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UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco, CA
http://www.vgsummit2008.com

The Virtual Goods Summit II is a one day conference focused on the emerging market opportunity for virtual goods and economies. This year's conference will build on the success of last year's event and dive even deeper into some of the key themes facing industry participants today. We'll feature a blend of panel discussions and expert-led breakout sessions covering everything from getting started with virtual goods to maximizing the revenue opportunity around virtual goods and virtual economies.

Confirmed Speakers

* Andrew Chen, Futuristic Play
* Daniel James, Three Rings
* Karl Mehta, Playspan
* Amy Jo Kim, Shufflebrain
* David King, Lil Green Patch
* David Perry, Acclaim
* Andrew Schneider, Live Gamer
* Nabeel Hyatt, Conduit Labs
* Sean Ryan, Meez
* Cary Rosenzweig, IMVU

This year's conference will bring together leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, technologists, and industry participants to spend the day discussing the present and future of this exciting new space. We encourage you to join us at this year's event and participate in what promises to be a lively conversation. The tentative agenda can be found below:

9:00 AM - Welcome and Opening
9:30 AM - What Users Want - Branded and User-Generated Virtual Goods
10:30 AM - Making Virtual Economies Work - Lessons from the Leaders
11:30 AM - Lunch
1:00 PM - Virtual Goods and Social Networks
2:00 PM - Breakout Sessions #1
3:00 PM - Break
3:30 PM - Generating Real Revenue from Virtual Goods
4:30 PM - Breakout Sessions #2
5:15 PM - Closing
5:30 PM - Reception

For more details about this year's conference, contact Charles Hudson (charles@vgsummit.com, (650) 249-0905).

For more details about last year's conference, visit us on the web at http://www.vgsummit.com.

TICKETS ARE TRANSFERABLE BUT NONREFUNDABLE
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/979394/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/979394/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/979394/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:51:03 -0700 2008-08-04T21:51:03-07:00 Virtual Goods Summit 2008 2008-10-10T09:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/13949/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/13949/ UCSF Mission Bay 600 16th Street San Francisco Bay Area California United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/13949/ VWF08 is Europe’s largest virtual worlds, games and MMO event - the place to learn and network for corporates, brands and all those harnessing the power of virtual worlds and games to engage with clients, suppliers and customers.

At Europe's largest virtual worlds confex you can expect:

• * A packed two-day three-stream conference programme covering all aspects of this emerging sector
  
• * Over 60 leading speakers - Comprehensive coverage of entertainment, enterprise and education virtual worlds and the consumer / branding perspective
  
• * Great expo with show-floor demos and keynotes
  
• * Hands-on optional workshops with industry leaders offering practical advice
  
• * Over 700 senior brand, corporate and virtual worlds executives
  
• * Social and networking opportunities (we like to party)
  

Extra benefits:
Special benefit for all registered delegates:

• * A four day member pass at Covent Garden’s The Hospital private members’ club; when you’re not at the conference, relax, network, have a drink
  

Our international speakers include:

• * Timo Soininen, CEO, Sulake, Habbo Hotel
  
• * Philippe Moitroux, CEO, TAATU SA
  
• * Craig Sherman, CEO, Gaia Online
  
• * James Cox, Senior Producer - Home Tools and Support, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
  
• * Arend Stuhrmann, Associate Producer for EVE Online, CCP Games
  
• * Michael Acton Smith, CEO and Founder, Mind Candy
  
• * Marc Goodchild, Head of Interactive and On-Demand, BBC Children's Interactive
  
• * Bruce Joy, CEO, VastPark
  
• * Joakim Achren, CEO, Ironstar Helsinki
  
• * Michael Parsons, Editor, CNET Networks
  
• * Fred Hasson, Executive Director, Redbedlam
  
• * Malcolm Clark, CEO, Cybersports
  
• * Lizzie Jackson, AHRC Researcher, University of Westminster
  
• * Luba Cherbakov, Director, Technology and Innovation, CIO Office, IBM
  
• * Chris Howard, Worldwide Solution Development and Delivery, Emerging 3D Internet & Virtual Business, IBM Research - Ireland
  
• * Marco Behrmann, Entropia Universe Community Director, MindArk PE AB
  
• * Filip Fastenaekels, Producer Digital Media, VRT
  
• * Lode Nachtergaele, Business Architect, VRT
  
• * Jeff Barr, Web Services Evangelist, Amazon
  
• * David Gettman, Consultant, McKinsey & Company
  

Don't forget you can book here for the Virtual Worlds Forum Europe 08 - see you October 6-8th in London Bridge
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