Speakers

Ed Birkin is the Managing Director of H2 Gambling Capital, renowned as the foremost provider of market intelligence in the global betting and gaming industry. With a wealth of expertise spanning almost 20 years, Ed has an extensive background in both land-based and online operations across the gaming, betting, and lottery segments.
Before his tenure at H2 Gambling Capital, Ed analysed the global gambling sector for a number of top tier investment banks, starting at Dresdner Kleinwort, before moving to lead the gaming analysis for Barclays Capital’s European Equity Research division, and then as a Director in Credit Suisse’s Equity Research department, where he also led the bank’s analysis of the gaming sector.
H2 Gambling Capital has been widely regarding as the leading provider of market intelligence since its inception in 2008. Under Ed’s leadership, the company has expanded its product offering to include both company analysis as well as market analysis, aided by detailed player surveys, monthly tracking of the Brazilian market size / market share, and detailed illegal market analysis.