Topics

• Strategic Planning
• Casino Math
• Casino Marketing
• Casino Design
• Measuring Financial Performance
• Leadership & Human Resource Issues
• Internet Gaming
• International Issues
• Crisis Management
• Social Impacts
• New Technologies

Format and Schedule

Program Format
The Executive Development Program delivers state-of-the-art, industry-specific knowledge in an intensive week of seminars, presentations and interactions. Participation in study teams and case-study analysis is an integral part of the program and is required of all participants. The program considers this daily interaction among faculty and participants as crucial to its success and vital to the overall experience.

In light of the changing economic picture, this year’s cases will involve such topics as managing struggling properties, dealing with social impact concerns in the community, and establishing marketing and positioning strategies in competitive gaming jurisdictions. Fluency in English is required of all participants. This year’s program will include a full day of special in-depth seminars. Topics will include casino financing issues, internal controls, casino mathematics and casino marketing.

Program Schedule
The Executive Development Program begins with registration and a reception on Tuesday evening, Nov. 4, 2008; orientation begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The program concludes at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13. Expect to spend full days and several evenings on program-related activities.

Who Should Attend
The Executive Development Program attracts a diverse and dynamic group of participants. Now in its 18th year of offering an exceptional educational experience, the program has graduated more than 800 executives from gaming companies and regulatory agencies throughout the world.

The program is designed for executives in positions of substantial responsibility, who help shape the future within their organizations. It is also appropriate for those in specific functional areas who have decision-making responsibilities at the senior level. The program would benefit others about to move into such positions who seek to gain knowledge specific to the gaming industry and ultimately improve their overall managerial effectiveness.

Faculty

• Co-Moderators: William R. Eadington, Ph.D., Director, Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, College of Business Administration, University of Nevada, Reno. Andrew MacDonald, Executive Vice President, Gaming, Genting Berhad, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Casino Industry Experts
  The program’s top-level faculty is comprised of industry experts drawn from leading universities and from some of the most prominent casino operations in the world. Our faculty has included John Acres, Chuck Atwood, Harry Curtis, Bill Friedman, Bill Galston, Larry Lewin, Gary Loveman, Phil Satre, Glenn Schaeffer and Larry Woolf.