Ray Bates
Honorary President of EL
Former CEO of An Post Irish National Lottery
Lottery Industry Consultant

Simon Jaworski
Founder & CEO, Lotto Research

Stéphane Pallez
Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of FDJ UNITED

Following is the extraordinary verbatim keynote speech delivered by Count Herman Van Rompuy, President Emeritus of the European Council and former Prime Minister of Belgium, at the EL Congress in Bern, Switzerland on 15 September 2025.

By Philippe Vlaemminck, and Valentin Ramognino

Simon Jaworski
Founder & CEO, Lotto Research

Olli Sarekoski
Chief Executive Officer, Veikkaus

Congratulations to the six newest members of the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame.

Ángel Sánchez
General Manager, ONCE (Spanish National Organization of the Blind)

Mary Harville
Chief Executive Officer and President,
Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC)

Maggie Garrison
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Kentucky Lottery Corporation (KLC)

John Davis
Secretary, Florida Lottery

Harjinder K. Shergill Chima
Director, California Lottery

Panel Discussion: How is the digital connection to the player becoming the hub of the player journey? How is the digital platform driving players to interact with lottery at retail as well as online, supporting the anywhere, anytime, any way fashion the modern consumer expects?

Panel Discussion:  How are iLottery games evolving to appeal to the next generation of online players, drive growth, and retain player loyalty in the face of intense competition from other online gaming options?

How an industry-wide effort culminated in the launch of the new Mega Millions® game.

Samuel Awuku
Member of the Ghanaian Parliament
Formerly Director General of the National Lottery
Authority (NLA) of Ghana

Simon Jaworski
Founder & CEO, Lotto Research

Philippe Vlaemminck, Beata Guzik, Valentin Ramognino

Frank Suarez
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC)

Highlights from Barcelona 2025 

Simon Jaworsk
Founder & CEO, Lotto Research

Lorne Weil
Executive Chairman, Inspired Entertainment

Harold Mays
Director, Illinois Lottery
President, North American Association
of State & Provincial Lotteries

Tonya Beenders
Chief Sales Officer, Arizona Lottery

Randy Spielman 
Chief Product Officer,
North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL)

Simon Jaworski,
Founder & CEO, Lotto Research

Andreas Kötter
Chief Executive Officer, WestLotto, Germany
Chairman of the Eurojackpot Cooperation
President of the World Lottery Association (WLA)

National Powerball promotion returns for third edition in 2025.