Long before he was appointed CEO in 2010, Henrik Tjärnström was a part of the Kindred Group (then Unibet Group). Henrik joined the Board of Directors in 2003 and was part of the Board until 2008 where he stepped into the role as Chief Financial Officer for the Group. He holds a MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Institute of Technology, Linköping University, Sweden. Before joining the Kindred Group, Henrik was employed as Senior Financial Manager at Skanska Infrastructure Development AB from 2001 to 2008.

Senior Director, Group Strategy & Execution at Better Collective, a listed sports betting media group that operates a range of different media platforms. His responsibilities in Better Collective includes management of the local sports betting brands, the responsible gambling programme and the development of group strategy. Esben has a background in strategy consulting at H&B and Kearney, where he worked with a wide range of industries including insurance, retail, construction and services. In addition, he has taught strategy at several universities in Denmark.

Maarten Haijer is the Secretary General of the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), representing the leading online gambling operators licensed and regulated in the EU. Before joining the EGBA as director for regulatory affairs, Maarten worked as the internal market and consumer protection counsellor at the Netherlands permanent representation to the EU. Prior to that he held several positions in the Dutch ministry of economic affairs, dealing predominantly with EU and WTO trade policy issues.

Johan Törnqvist co-founded Play’n GO in 2005 and as CEO has seen the company remain at the forefront of the gaming industry thanks to the simple ambition to be the best gaming entertainment supplier there is. Play’n GO believes that our positive and supportive working atmosphere enhances and inspires our direct relationships with clients and translates into high-quality content for the players that we entertain. Play’n GO leads the industry with innovative products and content through our carefully crafted portfolio of over 250 well-loved games, enjoyed by millions across the world. With compatibility in over 20 jurisdictions globally, we supply games to the largest operators in the industry. Play’n GO are entertainers, first and foremost, and that will always shape what we do, where we go and what kinds of games we make.

Nurit Nobel is a researcher in Economic Psychology at Stockholm School of Economics and holds a Masters in Social Psychology from London School of Economics. She is the CEO and co-founder of Impactually, a behavioral science consultancy that leverages insights from psychology and behavioral economics to create business and societal impact. In her research and consulting work, Nurit investigates why people make certain decisions, and how we can help them make choices that are more in line with their long-term wellbeing. Prior to co-founding Impactually, Nurit held different management positions within large international organizations including as a brand manager at Procter & Gamble.

Peter-Paul de Goeij is the Managing Director of the Netherlands Online Gambling Association (NOGA), the Dutch trade association for online gambling operators. De Goeij is also a member of the Advisory Board of the All-in Diversity Project, as well as the founder of Quod Bonum Consulting, an independent Dutch IT & telecom, gambling and lottery consulting firm. Peter-Paul has 20+ years international experience in the fields of gambling, telecommunications, general management, licence application, legal and regulatory and public affairs.

Hubert is one of the founders of EFDN and is an international CSR and football for development consultant. In his position at EFDN and as a consultant, he supports clubs and other football organisations with the setup and development of their CSR policy, M&E protocols, community projects and fundraising activities. Hubert has been active in the football for development sector since 2007 and has gained his experience as CEO of the Community Foundation of NAC Breda and as project manager of the Dutch “More than Football” Foundation. Since 2014, he has grown EFDN to over 130 professional clubs, leagues and FA’s from 30 European countries. Additionally, Hubert is the Chair of Show Racism the Red Card the Netherlands, a Dutch organisation focussed on educating children and adults on anti-racism.

Dr. Jonathan Parke is the director of Sophro Ltd, an independent research consultancy exploring gambling behaviour and gambling harms. Jonathan publishes widely on these topics and is currently leading on some of the most innovative safer gambling projects in the field. Over the last two decades, he has examined a variety of issues in gambling studies including game design, gambling motivation, harm mitigation and the use of behavioural science in reducing risk. His previous roles include: Director of Commissioning for the Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) and research positions at the International Gambling Research Unit, Nottingham Trent University, and the Centre for the Study of Gambling, University of Salford in the UK.

Daria Magdoiu joined Kindred in December 2016, as a Customer Support Agent for the Romanian Market, taking up the duty of the Responsible Gaming expert of her team. Following that path, she joined the Responsible Gaming team in 2018 as a Responsible Gaming Analyst, and later filled in her current role of Responsible Gaming Relationship Manager at Kindred Group. The Responsible Gambling team lead by Maris Catania, focuses on preventing and minimizing harmful gambling, while transforming it into a trusted source of entertainment and contributing positively to society.

With over 40 years of experience within the gambling sector.  Ranging from being a betting shop manager, professional punter and poker player.  Became addicted to fixed odds betting terminals but is now fully committed to helping anybody with gambling problems and raising awareness of 'safer gambling' across the industry.