Kevin Chou, CEO of KSV eSports.
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Esports entrepreneurs will take the stage at GamesBeat 2017

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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GamesBeat 2017 will take place at San Francisco’s beautiful Fort Mason on October 5 and October 6. And we’re delighted to announce our next three speakers are entrepreneurs and investors in the esports industry, which market researcher Newzoo predicts will grow to $1.5 billion by 2020.

They include Kevin Chou, CEO of KSV eSports International; Noah Whinston, CEO of the Immortals esports team; and Clinton Foy, managing director at Crosscut Ventures and chairman of the Immortals. They share one thing in common: They are part of the new Overwatch League, as owners of a couple of the first seven regional franchises. You can save 20 percent on registration with our Save20 discount code.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.