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The Hollywood
Roosevelt
7000 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
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Call Roosevelt
Hotel at 800-950-7667 or Main 323-466-7000 and ask for Room
Reservations. Rates are under GAMES & MOBILE FORUM or group
code: XMOBILE. The
group rate is $259.
The cutoff date for this rate is May 10.
Agenda
Event Registration
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Games+Mobile Forum to Unite Social Media & Games
Los Angeles, CA (May 4, 2007) --
The 2007 Games+Mobile Forum at the Hollywood Roosevelt on May
21-22 will focus on the relationship between social media,
casual, and mobile games. The casual and mobile games space is
exploding in 2007, and it comes as no surprise that social media
has become a central part of any Internet strategy.
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EXHIBITING COMPANIES include:
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
>Autodesk to host May 21 Cocktail Reception
>MS&K to host annual VIP/Speakers Dinner on
May 21
>Ramprate to host lunch on May 22
>Digital Media Wire and Level 3
host
May
22 Party at Nacional in Hollywood
>Top Advisory Board assembled for 7th
Games & Mobile Forum
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS include:
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MIKE
YUEN
Sr.
Director, Gaming Group
QUALCOMM
Internet Services |
DAN
SCHERLIS
CEO
Etherplay |
ADEO
RESSI
Founder & CEO
GameTrust
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ERIC
ZIMMERMAN
Co-Founder & CEO
gameLab |
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STEVEN ROBERTS
VP & GM, Games & Strategic Initiatives
DIRECTV |
ALEX
TERRY
CEO
NeoEdge
Networks |
COOPER MOO
VP, Business Development
Fun Games |
CHRIS
PETROVIC
VP, Digital Media
Playboy
Media Group
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SAM RIVELLO
Director of
Multimedia
Development
Neopets, Inc.
(An MTV Company)
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SCOTT
GOLDBERG
Senior Writer &
Director, Bus Dev
Digital Media
Wire |
PHAEDRA BOINODIRIS
CEO
WomenGamers.com |
GORDON
BELLAMY
Director of Business Development
Double Fusion
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KITT
MCCURDY
GameSpot Trax Analyst
CNET Networks Entertainment
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MIKE
VORHAUS
Managing Director
Frank N. Magid
Associates |
MORGAN
GUENTHER
CEO & Chairman
of the Board
Airplay Network |
MATT PALMER
EVP & GM
Stardoll |
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JESS
DOMINGUEZ
Product
Manager, Gaming Group
QUALCOMM
Internet Services |
ADAM
BOYDEN
VP, Bus. Dev. & Marketing
Xfire |
NED
SHERMAN
CEO & Publisher
Digital Media
Wire |
DAVE
MADDEN
EVP, Sales, Marketing & Business Development
WildTangent |
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LEVI
SHAPIRO
Sr. Dir. Audience Metrics, Mobile Content
Telephia |
KANISHKA
AGARWAL
VP, Mobile Content
Telephia |
ERIC
GOLDBERG
Managing Director
Crossover Technologies |
GEORGE
BORKOWSKI
Partner
Mitchell Silberberg
& Knupp LLP |
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HOWARD
MARKS
CEO
Acclaim Games
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BRAD
SINGER
EVP, Products & Markets
PaymentOne |
MICHEL
KRIPALANI
Sr. Games Industry Manager
Autodesk |
MARK
FRIEDLER
Publisher/Founder
GameDaily |
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OLIVER
MIAO
GM,
Centerscore Studio
Vivendi Games Mobile
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JOE
ARIGANELLO
General Manager Games
Sprint Nextel |
KARL LONG
Web/Social Media Integration Manager, N-Gage
Group
Nokia
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MIKE
BRESLIN
VP, Marketing, Americas
I-play |
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JOSEPH
OLIN
President
Academy of
Interactive Arts & Sciences |
JAY
MOORE
Head of Special Ops
The Strategery Group |
WILLIAM
WOHNOUTKA
VP, Bus Dev, Content Markets Group
Level 3
Communications
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SUZANNE
STEFANAC
Director
AFI Digital Content Lab
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ROY
SEHGAL
VP, Strategy & New Businesses
Shockwave
AddictingGames
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STAN LIU
VP, Mobile Content Development
Walt
Disney Internet Group |
KARIN
PAGNANELLI Partner
Mitchell Silberberg &
Knupp LLP |
GREG
HARPER
President
iWin |
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ERIK PAVELKA
VP, Business Development
Hands-On
Mobile
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more to come...
Games & Mobile Forum
May 21, 2007 - Day 1
1:00PM
– 1:30PM
Registration,
Coffee & Networking
1:30PM
– 1:45PM
Welcome & Opening
Remarks
Conference Chair: Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher,
Digital Media Wire, Inc.
1:45PM
– 2:30PM
PANEL 1: Social Media & Games
How does social media intersect with the next
generation of casual and mobile games? What are the
opportunities to incorporate features such as user-generated
content, sharing, rewards and referral programs into casual and
mobile games? On the other side of the coin, how do social
networking services benefit from games? This panel of executives from social
networks, technology and the games industry will tackle these questions and
more.
Panelists
Teemu Huuhtanen, President, N.A., Sulake (Habbo Hotel)
Howard Marks, CEO, Acclaim
Matt Palmer, EVP & GM, Stardoll.com
William Wohnoutka, VP, Bus Dev, Content Markets Group,
Level 3 Communications
Karl Long, Web/Social Media Integration Manager, N-Gage
Group,
Nokia
Moderator:
Mark Friedler, Publisher/Founder,
GameDaily
2:30PM
– 3:30PM
PANEL 2: Casual Games on Any Platform?
Casual games are growing in popularity due in
part to their availability on multiple platforms: mobile,
Internet, handhelds, PCs and consoles. What are the
opportunities and challenges in extending casual games across
multiple platforms?
Panelists
Joe Ariganello, General Manager, Games, Sprint Nextel
Chris Early, Studio Manager, Microsoft Casual Games
Alex St. John, CEO, WildTangent
Roy Sehgal, VP, Strategy & New Businesses, Shockwave Addicting Games
Ed Zobrist, President, Sierra Online (Vivendi
Games)
Moderator: Dan Scherlis, CEO, Etherplay
3:30PM – 4:00PM
NETWORKING & REFRESHMENT BREAK
4:00PM – 5:00PM
PANEL 3: Why Big Media is Taking Interest in Casual & Mobile
Games
Executives from key media companies will discuss
the reason Big Media companies believe casual and mobile gaming
is only just hitting its stride. Who are the players making
large bets on the space? What are the reasons? What’s next now
that everyone’s involved?
Panelists
Kitt McCurdy, GameSpot Trax Analyst, CNET Networks
Entertainment
Robert Nashak, General Manager, Yahoo! Games
Chris Petrovic, VP, Digital Media, Playboy Media Group
Steven Roberts, VP & GM, Games & Strategic Initiatives,
DIRECTV
Joseph Olin, President,
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
Suzanne Stefanac, Director,
AFI Digital Content Lab
Moderator: Levi Shapiro, Director of Audience
Metrics,
Telephia
5:00PM – 5:30PM
KEYNOTE
Jill Braff, SVP of Worldwide Marketing & GM of the Americas,
Glu Mobile
5:30PM - 6:30PM
COCKTAIL
RECEPTION hosted by:
May 22, 2007 - DAY 2
8:30AM - 9:00AM
Registration,
Breakfast & Networking
9:00AM - 9:15AM
Welcome &
Introductions
Conference Chair: Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher,
Digital Media Wire, Inc.
9:15AM - 9:45AM
KEYNOTE
John Welch, President & CEO, Playfirst
9:45AM - 10:45AM
PANEL 1:
VIEW FROM THE TOP:
The State of the Casual Games Industry
Industry leaders discuss the current state of the
casual games industry, and speculate as to what developments
will drive its future.
Panelists
Greg Harper, President, iWin
Charles Merrin, VP, RealArcade, RealNetworks
Greg Mills, Director, Casual Games, AOL Games
Adeo Ressi, Founder & CEO, GameTrust
Eric Zimmerman, Co-Founder & CEO, gameLab
Moderator: Jay Moore, Head of Special Ops,
The Strategery Group
10:45AM - 11:15AM
REFRESHMENT/NETWORKING BREAK
11:15AM -12:15PM
PANEL 2:
WOMEN & CASUAL GAMES:
Why They Are a
Good Match
Recent research shows that women play casual games more than
men. In the games industry, that’s big news. Long considered a
male dominated demographic, casual games developers and
providers have an opportunity to create cross gender appeal.
Who are the companies taking advantage, and what are they doing
to ensure women take interest in their product? What do women
value in casual games that they don’t in other platforms?
Panelists
Cooper Moo, VP, Business Development,
Fun Games
Karin Pagnanelli, Partner,
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Alex Terry, CEO, NeoEdge Networks
Margaret Wallace, Co-Founder & CEO, Rebel Monkey
Brad Singer, EVP, Products & Markets, PaymentOne
Moderator: Phaedra Boinodiris, CEO,
WomenGamers.com
12:15PM - 1:15PM
LUNCH BUFFET
hosted by:
1:30PM – 2:00PM
KEYNOTE
If, as Gandhi said, the quality of a society can be judged by
how it treats its animals, the quality of an entertainment
channel can be judged by how it treats its content developers.
This talk will compare and contrast the issues facing content
developers across mobile, casual and core games, with the goal
of highlighting both challenges and opportunities. Key creative,
technical and business pitfalls will be presented via case
studies, market data and war stories. The sometimes opposing
goals of building great games and building a great business will
be deconstructed. This keynote will tie together some of the
discussions of the day, and give the industry execs insight into
the lives and issues of the developers they hire.
Presented by:
Matthew Bellows, GM & VP, Marketing Floodgate Entertainment
2:00PM - 3:00PM
PANEL 3:
VIEW FROM THE TOP:
The State of the Mobile Games Industry
Industry leaders discuss the current state of the
mobile games industry, and speculate as to what developments
will drive its future.
Panelists
Kanishka Agarwal, VP of Mobile Content,
Telephia
Mike Breslin, VP, Marketing, Americas, I-play
Jess
Dominguez, Product Manager, Gaming Group,
QUALCOMM Internet Services
Maria Pacheco, VP of Marketing,
Vivendi Games Mobile
Stan Liu,
VP,
Mobile Content Development, The Walt Disney Internet Group
Moderator: Mike Vorhaus, Managing Director, Frank
N. Magid Associates
3:00PM - 3:30PM
REFRESHMENT/NETWORKING BREAK
3:30PM - 4:15PM
PANEL 4:
ADVERTISING, GAMES & SOCIAL MEDIA:
Making Smart Marketing Investments in an Ever Changing Landscape
This panel of advertising, games and social
networking
executives will discuss opportunities for advertisers to reach
consumers through these evolving channels. How are brand
marketers and their agencies navigating the games, virtual
worlds and social networks? The panelists share their experience
and processes in making smart marketing investments in these
areas.
Panelists
Gordon Bellamy, Director of Business Development,
Double Fusion
Adam Boyden, VP, Business Development & Marketing, Xfire
Erik Pavelka, VP, Business Development, Hands-On
Mobile
Dave Madden, EVP, Sales, Marketing & Business Development,
WildTangent
Sam Rivello, Director, Multimedia Development, Neopets,
Inc.
Moderator:
George Borkowski, Partner,
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
4:15PM - 5:00PM
PANEL 5:
THE NEXT BIG THING?
What is the Next Big Thing in Casual & Mobile Games?
This panel of industry experts will give their
opinions about what will be the next big thing on casual and
mobile games. Topics will range from developments in the
massively multiplayer world to social media to mobile games.
Panelists
Mike Yuen, Senior Director, Gaming Group, QUALCOMM Internet
Services
Oliver Miao, Head of
Centerscore, a Vivendi Games Mobile Development Studio
Morgan Guenther, CEO & Chairman of the Board,
Airplay Network
Michel Kripalani, Sr. Games Industry Manager,
Autodesk
Moderator: Eric Goldberg, Managing Director,
Crossover Technologies
6:00PM – 8:00PM
Hollywood Going Digital Reception
Nacional - 1645 Wilcox Ave. (at Hollywood Blvd.)
The venue is walking distance from the Roosevelt Hotel.
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