Badge Pickup and Speaker Check-in

Welcome to the Conference
Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire
Jay Baage, Event Director, CES Games Summit

PANEL 1: The State of Games Industry
Industry leaders discuss the current state of the games industry as the business continues its transition towards a digital future. What does it take to make a successful game these days across platforms? What emerging gaming platforms will be the most important in the years to come? How do you make money in this more and more complicated gaming universe with new digital platforms competing with the time and pocketbooks of consumers?

Panelists
Sean Spector, Co-Founder and SVP of Business Development and Content, GameFly
Gene Hoffman, CEO, Vindicia
Nanea Reeves, Chief Strategy Officer, Gaikai
Chris Early, VP of Digital Publishing, Ubisoft
Sean Vanderdasson, Senior Vice President, Game Service, WildTangent
Moderator: Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors

PANEL 2: High Tech Fun - Top CE Gaming Trends
Hear from technology leaders how you make sure to stay on top of the latest technological innovations affecting the games industry. From 3D displays to gesture recognition, gaming is now reaching totally new demographics. Technology is advancing at an incredible pace and game companies not up to speed on these developments risk being left in the dust.

Panelists
Tom DuBois, Executive Producer, Games, OnLive 
Jonathan Epstein, President, Omek Interactive
Phil Eisler, General Manager, 3D Vision, NVIDIA Corporation
Tim Chang, Managing Partner, Mayfield
Shawn Dubravac, Chief Economist & Director of Research, CEA
Moderator: Marshall Jensen, Managing Partner, DMW Hexagon

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PANEL 3: Entertainment on Consoles: Reinventing the Media Hub of the Living Room
The three main games consoles - Xbox 360, PS3 and Nintento Wii, are the choices of hard-core game fans and families alike, but they have the capacity to do so much more. Many people now use them to also stream movies from Netflix, music from Pandora and access other internet-services. What is the role of the game console in the future and what are some other entertainment services which can be delivered by the console?

Panelists
Jack Buser, Director of PlayStation®Home, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA)
Michael Pachter, Managing Director, Equity Research, Wedbush Securities
Joseph Ambeault, Director, Product Development and Management, Video Services, Verizon
Sean Knapp, CTO, Ooyala
Moderator: Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic

LUNCH BREAK

PANEL 4: Games on Mobile Phones: Latest Trends in Games and Social Networking for Mobile Phones
This panel of decision-makers in the mobile games value chain will discuss the state of the industry with a focus on innovation, pricing, new devices, marketing and distribution models for mobile games. Is the iPhone app model the way of the future for the rest of the business or what are the alternatives out there?

Panelists
Simon Jeffery, Chief Publishing Officer, ngmoco 
Peter Dille, CMO, Tapjoy
Chris Tanquary, Head of Mobile Gaming, Samsung
Olivier Delfosse, VP, Interactive, Mobile & Digital Content, FremantleMedia Enterprises, North America
Dane Holewinski, Director of Marketing, Greystripe, a Division of ValueClick
Moderator: Michael Cai, VP, Video Games, Interpret

PANEL 5: Games on Emerging Platforms: Games on Tablets, Connected TVs and… Refrigerators?
Companies like EA Sports may well move toward providing all of its titles, from Fifa and Madden to Tiger Woods PGA Tour golf, for one fixed price on multiple platforms – all linked by the same social gaming ecosystem. So what are those platforms? This panel of CE experts will dicuss the most promising new gaming devices, from Roku boxes to Google TVs and Apple iPads.

Panelists
Dave Merrill, Co-founder and President, Sifteo
Greg Short, President & CEO, EEDAR
John Welch, President, Making Fun, a News Corp. division
Brock Pierce, Co-Founder and Chairman, Revenue APEX
John Davison, VP of Programming, GameSpot.com
Moderator: Jay Baage, Event Director, CES Games Summit

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PANEL 6: Hollywood and Games – A Transmedia Approach to Entertainment Content
The relationship between Hollywood content owners and the game industry has sometimes been a rocky one. The result has been few success stories of original film and television IP being turned into films and TV shows and vice versa. How is the relationship between these industries evolving? What needs to be done to make sure that future media franchises work as well across platforms and mediums? What needs to happen to ensure that all participants - licensors, developers, publishers and distributors - get a fair return on their investments?

Panelists
Frank O'Connor, Franchise Development Director, Microsoft Halo
James Jones, VP, Creative Production, Digital Media and Gaming, Hasbro
Jeff Gomez, CEO & President, Starlight Runner Entertainment
Adam Boyes, President, Beefy Media
Marcus Gners, Director, Business Development & Marketing, Stardoll
Moderator: Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire

Panel 7: Brands Got Game? How Marketers and Advertisers Can Tap Into the Gaming Explosion
Millions and millions of Americans play games every day, from social games on Facebook to hardcore games on game consoles like the Sony PlayStation and Xbox 360. This panel of advertising, brand and games executives will discuss opportunities for advertisers and brands to reach consumers through and around games. How are brand marketers and their agencies navigating this space? What advertising campaigns and tactics work in and around games and online communities to reach maximum engagement among the gaming demographic?

Panelists
Jill Braff, EVP of Digital Commerce, HSN
Allen Debovoise, CEO, Machinima
Phil Alberstat, CEO, 49 North Media
Dave Madden, SVP, Global Media Solutions, Electronic Arts
Brian Bos, SVP, Group Director of Emerging Technology, Mindshare – Team Detroit
Moderator: Bill Young, Managing Director, EA Ready, Electronic Arts