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This is an Archive of last year's event. The 2006 Game Power Agenda will be posted in July.
2005 CES Game Power Showcase & Forum
(Produced by Digital Hollywood)
Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall
Wednesday, January 5, 2005
"Game Power Transforms the Entertainment Industry"
Conference at a Glance
Wednesday, January 5th
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Track I - GP1
Game Power Console, Mobile & PC Games Expand Total Entertainment Market Share
Dean Lester, General Manager, Windows Graphics & Gaming Technologies, Microsoft Corp.
Tony Calandra, Senior Director, MTV Interactive
Nathan Solomon, Director of Business Development, EBWorld.com/Electronics Boutique
Warren Wall, Executive Producer & Director of Team Fusion, Electronic Arts
Dennis Fong, Founder and Chief Gaming Officer, Xfire
Keith McCurdy, President and CEO, Kayak Interactive
Mark Friedler, CEO, GameDAILY/Gigex, Inc., Moderator
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Track II - GP2
Mobile Gaming Experience - the Next Generation in Games & Devices
J.H. Kah, Vice President, Head of Global Business, SK Telecom
Robert Tercek, Executive VP Programming, Chief Strategy Officer, (M)FORMA
Sandra G. Myers, Business Development Executive, Digital Media for IGS, IBM
Larry Berkin, Director of Developer Marketing, PalmSource, Inc.,
Anup Murarka, Senior Director, Macromedia, Macromedia
Anders Evju, Vice President & General Manager, North America, Digital Bridges
Steve Palley, Associate Editor, GameSpot Mobile, CNET Networks Inc., Moderator
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10:00 AM Hospitality, Demo & Press Showcase Room Open for the Day
10:45 AM - Noon
Track I - GP3
Cool Game Gear Next Generation in Devices & Peripherals Functionality & Design
Fred Swan, Director of Marketing, Interactive Entertainment Business Unit, Logitech, Inc.
Kevin Ray, Chief Technology Officer, Majesco Games
Matt Miller, Director of Product Marketing, Plantronics
Dean Chang, CTO and Vice President, Technology Adoption and Gaming Business, Immersion
Tasos Kaiafas, Games Strategist & Marketing Specialist, Intel
Susan Corben, Director of Marketing, NYKO Technologies
Shawn Smith, Associate Editor, Videogames Transmedia, Journalist, Ziff Davis Media, Moderator
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Track II- GP4
History of Games From Pong to the Multiplayer Visualized Experience
Dennis Fong, Founder and Chief Gaming Officer, Xfire
Mark Rein, Vice President, Epic Games Inc. - Unreal Tournament
Steve Reid, Managing Director, Red Storm Entertainment, division, Ubi Soft
Jeff Briggs, founder, President & CEO, Firaxis Games
Kevin Bachus, President, Infinium Labs
David Roman, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Nvidia, Moderator
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12:30 PM 1:45 PM
Track I- GP5
Games & Hollywood: From Feature & TV Crossover Development to Merchandising and Brand Extension
Larry Shapiro, creator & co-head, Video Game Department, Creative Artists Agency
Charles Hirschhorn, founder & CEO, G4 TechTV
Cody Alexander, William Morris Consulting, a division of the William Morris Agency
Brad Foxhoven, President, Tiger Hill Entertainment
Jay Cohen, Vice President of Publishing, Ubisoft
Jason Hall, Senior Vice President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Matt Ringel, President, Games Media Properties, Moderator
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Track II- GP6
Game Power on the Inside: Chips, Optical Technology and Microprocessors
Chekib Akrout, VP of Game Processor Development, IBM Corp.
Kim Pallister, Technical Marketing Manager and Processor Evangelist, Software and Solutions Group, Intel Corp.
Dr. Mark Tuffy, Director of Advanced Technology, THX
Bill Rehbock, Director Developer Relations, NVIDIA
Peter Henry, Vice President, National Semiconductor's Portable Power Systems
Mike Olivarez, Principal Staff Scientist, Freescale Semiconductor
Neil Trevett, Senior Vice President of Business Development, 3Dlabs, Moderator
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2:15 PM 3:30 PM
Track I- GP7
Greenlighting Games: As Budgets and Grosses Expand: From Rights Holders and Title Development to Games Publishers and Hollywood Studios to Brand Extension and Ancillary Rights
Joshua B. Grode, Partner, Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine & Regenstreif
Richard Leibowitz, President, Union Entertainment
Louis Castle, Vice President, Electronic Arts Los Angeles
Don L. Daglow, President and CEO, Stormfront Studios
Kurt Buecheler, President & CEO, The b EQUAL Company
Dan Kelly, Sr. Vice President, THQ
Russell G. Weiss, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Moderator
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Track II- GP8
Internet Gaming: Understanding the Multiplayer Universe from Functionality to Marketing & Distribution for the Console, PC & Mobile Environment
Cam Ferroni, General Manager, Xbox Live
Nada C. Usina, General Manager, Games Business, Nokia
Steve Byrd, Senior Vice President, STATS, Inc.
Mark Jung, CEO, IGN Entertainment
Robert Ferrari, Executive Director, Marketing, Turbine Entertainment
Mark Gagne, EVP & CFO, Mythic Entertainment
Michael Goodman, Senior Analyst, Media & Entertainment Strategies, The Yankee Group, Moderator
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3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Track I - GP9
Music & TV Industries and Games the New Hitmaking Combinations
Bernard Yee, Director, Interactive Gaming, ESPN
Peter M. Green, Senior Vice President, Programming and Production, G4techTV
Dan Ronayne, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Mag Rack, Rainbow Media
Ken Hertz, Senior Partner, Goldring Hertz & Lichtenstein LLP
Joseph Varet, MTV Business Development & Strategy, MTV Networks
Karim Sanjabi, EVP, Carat Freestyle
Mark Friedler, CEO, GameDAILY/Gigex, Inc., Moderator
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Track II - GP10
Casual and Downloadable Games: Market of Growth - Market of Opportunity
Greg Mills, Program Director, AOL Games, America Online
Geoff Graber, Director, Yahoo! Games, Yahoo! Inc.
Duncan Magee, Senior Director, Content, RealArcade, RealNetworks, Inc.
Scott Cohen, President, Game Trust, Inc.
Wade Tinney, partner & founder, Large Animal Games
Yoav Tzruya, Vice President, Products & Markets Strategy, Exent Technologies
Tim Harris, SVP/Partner, SMG Play, Moderator
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5:00 PM 6:00 PM: Reception & Demos from the Stage Sneak Peak at the Hottest New Title and Device Combinations
7:30 PM VIP Dinners by invitation
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