Check back soon for the program for the Oct 6th Atlanta program

Below is the program for the Austin Texas Game Invenstment Conference:

The Investor Track includes sessions on:

  • Industry overview and market segmentation
  • Gamification
  • Social Games
  • Investment models and revenue streams

The Funding Track includes sessions on:

  • Funding Process Overview
  • Making your case - promoting your deal
  • IP protection
  • Case Studies

Game Investment Conference - 2011 Conference Schedule
Austin, Texas


Tracks:
Investor Track  
|  
Funding Track  
|  

Wednesday April 13, 2011
TRACK:
Investor Track
Funding Track
Apr 13
09:00 AM
75 min
Game Pitch - Gaming Funding Forum
Game Pitch - Gaming Funding Forum
(Synopsis)

Gaming Funding Forum Investors/Panelists:
Dan Keelan - (Next Step Capital Partners) - nextstepcapitalpartners.com
Burnie Berne - (Rooster Teeth) - roosterteeth.com
Scott March - (SpiderMonk Entertainment) - www.spidermonk.com
Ken Hardward - (TrueThought) - www.truethought.com
Squirrel Eiserloh - (Truethought) - www.truethought.com
Aaron Thibault - (Gearbox Software) - www.gearboxsoftware.com
Pennington Ingley - (The Irrationalnumber) - www.theirrationalnumber.com
Apr 13
10:15 AM
75 min
Market Segmentation
Market Segmentation
(Synopsis)


Wanda Meloni
(M2 Research)

Funding Process Overview
Funding Process Overview
(Synopsis)

Panelists include:
Christopher Shonk
(Liahona Ventures)
Alan Kane
(Phunware)
Aaron Isaksen
(Indie Fund LLC )

Apr 13
11:30 AM
75 min
Gamification
Gamification
(Synopsis)


Sheri Graner Ray
(Schell Games)

Case Studies
Case Studies
(Synopsis)

Panelists include:
Frank Coppersmith
(GameSalad, Inc.)
Brett Butler
(Electronic Arts)
David Goodwin
(Sneaky Games)

Apr 13
12:30 PM
75 min
Lunch
Lunch
Apr 13
01:45 PM
75 min
Social Games
Social Games
(Synopsis)


Pietro Macchiarella
(Parks Associates)

IP Protection
IP Protection
(Synopsis)


Jay Johnson
(Munck Carter LLP)

Apr 13
03:00 PM
75 min
Game Studio Incubators
Game Studio Incubators
(Synopsis)


Frank Roan
(Birch Tree Group, LLC)
Robert Brackenridge
(Houston Game Incubator)

Using Tax Credits to Fund Your Game
Using Tax Credits to Fund Your Game
(Synopsis)


Jonathan Forman
(BDO)

Apr 13
04:00 PM
60 min
Technology and Game Demonstrations
Technology and Game Demonstrations
(Synopsis)