Esports Summit Schedule 2025

9:20 AM

Welcome

Christopher Turner
Director of Mixed Reality Virtual Innovation Gaming, & Esports Institute

9:30 AM

Panel: Esports Partnerships 

Joshua Whetherholt, Esports Learning Environment Advisor at CDW•G (Moderator) 
Adrieanne Moliere, M.Ed., Esports Coordinator at University View Academy 

Mykiah Bonhom, Product Specialist - Esports at Spectrum Industries 

Wim Stocks, Commercial & Partnerships Lead, Frequency Advisors/WP Labs 

Dr. Chris "Doc" Haskell, Director and Head Coach, Esports Boise State

10:30 AM

Presentation:  Industry Insights

John Cash, MA, MBA, Founder & Professor HBCU Digital Entertainment Program - Topic: The Future of Esports: Bridging Academia and Industry

 11:30 AM

Lunch Break - Provided by CDW Esports

12:30 PM

CDW Esports Discovery Day

Interactive sessions and demonstrations of cutting-edge esports technology and solutions

4:30 PM

Industry Insights: Navigating Esports Partnerships and Commercial Opportunities - Q&A Session

Mykiah Bonhom, Product Specialist - Esports at Spectrum Industries (Moderator)
Wim Stocks, Commercial & Partnerships Lead, Frequency Advisors/WP Labs - Topic: Gaming, Esports, Creator, Brand, & Scholastic Partnerships

 5:15 PM

Networking Mixer & Game Night

SULC Esports Innovation Lab

8:00 AM  

Welcome to Day 2

8:15 AM      

Presentation: Protecting Innovation: IP Strategies for Gaming and Esports

Lealon L. Martin, Higher Education Administrator and Patent Attorney - Topic: Legal Considerations in Esports and Gaming

9:15 AM   

Bridging Disciplines: Q&A on Integrating Gaming and Esports Across Academic Programs

Dr. Chris "Doc" Haskell, Director and Head Coach, Esports Boise State (Moderator)

Marc Aubanel, LSU Director of Digital Media Arts & Engineering - Topic: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Gaming and Esports Programming

10:15 AM

Panel: Top professionals reveal the unexpected ways gaming is shaping business leadership

Joshua Whetherholt, Esports Learning Environment Advisor at CDW•G (Moderator)
Christopher Turner, SULC Director of MRVIGES and Director of SUBR Esports
Adrian Owen Jones, CFRE, Chief Growth Officer, ThreeSixtyEight
Christopher Douglas, Business PM Xbox Game Camp | Diversity & Inclusion Lead

11:00 AM

Panel: Empowering HBCUs: Shaping the Future of Gaming and Esports in Higher Education

Mykiah Bonhom, Product Specialist - Esports at Spectrum Industries (Moderator)
Dwayne Meekins, Esports Coordinator at North Carolina A&T State University & Professor of Esports & Gaming at Johnson C. Smith University - JCSU
John Cash, MA, MBA, Founder & Professor HBCU Digital Entertainment Program   
Jihan Johnston-McGlotten, Co-Founder BeatBotics  

11:45 AM

Presentation: Louisiana Esports Scene

Lumen Vera, Head Esports Coach at Loyola University New Orleans - Topic: Nurturing Local Talent: The Louisiana Esports Ecosystem

12:00 PM

Crawfish Boil and Networking