The LA Games Conference takes place three weeks from now, on May 1st in Los Angeles (as chance would have it), but before the event gets started, the organizers, Digital Media Wire, sent notice that the conference’s speaker list is now finalized.
“2014 LA Games Speakers Include:
Chris Akhavan, President of Publishing, Glu Mobile
Jonathan Anastas, VP, Global Brand Marketing, Head of Digital & Social Media, Activision
Jeff Anderson, SVP, Strategic Planning & Business Development, GSN
Alan Avidan, CEO, Bees and Pollen
Paulus Bannink, Creative Technical Director, Zoic Studios
Michael Bolcerek, SVP of Business Development, Integrity, Aristotle International
Bjorn Book-Larsson, CEO, Reloaded Games
Ari Brandt, CEO & Co-Founder, MediaBrix
Matthew Bromberg, Group General Manager, Electronic Arts
Bryan Buskas, SVP, Sales – Performance Advertising, AdColony
Michael Cai, Senior Vice President of Games and Digital, Interpret
Liam Callahan, Director, Games Industry Analyst, NPD
Ben Chen, SVP, Global Developer Relations & Business Development, SponsorPay
Jenova Chen, Founder & Creative Director, thatgamecompany
Matt Cohen, Director of Business Development, Machinima
Amy Cotteleer, Founder and Chief Creative Officer, A Squared Group
Susan Cummings, Executive Producer, Doctor Who: Legacy
Ian Dallas, Creative Director, The Unfinished Swan
Sunny Dhillon, Senior Associate, Signia Venture Capital
Chris Donahue, Co-Founder, Elevate Partners
Walter Driver, Co-Founder & CEO, Scopely
Ian Flood, Gameplay Programmer, Yacht Club Games
Chris Early, VP, Digital Publishing, Ubisoft
Chris Enock, VP of Central Publishing, Riot Games
Clinton Foy, Venture Partner, CrossCut Ventures
Tracy Fullerton, Associate Professor, USC School of Cinematics Arts/Director, USC Game Innovation Lab
Marc Graser, Senior Editor, Variety
Adam Gutterman, Director of Game Design and Monetization, Unity
Bob Heubel, Developer Evangelist, Haptics, Immersion Corporation
Andy Kleinman, Chief Business Officer, Scopely
John Koller, VP, Marketing – Home Consoles & Handheld Platforms, Playstation (Sony Computer Entertainment America)
Christina Lee, Associate Director, Nexon America
Kyu Lee, President, GAMEVIL USA
Peter Levin, Managing General Partner, York Ventures
James Liu, Founder, BoxCat
Brian Lovell, CEO, RED Interactive Agency
Owen Mahoney, CEO, Nexon North America
Michael Marchetti, Former CEO, Buffalo Studios (acquired by Caesars Interactive) and Founder and CEO, Hello Studios
Vicenç MartÃ, CEO, Akamon Entertainment
Nate Nanzer, Vice President, Frank N. Magid Associates
Owen O’Donoghue, North America Casino Team Head, Facebook
Miguel Oliveira, Team Lead, Thralled
Manish Patel, Partner, Highland Capital Partners
Chris Petrovic, Head of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships, Kabam
Fabien-Pierre Nicolas, General Manager, Mobile, Perfect World Entertainment
Michael Pachter, Research Analyst, Wedbush Securities
Matthew Patrick, Senior YouTube Channel Manager, Defy Media
Michael Powers, VP & GM, GameSpot, Giant Bomb, Ongamers, CBS Interactive
Jon Radoff, Founder & CEO, Disruptor Beam
Phil Ranta, VP, Talent Operations, Fullscreen
Erin Reynolds, Creative Director & Lead, Nevermind / Founder & Creative Director, Flying Mollusks
Michael Ritter, SVP, Business & Corporate Development, SGN
Kristian Segerstrale, Co-Founder, Initial Capital, Former Board Member, Supercell, Co-Founder, Playfish (acquired by EA), Co-Founder, GluMobile (NASDAQ)
Jamison Selby, Director, Monkey King Games and Chair, IGDA LA Chapter
David Siemer, Managing Director, Siemer & Associates
David Stelzer, Head of Video Games Department, CAA
Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors
Steve Wadsworth, President, CEO & Board Member, Tapjoy
Spencer Yip, Director & Founder, Yummy Yummy Tummy
Michael Zhang, CEO, ZQGame”
