Join us for Virtual Goods Summit 2009 and VGS University!
When:
VGS University – Thursday, October 29, 2009
Virtual Goods Summit – Friday, October 30, 2009
Where:
Westin Market Street, 50 Third Street, San Francisco, CA
Website: http://www.vgsummit.com/2009
Register: http://vgsummit2009-git.eventbrite.com (Save 15% using the code GIRLSINTECH)
The market opportunity for virtual goods continues to expand as developers and publishers of social games get a deeper understanding of how virtual goods work and how best to enhance gameplay and maximize revenue. This year’s 3rd annual Virtual Goods Summit on Friday Oct 30th will bring together thought leaders from Asia, Europe and the Americas to talk about what’s changed, what’s working, and the key challenges facing the industry going forward.
Come network with companies including Zynga, Nexon, Tencent, Viximo, Playfish, Paypal, Playdom and Offerpal and other leading developers in the virtual goods and social gaming space from Asia, Europe and the US.
New for this year, we’ve added a half-day seminar, VGS University on Thurs, Oct 29, designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the key fundamental drivers of virtual goods business models. Our group of experts will cover topics ranging from why virtual goods are effective to the ins and outs of managing a virtual economy, so join us for the day and learn from some of our industry’s leaders.
Confirmed Speakers and Panelists
* David Wallerstein, Tencent
* John Earner, Playfish
* Min Kim, Nexon
* Dai Watanabe, DeNa Global
* Andrew Trader (A.T.), Zynga
* Steve Meretzky, Playdom
* Amy Jo Kim, Shufflebrain
* Nils-Holger Henning, Bigpoint
* Benjamin Joffe, Plus8Star
* Jameson Hsu, Mochi Media
* Cary Rosenzweig, IMVU
* Brian Balfour, Viximo
* Adam Caplan, Super Rewards
* David Marcus, Zong
* Jeremy Liew, Lightspeed Venture Partners
* Steven Goh, mig33
* Owen Mahoney, Outspark
* John Smedley, Sony Online Entertainment
* Kevin Xu, IGG
* Zhan Ye, GameVision
* Renata Dionello, Paypal
* Ron Hirson, BOKU
* Siqi Chen, Serious Business
* Phlip Yun, NHN USA
* Keith Rabois, Slide
* David Jesse, Gaia Online
* Shanna Tellerman, Wildpockets
* Vikas Gupta, Jambool
* Bill Wang, Perfect World
* Geoff Cook, MyYearbook
* Bill Grosso, Live Gamer
* Robin Chan, XPD Media
* Dave Etling, InComm
* Ludovic Bodin, CMUNE
* Anu Shukla, Offerpal Media
* Fernando Paiz, Turbine
* Melinda Byerley, Linden Lab
* Roger Wood, ORCA
* Tim Chang, Norwest Venture Partners
* Eugene Yoo, Globespan Capital
* Will O’Brien, TrialPay
* Shin Takamiya, Globis Capital Partners
* Jinen Kamdar, Ning
* Lex Bayer, Spare Change (PlaySpan)
* Justin Smith, Inside Social Games
For more information, please email Charles Hudson (charles@vgsummit.com) or David Sachs (david@vgsummit2008.com).
