CMP’s Game Developers Conference Mobile 2008 Marquee Lineup of Speakers Includes Chip Austin, Tom Park, and Mitch Lasky
Posted on November 29, 2007
Filed Under Gaming, News, Tech Biz
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ — CMP’s Game Developers Conference
Mobile 2008 (GDC Mobile 2008), the definitive industry event for mobile
games has published its roster of featured speakers and highlighted
sessions. The annual two-day, multi-track summit will take place Monday
Feb. 18 and Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008 at the Moscone Convention Center in San
Francisco during the Game Developers Conference(R) 2008. Featured speakers
for this year’s event include established mobile entertainment veterans
John Szeder, CEO of Mofactor, Mitch Lasky, Partner at Benchmark Capital,
Rich Moran, Partner at Venrock, Chip Austin, Managing Principal of i-Hatch
Ventures, David Collier, President of Pikkle KK, Tom Park, Director of
Operations for Digital Chocolate and Rick Marazzani, General Manager of
iQ212. The full lineup of speakers and sessions can be found at
http://www.gdcmobile.com.
GDC Mobile 2008 will host the inaugural Independent Games Festival
Mobile (IGF Mobile) Awards, the first official event to recognize and
reward innovation and creativity in mobile game development. Award winners
will be announced at the IGF Mobile gala ceremony, taking place during the
two-day GDC Mobile conference.
“GDC Mobile is uniquely positioned to bring together leading creative
and business professionals in the mobile games industry to showcase and
brainstorm innovation at both the development and business levels,” said
Jamil Moledina, Executive Director, Game Developers Conference. “We’re also
excited to put our thumb on the scale a bit, and reward some of the most
ambitious mobile game developers at our first annual IGF Mobile awards.”
Headlining the Deals and Distribution track with “Put the Fun in
Funding: Mobile Games Investments of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” is a
panel of mobile industry heavy hitters including John Szeder (CEO,
Mofactor), Mitch Lasky (Partner, Benchmark Capital), Richard Moran
(Partner, Venrock), and Chip Austin (Managing Principal, i-Hatch Ventures).
Leading the Original Innovation track is David Collier, President, Pikkle
KK, who will address “Social Entertainment: Next Big Thing from Japan.” Tom
Park, Director of Operations, Digital Chocolate will discuss “10 Ways to
Run a Porting Team like Genghis Khan” in the Production track and “Tetris:
Best/Worst Mobile Games Ever” will be presented in the Design track by
iQ212 General Manager Rick Marazzani.
GDC Mobile 2008 will provide mobile game developers from around the
globe the opportunity to debate the future of the medium with executives
from leading mobile network operators, advanced technology providers,
handset manufacturers, and major console game publishers. The conference
will offer in-depth technical and business oriented mobile game development
sessions supported by research and market analysis for every region in the
world.
About the Game Developers Conference(R) (http://www.gdconf.com)
The Game Developers Conference(R) (GDC) is the world’s largest
professionals-only game industry event. Presented every spring in San
Francisco, it is the essential forum for learning, inspiration, and
networking for the creators of computer, console, handheld, mobile, and
online games. The GDC attracts over 16,000 attendees, and is the primary
forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio
professionals, business decision-makers and others involved in the
development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas and shape the
future of the industry. The GDC is produced by the CMP Game Group, a
division of CMP Technology.
About CMP (http://www.cmp.com)
CMP is a media and marketing solutions company serving the technology
industry. With the leading online, event and print brands in all technology
market categories, and with services and tools that reach beyond
traditional advertising, CMP shapes and influences the technology industry
worldwide. CMP publishes highly respected media brands such as TechWeb,
InformationWeek, ChannelWeb, CRN, EE Times and TechOnline; produces major
industry events such as Interop, Web 2.0 Expo, XChange, Game Developer
Conference and the Embedded Systems Conferences; and provides business
information and marketing services such as the International Customer
Management Institute, Semiconductor Insights and Second Life consulting for
technology marketers. CMP is a subsidiary of United Business Media
(http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news
distribution and specialist information services with a market
capitalization of more than $3 billion. For more CMP news, go to
cmp.com/news
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