This year's International eSports Conference, which begins tomorrow, at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, is receiving record breaking media attention and worldwide coverage showing the growing interest in eSports, according to its organizers..

With 25 lectures and roundtable discussions, this year's International eSports Conference program is the most comprehensive in the event's young history.

This year's motto is, "eSports breaks frontiers." Over 30 international speakers and over 200 participants from all over the world will discuss the many aspects and current developments within eSports. The two main topics of the conference will be, "eSports as Sports," and, "Economic opportunities in eSports." These topics are all about the convergence of electronic sports, sports and lifestyle. This focus will be addressed by speakers including Birger de Geyter (Fatality Europe), Doug Scott (Vice President Entertainment & Lifestyle Electronic Arts), Dr. Jörg Müller-Lietzkow (Universität Jena), Prof. Dr. Christoph Breuer (Sporthochschule Köln), Rolf M. Kilzer (Geschäftsführer StadtSportBund Köln), Carsten Kunde und Frank Pinter (n!faculty), Sean Kauppinen (Vice President Kohnke Communications), Jens Hilgers (CEO GIGA Digital/Turtle Entertainment), Andreas Wochenalt (ORF), Sven Wedig (Wazap!) und Nicole Braun (eSport Presse Club). Keynote speeches will be given by representatives from Electronic Arts, Intel and World Cyber Games. The Mayor of Cologne, Fritz Schramma, will officially open the Conference.

More information about the event can be found at www.esconf.com .