WHAT IS LA GAMES?
Each year, the most influential decision-makers in the gaming industry gather at Digital Media Wire’s Annual LA Games Conference to network, do deals, and share ideas about the future of games and connected entertainment. The 15th LA Games Conference will be held on May 7th at the iconic W Hollywood Hotel.
LA GAMES CONFERENCE
LA Games Conference is a high-end favorite among game, media and investment leaders for the high energy, focused environment for networking, meetings and deal-making. This year a new track has been added: XR @ LA Games Conference: Take a deep dive into the immersive tech and experiences. Topics include XR Enterprise, eSports, Global Markets and Hollywood & Games.
CONFERENCE FORMAT
LA Games Conference features two tracks with fireside chats, roundtables, panels and presentations on digital game investment, creation, distribution, marketing and monetization. The event brings together many of the elite in the industry for top sessions and power networking
2019 Speakers
Aaron Berndtson
Head of Business Development,
FTX Games
FTX Games
Aaron Pulkka
Head of Attractions,
Two Bit Circus
Two Bit Circus
Andrew Paradise
CEO and Co-Founder,
Skillz
Skillz
Ariella Lehrer
President,
HitPoint Studios
HitPoint Studios
Ashley Crowder
CEO & Co-Founder,
VNTANA
VNTANA
Bjorn Book-Larsson
VP, Product, HTC Viveport, Board Member,
VRChat
VRChat
Casey Dickinson
CEO,
FTX Games
FTX Games
Catherine Silvestre
Executive Producer,N3TWORK
Chris Early
VP of Partnerships and Revenue,
Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Chris Heatherly
EVP Games and Digital Platforms,
NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal
Chris Thomes
Vice President Marketing Strategy,
ABC Studios
ABC Studios
Chrissie Scelsi
U.S. General Counsel,
Wargaming
Wargaming
Craig Donato
Chief Business Officer,
Roblox
Roblox
Dane Smith
VP,
The Third Floor
The Third Floor
Darion Lowenstein
Chief Marketing Officer,
Gamblit Gaming
Gamblit Gaming
David Bloom
Consultant and Columnist,
Tubefilter
Tubefilter
Delilah Panio
Vice President, Capital Formation, TMX Group
Founder, Stiletto Dash Inc.
Executive Director & Co-Founder, We Are Enough
Founder, Stiletto Dash Inc.
Executive Director & Co-Founder, We Are Enough
Derek Douglas
Head, Games Department,
CAA
CAA
Eric Futoran
Co-Founder and CEO,
Embrace
Embrace
Eric Goldberg
Managing Director,
Crossover Technologies
Crossover Technologies
Gabrielle Kessler
VP of Experiential,
Future Plc
Future Plc
Guy Constantini
VP of Global Interactive Marketing,
Skydance Media
Skydance Media
Ian Howe
CEO,
Skybound Games
Skybound Games
Javier Ferreira
Co-CEO,
Scopely
Scopely
Javon Frazier
EVP, Strategy & Business Development,
Studio71
Studio71
Jeff Liboon
Co-Founder and President,
ESP Gaming
ESP Gaming
Jennifer Dill
Senior Director of Global Business Operations, esports,
Turner Sports
Turner Sports
Jeonghee Jin
CEO,
Pearl Abyss America
Pearl Abyss America
Jesse Divnich
Vice President of Research & Strategy,
Interpret
Interpret
Jim Gatto
Social Media and Games Team Co-Leader, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Joanna Popper
Global Lead, Virtual Reality Location Based Entertainment,
HP
HP
Joe Schaeppi
CEO and Co-Founder,
12traits
12traits
John Linden
President,
Seismic Games
Seismic Games
Jon Goldman
Managing Partner, Skybound;
Venture Partner, Greycroft
Venture Partner, Greycroft
Jon Penn
CEO,
National Research Group
National Research Group
Josh Burns
Founder,
DigitalDevConnect
DigitalDevConnect
Josh Swartz
Chief Operating Officer,
Popdog, Inc.
Popdog, Inc.
Josh Yguado
President and Co-Founder,
Jam City
Jam City
Kent Wakeford
Co-Founder & Vice Chairman,
Gen.G
Gen.G
Kimberly Culp
Director,
Carr McClellan P.C.
Carr McClellan P.C.
Laura Naviaux Sturr
Chief Marketing Officer,
Robot Cache
Robot Cache
Lee Rawles
VP Business Affairs,
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Lester Chen
Head of Gaming, Americas,
YouTube
YouTube
Lisa Anderson
SVP, Studio Operations,
Jam City
Jam City
Mari Takahashi
Host and Producer, SMOSH Games, a DEFY Media brand
Matt Edelman
Chief Commercial Officer,
Super League Gaming
Super League Gaming
Matt McMahon
Senior Vice President of Business Development,
Seriously
Seriously
Michael Zhang
Founder & CEO, Firefly Games Inc.
Mike de la Cruz
Chief Business Officer,
Directly
Directly
Minard Hamilton
Managing Partner,
Driver Ventures
Driver Ventures
Nanea Reeves
CEO & Co-Founder,
TRIPP
TRIPP
Ned Sherman
Counsel/Director, Manatt Digital;
Founder, Digital Media Wire
Founder, Digital Media Wire
Neville Spiteri
Co-Founder and CEO,
Wevr
Wevr
Nicole Pike
Managing Director,
Nielsen Esports
Nielsen Esports
Ralph Barbagallo
Founder,
FLARB LLC
FLARB LLC
Rikard Steiber
President, Viveport,
HTC Vive
HTC Vive
Rishi Chadha
Head of Gaming,
Twitter
Rob Zakari
EVP Corporate Development - General Counsel,
Jam City
Jam City
Sabaa Rehmani
Co-Founder and President,
Denali Publishing LLC
Denali Publishing LLC
Samir El Agili
President and CPO,
Tilting Point
Tilting Point
Sarah Fuchs
Vice President & General Manager,
Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile
Seth Ladetsky
Senior Vice President of Sales,
Turner Sports
Turner Sports
Shiraz Akmal
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer,
SPACES
SPACES
Stan Kwon
Vice President,
PSB Research
PSB Research
Susan Brazer
CEO,
LionShare Media
LionShare Media
Taewon Yun
General Manager, Global Publishing,
Super Evil Megacorp
Super Evil Megacorp
Tanya Zuger
VP of Product,
Arkadium
Arkadium
Ted Schilowitz
Futurist,
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
William Quigley
CEO,
Clearstone Ventures, OPSkins, and WAX
Clearstone Ventures, OPSkins, and WAX
Past Speakers Included:
Ann Hand
CEO and Chairman,
Super League Gaming
Super League Gaming
Barry Cottle
CEO, Scientific Games Interactive
(formerly Chief Revenue Officer, Zynga)
(formerly Chief Revenue Officer, Zynga)
Ben Feder
President, International Partnerships (North America), Tencent Games
(formerly CEO Take-Two Interactive)
(formerly CEO Take-Two Interactive)
Bernard Kim
President of Publishing,
Zynga
Zynga
Bin Jeong
CEO,
Pinkfong USA
Pinkfong USA
Chris DeWolfe
CEO and Co-Founder,
Jam City
Jam City
Chris Heatherly
EVP Games and Digital Platforms,
NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal
Chrissie Scelsi
U.S. General Counsel,
Wargaming
Wargaming
Craig Donato
Chief Business Officer,
Roblox
Roblox
Dan Murray
President,
Skybound Interactive
Skybound Interactive
David Perry
CEO & Co-Founder, VYRL.co
(formerly CEO, Gaikai, Acquired by Sony)
(formerly CEO, Gaikai, Acquired by Sony)
David Roberts
SVP, GM PopCap, Electronic Arts
(formerly CEO, PopCap Games- Acquired by EA)
(formerly CEO, PopCap Games- Acquired by EA)
Frank Gibeau
CEO, Zynga
(formerly President, EA Labels, Electronic Arts)
(formerly President, EA Labels, Electronic Arts)
Glenn Walcott
President - Double Down Interactive (acquired by IGT)
Joanna Popper
Global Lead, Virtual Reality Location Based Entertainment,
HP
HP
John Pleasants
CEO, Brava Home Inc.
(formerly CEO, Playdom- acquired by Disney)
(formerly CEO, Playdom- acquired by Disney)
Jon Radoff
CEO & Founder,
Disruptor Beam
Disruptor Beam
Jonathan Anastas
Chief Marketing Officer, LiveXLive & Slacker Radio (formerly Vice President, Global Brand Marketing, Head of Digital and Social Marketing - Activision)
Josh Yguado
President and Co-Founder,
Jam City
Jam City
Kent Wakeford
Co-Founder & Vice Chairman,
Gen.G
Gen.G
Kristian Segerstrale
CEO, Super Evil Megacorp
(formerly Supercell Investor/Past Board Member; Playfish (now EA) & Glu Mobile Co-Founder)
(formerly Supercell Investor/Past Board Member; Playfish (now EA) & Glu Mobile Co-Founder)
Lars Buttler
Co-Founder & CEO, AI Foundation
(formerly CEO, Trion Worlds)
(formerly CEO, Trion Worlds)
Lisa Anderson
SVP, Studio Operations,
Jam City
Jam City
Lydia Bottegoni
Senior Vice President of Story and Franchise Development,
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment
Mikko Setala
EVP, Rovio Entertainment Ltd. (formerly President - Rovio Animation Company)
Min Kim
Co-Founder, Bonfire Studios
(formerly CEO, Nexon America)
(formerly CEO, Nexon America)
Mitch Lasky
General Partner, Benchmark Capital (and former CEO, JAMDAT, acquired by EA)
Nanea Reeves
CEO & Co-Founder,
TRIPP
TRIPP
Owen Mahoney
CEO,
Nexon
Nexon
Randy Shaffer
Senior Sales Director U.S.- Xbox, Verizon Media
(formerly West & Central Region Sales Director, Xbox Advertising - Microsoft)
(formerly West & Central Region Sales Director, Xbox Advertising - Microsoft)
Richard Marks
Research Fellow,
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Rick Phillips
President,
Publishing and Licensing,
FoxNext Games
Publishing and Licensing,
FoxNext Games
Rishi Chadha
Head of Gaming,
Twitter
Rob Pardo
Design and Operations, Bonfire Studios
(formerly Game Designer/Former CCO - Blizzard Entertainment)
(formerly Game Designer/Former CCO - Blizzard Entertainment)
Stephanie Chan
Reporter,
VentureBeat
VentureBeat
Yvette Martinez-Rea
Chief Executive Officer,
ESL North America
ESL North America
Tickets
Regular Registration
599.00 USD
Includes access to ALL Speaker Sessions–including Breakouts & Keynotes, plus access to the Official Cocktail Party
1 Pass + Exhibit Table
1,500.00 USD
Includes:
1- Conference pass with Access to All Speaker Sessions
(Including Breakouts and Keynotes)
1- 6’x30″ Exhibit Table
Access to the Official Cocktail Party
VIP Registration
999.00 USD
Includes access to ALL Speaker Sessions–including Breakouts & Keynotes, VIP lunch, VIP dinner, plus access to the Official Cocktail Party
2019 Sponsors and Supporting Partners
Location
W Hollywood Hotel
6250 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
+1-323-798-1300reservations.hollywood@whotels.com