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DMW Notice Board LA Games Conference - April 29, 2010, Los Angeles
We are pleased to announce terrific new keynotes and speakers for the 4th Annual LA Games Conference at Hollywood's renowned Roosevelt Hotel on April 29:
KEYNOTE additions include the CEOs of two cutting-edge companies working at the intersection of cloud-based computing and games and social networking and games, respectively: DAVID PERRY - CEO, Gaikai and JOHN PLEASANTS - CEO, Playdom. Other confirmed speakers include industry leaders such as Brian Ward, SVP, Worldwide Studios, Activision Blizzard, Chris Petrovic, General Manager, GameStop Digital Ventures, Nanea Reeves, SVP & COO, Global Online, Electronic Arts, Peter Wanat, Executive Producer, Universal Studios Interactive Group, Michael Pachter, Managing Director, Equity Research, Wedbush Securities, Inc., Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners, Teemu Huuhtanen, President, North America, Sulake Inc. (Habbo Hotel), Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors, Alex St. John, President & CTO, hi5, Mari Baker, President & CEO, PlayFirst, Micah Nyatsambo, Director of Social Media, Media Contacts, Havas Digital, Neal Sinno, VP of Business Development, Arkadium, Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies, Louis Figueroa, VP, Business Development, Sony Online Entertainment, Brandon Beck, Co-Founder & CEO, Riot Games, David Reitman, VP, Content & Entertainment, Switch and Data and many more.
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