Speakers

Brendan Bussmann is a seasoned executive that has an extensive background in government affairs, communications, crisis management, strategy, and business development. He continues to implement successful strategies, as well as develop and expand new markets for various clients around the globe.

Bussmann has widespread gaming, sports, and hospitality experience. His most recent accomplishments include negotiations of a multi-billion dollar integrated resort development that had a profound direct, indirect, and induced economic and tourism impact on the region. He also has established entire regulatory regimes after that legalization of gaming in an emerging jurisdiction for both land and online gaming. He has directed countless strategic initiatives across the gaming, sports, and hospitality sectors as well as the formation of legislative and regulatory victories within the United States and around the globe.

During his nearly 20 years in the industry, Bussmann worked on numerous projects around the globe in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and Middle East. He currently advises public and private companies, tribal nations, sports organizations, financial institutions, associations, and government agencies on a wide range of issues.
Bussmann is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a B.A. in Political Science with Minors in Economics and History. He is deeply involved in the local Las Vegas community in additional to currently serving on several community and charitable boards.