Conference programme
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Day One: 29th June 2010 |
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09.00 -10.00 |
Registration and Networking |
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10.00 – 10.10 |
Welcome to GameHorizon Conference – Carri Cunliffe, Conference Director |
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10.10 – 10.15 |
Introduction to Conference – Ian Livingstone, Life President of Eidos and Host |
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10.15 - 11.00 |
Jesse Schell – CEO, Schell Games. "Roadmap to the Gamepocalypse" |
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11.00 – 11.30 |
Nils Holger Henning - CCO Bigpoint Games will be talking about new technology and how they will improve game play. |
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11.30 – 12.15 |
“Free versus paid – the best way to make money from your game”. Nicholas Lovell – Gamesbrief, (Chairman of Panel) Mark Rein - Vice President, Epic Games Ian Baverstock - Consultant, Tenshi Ventures James Brooksby – Studio Head, doublesix Dylan Collins - CEO, Jolt Games Session Sponsored by Bluegfx |
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12.15 – 13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 – 14.15 |
Michael Acton Smith – CEO, Mind Candy. “Lessons leaned building Moshi Monsters to 20 million users” |
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14.15 – 14.45 |
Yohei Ishii - Senior Director Business Development, CCP Games. "Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: Reincarnation of the console games model”, Why it's broken and charting a new path in console gaming. How the rise of new business models, platforms, and emergent gameplay will breath new life into connected consoles. Sponsored by CCP |
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14.45 – 15.15 |
Break |
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15.15 – 16.00 |
“Modern Technology will Kill Us All?”
Todd Eckert – Director of North America, Eutechnyx (Chairman of Panel) Steve Mayall – MD, MusicAlly Duncan Smith - Music Supervisor, SCEE Session Sponsored by Generator |
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16.00 – 16.30 |
Charles Cecil – CEO, Revolution. “The Games Industry v William Hogarth” William Hogarth’s career resonates today in the games industry. He pioneered new business models - he disintermediated by selling directly to his fan base rather than going through retail. He also lobbied parliament to pass a copyright law to stop people simply copying his work |
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16.30 – 17.15 |
“ The rise and impact of social network games” The panel will look at the rise of social network games: the secrets of success of the fastest growing companies, business models and production methodologies, and discuss the pitfalls and future of this booming sector. Rick Gibson - Director, Games Investor Consulting. (Chairman of Panel) Michael Acton Smith – CEO, Mind Candy Seb Hayes - COO and Co-founder, Playfire Session Sponsored by Northern Film and Media |
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17.15-17.20 |
Ian Livingstone - Host's closing comments |
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17.20 |
Close |
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18.00 |
Party and Ian Livingstone's Charity Poker night at the Sea |
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Day two: 30th June 2010 |
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09.00 -10.00 |
Registration, Breakfast and Networking |
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10.00 – 10.10 |
Welcome back, Ian Livingstone -Host |
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10.10 – 11.00 |
Peter Molyneux - Creative Director, Monetising Innovation |
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11.00 – 11.30 |
Joseph Olin - President, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, "Changing Games" The opportunities for growth via evolution It is time for game makers – interactive entertainers to recognize that the audience of players and potential players is beyond the scope of the audiences that drove the successes of 10-15 or 20 years ago. That in a world with exponential growth of entertainment options, that players can dictate what they want and expect us to offer. |
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11.30 – 12.00 |
Tom Rothenberg – Managing Partner, McCann Erickson. “Marketing campaigns that punch above their weight and why” |
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12.00 – 13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 – 14.15 |
Mark Schulman -Inspirational speaker. Mark will be inspiring you to greater things through his interactive session using Drums! Mark is kindly taking time out of his hectic schedule on tour with P!nk. Session Sponsored by Isilon |
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14.15 – 14.45 |
Darren Jobling - COO, Eutechnyx. “Six New Tricks to Teach Old Dogs” Darren offers his thoughts on how developers can re-invent their businesses and take advantage of significant new opportunities in the broader games industry. Expect plenty of practical advice from a 20 year biz dev veteran with one or two new tricks up his sleeve… Session Sponsored by Northern Net |
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14.45 – 15.15 |
Break |
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15.15 – 16.00 |
Scott Foe – Consultant. "The Future: We're All (Still) Monkies" |
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16.00-16.15 |
Conference Close – Carri Cunliffe and Ian Livingstone |
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16.15 |
Close |
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16.15 – 18.15 |
Closing Drinks served in the Sage on the Balcony outside Hall 2 Sponsored by Eutechnyx |
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