In a one-day event on Friday, September 8, businesspeople operating in the gaming industry in Colombia in its various verticals, land-based and online gaming platforms, as well as hundreds of foreign executives will gather at GAT Showcase at the Sheraton Bogotá Hotel to attend the exhibition of global brands in an economic sector that generates key resources for health and thousands of jobs throughout the nation.
One week before the event, new sponsors are betting on the GAT Showcase Bogota format. Win Systems and Evolution have joined Betconstruct and Altenar in the Platinum Sponsors category. Likewise, the betting platform BetPlay will highlight its brand in the esports area and exhibition hall. Amusnet and Nuvei are two of the elite sponsors of GAT Showcase Bogotá 2023.
The list of exhibitors and companies participating in GAT Showcase Bogotá is as follows: Pragmatic Play, BetConstruct, BetPlay, Amusnet, Nuvei, Novomatic, Interblock, IGT, Win Systems, EGT, Merkur, BYA Group, Spintec, Nuvei, Inspired, Automated Transactions, EGT Digital, GLI, Mer Design, Luxor Games, Mobadoo, Radio Marcas, RPCol, World Reach SEO, Coljuegos, Asojuegos, Cornazar, Fecoljuegos and Fedelco.
The interactive platform GAT Networks is another innovation that entrepreneurs will experience at the Sheraton Bogota Hotel. It is an interactive platform through which sponsors, participating exhibitors, executives and visitors will be able to present their portfolios, news, and launches in interviews. The streaming broadcasts will be hosted by journalist and presenter Gladys Buitrago, with the support of Nueve Producciones, through social networks. The goal is to expand the audience and communities for the benefit of the business and the development of the sector.
The GAT Networks project will have two important media outlets: GAT Networks digital magazine with space for exhibitors, sponsors, and companies to promote their product and service portfolios.; and GAT Networks Streaming digital platform that will allow live broadcasting from where the events take place. This audiovisual material and its content will be shared through the GAT Networks’s portal and social networks Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Visitors to the GAT Showcase will be able to consult the possibilities and advantages of GAT Networks at stand A8-2 in the Santafé Hall.
José Aníbal Aguirre, CEO of GAT, said, “We are taking advantage of this showcase to launch our main exhibition, Gaming & Technology Expo Cartagena 2024, as next year we will celebrate 25 years of continuous work, integration, and promotion of the gaming industry in Latin America. At the end of the exhibition, a reception will be held for the media, Colombian artists, and industry personalities. The positioning of the fair in Cartagena is exceptional. Last March, we had visitors from 41 countries and four continents. We are expanding the exhibition space at Cartagena Las Americas Convention Center with two additional halls. Some exhibitors claim to have achieved sales of up to $5 million and several business alliances in the previous version.”
“On April 9, 10, and 11, 2024, Cartagena will be dressed up to serve the participants of GAT Expo. The path of technology in the entertainment industry is dizzying, so we are incorporating novelties such as eSports tournaments, a universe in full development that seeks to professionalize and regulate the eSports category. This topic and AI are impacting, I mean revolutionizing the industry and will be part of the contents of the academic agenda of GAT Expo Cartagena with national and international speakers, experts in innovation and the latest technological trends, as an activity prior to the exhibition of equipment, products and services.”
The September 8 event will be attended and supported by government authorities and the main trade associations of the sector: Asojuegos, Cornazar, Fecoljuegos and Fedelco.
Since 2016, Coljuegos, the Colombian Gambling Authority, has authorized the operation of sports betting and online games and currently there are 17 platforms with 8.5 million active player accounts throughout the country.
