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Join us in Las Vegas on January 10, 2013!
On January 10th, meet the most influential decision-makers in the games industry at the 2nd annual Games Summit at 2013 International CES, produced by Digital Media Wire. Executives from the electronics industry, game publishers, game developers, advertising agencies, investment firms and social networks will discuss industry trends and share insights about the future of games and connected entertainment at this top industry event.
For information about sponsorship, exhibitor and speaking opportunities at Games Summit at CES 2013, please contact Tinzar Sherman at tinzar@digitalmediawire.com.
Announcements
12/11/12 - New Fireside Chat Announced!
Rick Thompson is a partner at Signia Venture Partners, an early stage venture fund that invests in consumer mobile technology and mobile gaming. He is an entrepreneur and investor with a passion for social and mobile gaming. As the most active investor in the space, Rick serves on the boards of Cie Studios, Iddiction, Idle Games, Playchemy, Red Robot, Rumble Entertainment, Kihon Games, and Grow Mobile. Previously, Rick co-founded Funzio (acquired by GREE in 2012), Playdom (acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2010), Adify (acquired by Cox in 2008) and Flycast (IPO in 1999 and acquired by CMGI in 2000). Rick will be interviewed by Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors.
11/28/12 - Andrew Schneider of Live Gamer and Oren Tversky of United Technologies have joined panels.
11/21/12- New speakers added!
11/19/12 - On behalf of our friends at Luxembourg-based Europe4StartUps, a Non-profit organization, we are pleased to inform you of a contest being offered through the DMW community for two digital games companies to win a package with a total service value of up to USD$100,000.
The offer is part of the Europe4Startups campaign which over the next year will award grants to 12 digital media companies, two of which will be digital games companies selected from the DMW community. Recipients will receive a 12-month package, including premium cloud computing services and a suite of business, legal and marketing services provided by high added value partners, such as HP, for free during the first 12 months (without any condition beyond the 12 months), to start their European operations in Luxembourg. Interested companies must apply by January 4 and the winners will be announced at Games Summit at the 2013 Int'l CES in Las Vegas on January 10. More details below and at http://www.europe4startups.com/contest/
10/17/12 -
New Fireside Chat and Speakers Announced!
International Game Technology's Chief Creative Officer, SVP of Global Game Studios Darrell Rodriguez will join a fireside chat at the event. Darrell Rodriguez is an entertainment products executive with 
expertise in managing the full product lifecycle for video games, theme park attractions, online content, eCommerce and client software applications. Previously, he was president of LucasArts (the interactive game division of Lucasfilm), and Chief Operating Officer at Electronic Arts Los Angeles.
Speakers
| 8:15AM–9:00AM |
Badge Pickup and Speaker Check-in |
| 9:00AM–9:15AM |
Welcome to the Conference |
| 9:15AM–9:55AM |
2013 Gaming Trends - Analyst and Expert Presentations |
| 10:00AM–11:00AM |
PANEL 1: The State of the Games Industry |
| 11:00AM–11:15AM |
BREAK |
| 11:15AM-11:30AM | EUROPE4STARTUPS ANNOUNCEMENT Hélène Michel, President & StartUps Liaison Manager, Europe4StartUps |
| 11:30AM–12:00PM | FIRESIDE CHAT |
| 12:05PM–1:00PM | PANEL 2: What Comes After the Last Generation Game Consoles: New Disruptive Media Distribution Chains At this very moment we’re witnessing an evolution or even a revolution in the games industry – one that has all the characteristics of what our media industry predecessors have and continue to experience (books, music, print, TV, movies, etc.). Videogames are quickly migrating "into the cloud," but how and when can we expect the business models and distribution channels to really start changing? What new forms of distribution work for different types of games? Which devices are going to be driving the future growth of the games business? This panel will give you an overview of current trends, provide relevant real-life case studies and give you the unfiltered truth of technological opportunities and challenges facing the games industry in a digital age. Oren Tversky, VP, Business Development, Unity Technologies |
| 1:00PM-2:00PM |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 2.00PM–2:30PM |
FIRESIDE CHAT |
| 2:35PM- 3:20PM |
Featured Roundtable |
| 3:25PM - 4:10PM | PANEL 3: The Social Mobile Revolution - Effective Game App Distribution and Promotion
Moderator: Gordan Bellamy, Business Development & Industry Relations, Tencent |
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About Europe 4 Startups
Europe4StartUps (E4S) helps Internet companies boost their business in Europe by providing 12 months of cloud and business services FREE of charge and conditions. The offer, worth a 6-digit Dollar figure per company, is delivered by a network of premium business service providers based in Luxembourg, Europe. Beyond the initial year, if mutually agreed, the companies and providers will continue to work together. TWO free service packages will be offered at this CES Game Summit. If your company shows a sound business in its home market and has a large potential for development in Europe, then apply here.
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