2024 Global Esports Conference to be Held in Shanghai
TapTechNews July 12th news, the Game Committee of the China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association announced today that in order to enhance China's influence and competitiveness in the global esports field and further improve the professional and international level of China's esports industry, under the work guidance of the competent department, The 2024 Global Esports Conference is scheduled to be held on the afternoon of July 26, 2024 at the Shanghai Baohua Marriott Hotel.
According to the introduction, the theme of this conference is 'Competing Without Borders, Creating the Future Together', inviting representatives from domestic and foreign leading esports enterprises and international esports organizations to discuss issues such as opportunities and challenges in the global development of esports and building a global esports ecosystem, showing from multiple perspectives that esports, as a bridge connecting different countries and regions and different cultures, is booming on a global scale.
Time: July 26, 2024, 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Shanghai Baohua Marriott Hotel (No. 333 Guangzhong West Road, Jing'an District)
Guiding Units: China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association, Shanghai Municipal Press and Publication Bureau
Sponsoring Units: The Esports Working Committee of the China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association, The Expert Committee for Esports Industry Research of the China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association, Shanghai Hanwei Xingheng Cultural Development Co., Ltd.
Supporting Unit: Jing'an District Culture and Tourism Bureau of Shanghai
TapTechNews learned from the meeting agenda that Tencent, Perfect World, NetEase, vivo, SNK, Xishanju and other executives from manufacturers will attend this meeting.
In addition, The conference will also hold the launching ceremony of the 2024 Counter-Strike World Championship Finals (CS:GO Major) (CS:GO has been updated to CS2). The 2024 Winter Major, the highest-level CS event officially by Valve, will be hosted by Perfect World Esports and located in Shanghai, China.
Still, the 2024 Shanghai Major is divided into three stages: the opening game, the knockout stage, and the decisive game. From November 30th to December 15th, 24 top teams from the three major regions of Europe, Asia, and America gather in Shanghai, China to compete for the highest honor in CS and 1.25 million US dollars (TapTechNews note: currently about 9.085 million yuan).
It is learned that this is the first time that the highest-level official event has been held in Asia since the birth of CS in 1999, and it is also the first time that the Major has been held in Asia since the first Major in 2013.