iGT 2026 Leaders
The people shaping iGaming in 2026
Operators, regulators, lawyers, and innovators voted by readers and the iGaming Times editorial board. Tap a name to read the full citation.
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Adam Roebuck
CEO
Spain-
Adar Ziv
Founder
Portugal-
Alex Pratt
Managing Director
United Kingdom-
Alex Wilson
Head of Marketing Division
Isle of Man-
Ana D’Arrigo
Head of Marketing
Malta-
Ana Dimitrijevic
Director of Marketing · Gambling.com Group
Malta-
Anastasiia Shсherbyna
Chief Marketing Officer
Ukraine-
Anna Urban
CCO
Estonia-
Cedomir (Alexandre) Tomic
Founder · Alea
Cyprus-
Chris Lu
Founder
Thailand-
Christina Dos Santos
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Malta-
Christina Savvouri
Business Development Manager
United Kingdom-
Clemence Dujardin
Group CEO
Malta-
Cordelia Morgan-Cooper
Founder
Cyprus-
David Fall
Business Development Manager
Malta-
David Natroshvili
Founder
Georgia-
Denis Dzyubenko
Managing Director
Cyprus-
Dima Dimants
Company Owner
Spain-
Dmitry Belianin
Founder
Portugal-
Dmitry Starostenkov
CEO
Netherlands-
Dorota Gruszka
Head of Marketing
Malta-
Elaine Gardiner
Managing Director
United Kingdom-
Eman Pulis
Founder
Cyprus-
Emily Micallef
CEO
Malta-
Faruk Aydin
CRO
Poland-
Fernando Saffores
Founder & CEO
United States-
Glenn Debattista
COO
Malta-
Helen Walton
CCO
United Kingdom-
Irina Veselkova
Marketing Strategy Coordinator
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Ivan Montik
Founder
Germany-
James Davies
Head of Commercial · Gamzix
Malta-
James King
CEO
United Kingdom-
Joe Hatch
VP Product
Malta-
John Gordon
CEO
United Kingdom-
John Wright
Co-Founder
Canada-
Kelly Kehn
Co-Founder
United Kingdom-
Leonid Pertsovskiy
CEO · BETBY
Latvia-
Margherita Giudetti
COO · Playlogiq
Spain-
Marina Ilina
CEO
Cyprus-
Marina Ostrovtsova
CEO
Malta-
Mark Schmidt
Managing Director - Africa
South Africa-
Martin Hodges
Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer · BetComply
United Kingdom-
Martins Lasmanis
CEO
Latvia-
Michael Tobin
Founder & CEO
United States-
Mike Danshin
CMO
Cyprus-
Mike de Graaff
Co-Founder & Chief Compliance Officer · BetComply
Portugal-
Nat Brewer
Marketing Manager
Malta-
Olga Yaroshevsky
Managing Director
Russia-
Paul Puolakka
CMO
Estonia-
Pierre Lindh
Co-founder & Managing Director
Malta-
Pierre Pulis
Marketing Director · BETBY
Malta-
Rasmus Sojmark
CEO & Founder
United Kingdom-
Richard Dennys
CEO
Malta-
Rodion Gusarov
Affiliate Manager · Royal Partners
Cyprus-
Sarah Blackburn
Director
Gibraltar-
Sharon McFarlane
Managing Director · Digital Footprints
United Kingdom-
Shirley Pulis Xerxen
Head of News
Malta-
Simon Lidzén
CEO · Fast Track
Malta-
Simon Westbury
Strategic Advisor
United Kingdom-
Stephen Crystal
Founder & CEO
United States-
Surya (Manesh) Palli
Creator · iGaming Real Talk
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Tereza Melicharkova
Head of Marketing · Elantil
Malta-
Thaluana Muscat
Lead Sales Manager
Malta-
Tom Galanis
CEO
United Kingdom-
Uri Poliavich
Founder
Cyprus-
Vigen Badalyan
Co-Founder
Armenia-
Vitalii Zalievskyi
CEO
Spain-
Vladimir Negine
CEO
Estonia-
Yevhen Krazhan
CSO
Cyprus-
Yuval Mechoullam
Co-Founder
Bulgaria