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2004
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Overview
Games &
Mobile Forum is a 1-day executive forum focused on business and technology
developments involving online and mobile games. Participants are leading
executives in media, entertainment and technology, including
game
publishers, developers, marketers, retailers, console makers and content
creators, technology providers, advertisers, investment bankers, lawyers and
venture capitalists. We are pleased to announce that this year's event will
include 2 keynotes and 6 panels on mobile and online games and whitepaper
presentations by the
International Game Developers Association (IGDA).
In addition, drafts of the whitepapers, which include in-depth market
analysis and executive interviews, will be made available to conference
attendees.
To submit speakers for the
2004 conference, please send a bio and photo (optional) to Tinzar Than, VP,
Marketing & Events, Digital Media Wire, Inc. at
tinzar@digitalmediawire.com.
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Games & Mobile Forum is the
leading executive forum
focused on online and mobile games.
There are 42 confirmed speakers for the 2004 forum.
2004 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Greg
Ballard - CEO, Sorrent
John Welch - Chair, IGDA Online Games SIG / VP AtomShockwave
2004 FEATURED SPEAKERS
Eric Albert - Business
Development Manager,
Gameloft
Jeff Anderson - President &
CEO, Turbine Entertainment
Matthew Bellows - VP, Mobile Entertainment,
GameSpot
Stephanie Boyle
- Head of Partner Relations, Ericsson Mobility
Matt Bromberg - GM, AOL Games
Gordon
Bellamy - former Exec. Dir.,
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
Mike
Cartabiano - President, Sennari Mobile
Greg Costikyan - Chief
Creative Officer, Unplugged Inc.
Lee Crawford - Editor, IGDA Mobile Games whitepaper
Ron DiNicola - Partner,
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Michael Dowling - VP, Business
Development, Nielsen Entertainment
Andrew Elliott - Head of Bus. Dev. &
Strategies,
Ent. & Media,
Nokia Americas
Mark Friedler - CEO, Gigex, Inc./GameDAILY
LLC
Minard Hamilton - SVP, Sales & Brand
Partnerships, JAMDAT
Stewart
Halpern - Managing Dir.,
Digital Ent. Research,
RBC Capital Markets
Todd Herman - Streaming
Evangelist, MSNBC.com
Avi Greengart - Sr. Analyst,
Wireless & Consumer Technology, Jupiter Research
Mark Jacobstein - President & COO, Digital
Chocolate
Daniel James - Founder & CEO,
Three Rings Design
Scott Jensen - VP, Bus. Development, Media & Entertainment, (M)forma
Group
Scott Johnson - President,
MENT (Mobility Entertainment)
Garry Kitchen - President/CEO,
Skyworks Technologies, Inc.
Misha Lyalin
- CEO, Reaxion Corp
Marcus Matthews - CEO, Blue
Heat Games
Matt Railo - Partner, IP & Technology, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
LLP
Brian Robbins - Editor, IGDA Downloadable Games whitepaper
Jason Rubinstein - GM,
Ubi.com, Ubisoft
Don Ryan - Studio Manager, Microsoft's Zone.com
Mika Salmi,
CEO,
AtomShockwave
Dan Scherlis - CEO, Etherplay
Mike Skagerlind - SVP & GM,
Nickelodeon Online
Alex St. John - CEO &
Co-Founder, Wild Tangent
Jeff Tunnell - Founder & Chief Creative
Officer, GarageGames
Mike Vann -
Vice President of Sales,
YaYa Media
Joseph Varet - Vice President, Groove Alliance
Gabe Zichermann - VP, Strategy & Communications,
Trymedia Systems
WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
Ned Sherman -
CEO & Co-Founder, Digital Media Wire
John Kilcullen -
President & Publisher, Billboard Information Group
2004 FORUM
AGENDA
Morning
Sessions - Focus on Online Games
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration, Coffee & Networking |
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9:00 AM -
9:10 AM
Welcome
Ned Sherman - CEO
& Co-Founder,
Digital Media Wire
John Kilcullen - President & Publisher, Billboard Information
Group
9:10 AM - 9:40
AM
Keynote Address
John Welch - Chair, IGDA
Online Games SIG / VP, AtomShockwave Corp.
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9:45 AM -
10:30 AM
Panel 1:
Online Games:
Identifying Business Opportunities in an Evolving Market
MODERATOR
Matthew Bellows - VP, Mobile Entertainment, GameSpot
PANELISTS
Jeff Anderson - President & CEO,
Turbine Entertainment
Matt Bromberg - GM, AOL Games
Stewart
Halpern - Managing Dir.,
Digital Ent. Research,
RBC Capital Markets
Daniel James - Founder & CEO,
Three Rings Design
Alex St. John - CEO & Co-Founder,
Wild Tangent
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10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
REFRESHMENT/NETWORKING BREAK |
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10:55 AM -
11:40 AM
Panel 2
Advergames:
Are Games a Legitimate Advertising Option for Mainstream Marketers?
MODERATOR
Mike Vann -
Vice President of Sales,
YaYa Media
PANELISTS
Todd Herman -
Streaming Evangelist,
MSNBC.com
Garry Kitchen - President/CEO, Skyworks Technologies, Inc.
Mika Salmi,
CEO,
AtomShockwave
Mike Skagerlind - SVP & GM,
Nickelodeon Online
Joseph Varet - VP,
Groove Alliance
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11:45 PM -
12:40 PM
Panel 3
The Evolution of Games: What's Next?
MODERATOR
John Welch - Chair, IGDA
Online Games SIG / VP,
AtomShockwave Corp.
PANELISTS
Michael Dowling - VP, Business Development, Nielsen
Entertainment
Mark Friedler - CEO,
Gigex, Inc./GameDAILY LLC
Matt Railo - Partner, IP & Technology,
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Jason Rubinstein - GM, Ubi.com, Ubisoft
Don Ryan - Studio Manager,
Microsoft's Zone.com
Jeff Tunnell - Founder & Chief Creative
Officer, GarageGames
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12:40 PM - 1:30 PM
LUNCH BREAK |
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Afternoon Sessions
- Focus on Mobile Games
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Keynote
Address
Greg Ballard - CEO, Sorrent
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2:05 PM -
2:50 PM
Panel 4
How Will Content and Business Models Evolve for the Mobile Market?
MODERATOR
Dan Scherlis - CEO,
Etherplay
PANELISTS
Lee Crawford - Editor, IGDA Mobile Games White Paper /
CTO, Stadeon
Andrew Elliott - Head of Bus. Dev. &
Strategies,
Ent. & Media,
Nokia
Americas
Mark Jacobstein - President & COO,
Digital Chocolate
Scott Johnson - President, MENT
(Mobility Entertainment)
Misha Lyalin - CEO,
Reaxion Corp.
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2:50 PM - 3:15 PM
REFRESHMENT/NETWORKING BREAK |
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3:15 PM -
4:00 PM
Panel 5
The Downloadable & Mobile Game Business
From the Developer’s Perspective
MODERATOR
Avi Greengart - Sr. Analyst, Wireless/Consumer Technology, Jupiter
Research
PANELISTS
Eric Albert - Business
Development Manager,
Gameloft
Stephanie Boyle - Head of
Partner Relations, Ericsson Mobility
Mike Cartabiano - President, Sennari Mobile
Greg
Costikyan - Chief Creative
Officer, Unplugged Inc.
Brian
Robbins - Senior Creative
Technologist,
Fuel Industries (Editor, IGDA)
Gabe Zichermann - VP,
Strategy & Communications, Trymedia Systems
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Final Session -
Focus on Hollywood
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4:00 PM -
4:45 PM
Panel 6
Interfacing with Hollywood:
Challenges & Opportunities for the Game Industry
MODERATOR
Gordon Bellamy - former Exec.
Dir., Academy
of Interactive Arts & Sciences
PANELISTS
Ron DiNicola - Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Minard Hamilton - SVP, Sales & Brand
Partnerships, JAMDAT
Scott Jensen
- VP, Bus. Dev., Media & Entertainment, (M)forma Group
Marcus Matthews - CEO,
Blue Heat Games
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Cocktail Reception
5:00
PM - 6:00 PM
sponsored by
Digital
Media Wire, Inc. ©2000-2004. All Rights Reserved.
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2004
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
John Welch
Chair
IGDA Online Games SIG / VP AtomShockwave
Greg Ballard
CEO
Sorrent
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News
coverage from the 2003 conference:
Computerworld - Australia
April 29, 2003
Developers Look to Expand Mobile Games Market
View Article -
Click Here
GamePro -
April 29, 2003
The Perils of Advergaming
View Article -
Click Here
IDG.com,
Singapore
May 1, 2003
Developers
Look to Expand Mobile Games Market
View Article -
Click Here
2003 Speakers:
Jason Bell - SVP, Atari
Stephen Killeen - CEO, WorldWinner
Doug Lowenstein - President, ESA
Alex St. John - CEO, Wild Tangent
Dan Hart - GM, Yahoo! Games
Matt Bromberg - VP & GM, AOL Games
Chris Cummings - Sr. Mgr, Terra Lycos
Rob Sebastian - Managing Director, The Endeavor Agency
John Welch - VP, AtomShockwave
Vince Broady - SVP, CNET
Eugene Evans - Pres., Infinite Ventures
Scott M. Jensen - Pres., NuvoStudios
Brad Zutaut - Founder & CEO, Xingtone
Dan Scherlis - CEO, Etherplay
Anders Evju - VP & GM, Digital Bridges
Billy Pidgeon - Sr Analyst, Zelos Group
Jason Schreiber -
CEO, Powerhead Games
Greg Costikyan -
CCO, Unplugged Games
Keith Ferrazzi - CEO, YaYa
Robb Lippitt - COO & GC, ePrize
Peter Mack - President, Templar Studios
Jody Sherman - CEO, 3dGroove
Eric Zimmerman - CEO, gameLab
Larry Shapiro -
Motion Picture Department, CAA
Tom Selz -
Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Edmond Sanctis -
Former President & COO, Acclaim
Ned Sherman -
CEO & Co-Founder, Digital Media Wire
Mark Jacobs -
President, Mythic Entertainment
John Roberts -
SVP, Interactive, Game Show Network
Robert Ferrari -
Managing Dr, Convergence Ventures
Maureen Dorney - Partner, Gray Cary
Mark Friedler - CEO, Gigex
Jerry Spiegel
Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
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