2022 Speakers
Keynote Session
How We Decide
David Eagleman
David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University, best known for his work on sensory substitution, time perception, brain plasticity, synesthesia, and neurolaw. He’s also the scientific advisor on HBO’s Westworld, a bestselling author, and host of the Netflix documentary The Creative Brain. Whether he’s expounding on the careful balance between routine and novelty, or how leaders can embrace risk and disruption, he provides a vivid, inspiring take on cultivating the right attitude for discovery. A Guggenheim Fellow and winner of the McGovern Award for Excellence in Biomedical Communication, he’s also traded jokes with Stephen Colbert and been featured in Italy’s Style magazine. Eagleman’s accolades — both popular and academic — prove his rare ability to make advanced science relevant, accessible, and fun.
All Sessions
Session 1: How We Decide
David Eagleman
Session 2A: Positive Play – A Decade of Developments
Dr. Richard Wood
Session 2B: Trends and Indicators of Vulnerability in Gambling and Finance
Kevin deBruyckere, Pamela McDonald, Noah Billick, Marie-Noëlle Savoie
Session 3: GameSense Advisors Program – A Retrospective
Paul Smith, Adrian Maisonneuve, Jamie Ferguson, Tamara Morgan
Session 4: How Social Purpose Can Fuel Your Player Health Ambitions
Peter ter Weeme, Maureen Young
Session 5: The Most Game-Changing Practices Globally in Player Health Today
Dr. Michael Auer, Dr. Thomas Nilsson, Janine Robinson, Dr. Jamie Wiebe
Session 6A: Evolution of Treatment and Support
Dr. Thomas Nilsson, Dr. Jeff Derevensky, Doung Koo, David Horricks
Session 6B: Players, Products, and Gambling Environments: New Directions
Dr. Luke Clark
Session 7: Reflections on the Past & Future of Responsible Gambling
Keith Whyte
Session 8: Dear Gambling Industry – Here’s What We Want You to Know
Jennifer Gregg, Adrienne Cossom
Pre-Conference Session
Responsible Marketing: Establishing “Guardrails” for Safer Play
Jamie Wiebe, Ryan Persaud, Richard Wood, Floris van Driel
Poster Presentations
The 2022 New Horizons in Responsible Gambling Conference featured a virtual poster session where researchers and industry professionals presented their work to delegates in an informal online setting.
The poster session is an important addition to the conference program and supports the advancement of industry research. Here are the posters that were featured at the 2022 New Horizons in Responsible Gambling Conference.
An Online Gambling Intervention Using the Realization Effect
Ke Zhang (UBC)
A Content Analysis of Gambling Live Streams on Twitch
Dimitrios Avramidis (UBC)
Examining the Gender Publication Gap in Gambling Research and Addiction Science
Eliscia Sinclair (UBC)
Payment Modernization: Beneficial in the Fight Against Gambling-Related Harm or a Cause for Concern?
Kasra Ghaharian (UNLV)
The Near-Miss in Online Slot Machine Gambling: A Pre-Registered Conceptual Replication
Lucas Palmer (UBC)
Brain Connections
Deirdre Querney & Iris Balodis
(The City of Hamilton’s Alcohol, Drug, & Gambling Services & The Peter Boris Center for Addictions Research)
Problem Gambling and Mental Health Disorders Among Undergraduate Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Tiange Xu (UNLV)