Events

Upcoming Events, Category Seminars

The WLA Academy offers a full program of seminars, workshops and round tables for top and mid-level managers as well as entry-level personnel. Throughout the year in different locations around the world, specialists from inside and outside the industry, including internationally respected academics, share their knowledge and insights to support the continuing education programs of WLA members.

GLMS / EL / WLA Sport Integrity Conference

28 Apr – 29 Apr 2020

Location: Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Schweiz

Category: Seminars

A GLMS/EL/WLA Event – Organized in coordination with the IOC

Following the successful GLMS event of January 2019 in Lausanne, the global lottery community (GLMS-EL-WLA) will be organizing a Sports Integrity Conference at the capital city of the global sports movement, Lausanne, on April 28–29, 2020.

POSTPONED until autumn/winter: English for Effective Communication in the Lottery Industry

22 Jun – 26 Jun 2020

Location: Middletons Hotel, York, Vereinigtes Königreich

Category: Seminars

A joint WLA/PinT training to improve your English language and lottery terminology for presentations, meetings, business writing, attending conferences and cross-cultural communication.

Operational Risk & Assurance Security Seminar

02 Sep – 04 Sep 2020

Location: GRAND HOTEL REYKJAVIK, Reykjavík, Island

Category: Seminars

A WLA/EL Event

SOS Security & Operational Risk Seminar

This year’s EL Operational Risk & Assurance / WLA Security Seminar will focus on multifaceted aspects of successful player authentication/identification – both online and offline – as failing at this task was identified as one of the most pressing operational risks lotteries are facing nowadays by the Associations’ expert Working Groups. Effective management of operational risks is a critical aspect of business strategy for any organisation and while they cannot be avoided altogether, their impact can be lessened if managed properly.