Connecting with our community is the right way! It’s really important to give you a peek “behind the curtain” and show you who are the people who work at our organization!
Today you’ll learn more about our board member Daniel Cossi!
Hi Daniel! In order for our audience to get to know you better, tell us a few words about yourself.
Daniel Cossi is an entrepreneur and passionate for mankind and our universe. President of CBDEL-Brazilian Confederation of Esports, President of WESCO – World Esports Consortium, CEO and Chairman of Hainan Esports Entertainment Group based in Shenzhen and Hong Kong,China. Founder and former president of PAMESCO – Pan American Esports Confederation.
Why did you join the IESF Family?
I joined the IESF family back in 2015 and Brazil is a loyal supporter having brought IESF side by side with CBDEL for the first time in an Olympic event Rio 2016 Olympics for the whole Olympic and Paralímpic event. And as WESCO the partnership was established because this is how it should be done: UNITED.
What’s one thing that surprised you about being part of IESF’s board?
I joined the Board on behalf of WESCO as its president. The one thing that makes me believe in the new IESF is exactly their new Boards, business model, but above all a Presidency that is congruent with the values I believe and apply in life, in WESCO and above all in eSports, it is the respect for the category to bring integrity for this ecosystem dedicated to our athletes.
What’s a work-related accomplishment that you’re really proud of?
I’m in the private sector and as CEO of different companies before I started my own entrepreneurs, I created many standards for labour security and Legal rights. In technology I created many different tools to secure bank transactions that now are used in the whole world. And in marketing, merchandising I was responsible for creating, designing, licensing and translating the two blockbusters movie trilogies franchises, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, for which I won many awards. For Esports first I have created many Esports Law Projects (Bid) to recognize and regulate the institutional Esports, for many different countries in the past 10 years, the second is the solid WESCO and it’s infrastructure, and the third is the events and projects we conduct in China such as the esports international programs: “Cities of Esports” now being conducted in Hainan and Shenzhen, China with investments in the order of US$ 2.3 billions, “Changing the People, Changing the World” first started in 2019 in Shijiazhuang, China where we create Esports Educational and Excellence Centers with Esports related capacitation categories such as Referee, commentators, players coaches, but also Internet programming, 3D programming, Mathematics, Languages, History and etc., and now this project is going to Nigeria, Venezuela, Mexico and other countries, and “Ambassadors of Esports” to bring awareness to Esports fair play and correct understanding as a regular sports with celebrities from sports, music and movies such as Cafu (former soccer player and Brazilian Captain of the Brazilian National Soccer team, first participate in Shijiazhuang promoting the first multidisciplinar Esports Educational and Excellence Centre), Renzo Gracie, Jarno Truly, and so many others, and fourth I have conducted and produced Esports Events in an annual basis for WESCO, and privately for many companies such as the former WCA (World Cyber Arena) dealing with the logistics from 400 to 600 athletes in each event. I also founded and patroness the Pan American Esports Confederation and in both WESCO (with up to 765 members) and PAMESCO I have created their members businesses models, mkt models, governance models, Esports operational models, and articulate conversations with their governs to recognize and understand the Esports.
What’s the worst job you’ve ever had, and what did you learn from it?
Literally there is not one single job I have done or accepted in my life that I made a mistake or had any sort of regrets. Everything I have ever done to work was successful as hard as it can be to believe.
Who inspires you?
Human beings, our very existence in such a harsh environment considering the whole universe and how it is created, is a privilege to exist and we MUST make it worthy.
What kind of music do you like?
I am an eclectic music sommelier, from hard rock, to electronic and classic, and I do have a passion for Opera specially it’s popular phase with the coming of singers such as Pavarotti, which I get to know personally long time ago, btw I am a classic piano musician, instrument that I play since my 8 years old.
Do you like reading? If so, what genre of books do you like?
I am addicted to books, their smell, their touch, their looks, and my incredibly crazy passion for books and READING. I am proud to have read more than 4500 books since I was a kid, at 5 years old (yes very young) and now I have my beloved personal library with 4523 books since my last account, which makes me in debt to read another 23 new books waiting for me in my shelves.
What’s something that recently made you smile?
The news about my grandson coming from my first born daughter, and by the way she was formed Esports Referee by IESF in 2016. In fact she is the first female International Level Esports Referee in the world. She is now VP of Referees at WESCO, her name is Kathleen Cossi.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever heard?
This is still to happen, but I am all ears.
