2018 Speakers

Allan Phang

Allstars Engagement & Internal Branding,
AirAsia People and Culture

Allen Lu

Business Development,
JLIN and CEO,
Team VGJ

Andrew Paradise

CEO and Co-Founder,
Skillz

Andrew Stalbow

Founder,
Destination Football

Ann Hand

CEO and Chairman,
Super League Gaming

Anthony Castoro

Anthony Castoro, former General Manager of H1Z1,
Daybreak Games

Ari Segal

President & COO,
Immortals & LA Valiant

Arnold Hur

Chief Growth Officer,
KSV esports

Ben Cohen

Partner,
Umbrella Games

Ben Elliott

VP, Business Development & Licensing,
Warner Bros

Bernard Kim

Former CEO
Match Group
(formerly President, Zynga & SVP, Electronic Arts)

Bjorn Book-Larsson

VP Product + Avatars,
Roblox

Bruce Vaughn

CEO,
Dreamscape Immersive

Careen Yapp

Senior Vice President of Global Business,
Mixed Dimensions

Carlos Figueiredo

Director, Community Trust & Safety,
Two Hat

Carter Rogers

Senior Analyst,
SuperData Research

Chang Kim

CEO & Founder,
Tapas Media

Chelsea Faso

Head of Licensing/343 Industries (Halo),
Microsoft

Chris Early

VP of Partnerships and Revenue,
Ubisoft

Chris Heatherly

Former EVP Games and Digital Platforms,
NBCUniversal

Chris Hewish

Executive Vice President of Interactive,
Skydance Media

Craig Donato

Advisor, Board Member
Latitude
Formerly Chief Business Officer, Roblox

Dan Murray

Managing Partner
Skybound

Daniel Oberlerchner

Daniel Oberlerchner, Director of Content Operations,
Method EXP

David Bloom

Co-Founder
NextTMT

Deepak Gupta

Chief Revenue Officer,
MZ

Dewey Hammond

Vice President, Games Research,
Magid Advisors

Dmytro Kustov

Chief Strategy Officer,
Elyland

Dustin Callif

Managing Partner,
Tool of North America

Eric Goldberg

Managing Director,
Crossover Technologies

Eric Gradman

Mad Inventor
Two Bit Circus

Eunice Shin

Managing Director,
Manatt Digital

Germaine Gioia

President
Playlife Company

Gordon Bellamy

Visiting Scholar,
University of Southern California

Isabel Gan

Managing Director,
Puji Capital

J Goldberg

Head of Community,
Daybreak Game Company

Jalal Fattouh

Chief Strategy Officer,
Elyland

Jane Pinckard

Associate Professor of the Practice of Cinematic Arts, Interactive Media and Games division, School of Cinematic Arts,
University of Southern California

Javon Frazier

EVP, Strategy & Business Development,
Studio71

Jay Moore

Alchemist of Fun,
Convergence 4D

Joanna Popper

Media & Technology Executive
Laurel Beach, Former CAA, HP, NBCU

John Linden

CEO
Mythical Games

Jon Goldman

Managing Partner, Skybound;
Venture Partner, Greycroft

Jonathan Pan

Esports Instructor,
University of California, Irvine

Josh Austin

Josh Austin, VP Worldwide Licensing & Interactive,
Paramount Pictures

Josh Brooks

EVP, Marketing & Business Development
Salt AI
Formerly SVP, Marketing & Strategy, Jam City

Julia Sourikoff

Executive Producer AR/VR/360,
Tool of North America

Justin Pierce

Intellectual Property Division Chair,
Venable LLP

Kat Lo

Researcher University of California,
Irvine

Lisa Anderson

EVP, Games
Jam City

Louisa Spring

CEO,
Vari Parks

Lydia Bottegoni

Senior Vice President of Story and Franchise Development,
Blizzard Entertainment

Malcolm CasSelle

CIO of OPSkins;
President of WAX

Margaret Moser

Professor, Interactive Media and Games division, School of Cinematic Arts,
University of Southern California

Margaret Wallace

Director, Business Development,
Tilting Point

Marientina Gotsis

Associate Professor of Research, Interactive Media and Games division, School of Cinematic Arts,
University of Southern California

Mark van Ryswyk

Senior Vice President,
Glu Mobile

Michael Cai

President,
Interpret

Michael Frasier

Vice President, Business Development, International
InComm

Michael Metzger

Partner,
Drake Star Partners

Michael Salmon

Game Consultant,
Something Fishy Consulting

Michael Zhang

Founder & CEO, Firefly Games Inc.

Minard Hamilton

Managing Partner,
Driver Ventures

Morris May

Founder and CEO,
Specular Theory, Inc.

Nanea Reeves

CEO & Co-Founder,
TRIPP

Ned Sherman

Chief Business Affairs & Legal Officer
Skybound

Oleksandr Sakhnevych

Chief Technology Officer,
Elyland

Paul Kim

Managing Director,
ICO's,
Blockchain Industries

Phil Greenspan

Developer Strategy,
Oculus

Richard Lemarchand

Associate Professor in the USC Games program, Associate Chair, Interactive Media and Games division, School of Cinematic Arts,
University of Southern California

Rick Phillips

CEO
ASH Partners

Rishi Chadha

Head of Scaled Partnerships
Meta

Robert Nashak

Chief Operations Officer
Survios

Ryan Pulliam

CMO, Co-Founder
Specular Theory, Inc.

Shiraz Akmal

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer,
SPACES

Stephanie Chan

Reporter,
VentureBeat

Ted Schilowitz

Futurist
Paramount Pictures

Tony Sheng

Product Lead,
Decentraland Foundation

Yvette Martinez-Rea

Chief Executive Officer
Yext

Past Keynotes & Fireside Chat Speakers Included

Andrew Paradise

CEO and Co-Founder
Skillz

Andrew Sheppard

Managing Director
Transcend Fund

Ann Hand

Former CEO and Chairman
Super League Gaming

Ashley Crowder

Co-Founder & CEO
VNTANA

Barry Cottle

President & CEO
Light & Wonder
(formerly CEO, Scientific Games Interactive)

Ben Feder

Managing Partner
Tirta Ventures

Bernard Kim

Former CEO
Match Group
(formerly President, Zynga & SVP, Electronic Arts)

Bill Young

Head of Games
Twitch

Bonnka Lim

VP, Marketing - Digital Games
Hasbro

Brandon Cubillas

Head of Industry for App Gaming
Google

Brandon Tatum

General Counsel
SM & Kakao Entertainment America

Chris DeWolfe

CEO
Plai Labs/Reach Labs
Formerly CEO & Co-Founder, Jam City & MySpace

Chris Petrovic

Chief Business Officer & Board Member
PlayFun
Formerly SVP, Head of Corporate Strategy, M&A and Business Development (Zynga Inc.)

Cooper Jackson

Sr. Vice President, Business Affairs & Development
Electronic Arts (EA)

Craig Donato

Advisor, Board Member
Latitude
Formerly Chief Business Officer, Roblox

Dan Murray

Managing Partner
Skybound

Dan Prigg

EVP, Head of Games
Paramount

Dane Smith

VP
The Third Floor

Dara Leung

Managing Director
Raine Group

David Alpert

CEO
Skybound

David Morin

Executive Director
Academy Software Foundation
Formerly Industry Relations, Epic Games

David Perry

AI Video Stealth Startup
Real Games, Inc.
formerly CEO, Gaikai, (Acquired by Sony)

David Roberts

SVP & GM, PopCap
Electronic Arts
formerly CEO, PopCap Games (Acquired by EA)

David Stelzer

President
Xsolla

Frank Gibeau

CEO
Zynga
formerly President, EA Labels, Electronic Arts)

Frédéric Chesnais

Founder & CEO
CBI (Crypto Blockchain Industries)
Formerly Chairman & CEO of the Board, Atari Chain

Glenn Walcott

CEO & Founder
Rock On Productions LLC
Formerly President, DoubleDown Interactive

Haiyan Zhang

GM, AI Innovation and Science
Xbox

Holly Liu

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Kabam

Jaci Hays

Chief Corporate Alliance Officer
FaZe Clan

Jake Zim

Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Monke Business
Another Axiom
Formerly SVP, Virtual Reality, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Jasper Brand

Partner
BITKRAFT Ventures

Javier Ferreira

Co-CEO
Scopely

Jeonghee Jin

CEO
NC America
COO
NCSOFT West

Jesse Janosov

GM, Xbox Data, Insights & Rewards
Microsoft

John Linden

CEO
Mythical Games

John Pleasants

CEO
Brava Home Inc.
(formerly CEO, Playdom- acquired by Disney)

John Riccitiello

Former Chief Executive Officer
Unity Technologies

Jon Goldman

Managing Partner
Skybound
Venture Partner
Greycroft

Jon Radoff

CEO
Beamable

Jon Snoddy

CEO
Operative Games

Jonathan Anastas

Leadership Team
Statespace

Jonathan Flesher

VP, Business Development & Partnerships
Reddit

Josh Brooks

EVP, Marketing & Business Development
Salt AI
Formerly SVP, Marketing & Strategy, Jam City

Josh Swartz

CEO
Loaded

Josh Yguado

President and Co-Founder
Jam City

Jules Shumaker

Chief Business Officer
Discord

Kent Wakeford

Co-Founder & Vice Chairman
Gen.G

Kristian Segerstrale

CEO
Super Evil Megacorp
(formerly Supercell Investor/Past Board Member; Playfish (now EA) & Glu Mobile Co-Founder)

Kyu Lee

Chief Business Development Officer
COM2US

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Past Keynotes & Fireside Chat Speakers Included

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