FUTURE WEEK; The Explosive Growth of E-sport (EN)

E-sport and eFootball have become hugely popular in the Nordics in the past few years. How does the traditional sports world adapt to its digital and much younger siblings? Hear industry experts and professional players discuss the rise of e-sport and eFootball in the Nordics.

You will hear from:

• Christian Sørensen, CEO North, a Danish E-sport club
• Mads Theie Bretvik from NFF (The Norwegian Football Association)
• Håvard Fantoft Grutle (TV 2)
• North's August "Agge" Rosenmeier, a World Cup winning e-sports athlete widely recognized as one of the best FIFA players in the world
• Brann's pro player Anders Rasmussen, who is also on the Norwegian National Team.
• Anders Bariås, commentator eFootball, TV 2

At the end of the session there will be a debate on stage.

The presentations will be held in english.

VENUE: Media City Bergen Restaurant (ground floor)

Seminar will be held in english.

After this session, there will be an exhibition match in the Atrium, where North and Brann will go head-to-head. More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2307358042846019/

You will also get the chance to test your skills against the pro's. More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2521226417889764/

Where: Restaurant in Media City Bergen (Ground floor)

When: June 12, 13.00-14.30.

The seminar is a part of the Media City Bergen Future Week on June 11-14. 50+ events will be taking place inside the Media City Bergen building, and all focused on topics that challenge our common future as it is driven and shaped by technology. Read more about it here: https://mediacitybergen.no/future-week/

Future Week consists of a number of research seminars, workshops, breakfast ­meetings, popup-talks, entertainment, demos, presentations, debates, talks and discussions. The topics are mostly within the media cluster’s disciplines but also our partners from different industries and other future oriented environments in the region will contribute with activities this week.