Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Chairman of Animoca Brands joins elite-class gamers at the Global Gamers show hosted by VAP Group

The Global Games Show is pleased to announce Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Chairman of Animoca Brands, as one of its esteemed speakers. The show is set for December 12 and 13, 2024, at the Grand Hyatt Exhibition Centre in Dubai.

Yat Siu will join some of the brightest minds gaming minds, over 70 speakers, over 110,000 community members, and over 200 media houses to step into the future of gaming, bringing together the worlds of Esports, next-gen games, and the Web3 gaming revolution under one roof.

The Global Games Show 2024 in Dubai plans on being an electrifying fusion of everything gaming, where the biggest innovators, creators, developers, publishers, and players come together to compete, explore, and redefine the future of gaming.

Yat has always appreciated technology and finance. He began his work at Atari Germany before founding Hong Kong Cybercity/Freenation. This is Asia’s first free website and email service. He is a firm believer in the importance of decentralization for the future of the Internet.

Yat Siu co-founded and serves as executive chairman of Animoca Brands, a global leader in blockchain and gaming. The company’s objective is to provide digital property rights to the world’s gamers and Internet users, resulting in the formation of a new asset class, play-and-earn economies, and a more equitable digital framework that contributes to the growth of the open metaverse. 

In 1998, he founded Outblaze, an award-winning provider of multilingual white-label web services. In 2009, he sold Outblaze’s messaging unit to IBM, changing the company into an incubator for ideas and entrepreneurs creating digital entertainment services and products. Animoca Brands, founded in 2014, is one of the incubated startups.

With Animoca, he has been behind games, including The Sandbox, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes.

About VAP Group

VAP Group, established in 2013, is a leading force in Web3 and AI solutions, offering services in PR, advertising, recruitment, content development, events, and media management. Led by CEO Vishal Parmar, VAP Group continues to drive innovation through strategic PR and influencer marketing, bounty campaigns, and global conferences. Their flagship events, the Global Blockchain Show and Global AI Show, showcase the brightest minds in these transformative fields. Known for its creativity and forward-thinking approach, VAP Group remains at the forefront of blockchain and AI consultancy.