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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 |
| Ren Reynolds
Ren Reynolds is a consultant, philosopher and writer based in the UK and numerous virtual worlds. Academically Ren writes about the philosophy / ethics of technology, computer games and virtual worlds. As global head of strategy for Internet, Mobile & Applications for Cable & Wireless, Ren developed a Digital Media service portfolio. Ren has also consulted in marketing and product strategy / development for British Airways, BBC, Sky, Publicis and the UK Government; and has written extensively for IBM on the business application of emerging technologies for strategic advantage. Ren has numerous media credits including MTV, G4 TV, BBC World Service, NY Public Radio, Radio Sweden, and has been interviewed by New Scientist, Popular Science, The Guardian and many others. | |
| Greg Nuyens
Greg Nuyens. CEO, Qwaq
Greg Nuyens has more than twenty years experience as a high tech entrepreneur, including founding and executive roles at both private and public companies.
Most recently, he was CEO of Devicescape whose venture backers include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and August Capital. Previously, Greg served as CTO of Neomar, a provider of wireless infrastructure software to Fortune 1000 enterprises, and chief technologist at Inktomi. Earlier, he served as co-founder at Ilog, director at Sun Microsystems and researcher at Xerox PARC and Xerox AI Systems. Greg holds a MS in Computer Science from Stanford University and a BS in Computer Science from Carleton University. |
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| Timo Soininen
Timo Soininen, CEO, Sulake Corporation Ltd. Timo Soininen is the CEO of Sulake Corporation, an interactive entertainment company based in Helsinki, Finland. Sulake (employing around 300 people and operateing in 19 countries) is a community based entertainment company focused on online communities, casual multiplayer games and social media. Sulake’s main product is Habbo, a new type of youth brand, which is based on one of the world’s fastest growing online communities for teenagers. Timo was appointed CEO of Sulake in 2001. Previously he worked for online recruitment company StepStone as Marketing Director for Finland and Sweden, and has over ten years’ experience from senior posts in consumer and B2B marketing functions for international brand companies. Timo holds an M.Sc. (Econ.) degree in Marketing from Helsinki School of Economics.
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