The Esports Radar and the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC), in partnership with tournament organiser BLAST, have officially released the agenda for the inaugural Global Esports Industry Week (GEIW) 2025, set to take place from June 18–22 in Austin, Texas. The event will run alongside the sold-out BLAST.tv Austin Major, with business sessions centred around Thursday June 19 and Friday June 20.
Confirmed speakers for the event include representatives from Tencent, BLAST, GRID Esports, Visit Raleigh, FaZe Clan, Team Vitality and others. Programming will include high-level networking sessions, panel discussions and expert roundtables, with the core business events hosted at the Downright Austin hotel.
Highlighted sessions include Esports Leaders on 19 June, an invite-only summit for 120 executives from across esports and gaming sectors; International Games & Esports Tribunal (IGET) Workshop also on 19 June, a new legal-focused session exploring arbitration practices in the space; And the ESIC Global Esports Summit 2025 on 20 June, now in its fourth year, this flagship event addresses integrity-related issues and broader industry challenges.
The agenda also includes “The Reality of Esports Tournaments in 2025”, “Esports Economics: Team Viability & Prosperity in 2025 and Beyond”, “Co-Streams – Do or Die?”, and “Hospitality – How Hotels, Resorts & Locations Can Embrace Esports & Win“, among other themes. The detailed programme can be seen at the GEIW website.
GEIW will also feature several social and networking events, including a welcome reception with BLAST on 18 June, a terrace gathering on 19 June, and a closing social on 20 June, as well as a padel tournament on 21 June at Padel39 with limited slots–make sure to book your participation.
BLAST.tv Austin Major Finals, taking place at the Moody Center on June 21–22, is set to be one of the largest Counter-Strike events in US history. It is important to note that, while GEIW will run alongside it, entry to the finals requires separate ticketing.
Sam Cooke, Co-Founder of GSE Group, an organisation encompassing The Insights Group (including The Esports Radar) and Playmakers, highlighted the impact of event for the whole sector: “We are incredibly excited to host the Global Esports Industry Week 2025. This landmark event, the first event for The Esports Radar since its launch, brings together the industry’s leading minds to address key challenges, drive innovation, and help to push esports forward. We want to welcome as many new faces into the spaces as possible and see Austin, a global tech hub, as a fantastic location to do so. Anyone interested in attending who is new to or intrigued by the sector, get in touch!”
Stephen Hanna, CEO of ESIC, added: “Collaboration sits at the heart of esports’ long-term success, and that makes gatherings like GEIW 2025 absolutely vital. By bringing publishers, tournament operators, teams and regulators under one roof, we can exchange ideas, confront shared challenges head-on and set the gold standard for fair, sustainable and long term growth for our industry. Austin’s energy is the perfect backdrop for charting the next chapter of our industry, and I’m honoured to help lead that conversation alongside so many visionary partners.”
Presented by Valhalla, GEIW is positioned as one of North America’s largest esports industry gatherings. The programme is designed to unite stakeholders from across the global esports ecosystem—including publishers, tournament operators, legal experts, researchers, hospitality leaders and esports teams—to explore both the opportunities and ongoing challenges in the fast-evolving sector.
GEIW 2025 is backed by a range of partners including GRID Esports, Abios, Visit Raleigh, UNEVN, Gamercraft, ALHI, Fairmont Austin, Caribe Royale Orlando, Women in Games International and SXNGA, as well as aforementioned presenting partner Valhalla.
For more information on the full programme and how to attend, visit the GEIW official website.
Disclaimer: The Global Esports Industry Week is an initiative with participation of The Esports Radar, part of The Insights Group.
