Our Members
Executive Board Members
Founding Chairperson / Board Member
Dr Tsubasa Shinohara
Assistant Professor
University of Tsukuba, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
Board Member
Dr Kusunoki Shigeki
Professor
University of Tsukuba, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
Board Member
Dr Hidehiro Yamamoto
Professor
University of Tsukuba, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Academic Advisory Board
Dr Aleksander Groth
MCI The Entrepreneurial School
Professor
Austria
Esports and Video Games
Dr Cem Abanazir
Manchester Metropolitan University
Lecturer
Turkey
Esports and Video Games, Sports
Dr Chloë Salles
Université Grenoble Alpes
Assistant Professor
France
Media Entertainment
Dr Daniel Rietiker
European Court of Human Rights / Suffolk University Law School
Senior Lawyer / Adjunct Professor
Switzerland
Sports
Dr Leon Xiao
City University of Hong Kong
Assistant Professor
China
Esports and Video Games
Dr Mark James
Manchester Metropolitan University
Professor
United Kingdom
Sports
Mr Rune Andersen
University of Agder
Associate Professor
Norway
Esports and Video Games
Mr Tarun
Gujarat National Law University / GNLU Centre for Sports & Entertainment Law
Senior Research Associate
India
Sports
Dr Seamus Byrne
Manchester Metropolitan University
Senior Lecturer
Ireland
Sports
Dr Seth Jenny
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Associate Professor
United States
Esports and Video Games
Dr Tobias Scholz
University of Agder
Associate Professor
Austria
Esports and Video Games
Dr Emmanuel Marty
Université Grenoble Alpes
Assistant Professor
France
Media Entertainment
Mr David Cami
UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture
Executive Director
Australia
Esports and Video Games, Arts, Media Entertainment
Ms Shaheeza Lalani
University of Lausanne
Executive Director, LL.M International Business Law
Arts, Music, Media Entertainment
Business Advisory Board
Ms Sayo Okamoto
GAKU
CEO/Founder
Esports and Gaming