WHAT IS LA GAMES CONFERENCE?
LA Games Conference Online is a high-end favorite among game, media, and investment leaders for the high energy, focused environment for networking, meetings, and deal-making. This 3 day online conference is part of a new complementary series to Digital Media Wire’s live events - a new venture in serving our community and sharing ideas.
LA GAMES CONFERENCE DATES
LA Games Conference Online will be presented May 10-12, 2021. Registration for this online conference is open! We look forward to having you.
CONFERENCE FORMAT
LA Games Conference Online features 3 tracks over 3 days - with fireside chats, roundtables, panels, and presentations on digital game investment, creation, distribution, marketing, and monetization. Stay tuned for speaker announcements!
Keynote and Featured Speakers Include:
Angela Roseboro
Chief Diversity Officer,
Riot Games
Riot Games
Ben Feder
President, International Partnerships (North America), Tencent Games
Bernard Kim
President of Publishing,
Zynga
Zynga
Chris DeWolfe
CEO and Co-Founder,
Jam City
Jam City
Jaci Hays
Chief Operations Officer,
FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan
Jeonghee Jin
CEO,
Pearl Abyss America
Pearl Abyss America
Maxim de Wit
Global Head of Content,
Unity Technologies
Unity Technologies
Samantha Ryan
Senior Vice President, Group GM, BioWare, Full Circle, Maxis, Motive,
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Saxs Persson
Co-Chief Creative Officer, Mojang Studios,
Minecraft
Minecraft
Simon Sim
President and CEO,
Netmarble US
Netmarble US
Stanley Pierre-Louis
President and CEO,
Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
Ted Schilowitz
Futurist,
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
2021 Speakers Include:
Stay tuned for more speaker announcements!
Adam Arrigo
CEO and Co-Founder,
Wave
Wave
Alex Kamins
SVP, New Business & Ventures,
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group
Andreea Enache
Head of Global Development and Strategy,
Blind Squirrel Entertainment
Blind Squirrel Entertainment
Andrew Wallenstein
President and Chief Media Analyst,
Variety Intelligence Platform
Variety Intelligence Platform
Andy Swanson
Head of Publisher Relations,
Mod.io
Mod.io
Angela Roseboro
Chief Diversity Officer,
Riot Games
Riot Games
Ben Feder
President, International Partnerships (North America), Tencent Games
Bernard Kim
President of Publishing,
Zynga
Zynga
Bjorn Book-Larsson
VP Product + Avatars,
Roblox
Roblox
Brandon Cubillas
Head of Industry for App Gaming,
Google
Cathy Hackl
Futurist & Founder of the Futures Intelligence Group, Future Metaverse Labs,
VP at Avatar Dimension
VP at Avatar Dimension
Caty Tedman
Head Of Marketing and Partnerships,
Dapper Labs
Dapper Labs
Chelsea Blasko
Co-CEO,
Iron Galaxy Studios
Iron Galaxy Studios
Chris DeWolfe
CEO and Co-Founder,
Jam City
Jam City
Chris Heatherly
Former EVP Games and Digital Platforms,
NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal
Chris Hewish
President,
Xsolla
Xsolla
Chris Younger
President and Principal,
Ayzenberg
Ayzenberg
Damon Lau
Head of Esports,
United Talent Agency
United Talent Agency
Dan Murray
Co-CEO,
Skybound Games
Skybound Games
David Bloom
Consultant and Columnist,
Forbes, Tubefilter
Forbes, Tubefilter
David Gardner
General Partner and Co-Founder,
London Venture Partners
London Venture Partners
David Pakman
Partner,
Venrock
Venrock
Delilah Panio
VP, US Capital Formation,
Toronto Stock Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Doug Scott
Co-Founder and Chief Managing Director,
Subnation Media
Subnation Media
Francisca Phillips
Head of Global Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging,
Jam City
Jam City
Frédéric Chesnais
CEO,
Atari Blockchain
Atari Blockchain
Gabrielle Heyman
Head of Global Ad Sales,
Zynga
Zynga
Gordon Bellamy
Visiting Scholar,
University of Southern California
University of Southern California
Itamar Benedy
Co-founder & CEO,
Anzu.io
Anzu.io
Jaci Hays
Chief Operations Officer,
FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan
Jamil Moledina
CEO,
Hexagram
Hexagram
Jeonghee Jin
CEO,
Pearl Abyss America
Pearl Abyss America
Jesse Janosov
GM Xbox Community,
Microsoft
Microsoft
Jim Gatto
Partner,
Sheppard Mullin
Sheppard Mullin
John Linden
CEO,
Mythical Games
Mythical Games
Jonathan Flesher
Head of Business Development,
Discord
Discord
Julie Shumaker
Senior Vice President of Revenue, Unity Operate Solutions,
Unity Technologies
Unity Technologies
Keith Pape
CEO,
YellowPike Media
YellowPike Media
Kevin Zhang
Partner,
Upfront Ventures
Upfront Ventures
Kyu Lee
President,
GAMEVIL COM2US USA
GAMEVIL COM2US USA
Liz Waldeck Pinckert
VP, Business Development Supply North America and Europe,
AdColony
AdColony
Luke Alvarez
Managing Partner,
Hiro Capital
Hiro Capital
Margaret Wallace
Director, Business Development,
Tilting Point
Tilting Point
Matt Edelman
Chief Commercial Officer,
Super League Gaming
Super League Gaming
Maxim de Wit
Global Head of Content,
Unity Technologies
Unity Technologies
Mike Vorhaus
CEO,
Vorhaus Advisors
Vorhaus Advisors
Moritz Baier-Lentz
Partner,
BITKRAFT Ventures
BITKRAFT Ventures
Ned Sherman
Partner,
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Nika Nour
Executive Director,
IGDA Foundation
IGDA Foundation
Phil Ranta
CEO,
Wormhole Labs
Wormhole Labs
Sam Englebardt
Managing Partner,
Galaxy Interactive
Galaxy Interactive
Samantha Ryan
Senior Vice President, Group GM, BioWare, Full Circle, Maxis, Motive,
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Saxs Persson
Co-Chief Creative Officer, Mojang Studios,
Minecraft
Minecraft
Simon Sim
President and CEO,
Netmarble US
Netmarble US
Stanley Pierre-Louis
President and CEO,
Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
Susanna Pollack
President,
Games for Change
Games for Change
Ted Schilowitz
Futurist,
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
TQ Jefferson
Chief Product Officer,
Survios
Survios
Trent Knox
Founder & CEO,
Esports Business Network
Esports Business Network
Trevor Doerksen
CEO,
ePlay Digital
ePlay Digital
Uri Marchand
Co-Founder and CEO,
Overwolf
Overwolf
2021 Online Agenda
May 10 - Games Business
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Welcome to Tomorrow, Today
Join Ted Schilowitz, Futurist at Paramount Pictures and Doug Scott, Co-Founder, Subnation for a conversation about the Metaverse, avatars, digital collectibles and NFT’s, blockchain-based games, and other building blocks of the new digital gaming ecosystem. Moderated by David Bloom, analyst, and writer at Forbes, Tubefilter, and TVREV. Featuring: Ted Schilowitz,... Read More
Ted Schilowitz
Doug Scott
David Bloom
The View from the Top: 2021 State of the Industry
With stay at home orders in place during most of 2020, global gaming sales rose nearly 20% to approximately $180 billion in 2020 (source: IDC), and most experts expect growth to continue in 2021 and beyond. This panel of industry leaders will discuss the current state of the games industry... Read More
Jesse Janosov
Stanley Pierre-Louis
Chris Hewish
John Linden
Dan Murray
Julie Shumaker
Investing in the Games Ecosystem: How to Navigate Opportunities in this Booming Sector
Investments, M&A and IPOs in the games industry reached a total value of $33.6 billion in 2020, with venture capital and corporate investments accounting for $5.9 billion across 363 deals (source: InvestGame). This panel of venture capital and corporate investors will discuss the current climate for investing in the games... Read More
Luke Alvarez
David Gardner
Moritz Baier-Lentz
Kevin Zhang
Delilah Panio
Ned Sherman
Diversity and Inclusion in the Games Industry: What Needs to Happen
Gamers in the United States are almost evenly split between men (54%) and women (46%) (source: Entertainment Software Association), however, just 24% of game developers are women and only 2% identify as black (source: International Game Developers Association). Further, in-game toxicity and harassment related to sexual orientation, race, or ethnicity... Read More
Chelsea Blasko
Angela Roseboro
Francisca Phillips
Susanna Pollack
Nika Nour
Gordon Bellamy
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Fireside Chat with Electronic Arts’ Samantha Ryan
Over the years, Samantha Ryan has been at the helm of several successful game franchises that have earned legions of invested fans across the globe, including one of the most popular gaming franchises of all time in The Sims. Game development is a unique blend of entertainment and technology. This... Read More
Samantha Ryan
Margaret Wallace
May 11 - Hollywood and Creators
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Building the Metaverse One ________ At A Time
While Neal Stephenson’s sci-fi classic Snow Crash may have popularized the term “metaverse” in 1992, today some of the brightest minds in the tech and games industries are bringing the concept to life in new ways as they focus on developing massive virtual worlds and experiences where users can have... Read More
Saxs Persson
Uri Marchand
Sam Englebardt
Bjorn Book-Larsson
Andy Swanson
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Keynote Conversation with Jam City
Keynote Conversation with Chris DeWolfe, CEO and Co-Founder, Jam City, interviewed by Andrew Wallenstein, President and Chief Media Analyst of Variety Intelligence Platform
Chris DeWolfe
Andrew Wallenstein
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
The Rise of NFTs: Gaming Brings Blockchain Mainstream
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) shot into the public eye earlier this year, in part, due to the enormous success of NBA Top Shot, a blockchain-based trading card system that has generated over $230 in gross sales. Musicians, artists and brands have moved fast to capitalize on what is perceived as a... Read More
Caty Tedman
Frédéric Chesnais
David Pakman
Jim Gatto
Phil Ranta
Creating Blockbusters: The Role of Games & Interactivity in Developing Entertainment Franchises
Major movie studios, television networks and gaming studios have increasingly embraced the notion of storytelling across mediums with a focus on building long-lasting entertainment franchises that engage audiences through the artful and well-planned use of multiple-media platforms. The panel will discuss the important role that games and interactive entertainment are... Read More
Trevor Doerksen
Andreea Enache
TQ Jefferson
Jamil Moledina
Chris Heatherly
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Fireside Chat with Warner Music Group and Wave
Virtual fan engagement has become a key area of focus and growth for the music industry through on-platform events such as virtual concerts. Alex and Adam will discuss their companies’ groundbreaking partnership, the future of music in the metaverse, new monetization models, and direct-to-fan engagement through avatars. Featuring Adam Arrigo,... Read More
Adam Arrigo
Alex Kamins
May 12 - Mobile and Esports
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Keynote Conversation with Zynga
Featuring Bernard Kim, President of Publishing, Zynga, moderated by Mike Vorhaus, CEO, Vorhaus Advisors
Bernard Kim
Mike Vorhaus
The Growth of Mobile Games: What’s Next in Creativity & Innovation?
Mobile gaming saw a huge increase in popularity during 2020’s lockdowns. Nearly every metric is up — in-app purchases, engagement, conversion rates and ad demand – and it’s translating into revenue. However, creativity and innovation is needed for growth to sustain for the long-term. How will mobile games developers and... Read More
Brandon Cubillas
Gabrielle Heyman
Liz Waldeck Pinckert
Itamar Benedy
Kyu Lee
Chris Younger
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Asia – The Mecca of Gaming
We will talk with experts from some of the leading Asian gaming companies about the growth of gaming in Asia, the success of Asian companies in the West, and the future for Asian and Western gaming – both in their own markets and in the worldwide markets. Panelists: Ben Feder,... Read More
Maxim de Wit
Simon Sim
Jeonghee Jin
Ben Feder
Mike Vorhaus
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
The Intersection of Esports + Gaming Culture + Lifestyle Content
The panel will discuss esports teams, games-focused brands, competitive gamers, streamers and influencers and the rapidly growing market for esports and gaming culture and lifestyle content. What content strategies are working? Which platforms are driving the most engagement? What is the expected esports monetization mix from in-person, digital, and hybrid... Read More
Trent Knox
Jaci Hays
Jonathan Flesher
Matt Edelman
Damon Lau
Keith Pape
2021 Sponsors and Media Partners Include:
