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GAMES &
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Thank you
to the 350+ participants in the 2005 event!
For information about the 2006 event on April 26, 2006, please
click here
Speakers at the 2005 forum included:
ONLINE GAMES KEYNOTE:
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JOHN SMEDLEY
President, Sony Online Entertainment
John's start
in the gaming industry began in 1989 when he was a programmer for
ATG. Shortly after developing his first game (QIX) for the Apple
IIe, he founded his own company, Knight Technologies. Years later,
he began a PC Group at 989 Studios that evolved into Verant
Interactive, now Sony Online Entertainment, a worldwide leader in
massively multiplayer online gaming that creates, develops and
provides online entertainment for PC, console, wireless, and
online markets. |
MOBILE GAMES KEYNOTE:
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MITCH LASKY
Chairman and CEO, JAMDAT Mobile
Don't miss the
opportunity to hear from a leader of the mobile gaming revolution.
Hot off its IPO, JAMDAT
Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: JMDT) is a leading publisher of wireless
entertainment applications.
JAMDAT’s slate of wireless games features well-known brands and
original titles including JAMDAT Bowling, Hasbro’s Scrabble®,
Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater®, MLB.COM, The National
Basketball Association, The National Football League and The Lord
of the Rings™ franchise. |
FEATURED INTERVIEWS & PRESENTATIONS:
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LANCE ULANOFF
Executive Editor, Ziff Davis Media
Lance Ulanoff
is Executive Editor for all Enthusiast Web sites at Ziff Davis
Media. At PCMag.com, he oversees all strategic, editorial, and
production activities related to the magazine's Web site and
writes a weekly technology column.
Ulanoff
spent the last 13 years in online and print publishing of computer
technology. After stints as a beat reporter in NY, he entered the
world of technology, first traveling the country to cover product
distribution and data processing issues for a national trade
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VINCE BROADY
CoFounder, GameSpot,
SVP, Games & Entertainment, CNET Networks
Vince Broady is
responsible for CNET Networks’ Games & Entertainment strategy and
the management of its entertainment-related businesses. These
include GameSpot, the leading source of information and services
for video and computer games, which he co-founded; and MP3.com, a
prime destination for digital music enthusiasts. He is a well
known speaker and moderator and has appeared at industry events
including E3, CES, and the IEMA Summit, among others. |
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JASON FORD
GM, Wireless Games & Entertainment, Sprint
Sprint offers one of the
largest collections of mobile games in the U.S. with more than 200
titles and 20+ partners. Jason's areas of responsibility include
overall strategic product planning and marketing & management of
wireless games which has resulted in millions of game downloads.
During his years at Sprint, he has managed WAP partnerships,
started the ringer and screensaver business and developed
fundamental business relationships for Wireless Web and PCS Vision
content. |
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PAUL SCHAUT
CEO, Tira Wireless
With more than 22
years of diverse and extensive technology experience, Paul has
served in a number of sales, marketing and executive management
capacities during his career. Prior to joining Tira Wireless
Paul served as President and CEO of Performaworks. He served
as President and CEO of Engage. Paul currently serves as a
Board Trustee for the Massachusetts Software Council, is a
Director of several private software companies, as well as a
member of the CommonAngelsR investment group. |
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GREGG SAUTER
Director of Games Publishing, Nokia
As Nokia's global
Director of Games Publishing, Gregg leads teams based in North
America & Europe responsible for 1st party game development and
3rd party publisher relations. His background includes launching
LEGO's North American Media Division, where he was Director of
Interactive Publishing, and serving as Director of Consumer
Products for the National Football League, where he managed
interactive products, including the NFL's video game properties.
He has been with Nokia for 2 years. |
PANELISTS
Eric Albert
- Director, Business Development, Gameloft
Jeff Anderson
- President & CEO, Turbine Entertainment
Matthew Bellows
- General Manager, Floodgate Entertainment
David Berkowitz
- Dir. of Marketing, iCrossing,
Columnist, MediaPost
George Borkowski
- Head of IP & Tech Practice, MS&K
Erica Chriss - Director, Business
Development, Digital Chocolate
Greg Costikyan
- Games Researcher, Nokia Research Center
Mueez Deen
- Director, DRAM & Graphics, Samsung Semiconductor
Kenny Dinkin
- Vice President & Executive Producer, PlayFirst
Anders Evju
- Vice President & GM, North America, Digital Bridges
Eric Goldberg
- Managing Director, Crossover Technologies
Daniel Hart
- VP, Online Games Strategy and Operations, MTV Networks
Jay Horwitz
- Senior Analyst, Jupiter Research
Mark Litvack
- IP Lit Partner, MS&K / Formerly of the MPAA
Robert Nashak
- VP of Production, Sorrent
Victor Penev
- Vice President, Online, Playboy International
Craig Piddle
- Director of
Marketing, BioWare Corp.
Billy Pidgeon
- Senior Analyst, Zelos Group
Michael Powers - CTO, Mpowerplayer, Inc.
Adeo Ressi
- CEO & Founder, GameTrust
Don Ryan
- General Manager, Microsoft Game Studios
Mika Salmi
- CEO, AtomShockwave
Dan Scherlis,
CEO, Etherplay
Ned Sherman
- CEO, Digital Media Wire
Rob Tercek
- EVP & Chief Strategy Officer, MFORMA Group
Margaret Wallace
- Co-Founder & CEO, Skunk Studios
Mike Yuen
- Director, Gaming Group, QUALCOMM
Eric Zimmerman
- Co-Founder & CEO, gameLab
Games & Mobile Forum is the
leading executive forum focused on online and mobile games. The annual
event brings together decision-makers from online and mobile game
publishers, developers, marketers, retailers, content creators,
technology providers, advertisers, investment bankers, lawyers and
venture capitalists.
With 300+ attendees, Games & Mobile Forum provides the ideal
environment for industry thought leaders to share ideas, exchange
information and build relationships and sponsors to reach this elite
audience.
Don't
miss the opportunity to participate in the 2005 event. Please take a
few minutes to review the attached sponsor packages and contact us to
reserve your position at the 2005 event. Please email speaker
submissions (bio & contact info) to heather@digitalmediawire.com
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2005 FORUM
AGENDA
Morning Sessions
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8:30AM - 9:00AM
Registration, Coffee & Networking -
Tinker
Auditorium |
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9:00AM -
9:15AM
Welcome & Introductions
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Florence Gould
Hall
Ned Sherman - CEO, Digital Media
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9:15AM
- 9:45AM
Keynote Address - Online
Games Focus
JOHN
SMEDLEY - President, Sony Online Entertainment
John's start in
the gaming industry began in 1989 when he was a programmer for ATG.
Shortly after developing his first game (QIX) for the Apple IIe, he
founded his own company, Knight Technologies. Years later, he began
a PC Group at 989 Studios that evolved into Verant Interactive, now
Sony Online Entertainment, a worldwide leader in massively
multiplayer online gaming that creates, develops and provides online
entertainment for PC, console, wireless, and online markets.
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9:45AM - 10:45AM
PANEL 1:
ONLINE
GAMES: The State of the Industry
This panel of decision-makers in the
online games value chain will discuss the state of the industry with
a focus on innovation, pricing and distribution models for online
games. What has changed in the last year? What changes can we
expect in the coming year? What innovations will fuel growth?
How are new consumers being targeted? What business models are
working? What is the outlook for product placement, in-game
advertising, and advergaming? How will the industry generate more
revenue from the creation and distribution of online games?
PANELISTS
George Borkowski - Head of IP & Tech Practice, MS&K
Victor Penev - Vice President, Online, Playboy Enterprises
International
Adeo Ressi - CEO & Founder, GameTrust
Don Ryan - General Manager, Microsoft Game Studios
Mika Salmi - CEO, AtomShockwave
MODERATOR
Dan Hart - VP, Online Games Strategy and Operations, MTV Networks
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10:45AM
-11:15AM
REFRESHMENT/NETWORKING BREAK
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Tinker
Auditorium
Hosted by:
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11:15AM
-11:30AM
Featured
Presentation
and
Q&A Session
Presented by
Lance Ulanoff
- Executive Editor, Ziff Davis Media
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11:30AM -11:45AM
"Community and the Connected Gamer"
Featured Interview and Q&A Session with
Vince Broady
Co-founder, GameSpot, SVP, Games
& Entertainment, CNET Networks
Interviewer: David
Berkowitz, Columnist, MediaPost
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11:45AM - 12:45PM
PANEL 2:
ONLINE GAMES:
Developers' &
Publishers' Roundtable
Leading developers
and publishers of online games discuss strategies for success. What
are the keys to a winning developer-publisher relationship? What
does it take to launch a successful online game - casual,
multiplayer or other - in the current market? As budgets grow and
competition increases, how will the majors continue to pump out
innovative, compelling and profitable games for the online space? Is
the casual and downloadable games market the next major
battleground?
PANELISTS
Jeff Anderson -
President & CEO, Turbine Entertainment
Kenny Dinkin - Vice President & Executive Producer,
PlayFirst
Craig Priddle - Director, Marketing, BioWare Corp.
Brian Taptich - Director, Business Dev., EA Sports & EA
Games Online
Margaret
Wallace - Co-Founder & CEO, Skunk Studios
MODERATOR
Eric Zimmerman - Co-Founder & CEO, gameLab
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12:45PM - 1:45PM
LUNCH
BREAK -
Tinker Auditorium
Sponsored by:
PRESS CONFERENCE
- Florence Gould Hall
Sponsored by:
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Afternoon Sessions
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1:45PM -
2:15PM
Keynote
Address
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Mobile Games
Focus
MITCH LASKY - Chairman & CEO, JAMDAT Mobile
Prior to
joining JAMDAT as CEO, Mitch Lasky, 43, was Executive Vice President
of Worldwide Studios for Activision, where he was responsible for
all product development on a worldwide basis. Mitch also worked as a
new media business affairs lawyer at the Walt Disney Company, and
was one of the founding members of the multimedia law practice at
the prestigious Los Angeles law firm Irell & Manella. Mitch
graduated from Harvard College magna cum laude with a BA in History
& Literature, and earned a JD from the University of Virginia School
of Law.
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2:15PM - 3:15PM
PANEL 3:
MOBILE GAMES: The State of the Industry
This panel of decision-makers in the
mobile games value chain will discuss the state of the industry with
a focus on innovation, pricing and distribution models for mobile
games. What has changed in the last year? What changes
can we expect in the coming year? What factors are driving and
hindering the industry? When can we expect to see a more reasonable
ecosystem for developers and publishers to bring games to market?
PANELISTS
John Batter - Vice
President, Electronic Arts Mobile
Matthew Bellows - General Manager, Floodgate Entertainment
Mueez Deen - Director, DRAM & Graphics, Samsung Semiconductor
Michael
Powers - CTO, Mpowerplayer, Inc.
Rob Tercek - EVP & Chief Strategy Officer, MFORMA Group
Mike Yuen -
Director, Gaming Group, QUALCOMM
MODERATOR
Mark Litvack - IP Lit Partner, MS&K / Formerly of the
MPAA
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3:15PM - 3:30PM
REFRESHMENT/NETWORKING BREAK -
Tinker
Auditorium
Sponsored by:
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3:30PM- 3:45PM
Featured Interview and Q&A Session with
Gregg Sauter
Director of Games Publishing, Nokia
Interviewed by Billy Pidgeon, Games Analyst
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3:45PM -
4:00PM
Featured Interview and Q&A Session with
Jason Ford
General Manager, Wireless Games and Entertainment,
Sprint
Interviewed by Dan Scherlis, CEO, Etherplay
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4:00PM - 4:15PM
Featured
Interview and Q&A Session with
Paul Schaut
CEO, Tira Wireless
Interviewed by Jay Horwitz, Sr. Analyst, Jupiter
Research
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4:15PM - 5:15PM
PANEL 4:
MOBILE GAMES: Publishers
Roundtable
Leading publishers
discuss strategies for success and evolution in the most
rapidly-changing landscape in the games business. The leading
Western players in handsets, console and Web games are setting up as
mobile game publishers; several carriers are experimenting with
white-label games publishing; the first "super-developers" are in
formation; and the direct-to-consumer channel is migrating from
Europe and Asia to the US. What are the keys to winning
relationships with developers, carriers, and traditional game
publishers? How and when can successful online games and brands
cross over the mobile games market? And, of course, can great games
make money, or must you have a licensed game or branded title to
succeed in the current mobile games market?
PANELISTS
Eric Albert - Director, Business Development, Gameloft
Robert Nashak - VP of Production, Sorrent
Greg Costikyan - Games Researcher, Nokia Research Center
Anders Evju - Vice President & GM, North America, Digital Bridges
Erica Chriss - Director, Business Development, Digital Chocolate
MODERATOR
Eric Goldberg - Managing Director, Crossover Technologies
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5:30PM - 6:30PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
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Tinker
Auditorium
Hosted by:
in association with
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POST-EVENT
RECEPTION
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Chiptune Music
Perfomance by Glomag
Drinks by
Suntory & Jizake
See what
people are saying about Games & Mobile Forum.....
"One of the best conferences I've seen in
quite some time."
--Stewart Halpern, Managing Dir., Digital Entertainment, RBC Capital
Markets
"Your moderators were great and I enjoyed
the panels."
--Minard Hamilton, SVP, Sales & Brand Partnerships, JAMDAT Mobile
"Very well planned and executed. The sessions were informative and
timely..."
--Eric Albert, Director, Business Development, Gameloft
"Fantastic event…"
--Matt J. Railo, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
"Thanks for a great conference..."
--Eric Zimmerman, Co-Founder & CEO, gameLab
"Great show... I look forward to working
with you on industry events in the future." --John Welch, President &
CEO, PlayFirst
"Lots of interesting people and good dialogue."
--Gabe Zichermann, VP, Strategy & Communications Trymedia Systems
"Very good conference - diverse
participants, meaty discussion."
--Tolman Geffs, Managing Director, Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc.
"I enjoyed the show."
--Mark Jacobstein, President & COO, Digital Chocolate
Past Press coverage includes:
Computerworld
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
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