One of two international federations in the esports world, the International Esports Federation’s mission is to further esports on a global scale. With 130 member national federations, IESF president Vlad Marinescu discusses esports on a global level, the international outlook for the industry, esports at the grassroots level around the world compared to the United States, the tightening of financial backing within the professional esports space, esports’ possible place in the Olympic sports landscape and much more.

This episode is sponsored by the EsportsTravel Summit, the world’s largest gathering of esports tournament and video-game event organizers and the only event focused on the travel side of the esports industry. Presented by SportsTravel and hosted by Destination Toronto, the 2023 EsportsTravel Summit will be held July 12–14, 2023, in Toronto. The biggest brands in the esports world will attend the event and their representatives are featured as presenters. For more details on everything planned, please visit esportstravelsummit.com.