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AWS Betting & Gaming Day at re:Invent

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About the event

AWS Betting & Gaming Day brings together industry professionals for an insightful half-day program of learning and networking during re:Invent 2026. Attendees can dive deep into technical and business content tailored exclusively for Betting & Gaming professionals, and gain valuable insights from industry leaders including DraftKings, IGT, FanDuel, Hard Rock Digital, Flutter, Easygo and more! The event kicks off with opening remarks from Brendan Noone, Director of AWS for Games at AWS, setting the stage for a day of transformative discussions and knowledge sharing.

Beyond the formal sessions, participants will have unique opportunities to connect with AWS Betting & Gaming specialists for one-on-one consultations and explore AWS technologies through live demostrations. A networking reception will cap off the day where attendees can build meaningful relationships with AWS leaders and partners.

You must have a re:Invent badge to attend. Registration will close on Friday, November 27.

Who Should Attend
- Technical leaders and architects in betting and gaming organizations
- Business executives exploring cloud transformation
- Gaming industry professionals focused on innovation and scale

- Regulatory and compliance specialists

Agenda

12:30PM - 1:00PM

Arrival & Networking

A light lunch offering will be provided. The program will begin in the Social A ballroom.

1:00PM - 1:15PM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Brendan Noone, Director of AWS for Games, AWS

1:15PM - 1:30PM

Transition to Sessions

1:30PM - 5:30PM

Executive & Builders Tracks

Executive and builder sessions will run concurrently, each lasting 45 minutes with dedicated Q&A. Attendees will have the opportunity to build their own agenda.

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Cocktail Reception, AWS Demos, & Entertainment

Network with industry peers over drinks and retro arcade games, and explore the technologies shaping the future of betting and gaming.

Sponsors

Day 2

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Breakfast

Breakfast. registration will take place five minutes before breakfast.

10:00AM - 11:00AM

The horizon of AI

The emerging world of artificial intelligence and machine learning by Matthew Hartman and partner, Betaworks.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Startup evangelist of the month

Welcome Mackenzie Kosut, AWS startup evangelist

Day 3

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Breakfast

Breakfast. registration will take place five minutes before breakfast.

10:00AM - 11:00AM

The horizon of AI

The emerging world of artificial intelligence and machine learning by Matthew Hartman and partner, Betaworks.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Startup evangelist of the month

Welcome Mackenzie Kosut, AWS startup evangelist

Day 4

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Breakfast

Breakfast. registration will take place five minutes before breakfast.

10:00AM - 11:00AM

The horizon of AI

The emerging world of artificial intelligence and machine learning by Matthew Hartman and partner, Betaworks.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Startup evangelist of the month

Welcome Mackenzie Kosut, AWS startup evangelist

Feature topics

Feature topic

Database migration

Storage

Networking

Analytics

Machine Learning

Speakers

Mackenzie Kosut

Global Startup Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.

Katherine Barna

Vice President Communications, Awesomeness

Katherine Barna is Vice President, Communications for Awesomeness, a leading multi-platform media company defining the future of entertainment. At Awesomeness, Barna oversees communication and PR strategy for the company and its four key divisions: the Gen Z-focused AwesomenessTV network, Awesomeness Films, DreamWorksTV, and Awestruck. In addition, she heads up the company’s social responsibility initiatives.

Adam Rothenburg

Co-Founder & Partner, BoxGroup

Adam Rothenberg is a Co-founder and Partner of BoxGroup, a New York City based early stage venture capital fund. BoxGroup invests in pre-seed and seed rounds with the goal of backing talented entrepreneurs building disruptive technology companies and with visions to create the next generation of category defining businesses.

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When is the event?

The event is scheduled for Sep 30, - Oct 1 2025 | 7:00pm - 10:00pm. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

Where is the event?

The event will be held at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

Is there a fee to attend the event? If so, how can I pay?

No, this event is free to attend.

Executive Sessions

From Standalone to Super App: How DraftKings Built an AI-Powered Delivery Model

Zach Maybury, Chief Technology Officer, DraftKings
Brian Walker, SVP of AI & Operations, DraftKings

From Product to Service: IGT's Transformation for the Future of Gaming

Andy Hendrickson, Chief Product & Technology Officer, IGT

Scaling a Global Sportsbook for Peak Sporting Events

Neal Ardeljan, VP New Markets, Easygo
Philip Lakis, Technical Lead, Easygo

Own the Context, Choose the Model: FanDuel's Enterprise AI Platform

Jonathan Kindberg, Sr. Director of AI, FanDuel
Bryce Macher, VP of AI, FanDuel

re:Imagine Report for AI Trends for Betting & Gaming Customers

Shane Sweneey, AWS Executive in Residence, AWS

Executive Sessions

From Standalone to Super App: How DraftKings Built an AI-Powered Delivery Model with AWS

Zach Maybury

Chief Technology Officer, DraftKings
Brian Walker

SVP of AI & Operations, DraftKings

How to build a rock solid agile events program

The old way of doing event marketing—a large, inflexible investment in a small number of tentpole events—doesn't fit into a business world that demands adaptability and speed.

A Guide to Agile Event Programs that Can Survive Anything

Explore why the most dynamic leaders are building strategies for agile event marketing with a focus on scaling in-person and virtual events that are fast, flexible, and hyper-effective at driving meaningful connections.

A Guide to Agile Event Programs that Can Survive Anything

Explore why the most dynamic leaders are building strategies for agile event marketing with a focus on scaling in-person and virtual events that are fast, flexible, and hyper-effective at driving meaningful connections.

A Guide to Agile Event Programs that Can Survive Anything

Explore why the most dynamic leaders are building strategies for agile event marketing with a focus on scaling in-person and virtual events that are fast, flexible, and hyper-effective at driving meaningful connections.

Builder Sessions

Secure MCP Gateway on AgentCore: One Identity, Many Tools

Adam Kubiaczyk, Senior Director of Technology Strategy, Hard Rock Digital
Cliff Gunn, AI Architect, Presidio

Peter Buonora, Principal Solutions Architect, AWS

Governance-as-Code: How Hard Rock Digital Runs an Autonomous SOC

Adam Eickhoff, CISO, Hard Rock Digital
Pierre Buckleigh, Director of Security Operations, Hard Rock Digital

Peter Buonora, Principal Solutions Architect, AWS

Fraud Detection at Scale: Inside FanDuel's Millisecond Defense

Denis Mayer, Sr. Director of Data Engineering, FanDuel
Diwakar Iyer, Data Engineering Director, FanDuel

AML Guardian: An Autonomous, Multi-Jurisdictional System for AML Monitoring and Reporting

Kailash Manohar, VP of Data Architecture and AI, Mohegan Sun

Mike Reaves, Principal Solutions Architect, AWS

Pay Only When They Play: Season-Aware Scaling for Live Betting

Brian Walborn, Staff Software Engineer, Undergod

Mikhail Vaynshteyn, Sr. Solutions Architect, AWS

From Queues to Streams: The Evolution of Low Latency Data Streaming

Jan Pacák, Senior Engineering Manager, Sportradar

Ed Berezitsky, Principal Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS

Building the Foundation for a Multi-Region Global Betting Platform

Kenneth Attard, Enterprise Architect, Betsson

Dimitrios Papageorgiou, Sr. Solutions Architect, AWS

How Bally's Bet Big on AI: MCP, AgentCore, and Amazon Quick Across the Enterprise

Suresh Cherukupalli, CTO, Bally's
Ram Kumar Karnataka, Distinguished Engineer, Bally's

Nick McCabe, Sr. Solutions Architect, AWS

The AI Value Signal: From Tokens to Engineering Outcomes at DraftKings

Rick LaFaver, Director of Cloud FinOps, DraftKings
Brian Soper, Sr. Solutions Architect, AWS

Faster Delivery & New Ways of Working: AI-DLC at Flutter

Stew Norriss, Director of Engineering, Flutter
John Kellet, Principal CSM, AWS

Turning Casino Maintenance into a Profit Center with Predictive AI

Earl Hall, President & CEO, AXES.AI

Keeping the Games Running: How IGT Built Unified Observability Across 5 Jurisdictions

Andrew De Bono, Head of Cloud Engineering, IGT PlayDigital

Nick McCabe, Sr. Solutions Architect, AWS

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