Darren Kwan (Moderator)

President, Australian Esports Association

Sydney

Darren Kwan is the founding President of the Australian Esports Association and Executive Producer of the Australian Esports League.

He has a deep passion for esports and through over 16 years of experience in the industry has developed a deep understanding of every facet of esports competition and management. He is actively engaged in esports production, management and advocacy for Australian esports and its participants.

In his role as the President of the Australian Esports Association he seeks to enable and improve the sustainability of esports in Australia through the development of sound governance and transparent industry policy and practice. As Executive Producer of the Australian Esports League he oversees all elements of event production, business development and strategy. He was directly responsible for producing Australia's first ever free-to-air broadcast of an esports competition broadcast via SBS Viceland to an audience of over 400,000, enabling Australian esports to reach mass audiences and support the long term growth of the Australian esports industry.