LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - March 30, 2016) - Digital Media Wire today announced the agenda and speakers for the 11th annual LA Games Conference ( www.lagamesconference.com) to be held at the W Hollywood in Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 19th.
The one-day event features 8 panels, 4 keynotes, 2 presentations, 1 roundtable and discussion groups as well as exhibits, demos and networking within the historic W Hollywood. This year, for the first time, the conference also includes a Virtual Reality Innovation and Networking Lounge, co-hosted by the Open Gaming Alliance, where attendees will meet with developers, investors and game and Hollywood execs, as well as see the latest demos from the industry's up-and-coming VR/AR companies and interactive panel discussions. Also, through the support of a group of Supporting Partners including Google, Gamevil, Nexon, Seriously and SGN, the conference is providing scholarships to indie developers to participate in the event.
LA Games Conference attendees are the industry's thought leaders and decision-makers from the gaming, entertainment and technology industries including company founders, investors, major and indie game publishers, developers, advertisers, mobile companies, media and more.
The event focuses on the many opportunities within the burgeoning gaming industry including digital and mobile games, investment trends, Hollywood and Games, Virtual Reality and Alternate Reality as well as opportunities specific to the City of Los Angeles as it further solidifies its status as a media-tech center and growth hub for game development.
The event includes four keynote sessions as follows:
- Keynote with Fredrik Loving, General Manager of DICE LA
- Keynote Conversation with Jens Hilgers, Founding Partner of BITKRAFT/Founder & Board, ESL; Interviewed by: Joost van Dreunen, CEO & Co-Founder, SuperData Research
- Keynote Conversation with Chris Heatherly, SVP/GM of Disney Mobile Games, The Walt Disney Company; Interviewed by: Michael Metzger, Media & Tech Investment Banker at Houlihan Lokey
Confirmed speakers include:
Jens Hilgers, Founding Partner & Investor, BITKRAFT / Founder & Board, ESL
Bill Wang, Corporate Vice President & Head of Global Investment, Perfect World
Dave Madden, SVP, Global Media Solutions, Electronic Arts
Jesse Sisgold, COO, Skydance Productions
Andy Swanson Vice President, eSports & Events, Twitch
Adrian Sexton, President & COO, Endemol Beyond USA
Jonathan Pan, Co-Founder & CEO, Team Elemental
Jill Braff, General Manager, Ellen Digital Ventures
Catherine "Catrific" Valdes, YouTuber
Javon Frazier, EVP, Strategy & Business Development, Studio71
Matt Raub, Creative Director, Video Game Vertical, DEFY Media
Derek Douglas, Head of Games, Creative Artist Agency (CAA)
Dan Brody, VP of Business Development, Tencent
Larry Cutler, Former Head of Character Tech, DreamWorks Animation, Board of Advisors, Baobab Studios
Matthew Collado, Chief Content Officer, Littlstar
Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies
John Koller, Vice President, Marketing, Sony PlayStation
Chris Early, Vice President of Digital Publishing, Ubisoft
Peter Levin, President, Interactive Ventures & Games, Lionsgate
Teemu Huuhtanen, Co-founder & CEO, Next Games
Koh Kim, Head of Business Development, Mobcrush
Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors
Shanti Bergel, SVP, Business & Corporate Development, GREE
Josh Brooks, SVP, Brand Strategy & Marketing, SGN
Lina Chen, Co-founder & CEO, Nix Hydra
Joost van Dreunen, Co-founder & CEO, SuperData Research
Sunny Dhillon, Principal, Signia Venture Partners
Michael Cai, SVP Research, Video Games & Technology, Interpret
Chris Petrovic, SVP & Head of Corporate Strategy & Development, Kabam
Clinton Foy, Managing Director, CrossCut Ventures
Christine Lee, Vice President, Business, Immersv
Nanea Reeves, President & COO, TextPlus
Andy Kleinman, Founder & CEO, MobLabs
Albert Lai, Co-founder & CEO, Big Viking Games
Lawrence Koh, General Manager, Nexon M, NEXON
Ned Sherman, CEO & Executive Producer, Digital Media Wire
Event sponsors and media partners include: AdMob by Google, Nexon, SGN, Seriously, Gamevil, Sheppard Mullin, BlueStacks, Euro Vat Refund, Open Gaming Alliance, IGDA , PocketGamer, WIGI, Gaming Business Review, Digital LA, Fusicology, NATPE, SAG-AFTRA, LA Tech Digest, WITI
For complete agenda, registration and event details, please visit http://www.lagamesconference.com
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