Gameloft CEO and President Michel Guillemot to Keynote CMP’s Game Developers Conference Mobile 2008
Posted on December 5, 2007
Filed Under Gaming, News, TechShowWIRE
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ — Michel Guillemot, President and
CEO of Gameloft, a leading publisher and developer of games for mobile
phones, will present the keynote address at the 2008 Game Developers
Conference (GDC) Mobile summit taking place on Feb. 18th, 2008 at the
Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. Held in conjunction with GDC
2008, GDC 2008 will offer in-depth technical and business oriented mobile
game development sessions supported by research and market analysis for
every region in the world.
In a snapshot of his keynote address, Guillemot will be focusing on the
$3 billion mobile games business. He will examine ways to push the current
barriers that the mobile industry faces in technology, distribution and
design. Translating his experience from the console realm, Guillemot will
address what it takes to shift mobile games into a mass market business
using the global landscape as a backdrop.
“GDC Mobile has long been the stomping ground for the great minds of
mobile and I am very pleased to have the opportunity to keynote this
event,” said Michel Guillemot, president and CEO, Gameloft. “As an industry
we continue to strive in finding new ways to bring entertaining and
compelling mobile games to an ever-changing consumer base worldwide. GDC
Mobile is the ideal place to continue this dialogue.”
“Our goal was to select a keynote speaker who encompasses the vision
and principles that defines the new era of mobile games and we found the
perfect match with Michel Guillemot,” said Robert Tereck, chairman, GDC
Mobile. “He is a mobile visionary, an innovative thinker and deeply
knowledgeable in all things gaming. We look forward to his insight for what
lies ahead for mobile.”
Renowned as a pioneer in the mobile space, Guillemot brings more than
20 years of experience to the gaming industry. With a commanding global
presence, he has shaped the mobile terrain by profitably growing Gameloft
to become the number one leader in Europe and a solid number two in North
America. For the mobile industry, 2008 marks the 10-year anniversary of
mobile games and Guillemot represents the highest standard of innovation,
entertainment and drive.
GDC Mobile 2008 will also 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 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 full lineup
of speakers and sessions can be found at http://www.gdcmobile.com.
About Gameloft
Gameloft is a leading international publisher and developer of video
games for mobile phones. Established in 1999, it has emerged as one of the
top innovators in its field. The company creates games for mobile handsets
equipped with Java, Brew or Symbian technology. The total number of
games-enabled handsets is anticipated to exceed two billion units in 2008.
Partnership agreements with leading licensors and sports personalities
such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Dreamworks Animations
SKG, Endemol, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros.,
FifPro, Lamborghini, Vans, Paris Hilton, Derek Jeter, Vijay Singh, Reggie
Bush or Lleyton Hewitt allow Gameloft to form strong relationships with
international brands. In addition to the partnerships, Gameloft owns and
operates titles such as Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and New
York Nights.
Through agreements with major telephone wireless carriers, handset
manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop, Gameloft has a
distribution network in over 75 plus countries.
Gameloft has worldwide offices in New York, San Francisco, Seattle,
Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Cologne, Milan, Madrid,
Copenhagen, Warsaw, New Delhi, Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney.
Gameloft is listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT
FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA)
For more information visit http://www.gameloft.com.
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
CMP (http://www.cmp.com/) 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
Developers 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
SOURCE CMP Game Group
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