The Social Gaming Summit 2009 (Friday, October 30, 2009) is a one day event focused on the intersection of games and the social web.
This year’s event will focus on helping social games developers build, monetize, and grow their social games.
It aims to bring together the leaders in free-to-play games, social networking, and payments infrastructure for a full day of panels and talks.
The Virtual Goods Summit 2009 is hosted by Charles Hudson, VP of Business Development for Serious Business. Charles was formerly the Sr. Director for Business Development at Gaia Interactive. Prior to Gaia, Charles worked at Google. http://www.charleshudson.net/join-us-for-the-3rd-annual-virtual-goods-summit
Confirmed Speakers and Panelists
- David Wallerstein, Tencent
- John Earner, Playfish
- Bill Wang, Perfect World
- Tim Chang, Norwest Venture Partners
- Jameson Hsu, Mochi Media
- Brian Balfour, Viximo
- Adam Caplan, Super Rewards
- Amy Jo Kim, Shufflebrain
- David Marcus, Zong
- John Smedley, Sony Online Entertainment
- Zhan Ye, GameVision
- Ron Hirson, BOKU
- Siqi Chen, Serious Business
- Shanna Tellerman, Wildpockets
- Geoff Cook, MyYearbook
- Lisa Rutherford, TwoFish
- Robin Chan, XPD Media
- Dave Etling, InComm
- Ludovic Bodin, CMUNE
It will also offer a half-day seminar designed to provide an overview of the key fundamental drivers of virtual goods business models.
Topics range from why virtual goods are effective to the ins and outs of managing a virtual economy.
Topics include:
- Virtual Goods – Why and How They Work
- Getting Started with Virtual Goods and Virtual Gifts
- Launching Your Virtual Currency – A Case Study
- Managing and Marketing a Virtual Goods Offering
- Managing a Virtual Economy – What You Need to Know
- The Payments Landscape – Virtual Goods Payment Options
- Optimizing Your Payments Infrastructure – A Publisher Case Study
Register
Westin Market Street, San Francisco, CA
Website: http://www.vgsummit.com/2009
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