Games&Politics: Olympia goes Esports

November 28, 2024, Berlin

On November 28, 2024, the new edition of the Games&Politics series, organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Esports Player Foundation, took place on the topic of “Olympia goes Esports”. The event took place at XPERION Berlin and was broadcast on the Konrad Adenauer Foundation's Twitch channel.

Background of the event was the announcement of the International Olympic Committee to host the Olympic Esports Games for at least the next 12 years. All implications of this decision were discussed by several experts on various panels. Our expert Dr. Nepomuk Nothelfer was also invited as a panelist and spoke on the following topics:

Two Worlds – One Stage

Moderator: Nico Timmermann

Other Panelists: Cedric Schlosser (MYI Entertainment), Chris Würger (Esports Player Foundation), Martin Müller (Esports Federation Germany) and Jens Wortmann (Sports Federation North Rhine-Westphalia)

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A New Era of Esports? New Players, New Strategies

Moderator: Nico Timmermann

Other Panelists: Philipp Burkhardt (Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation), Johannes Pfundmeier (EFG), Danny Engels (Team Vitality) and Manouchehr Shamsrizi (German Council on Foreign Relations)

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Esports – From Niche to Olympic Glory

Moderator: Nico Timmermann

Other Panelists: Anna Baumann, Johannes Pfundmeier (EFG) and Martin Müller (Esports Federation Germany)

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