**iGames Summit is not affiliated with Apple, Inc.**The iGames Summit is a half-day conference focused on the emerging iPhone games space. The conference will bring together leading developers, investors, and executives to share their collective wisdom on what's working today and where this exciting industry is heading.
The iGames Summit will feature a combination of panels and talks featuring some of the top iPhone game developers in the market today. Talks and panels will cover everything from taking advantage of the iPhone's unique technical capabilities to monetization and distribution. We hope you can join us for the day and contribute to the conversation.
Confirmed Speakers and Presenters
Neil Young, ngmoco
Mike Pagano, Electronic Arts
Keith Lee, Booyah
Andrew Lacy, Tapulous
Mike Mettler, AdMob
Sebastien de Halleux, Playfish
Shervin Pishevar, SGN
Andrew Trader (A.T.), Zynga
Steve Demeter, Demiforce (Trism)
Nicole Lazzaro, XEODesign
Ge Wang, Smule (Ocarina)
Danielle Cassley, Aurora Feint
Jason Citron, Aurora Feint
Charles Ju, Playmesh
Brett Seyler, GarageGames
Michael Chang, Greystripe
David Helgason, Unity Technologies
Anu Shukla, Offerpal Media
The deadline for submitting speaker proposals is January 30th, 2009. If you are interested in speaking or presenting at this year's event, please contact Charles Hudson (
charles@igsummit.com) and include your name, background, and some information on how you'd like to contribute to the event.
Agenda
Opening Panel: "Lessons Learned: Why iPhone Games Work"
Moderator: Ken Gullicksen, Morgenthaler Ventures
Neil Young, ngmoco
Andrew Lacy, Tapulous
Steve Demeter, Demiforce LLC (Trism)
Keith Lee, Booyah
Sessions #1
Danielle Cassley and Jason Citron, Aurora Feint - "Developing for the iPhone - What We've Learned in the Past Year"
Ge Wang, smule (Ocarina) - "Understanding Sonic Media"
Andrew (A.T.) Trader, Zynga - "Building Social Games for the iPhone - Bridging the Mobile and Social Web"
Sessions #2
Mike Mettler, admob - "iPhone Games by the Numbers"
Sebastien de Halleux, Playfish - "Talk Title TBD"
Anu Shukla - "Monetizing iPhone Applications with the Offerpal Platform"
Sessions #3
Shervin Pishevar, SGN - "Building Gesture-Driven Games for the iPhone"
Nicole Lazzaro, XEODesign - "Using Fun to Drive Social Distribution of iPhone games"
Mike Pagano, EA Mobile - "Talk Title TBD"
Closing Panel: "Where do we Go From Here?"
Brett Seyler, GarageGames
Michael Chang, Greystripe
Charles Ju, Playmesh
David Helgason, Unity Technologies
If your company is interested in sponsoring this year's event, please contact David Sachs (
david@igsummit.com)
This conference is brought to you by 3rd Power LLC, the group behind the popular Virtual Goods Summit and Social Gaming Summit.
Organized by 3rd Power LLC
Ticket Info: - General Admission, $399.00
- Academic Rate (Full-time students and faculty only), $85.00
- Onsite Registration (save $50 and register in advance), $449.00
Official Website: http://igames-upcoming.eventbrite.com