from July 30-31

SHANGHAI, July 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) and World Cyber Arena (WCA) will host the 2016 Global e-Sports Executive Summit in Shanghai, China, from July 30th to July 31st, during ChinaJoy 2016, the largest digital entertainment expo and conference in China. Founded in 2014, World Cyber Arena (WCA) is an international e-sports tournament hosted by the municipal government of the city of Yinchuan and Yinchuan International Game Investment Co.Ltd.

The key purpose of the Summit is to share ideas between key stakeholders in different e-sports industries, to align understandings and ensure e-sport develops in the right direction and manner. Moreover, the summit involves the participation of International Sports Society members to openly discuss the potentials of e-sports and its synergies which can be produced together with traditional sports.

The Summit will be a gathering of the IeSF and its National Federation members, key figures within e-sport companies and media, major electronics companies and e-sports athletes. Among the topics to be discussed will be the involvement international sports society and the status and direction of e-sports.

Unlike other e-sports gatherings, the Summit plans to openly discuss topics which are generally not dealt with. The road to an official sports administration, good causes, universal value, and social responsibility in e-sports, a global e-sports academy and athlete welfare, and a clean e-sports environment, are some of the key agendas to be in discussed during the Summit. Various sports officials will also be part of the discussion to give insights of explanations on how it has been done in traditional sports.

The IeSF and WCA expect the Global e-Sports Executive Summit to be of great relevance and opportunity for all organizations involved in e-sports to gather, share, and exchange thoughts in order to reach a consensus for the development of e-sports.