The Icelandic Gaming Industry is a group of 8 gaming companies in Iceland, abr. IGI. The group formed early in May of 2009 but was formally established as a part of the Federation of Icelandic Industries (SI) on September 24th, 2009. To celebrate its first year in existence IGI will host a conference in the Blue Lagoon on September 24th, 2010.

The title of the conference is “The first IGI anniversary Conference: The future is bright……. “. The title of the conference highlights the optimism that exists within the IGI. Currently more than 400 people work for the eight member companies in Iceland, and on a global scale the companies have close to 800 employees. The conference will therefore focus on the opportunities that lie before us as companies in the gaming sector of the digital entertainment industry. The speakers will focus on the global opportunities for the gaming industry by discussing the future of digital media and entertainment, how it will be used and produced. Speakers will also focus on the Icelandic Gaming Industry and how companies in Iceland can be a part of the global gaming industry in the future.

Speakers for the Icelandic Gaming Industry conference - IGI2010 The Future is Bright .....
We have an impressive list of speakers lined up to tackle the future of the gaming industry and Iceland‘s place within it. Our keynote speakers will be:

Pablos Holman – Futurist
Jason Della Rocca – Perimeter partners

In other slots we are proud to have speakers with a wealth of backgrounds and experience in the digital media industry, as well as in gaming. Speakers include:

Andie Nordgren - CCP
Peter Warman – Newzoo
Ville Miettinen - Microtasks
Torfi Frans Ólafsson - CCP
Jonathan Osborne - Gogogic
Deepa Lyengar - Mindgames
Thor Gunnarsson – CCP
Jónas Björgvin Antonsson - Gogogic
Ívar Hermann Unnþórsson – Betware
Sigurlína Ingvarsdóttir – CCP

Check out our detailed speakers list for more detailed information about each speaker and their lectures!

Agenda (preliminary):

09:30 - Registration begins
10:00 - 10:15 Opening speech
10:15 - 11:00 Session 1 - The future: Gaming and digital consumption
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:30 Session 2 - Media - How will digital entertainment be consumed?
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 Session 3 - Game design for the future
14:30 - 15:30 Session 4 - Does Iceland have what it takes?
15:30 - 16:00 Closing remarks
16:00 - 18:30 Networking and further discussions in the Blue Lagoon

Registration on midi.is - http://www.midi.is

For group registration please contact Björn H. Reynisson bjorn@islandsstofa.is or Þórey Þ. Þórarinsdóttir thorey@islandsstofa.is

Further information on speakers and titles will be available shortly.

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