Virtual Worlds London, 20-21 October 2008 at The Queen
Elizabeth II Conference Centre, is the leading event for businesses seeking to understand and maximize business strategies
within virtual worlds. VW London is presented by leading VW business
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Conference Tracks
Enterprise
Virtual Worlds
Companies are now using virtual worlds to strengthen their communication
externally with customers and business partners and internally with
employees. This track focuses on best practices for large-scale
enterprises adopting virtual worlds. Topics range from the general use
of virtual worlds in the workplace to specific examples of applications
for onboarding, sales training, collaboration and more.
Consumer
Virtual Worlds
Virtual Worlds have the ability to bring creators and
brands together with passionate consumers in an environment that
supports rich storytelling and engagement on a level impossible with
other forms of entertainment media. This track is designed for the
owners of consumer and entertainment brands and will provide attendees
with the understanding necessary to participate-in, operate and maintain
virtual world-environments for consumers.
Conference Location
Virtual Worlds London takes place 20-21 October 2008
at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, a beautiful venue right
across the street from Westminster Abbey.
Previous Speakers
At Our Speakers at our Shows Have Included:
Jason Archinaco, Partner, Commercial Litigation Department, White and
Williams LLP
Neal Black, General Counsel, Live Gamer
Maria T. Bailey, CEO, BSM Media
Dr. James Bower, Chairman, Chief Visionary Officer, Numedeon Inc /
Whyville.net
Justin Brookman, Chief of the Internet Bureau, New York Attorney General
Yuanzhe (Michael) Cai, Director, Broadband & Gaming, Parks Associates
Bryan Camp, Professor of Law , Texas Tech University School of Law
Corey Bridges, Co-founder, Executive Producer, & Marketing Director, The
Multiverse Network
William S. Coats, Partner, White & Case LLP
Giff Constable, Chief Operating Officer, The Electric Sheep Company
John W. Crittenden, Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Benjamin Duranske, Intellectual Property Attorney, Author Virtual Law
Erin Edgerton, M.A., Content Lead Interactive Media, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
Blair Erickson, Creative Director, Millions of Us LLC
Richard Gottlieb, President, Richard Gottlieb & Associates, LLC
Jason Hable, Director of Business Development, Areae
Peter Haik, CEO & Co-Founder, Metaversatility, Inc.
Erin Hoffman, GoPets
Teemu Huuhtanen, President, North America & EVP Habbo Business, Sulake
Corporation Ltd.
Christopher Jackson, Director, Digital Media & Merchandising, Epitome
Pictures Inc.
Bruce Joy, CEO & Co-Founder, VastPark
Sean Kane, Attorney, Drakeford & Kane LLC
Sampo Karjalainen, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, Sulake
Corporation Ltd.
Christian Lassonde, President & CoFounder, Millions of Us
Mark Limber, Product Manager, Google, Inc.
Dr. Andreas Lober, Partner, SchulteRiesenkampff
Kenneth Locker, Senior Vice President, Digital Media, Cookie Jar
Entertainment
Wendy Louie, Marketing Manager, New Media, Random House Children’s Books
Deborah M. Manchester, Ph.D., President & CEO, Executive Producer, Zula
USA, LLC
Shane M. McGee, Esq., CISSP, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Sean McGowan, Managing Director, Equity Research Department, Needham &
Company
Dan Miller, Senior Economist, Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress
J. Michael Monahan, II, Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard &
Geraldson LLP
Steve Mortinger, VP & Associate General Counsel, Systems and Technology
Group, IBM
Alexis N. Mueller, Associate, Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP
Jack Myers, President, Myers Publishing, LLC
Susan Panico, Senior Director, PLAYSTATION Network, Sony Computer
Entertainment America
John Park, IAC President of Consumer Applications & Portals,
IAC/InterActiveCorp
Craig Peters, Founder, CKPcreative
Kyra E. Reppen, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Neopets
Andrew (Roo) Reynolds, Metaverse Evangelist, IBM
Ben Richardson, VP Business Development, Makena Technologies
Alexis Rodriguez, Vice President of Integrated Marketing, MTV Networks
Chris "Broadway" Romero, Creative Director, G Unit Records /
Thisis50.com
Jason Root, Senior Vice President, Digital, Nick.Com And Nick At
Nite.Com
Joe Rosenbaum, Advertising Technology & Media Law, Reed Smith LLP
Sean Ryan, CEO, Meez
Juan Fernando Santos, Chief Creative Officer, Studiocom
Joey Seiler, Staff Reporter, VirtualWorldsNews.com
Craig Sherman, CEO, Gaia Online
Christopher V. Sherman, Executive Director, Virtual Worlds Management
Samantha Skey Executive Vice President, Strategic Marketing Group Alloy
Media + Marketing
John Swords, The Electric Sheep Company
Reuben Steiger, CEO, Millions of Us
Tim Stevens, President & CEO, Doppelganger
Francis ("Frank") X. Taney, Jr., Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll &
Rooney PC
Antony van Zyl, Managing Director, Simuality
Sibley Verbeck, CEO, The Electric Sheep Company
Greg Verdino, Chief Strategy Officer, crayon
Valerie Williamson, VP of Marketing and Business Development, The
Electric Sheep Company
Gregory M. Weinberg, Executive Vice President, Business Development,
Icarus Studios
Michael Wilson, CEO, Makena Technologies
Jeffrey B. Yapp, Executive Vice President, MTV Networks Music And Logo
Enterprise Group
Ginsu Yoon, VP of Business Affairs, Linden Lab
Michael Young, Director, Mattel Brands Online, Mattel, Inc.
Mark Zohar, Founder and Senior Vice President, SceneCaster