2017 Speakers
2017 Speakers
Ali Nazer
Head of Global Gaming Strategy, Facebook
Anatoly Ropotov
CEO, Game Insight
Andrew Paradise
CEO and Co-Founder
Skillz
Skillz
Andrew Sheppard
Managing Director
Transcend Fund
Transcend Fund
Andrew Stalbow
Founder,
Destination Football
Destination Football
Ann Hand
Former CEO and Chairman
Super League Gaming
Super League Gaming
Ashley Crowder
Co-Founder & CEO
VNTANA
VNTANA
Barry Cottle
President & CEO
Light & Wonder
(formerly CEO, Scientific Games Interactive)
Light & Wonder
(formerly CEO, Scientific Games Interactive)
Ben Feder
Managing Partner
Tirta Ventures
Tirta Ventures
Bernard Kim
Former CEO
Match Group
(formerly President, Zynga & SVP, Electronic Arts)
Match Group
(formerly President, Zynga & SVP, Electronic Arts)
Bill Wang
President, Overseas Business, 360 Games
Bill Young
Head of Games
Twitch
Twitch
Bin Jeong
CEO,
Pinkfong USA
Pinkfong USA
Bo Daly
Co-founder and Chief Business Officer, Super Evil Megacorp
Bonnka Lim
VP, Marketing - Digital Games
Hasbro
Hasbro
Brandon Cubillas
Head of Industry for App Gaming
Google
Brandon Tatum
General Counsel
SM & Kakao Entertainment America
SM & Kakao Entertainment America
Brent Bushnell
CEO, Two Bit Circus
Brooks Brown
Global Director of Virtual Reality, Starbreeze Studios
Bruce Lazarus
Chief Executive Officer, Media Audits International
Chris DeWolfe
CEO
Plai Labs/Reach Labs
Formerly CEO & Co-Founder, Jam City & MySpace
Plai Labs/Reach Labs
Formerly CEO & Co-Founder, Jam City & MySpace
Chris Heatherly
Former EVP Games and Digital Platforms,
NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal
Chris Hewish
Executive Vice President of Interactive,
Skydance Media
Skydance Media
Chris Petrovic
SVP, Head of Corporate Strategy, M&A and Business Development, Zynga Inc.
Chris Petrovic
Chief Business Officer & Board Member
PlayFun
Formerly SVP, Head of Corporate Strategy, M&A and Business Development (Zynga Inc.)
PlayFun
Formerly SVP, Head of Corporate Strategy, M&A and Business Development (Zynga Inc.)
Chrissie Scelsi
U.S. General Counsel,
Wargaming
Wargaming
Cooper Jackson
Sr. Vice President, Business Affairs & Development
Electronic Arts (EA)
Electronic Arts (EA)
Craig Donato
Advisor, Board Member
Latitude
Formerly Chief Business Officer, Roblox
Latitude
Formerly Chief Business Officer, Roblox
Cynthia Woll
Creative Consultant, Game Design and Production
Damon Lau
Head of Esports,
United Talent Agency
United Talent Agency
Dan Murray
Managing Partner
Skybound
Skybound
Dan Prigg
EVP, Head of Games
Paramount
Paramount
Dane Smith
VP
The Third Floor
The Third Floor
Dara Leung
Managing Director
Raine Group
Raine Group
David Alpert
CEO
Skybound
Skybound
David Morin
Executive Director
Academy Software Foundation
Formerly Industry Relations, Epic Games
Academy Software Foundation
Formerly Industry Relations, Epic Games
David Perry
AI Video Stealth Startup
Real Games, Inc.
formerly CEO, Gaikai, (Acquired by Sony)
Real Games, Inc.
formerly CEO, Gaikai, (Acquired by Sony)
David Roberts
SVP & GM, PopCap
Electronic Arts
formerly CEO, PopCap Games (Acquired by EA)
Electronic Arts
formerly CEO, PopCap Games (Acquired by EA)
David Stelzer
President
Xsolla
Xsolla
Derek Douglas
Head of the Games Department, Creative Artists Agency
Enrico D’Angelo
VP of Free-to-Play Products, Activision Publishing
Frank Gibeau
CEO
Zynga
formerly President, EA Labels, Electronic Arts)
Zynga
formerly President, EA Labels, Electronic Arts)
Frédéric Chesnais
Founder & CEO
CBI (Crypto Blockchain Industries)
Formerly Chairman & CEO of the Board, Atari Chain
CBI (Crypto Blockchain Industries)
Formerly Chairman & CEO of the Board, Atari Chain
Gilbert Lee
Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Glenn Walcott
CEO & Founder
Rock On Productions LLC
Formerly President, DoubleDown Interactive
Rock On Productions LLC
Formerly President, DoubleDown Interactive
Haiyan Zhang
GM, AI Innovation and Science
Xbox
Xbox
Holly Liu
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Kabam
Kabam
Imari Oliver
Vice President, Sales and Global Partnerships, Esports, WME | IMG
Isaac Zucca
Senior Branded Content Manager, Twitch
Isabel Gan
Director, Strategic Development and M&A, Mattel
Jaci Hays
Chief Corporate Alliance Officer
FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan
Jacob Carlson
Digital Media Strategist- Consulting Manager, Manatt Digital
Jake Zim
Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Monke Business
Another Axiom
Formerly SVP, Virtual Reality, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Another Axiom
Formerly SVP, Virtual Reality, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Jamil Moledina
CEO,
Hexagram
Hexagram
Jason Kirby
Chief Revenue Officer, LiquidSky
Jasper Brand
Partner
BITKRAFT Ventures
BITKRAFT Ventures
Javier Ferreira
Co-CEO
Scopely
Scopely
Javon Frazier
EVP, Strategy & Business Development,
Studio71
Studio71
Jeonghee Jin
CEO
NC America
COO
NCSOFT West
NC America
COO
NCSOFT West
Jesse Janosov
GM, Xbox Data, Insights & Rewards
Microsoft
Microsoft
Joe Gatdula
Director, Integrated Marketing, DEFY Media
Johannes Saam
Senior Creative Developer, Framestore
John Linden
CEO
Mythical Games
Mythical Games
John Pleasants
CEO
Brava Home Inc.
(formerly CEO, Playdom- acquired by Disney)
Brava Home Inc.
(formerly CEO, Playdom- acquired by Disney)
John Riccitiello
Former Chief Executive Officer
Unity Technologies
Unity Technologies
John Robinson
President and COO, 100 Thieves
Jon Goldman
Managing Partner
Skybound
Venture Partner
Greycroft
Skybound
Venture Partner
Greycroft
Jon Radoff
CEO
Beamable
Beamable
Jon Snoddy
CEO
Operative Games
Operative Games
Jonathan Anastas
Leadership Team
Statespace
Statespace
Jonathan Flesher
VP, Business Development & Partnerships
Reddit
Josh Brooks
EVP, Marketing & Business Development
Salt AI
Formerly SVP, Marketing & Strategy, Jam City
Salt AI
Formerly SVP, Marketing & Strategy, Jam City
Josh Burns
Founder,
DigitalDevConnect
DigitalDevConnect
Josh Swartz
CEO
Loaded
Loaded
Josh Yguado
President and Co-Founder
Jam City
Jam City
Jules Shumaker
Chief Business Officer
Discord
Discord
Kent Wakeford
Co-Founder & Vice Chairman
Gen.G
Gen.G
Kimberly Culp
Director,
Carr McClellan P.C.
Carr McClellan P.C.
Kristian Segerstrale
CEO
Super Evil Megacorp
(formerly Supercell Investor/Past Board Member; Playfish (now EA) & Glu Mobile Co-Founder)
Super Evil Megacorp
(formerly Supercell Investor/Past Board Member; Playfish (now EA) & Glu Mobile Co-Founder)
Kyu Lee
Chief Business Development Officer
COM2US
COM2US
Lars Buttler
Co-Founder & CEO
AI Foundation
(formerly CEO, Trion Worlds)
AI Foundation
(formerly CEO, Trion Worlds)
Laura Naviaux Sturr
Director, Game Tech, Data & AI
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Leanne Loombe
EVP, Head of Games
Annapurna
Annapurna
Lester Chen
Partner, Head of Creators
a16z
a16z
Lisa Anderson
EVP, Games
Jam City
Jam City
Lydia Bottegoni
Executive Vice President of Story and Franchise Development,
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment
Margaret Wallace
Director, Business Development,
Tilting Point
Tilting Point
Mari Takahashi
Co-Founder,
SMOSH Games
SMOSH Games
Mark Leathem
HyperX General Manager, HyperX
Michael Cai
President,
Interpret
Interpret
Michael Zhang
Founder & CEO, Firefly Games Inc.
Mike Lee
Head of Partnerships, Everyday Influencers/Press X
Mikko Setala
EVP
Rovio Entertainment Ltd. (formerly President - Rovio Animation Company)
Rovio Entertainment Ltd. (formerly President - Rovio Animation Company)
Min Kim
Co-Founder
Bonfire Studios
(formerly CEO, Nexon America)
Bonfire Studios
(formerly CEO, Nexon America)
Minard Hamilton
Managing Partner,
Driver Ventures
Driver Ventures
Mitch Lasky
Co-Host
GameCraft Podcast
GameCraft Podcast
Morgan Kruger
Music Business
Apple
Formerly COO, Universe Division, MWM Universe
Apple
Formerly COO, Universe Division, MWM Universe
Nanea Reeves
CEO & Co-Founder,
TRIPP
TRIPP
Ned Sherman
Chief Business Affairs & Legal Officer
Skybound
Skybound
Nicole Pike
Global Head, YouGov Sport
YouGov
YouGov
Nonny de la Peña
Founder
Emblematic Group
Emblematic Group
Ophir Lupu
Head of Video Games, United Talent Agency
Owen Mahoney
Former CEO
Nexon
Nexon
Peter Akemann
President, Skydance Interactive
Peter Letz
Agent, Digital Media - Gaming, CAA
Peter Levin
Managing Director,
Griffin Gaming Partners
Griffin Gaming Partners
Randy Shaffer
Senior Sales Director U.S.
Xbox
Xbox
Richard Marks
Research Fellow
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Richard Taub
Sr. VP Broadcast & Digital Services Media Audits International
Rick Phillips
CEO
ASH Partners
ASH Partners
Rikard Steiber
Former President, Viveport
HTC Vive
HTC Vive
Rishi Chadha
Head of Scaled Partnerships
Meta
Meta
Rob Pardo
Design and Operations
Bonfire Studios
(formerly Game Designer/Former CCO - Blizzard Entertainment)
Bonfire Studios
(formerly Game Designer/Former CCO - Blizzard Entertainment)
Samantha Ryan
VP, Head of Content
Meta
Meta
Sarah Fuchs
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Muus Collective
Muus Collective
Sarah Xie
Manager, Mobile Apps Partnership, Google
Saxs Persson
VP, Metaverse Architect
Meta
Formerly Chief Creative Officer & VP, Mojang Studios, Microsoft
Meta
Formerly Chief Creative Officer & VP, Mojang Studios, Microsoft
Shara Senderoff
Founder & Partner
Raised in Space
Raised in Space
Simon Sim
CEO
Kabam
Kabam
Songyee Yoon
Managing Partner
Principal Venture Partners
Principal Venture Partners
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