Adam McClard

Adam McClard is Founder and Chief Executive Officer at ORiGO Games Ltd., an independent developer of video games for next-generation platforms. Mr. McClard is also the first expatriate member of the Shanghai Online Games Committee and a member of the Shanghai Interactive Entertainment Committee where he assists with the regulation and growth of the interactive entertainment sector in mainland China.

Alexander Macris

Alexander Macris is Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer at Themis Group, Inc., where he publishes the award-winning magazine The Escapist and produces the Escapist Film Festival. He is also Cofounder and President at Triangle Game Initiative, which holds the annual Triangle Game Conference. Mr. Macris graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School with a professional degree in Corporate Law.

Brandon Sheffield

Brandon Sheffield is Editor-in-Chief of Game Developer Magazine and Senior Editor of Gamasutra at Think Services, Inc., a division of United Business Media. Mr. Sheffield graduated from University of Southern California with a dual degree in Cinema-Television Critical Studies and Japanese Language and Culture.

Christian Svensson

Christian Svensson is Corporate Officer and Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development at Capcom Entertainment, Inc. Previously, Mr. Svensson was Vice President of Entertainment Publishing at Midway Games, Inc., and Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief at MCV USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Computec Media AG. Mr. Svensson graduated from Bucknell University with a degree in Civil Engineering.

David Cole

David Cole is Founder and Chief Executive Officer at DFC Intelligence, Inc., a leading interactive entertainment market research firm. Mr. Cole and his analysts are regularly cited by Forbes, Time, The Wall Street Journal, and other major publications. Mr. Cole graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a professional degree in Law and a degree in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations.

Geoffrey Zatkin

Geoffrey Zatkin is Cofounder, President and Chief Operations Officer at Electronic Entertainment Design and Research, Inc., the leading provider of business intelligence services for the video-game industry. Previously, he was Lead Game Designer at Monolith Productions, Inc., and Senior Designer at Sony Online Entertainment LLC. Mr. Zatkin graduated from Trinity College-Hartford with a degree in Psychology.

Matthew J. Esber

Matthew J. Esber is General Counsel at NCsoft West. Previously, Mr. Esber practiced corporate and securities law as Associate Attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Mr. Esber graduated from University of California Los Angeles with a degree in Law and from Northwestern University with a dual degree in Political Science and Sociology.

Michael Arzt

Michael Arzt is Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. Mr. Arzt has over 20 years of experience with sports, music, and entertainment marketing. Previously, he was Vice President of Business Development at Real Time Content, Inc., Executive Vice President of Marketing at NTN Buzztime, Inc., Senior Vice President and General Manager at World Cyber Games, Inc., Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Live Nation, Inc., and Cofounder and Vice President of Sponsorships at Gravity Games by Primedia, Octagon, and NBC Sports.

Morgan Ramsay

Morgan Ramsay is Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer at Entertainment Media Council, Inc. For seven years, Mr. Ramsay was President and Chief Executive Officer at Heretic, a privately owned advertising agency whose defense and entertainment clients ranged from the small business to the Fortune Global 500. He was also President and Chief Executive Officer at DiabloTrader.com, an online virtual-goods company that was sold after a year of success. Previously, Mr. Ramsay served as Vice Chairman and Director of Events, San Diego at International Game Developers Association, and is an advisor to the boards of directors at Coronado Promenade Concerts and San Diego Filmmakers.

S. Gregory Boyd

S. Gregory Boyd is Associate Attorney at Davis & Gilbert LLP, the leading marketing and advertising law firm in the United States. He has been cited by CNN, Forbes, and Fortune on intellectual property issues. Mr. Boyd is also Adjunct Professor at New York Law School. Mr. Boyd graduated with honors from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with professional degrees in Law and Medicine.

Steve Crane

Steve Crane is Cofounder, President and Chief Executive Officer at LightSail Energy, Inc. Previously, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer at Midway Games, Inc. Mr. Crane graduated from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography with a doctorate in Geophysics and was a postdoctoral fellow at Caltech. He is an Emmy Award winner.

Steve Fowler

Steve Fowler is Vice President of Strategy and Client Service at Ayzenberg Group, Inc., a leading interactive entertainment advertising agency. Previously, he was responsible for the brand identity and launch of the Halo franchise at Microsoft Corporation, Inc., and held subsequent marketing and business development roles at Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc., Square Enix, Inc., and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Mr. Fowler graduated from California State University Long Beach with a degree in Marketing.

Terri Perkins

Terri Perkins is Media Strategy Director at Funcom, Inc., where she led the world’s first dynamic in-game advertising program and the company’s digital distribution partnerships. Ms. Perkins also cofounded Plutolife AS in the United States. Previously, she created and taught behavior-modification courses for disadvantaged and troubled youth. Ms. Perkins graduated from Kaplan University with a MBA degree.