London Mobile Games Week + The Afternoon Club present Zero to Hero
Date and time
Location
The McQueen Bar
55-61 Tabernacle Street Shoreditch London EC2A 4AA United KingdomDescription
As part of the inaugural London Mobile Games Week, The Afternoon Club presents an interactive event where mobile gaming pros will exchange ideas and share their knowledge with the attendees on informal round tables, plus networking and drinks to set you up for the start of an exciting week in London. Hosted by gaming journalist and writer George Osborn, the event will allow you to meet and talk to the experts, getting advice on growth, promotion and monetisation for your gaming business from people that went from Zero to Hero. Plus there will be plenty of drinks and nibbles, debates and even a prize draw!
The McQueen Bar is conveniently located in the heart of Shoreditch to head to the opening party of the London Mobile Games Week at the Gherkin later in the evening, our hosts include:
Chris Snow, Sales Engineer, IBM Cloudant
Chris will talk about IBM's Cloudant data management platform which leverages the availability, elasticity, and reach of the cloud to create a data delivery network (DDN) for gaming. It has the unique ability to distribute data access closer to users—across multiple data centers, mobile devices, or consoles—so that data is always available to users wherever they are, even if the network isn’t. With major mobile gaming clients such as Hothead Games and Supermassive Games, IBM Cloudant is a proven technology in this area.
Ryan Carter, UK Agency Sales Director, Tapjoy Europe
Ryan will be talking about how Tapjoy utilises its analytics tools to drive in-app monetisation for developers and brands. Tapjoy is the largest distribution, engagement and monetisation platform for mobile applications across the iOS and Android smartphone platforms.
Patrick O'Luanaigh, CEO, ndreams
Previously Creative Director of Eidos/SCi, Patrick has titles such as Tomb Raider Legend, Hitman Blood Money, Just Cause and Conflict: Desert Storm under his belt, he will talk about the current market for VR gaming and the challenges and successes facing the gaming industry and how to manage the growth of your studio. nDreams is a fast-growing independent virtual reality publisher and developer based in Farnborough focusing on creating and selling innovative virtual reality games and experiences.
Sylvain Cornillon, CTO, Bossa Studios
Sylvain will talk about the successes they’ve had on mobile devices and about Bossa’s belief system on monetisation being transparent and fair. Virality being worth the spread for the writer and the reader and crucially how not to annoy anyone! Bossa is a London based studio set up by a team of veterans from the games, entertainment and mobile industries. Proud creators of BAFTA winning Monstermind and BAFTA-nominated Surgeon Simulator 2013, they strive to disrupt the current state of social games by developing and publishing innovative games to the market.
Mark Horneff, MD, Kuato Studios
Mark heads up Kuato Studios based in Shoreditch, backed by Horizons Ventures, and home to talent from world-renowned games studios, AI specialists and award-winning education experts. Constantly striving to push a new standard of educational games that combine high production values and pioneering learning methods, Mark will be talking about incorporating learning into gaming in an appealing and fun way for gamers as well as bringing a wealth of experience from previous companies including Sony and Sega.
Tony Pearce, CEO, GamesGrabr
With 25 years experience in senior management in the entertainment and gaming industry, Tony has raised over £15m in VC funding, started 5 companies and had 2 successful exits. Most recently Tony founded GamesGRABR an innovative ‘pinboard-style’ platform (web, mobile and tablet) and will be discussing his crowdfunding experience and anwering any questions you may have in this area.
Mick Rigby, CEO and Founder, Yodel Mobile and board member of the Mobile Marketing Association
Mick has over 20 years experience in the advertising business and will be giving advice and tips for the best way to acquire and monitize users for your mobile game plus the best ways to engage with your audience. Yodel Mobile was founded in 2007 and was the first specialist mobile marketing agency headquartered in the UK (Farringdon) and operating globally.
Jacki Vause, Founder of dimoso and appromoter
With over 25 years with experience managing traditional and digital, mobile and social communications strategies for major clients, Jacki will be on hand to give you the best PR advice on launching and promoting your mobile game. Jacki is the founder of dimoso, a marketing and PR agency helping technology companies in their B2B and B2C effort to gain visibility, raise their profile and reach their audience.
*Please register your details to apply for a ticket, note this event is for games and entertainment client side businesses only
