Codeworks’ GameHorizon has announced the final line-up for its flagship conference taking place 29-30 June.
The conference, which will be hosted by Ian Livingstone, Life President of Eidos, will feature talks from industry luminaires Peter Molyneux, Creative Director at Microsoft, and Jesse Schell, CEO of Schell Games.
Molyneux, who is one of the best known names in the international world of computer games and a highly respected speaker on computer game development, is excited about the event.
He said: “GameHorizon is a unique event, with a very interesting audience mix. I’ll look forward to seeing what their reaction will be to the work we are doing at Lionhead.”
The conference, which will take place at The Sage Gateshead, is Europe’s leading event for international games executives.
Carri Cunliffe, head of sector development at Codeworks GameHorizon, said the innovative and thought-provoking speakers will help to provide a fresh view of the industry.
She said: “We feel that this event is for anyone who is looking at the higher level business issues, new technologies and future opportunities in the games industry.”
Full line-up:
Ian Livingstone , Life President, Eidos
Peter Molyneux, Creative Director, Microsoft
Jesse Schell, CEO, Schell Games
Michael Acton Smith, CEO and Founder, Mind Candy
Steve Mayall, Co-Founder and Managing Director, MusicAlly
Charles Cecil, Founder and Managing Director, Revolution Software
Scott Foe, Consultant
Joseph Olin, President, AIAS
Tom Rothenberg, Managing Partner, McCann Erickson
Darren Jobling, Director of Business Devlopment, Eutechnyx
Todd Eckert, Director of North America, Eutechnyx
James Brooksby, Studio Head, Double Six
Mark Schullman, Inspirational Speaker
Nils Holger-Henning, CCO, Bigpoint
Ian Baverstock, Consultant
Mark Rein, Vice President, Epic Games
Alice Taylor, Channel 4 Commissioning Editor Education
Rick Gibson, Consultant, Games Investor Consulting
Nicholas Lovell, Consultant, Gamesbrief
Biographies of all the speakers can be found on the GameHorizon website
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