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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 03 June 2007 |
Virtual Worlds Forum Europe 2007 (Sun Oct 28) 450+ attendees from 23 countries, including 80 speakers, joined us at Canvas for four days of workshops, conference and expo. Check out the press coverage here, and podcasts from day one keynotes from Lord Puttnam and Lord Triesman, opening presentations from Jess Mulligan and Paul Jackson, day two keynotes and business model panels. Also, watch our blog for ongoing conversation. Our pan-European virtual worlds confex connected brands, major corporations, digital and virtual worlds agencies, media and entertainment players and games companies, technology suppliers, analysts and commentators, lawyers, regulators and venture capitalists and all those harnessing the power of virtual worlds to engage with clients, suppliers or customers. A serious amount of business got done. Watch this space for future events from the Virtual Economic Forum. | 
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Your programme at a glance
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 28 October 2007 )
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Our speakers include |
| Daan Josephus
Since 2006, Daan Josephus Jitta is responsible for Direct Channels and
Innovation for commercial clients at ABN AMRO Netherlands. He was also
responsible for ABN AMRO's launch of a virtual branch in Second Life, the
first bank in Europe to open such a branch. Daan Josephus Jitta (1964)
studied Physics at the University of Amsterdam and has had various business
assignments for ABN AMRO in the last 8 years. Before 1999, he worked for 14
years for Pink Elephant in the Netherlands, a Dutch ICT services company." |
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| Mattias Miksche
Mattias Miksche is the CEO and co-founder of Stardoll, an international entertainment community for teen and tween girls. Prior to Stardoll, he founded online DVD rental company Boxman merging with Lovefilm in 2005 to form Europe's largest DVD rental and movie download company. Mattias was one of the original European founders of E*TRADE Financial and holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics and attended The Anderson School of Management at UCLA. |
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| Ed Bartlett
Ed Bartlett
VP Publisher Relations Europe and Co-Founder IGA Worldwide, Inc.
Ed Bartlett, Vice President Publisher Relations Europe and Co-Founder of IGA Worldwide is one of a new generation of multi-discipline industry visionaries, combining 14 years of videogame sector knowledge and experience with astute business acumen and proven advertising and media expertise.Having fulfilled senior creative and production roles on key game releases for publishers including Sega, Virgin Interactive, BMG Interactive, Acclaim and Hasbro Interactive, Bartlett went on to found dedicated in-game advertising agency Hive Partners ahead of the curve in 2003, with clients such as Red Bull.In 2005 Bartlett negotiated the acquisition of Hive Partners by IGA Worldwide before helping to raise its $17 million Series A VC round. He has since been responsible for building the foundations of its industry-leading proprietary Radial Network, securing landmark global deals with the likes of Electronic Arts, Valve, Atari and Codemasters. |
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