MENA Tech highlights importance of students in development of competitive esports environment

MENA Tech highlights importance of students in development of competitive esports environment

With the MENA region leaning into the esports and the gaming industry Pérez discussed how it plays a key role in the education sphere

Dubai, UAE: Mario Pérez, CEO of MENA Tech (a company of GGTech Entertainment) was one of the keynote speakers at The Next World Forum where he shared his expertise on how the education industry and the esports and gaming industries are intertwined. The Forum was the closure of Gamers8, one of the biggest gaming and esports festivals worldwide, hosted by the Saudi Esports Federation in Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh At Kingdom Center.

In a panel discussion titled ‘Education Town Hall - Skin in the Game’, Pérez joined other gaming education experts and discussed the role of gaming education in the industry. He explained, “We want to cover the whole spectrum of the esports industry, not only training players, referees, broadcasters and all the disciplines the gaming business demands, but also try to bring some stability and teach values to these young talented people because they are the future of the industry.”

He also analyzed that most of them have gained popularity through their gaming expertise and are playing on world stages, accumulating followers, and are part of some of