
Day 1 - 6th of February
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Zuilenzaal ...
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Teekenzaal ...
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Patio ...
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emcee
Nikita VLADIMIROV(morning)
Thorsten KOLISCH (afternoon)
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emcee
Micha VAN DER MEER |
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| 9 am |
Welcome to Casual Connect
Jessica TAMS
Nikita VLADIMIROV
Rutger PETERS
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Google & In-Game Advertising
Bernie STOLAR, Google
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| 10 am |
Character Cash
Kenny DINKIN, PlayFirst |
Casual Consumer
Andrew PEDERSON, Pogo.com |
Life Beyond "Me Too"
Kevin RICHARDSON
Juan GRIL, Joju Games
Vinny CARRELLA, Shockwave
Greg RAHN, Soundmindz |
| 11 am |
Funware
Gabe ZICHERMANN, rmbr |
European Consumer
Brenden MCNULTY, Zylom |
| 12 noon |
The Other Eighty Percent.
John VECHEY, PopCap Games |
0 - 101: Games for Everyone
Ambra WELLBELOVED, MTV |
The Pragmatic Designer
George DONOVAN, Gogii Games |
| 1 pm |
LUNCH IS SERVED IN ZULIENZAAL!
Cutting Through the Clutter - How to Make Sure Your Game Lives A Long, Healthy Life
Paul THELEN, Big Fish Games |
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| 2 pm |
Maximize Your Revenue
Alex ST JOHN, WildTangent |
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| 3 pm |
Dream Weaving: Dreaming Dream Chronicles into reality
Miguel TARTAJ, Kat Games |
Microtransaction Player Experience
Mathieu NOUZARETH, Boonty
Cooper MOO, WorldWinner
Alisa CHUMACHENKO, IT-Territory |
Getting Your Game on Real
Jeremy SNOOK, RealNetworks |
| 4 pm |
Wii Magic
Harvey ELLIOTT, General Manager Electronic Arts |
Advertising Isn't Limited To Ads
Chris HOUTZER, RealNetworks |
Contract Negotiation for Developers
Margaret WALLACE, Rebel Monkey |
| 5 pm |
Hype vs Real Deal
Joel BRODIE, Gamezebo
Mat ANNAL, Nitrome
Aurthur HUMPHREY, Last Day of Work
Ron POWERS, Oberon Media
Matt SPALL, Eidos
Sean RYAN, Meez
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Best Practices
Steve AUGUSTINO
Dr. Andreas LOBER |
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Day 2 - 7th of February
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Zuilenzaal ...
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Teekenzaal ...
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Patio ...
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emcee
Nikita VLADIMIROV |
emcee
Margaret WALLACE
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| 9 am |
The Changing Face of Casual Games
Chris EARLY, Microsoft |
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| 10 am |
A Helpful Hint
Nick FORTUGNO, Rebel Monkey |
The Future of the Online Games Business
Roy SEHGAL, Shockwave
Jameson HSU, Mochii Media
Derrick MORTON, Flowplay
Christian P. BATIST, Sulake Corp. |
IGDA Whitepaper working session
Brian ROBBINS, Fuel Industries, INC |
| 11 am |
Get Your Company Noticed
Michael ZEISSER, Liberty Media
Reinout te BRAKE, SpillGroup |
Sound Workshop
Matthew Lee JOHNSTON, PopCap
Greg RAHN, Soundmindz
Kane MINKUS, Somatone |
Beginners Guide to Retail Pubishing and Distribution
Max COWSERT, Topics Entertainment |
| 12 noon |
The Numbers Game: Distribution
Remco BRUINS, Zylom |
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| 1 pm |
LUNCH BREAK
Please explore Amsterdam!
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Sound Special Interest Group Meeting |
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| 2 pm |
Funding.
Adeo RESSI, TheFunded.com |
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| 3 pm |
Let Me Win!
Katie STONE-PEREZ, Microsoft
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Cross Platform Convergence
Don RYAN, Oberon Media
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Life Beyond "Me Too"
Kevin RICHARDSON
Juan GRIL, Joju Games
Vinny CARELLA, Shockwave
Greg RAHN, Soundmindz |
| 4 pm |
Korea: A New Opportunity For Casual Games
Steve JEONG, NHN Corp |
Is Mobile Dead or Just Sleeping?
Patrick MORK, Glu Mobile
Ilkaa PAANANEN, Digital Chocolate
Sami LAHTINEN, Mr. Goodliving
Moderated by Craig HOLLAND |
| 5 pm |
International Portals
Neal SINNO, Game Trust
Kris SOUMAS, Lifetime
Peter HOFSTEDE, Spillgroup
Riccardo ZACCONI, King.com
Bob SLINN, Yahoo! Europe |
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The Pragmatic Designer
George DONOVAN, Gogii Games |
Day 3 - 8th of February
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Zuilenzaal ...
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Teekenzaal ...
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Patio ...
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emcee
Nikita VLADIMIROV
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emcee
Derrick MORTON |
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| 10 am |
The Advertiser Side of In-Game Advertising
Ronnie LAVI, Eyeblaster |
Advergame Development
Brian ROBBINS, Fuel Industries, INC |
available for meetings |
| 11 am |
Case Study Across Demographics
Eric TAMS, PopCap Games |
Advergames: The Holy Grail?
Chris KEMPT, Kempt Ltd. |
available for meetings |
| 12 noon |
Passion vs. Financial
Ion HARDIE, Reflexive
Yaroslav YANOVSKY, Enkord
Zach YOUNG, Reflexive |
Advertising to the European Consumer
Peter VAN DER HEIJDEN, Zylom |
available for meetings |
| 1 pm |
Best Practices
Dmitri I. DUBOGRAEV
Alexandre KOLOSOVSKI |
Viral Games Marketing
Michael KALKOWSKI, GameDuell |
available for meetings |
| 2 pm |
Latin America
Mariano SUAREZ BATTAN, Three Melons
Luiz GONSALES, Atrativa
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Outsourcing Done Right
Christopher NATSUUME, Boomzap
Craig BRANNON, Legacy
Bjorn BOOK, Gamashastra |
available for meetings |
| 3 pm |
Entering the Global Market
Rogier DE BOER, GlobalCollect
Nils-Holger HENNING, Bigpoint |
available for meetings |
| 4pm |
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Adeo RESSI Founder TheFunded.com
Learn how to raise millions of euros or dollars for your idea. Building great games takes capital. The best entrepreneurs rely on investment to help them get off the ground, but taking investment is a tricky game that you can lose. Learn the rules and the strategies to win.

Alex ST JOHN CEO WildTangent
Online game publishing veteran and WildTangent co-founder and CEO, Alex St. John, will demonstrate the most effective ways for developers of all sizes to make the most money through achieving the proper blend between advertising and traditional retail sales to maximize revenues. WildTangent has in its network more than 500 games from nearly 200 game developers giving the company valuable insight into what models are working and which are not. Whether you are new to the online space or consider yourself a seasoned veteran, this session is guaranteed to make you a smarter, wealthier developer.
GOOGLE'S ADVERTISING INITIATIVES: WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE CASUAL GAMES COMMUNITY

Bernie STOLAR Games Evangelist
Google
Join Bernie Stolar Games Industry Evangelist at Google, in a session filled with stories and insight on what it takes to succeed in the casual gaming industry. Participate in a QnA as a member of the audience.

Chris EARLY General Manager
Microsoft
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