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4/19/12 New Speakers Added from Nexon America, Walt Disney Studios, Revision3, Koolbit, Dreamworks Animation and many more leading companies!
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4/18/12: Announcing speakers for Kickstarter panel - Is Crowdsourcing the Future of Video Game Production and Marketing? Panelists include, Kristafer Vale, CEO & Lead Designer, Winterkewl Games, Character TD, DreamWorks Animation, Leo Dasso, Creator, College-Ruled Universe, Chuck Sommerville, Creator, Chuck's Challenge, Brian Fargo, CEO, Leader in Exile and Moderator: Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire.
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3/16/12: Double Down Interactive President, Glenn Walcott, to be featured in a special case study session of IGT's $500M Acquisition of the company with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's Stuart Campbell.
3/12/12: Two leading industry associations join LAGC as partners - IGDA; which will present a game leadership roundtable at the event and CDSA; which will produce a panel on dealing with piracy and security threats.
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2/26/12: Lars Buttler, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Trion Worlds, to keynote at 2012 LA Games!
2/16/12: New speakers added from GSN, Starz, GameStop Digital Ventures, Kongregate, American Express, Tagged and many more!
2/6/12: First speakers announced from Gaikai, GameHouse, Ignited, RockYou, Playstation, CBS Interactive, and more!
1/11/12: Chris DeWolfe, CEO, SGN and MySpace founder and former CEO, to keynote at 2012 LA Games!
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Glenn Walcott, President, Double Down Interactive Glenn joined Double Down Interactive in November 2010 as President. He was previously the CFO of Big Fish Games and helped lead the growth of that company from $8 million in revenue to more than $100 million and from 40 to 400 employees. He was also instrumental in helping Big Fish Games raise $83 million in one of the largest rounds of private financing of any gaming company ever. Glenn also held senior leadership positions at LOUD Technologies and Blue Nile (NILE). Glenn has a BS from University of Washington in Finance and Accounting. Glenn will be featured in a case study session of the IGT deal with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's Stuart Campbell and John Salter, Partner of The Raine Group, an investment bank specializing in media and entertainment ventures.
Lars Buttler, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Trion WorldsGame Industry Entrepreneur Lars Buttler is a Founder and the CEO of Trion Worlds, the publisher and developer of games and original entertainment for the connected world. The company recently completed an $85 million round of strategic growth equity financing, adding to $100 million already raised. Trion’s first online game, RIFT™, launched worldwide on March 1, 2011, to critical and consumer acclaim and revenues have already surpassed $100 million with players activating over 1 million accounts. Trion's mission is to revolutionize global entertainment by combining the best elements of online, gaming, and traditional media. Prior to founding Trion, Buttler was Vice President for Global Online at Electronic Arts, the world’s largest independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. Buttler led EA’s strategy for online games and services and ran EA’s Online Studio.
Chris DeWolfe,
Chief Executive Officer, SGNInternet entrepreneur Chris DeWolfe is best known as co-founder and former CEO of MySpace, the social network that redefined the concept of socializing around shared interests. Under DeWolfe’s leadership, MySpace grew exponentially: Launched in 2003, MySpace attracted an average of 300,000 new members each day, and when he left the company in 2009 it had more than 125 million monthly active users from 29 countries around the globe. In 2010, DeWolfe staked his claim in the rapidly growing social games market. With backing from Austin Ventures, DeWolfe purchased Mindjolt, a San Francisco-based social games platform. With more than 20 million active users, Mindjolt is among the fastest growing companies in the social gaming space, already profitable through a combination of advertising and virtual goods’ sales. In 2011, Mindjolt acquired SGN, a leading developer of social mobile games and Hallpass Media, a portfolio of popular free-to-play online game sites and in 2012 the entire company rebranded itself as SGN. Chris will be interviewed on stage by Paul Bricault, a Venture Partner at Greycroft Partners in the firm’s West Coast Office.
2012 Speakers, Panelists & Moderators
8:15AM–9:00AM 11:00AM–11:45AM TRACK A - DISTRIBUTION
PANEL 2: From Console to Cloud: Exploring Today’s Multiple Distribution Possibilities At this very moment we’re witnessing an evolution in the gaming industry – one that has all the characteristics of what our media industry predecessors have and continue to experience (books, music, print, TV, movies, etc.). Videogames are an important part of the migration of content "into the cloud." But despite the disruptive impact the Internet is having on traditional retail, physical goods aren’t likely to disappear any time soon, or will they? If so, when can we expect that to happen? What new forms of distribution work for different types of games? Which devices are going to be driving the future growth of the gaming business? This panel will give you an overview of current trends, provide relevant real-lifecase-studies and give you the unfiltered truth of technological opportunities and challenges facing the games industry in a digital age. Panelists Nanea Reeves, COO, Machinima Joel Resnik, Vice President of Video Games, Redbox Jon Estanislao, Director of Digital Distribution, Activision Publishing Chris Donahue, Director, Global Publisher/Developer Relations, Onlive. Brad Hisey, Director, Marketing, Nexon America Moderator: Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic TRACK B - MONETIZATION
PANEL 3: KA-CHING! How To Effectively Market and Publicize Games to Increase Sales This panel of advertising, brand and games executives will discuss the latest and most effective opportunities to market and publicize games. How are brand marketers and their agencies navigating this space? What advertising campaigns work in different online communities? On the other side of the coin, how can game companies generate revenue and free mass advertising by incorporating digital game content into brand advertising? Panelists Allen DeBevoise, Chairman & CEO, Machinima.com Lisa Marino, CEO, RockYou Maria Casey, Senior Manager of Business Development, Arkadium Simon Whitcombe, VP Games, CBS Interactive Bjorn Book-Larsson, CEO, Reloaded Games Inc. / GamersFirst Anton Commissaris, Chief Revenue Officer, Apsalar Moderator: Peter Levin, CEO, Nerdist TRACK C - GAME DEVELOPMENT
PANEL 4: Power of Community: Integrating Social Design in Game Development This panel will discuss the opportunities to bridle the power of social media to build communities that foster and promote programming in new and innovative ways, not just confined to the networks built around hard core console gaming, but through and on Facebook and other social platforms. What's next as gaming meets the internet and social networks? Panelists Chris Early, VP, Digital Publishing, Ubisoft Entertainment Davin Miyoshi, VP Social Games, GSN Andrew Pedersen, Vice President & General Manager, Social Games, Tagged Moderator: Gordon Bellamy, Executive Director, IGDA 11:50AM–12:35PM TRACK A - DISTRIBUTION
PANEL 5: Social Game Distribution: Facebook Is Not The Only Game In Town Despite Facebook’s apparent dominance, especially within the United States, Facebook currently represents only about a third of worldwide traffic for social networks. Social games juggernaut Zynga and other developers have recently announced a slew of new products aimed at diversifying its business beyond Facebook. So what are those platforms and social networks, and which are the most promising for social game developers? Panelists Michael Maher, Director, Business Development at American Express, Enterprise Growth, Sometrics / American Expresss Jim Greer, Founder, Kongregate Lisa Hanson, Managing Partner and Founder, Niko Partners Moderator: Dale Strang, CEO, Viximo TRACK B - MONETIZATION
PANEL 6: Free, Pay-To-Play or Subscription: What Payment Solutions Fits Your Game The Best? Games account for the largest portion of paid online content, well ahead of other forms of content, such as movies/video and news. While subscriptions have proven a very successful model for games such as World of Warcraft, it might not be suitable for other online games. When it comes to mobile games and casual games, is freemium the way to go? Is there enough money to go around for subscriptions? Is advertising a viable option? What hybrid models are emerging? And how do virtual goods fit into the equation? This panel of game experts will give you a glimpse into the future of game monetization and provide many good ideas for what models will work for your products/services. Panelists Nick Bhardwaj, VP of Monetization and User Acquisition, NaturalMotion Mara Winokur, SVP Digital Media and Business Development, Starz Digital Media Karl Mehta, Founder, PlaySpan Marc Rochman, Founder and CEO, Openbucks Laura Naviaux, SVP of Global Sales & Marketing, Sony Online Entertainment Christian Petersen, VP Community, CloudMade Moderator: Joakim Baage, Event Director, LA Games Conference TRACK C - GAME DEVELOPMENT
PANEL 7: Games on the Go: Latest Trends in Games and Apps For Mobile Devices This panel of decision-makers in the mobile games value chain will discuss the state of the industry with a focus on innovation, pricing, marketing and distribution models for mobile games. Is the iPhone app model the way of the future for the rest of the business or what are the alternatives out there? What is the difference between apps and the mobile web? How do successful apps integrate the technical functionality of the mobile platform such as location detection, gyroscope and camera? What are the trends outside the US such as in Europe, South America and Asia? Panelists Chris Skaggs, Founder and CTO, Code-Monkeys and Soma Games Juan Reyes, CTO, BluFocus Kyu Lee, President, Gamevil Peter Shiao, Founder, CEO, Orb Media Group Greg Ovalle, EVP, Koolbit Moderator: Michael Cai, VP, Video Games, Interpret 12.40PM-1.10PM 3:00PM-3:45PM PANELS TRACK A - DISTRIBUTION
PANEL 8: Entertainment on Consoles: Reinventing the Media Hub of the Living Room The three main games consoles - Xbox 360, PS3 and Nintento Wii, are the choices of hard-core game fans and families alike, but they have the capacity to do so much more. Many people now use them to also stream movies from Netflix, music from Pandora and access other internet-services. What is the role of the game console in the future, which type of games will be played on consoles and what are some other entertainment services which can be delivered by the console? Panelists Bill Wheaton, SVP & General Manager of the Media Division, Akamai Martin Rae, President, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Robert Nashak, EVP, Digital Entertainment, BBC Worldwide Americas Robert Tercek, President, General Creativity Rob DeMillo, CTO, Revision3 Moderator: Chris Marlowe, Editor, Digital Media Wire TRACK B - MONETIZATION
PANEL 9: Delivering the Virtual Goods: How Is the Micropayments Business Evolving for Games Many successful online games companies, social networks and virtual worlds complement advertising and freemium with a virtual goods micro-transaction business models. The selling point is higher user monetization relative to advertising revenues, but what challenges face companies trying to enter this space and what new innovative models are emerging? The business of virtual currencies (both earned and bought) have now already become a big business – but are there any inherent limitations in the future growth of the industry given the fragmented nature of it today? Panelists Jordan Metzner, Head of Product and Partnerships, Xsolla USA Inc. Steve Klebe, Head of Business Development for Consumer Payments, Google Mike Goslin, General Manager, Rebel Entertainment Chris Davis, VP of Brand Sales, TrialPay, Inc. Mary Ku, Director of Product Management, Digital Goods, PayPal Jo Webber, Chairman and CEO, Founder, Virtual Piggy, Inc Moderator: Margaret Wallace, CEO, Playmatics TRACK C - GAME DEVELOPMENT
PANEL 10: VC and Investor Roundtable: Where is the Smart Money Flowing and Why? What kind of companies are the most interesting investment targets right now in the games and interactive entertainment industries? What business models do investors think are particularly attractive and what business models are "dead?" How much longer can the social game gold rush continue with companies like Zynga, Nexon and PopCap leading the way? What, if anything, will change if online gambling will become legal in the US? These topics and many more will be discussed in this power-investor roundtable. Panelists Chris Petrovic, General Manager, GameStop Digital Ventures William Quigley, Managing Director, Clearstone Venture Partners Michael Klein, Investment Analyst, Canaan Partners Alex Suh, Managing Director, California Technology Ventures Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies Nate Redmond, Managing Partner, Rustic Canyon Moderator: Marshall Jensen, Managing Partner, DMW Hexagon 3:45PM–4:15PM 4:45PM-5:45PM TRACK A
FUTURE GAMING TRENDS - Analyst Presentations, Predictions and Demos Leading analysts and industry experts end the day's discussions with an overview of the latest research that reflects and illustrates the current state of gaming and the directions in which the industry is heading, including: consumer behavior & attitudes; adoption & penetration rates of key technology channels & platforms; and business & economic performance numbers. 4:45PM-5:15PM Case Study: Kickstarter - Is Crowdsourcing the Future of Video Game Production and Marketing? Panelists Kristafer Vale, CEO & Lead Designer, Winterkewl Games, Character TD, DreamWorks Animation Leo Dasso, Creator, College-Ruled Universe Chuck Sommerville, Creator, Chuck's Challenge Brian Fargo, CEO, Leader in Exile Moderator: Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire 5:15PM-5:30PM Presentation: "China and the Increasingly Global Nature of Mobile Gaming” Phyllis Guo, Chief Strategist, The9 5:30PM-5:45PM Presentation: "Factors influencing the success of past, present, and future video game titles." Greg Short, President & CEO, EEDAR TRACK B
Interview: Dealing with Piracy and Security Threats This panel discussion, produced by CDSA, the international content security association, will feature security experts from leading game publishers who will discuss how they are securing their companies’ most valuable assets — their content — as well as enhancing their businesses in today’s global environment of piracy & cyber-attack. As the games industry moves toward online services and digital products, content holders are experiencing a "perfect storm” of threats to their IP, networks and customer privacy, yet it is also a time of vast opportunity for technologists and security execs who are reacting to these disruptive business models with remarkable innovation. Aaron Kornblum, Sr. Director of Security Policy, Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft Ben Stanbury, Manager, Information Safeguarding, The Walt Disney Studios Intreviewed by: Guy Finley, Director of Anti-Piracy Affairs, CDSA Sponsored by: TRACK C
PANEL 11: Kids Play: The latest in Merging Online and Offline Games For the generation of kids growing up today, the line between physical toys and virtual gaming is becoming increasingly blurry. You have connected toys, online platforms, a variety of consoles, mobile applications, video game merchandise, action figures, physical rewards for online play, Kinect, Wii and of course those angry birds. So, what's next in the intersection of games, toys and transmedia content franchises? Panelists Marcus Gners. Director, Business Development, Stardoll Umair Khan, Chairman and CEO, SecretBuilders Michael Vos, Head of Sales-West, Kiip Stuart Drexler, Board Advisor, Tykoon Moderator: Michael Trigg, Founder & CEO, Spitball Entertainment, Inc. 6:00PM-8:00PM |
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