GamesBeat 2011 is VentureBeat’s third annual conference on disruption in the video game market. This year’s event, taking place on July 12-13 in San Francisco, will focus on the intersection of games and mobile, two of the hottest markets in the technology sector which have shown promise for engaging players in interesting and innovative ways. Friends of the Gamification Blog can click here and use discount code “VB_VIP” to get 20% off. View the full conference program here. Check out their awesome list of speakers after the fold.
Execs from major companies in the space will explore the latest trends, newest monetization opportunities, and the overall impact of the iPad 2, Android tablets and other new gadgets — driven by 4G LTE high-speed wireless, dual-core chips, and new user interface software — on mobile gaming.
Recently-announced speakers include:
- Nolan Bushnell, Father of Video Games
- Bing Gordon, Partner at Kleiner Perkins
- David Ko, Head of Mobile at Zynga
- Trip Hawkins, CEO of Digital Chocolate
- Tim Chang, Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
- Steve Perlman, CEO of OnLive
- Wibe Wagemans, Humming Bird at Rovio
- Peter Relan, Chairman of Youweb
- Neil Young, CEO of Ngmoco
- Andrej Nabergoj, CEO of Outfit7
Other speakers include Peter Driessen, CEO of Spil Games; Julian Farrior, CEO of Backflip Studios; Kris Duggan, CEO ofBadgeville; Jeferson Valadares, GM of of Games at Flurry; Gabe Leydon, CEO of Addmired; Lou Fasulo, COO of Z2Live; Dave Castelnuovo, CEO of Bolt Creative;David Marcus, Founder & CEO of Zong; Rich Wong, Partner at Accel; Chris Bergstresser, EVP of Miniclip; Jason Citron, Founder & CEO of OpenFeint; Si Shen, CEO of PapayaMobile; Lars Buttler, CEO of Trion Worlds; Shervin Pishevar, Founder of SGN; Joe Kraus, Partner at Google Ventures; Kevin Chou, CEO of Kabam; Daniel Terry, Co-Founder of Pocket Gems; Sana Choudary, CEO of YetiZen; Tim Merel, Managing Director of Digi-Capital, and more!
GamesBeat 2011 will also feature its annual “Who’s Got Game?” Startup Contest. 8 finalists, selected from a pool of 75 companies, will present live onstage in front of 500+ attendees and an expert panel of judges. One winner will be presented with the coveted Tesla award, an iPad2, and a spot in the august round of gaming startup accelorator YetiZen!
GamesBeat 2011 is co-located with the fourth annual MobileBeat conference. Both events will have a number of congruent themes and overlapping sessions. A joint pass that allows for full access to both events is available.
