December 4-6, 2007
US Grant Hotel
San Diego, CA
US Grant Hotel

Schedule

Three days of peer to peer problem solving, inspirational speakers, and hands-on take aways.

GDC Prime takes place at the US Grant Hotel.

Day One (Tuesday, Dec 5)
11:30am Shuttle leaves from US Grant for Golf
12:15am-4:15pm Golf at Steele Canyon Country Club - 12:15 Shot Gun Start 
7:00pm Cocktails
7:30pm Dinner - US Grant Hotel, Sycuan Rm

Day Two (Wednesday, Dec 5)

9-10am
Featured Discussion: Identifying and Building Studio Value

Moderator: Louis Castle, Co-Founder, Westwood Studios & Vice President of Creative Development, Electronic Arts Los Angeles

Developer/Publisher panel: Brian Woodhouse, Business Director, Bizarre Creations, Michael Griffith, President and Chief Executive Officer, Activision Publishing, Inc., David Mann, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer,Foundation 9 Entertainment, Jon Goldman, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Foundation 9 Entertainment

10-10:30 Break

10:30am-12pm
Workshop 1: Building Value in Tech and Creative IP

10:30am-12pm
Workshop 2: Building Value in People

10:30am-12pm
Workshop 3: Building Value in Customers

12-12:30
Reconvene/Report-Out

12:30-1 Break

1-2:30 Plated Lunch

3-4pm
Featured Speaker: What Are We Missing?

Speaker: Brent Friedman, Writer/Creator, Afterworld

4-5:30pm
Workshop 4: Entertainment

4-5:30pm
Workshop 5: Technology and the Internet

4-5:30pm
Workshop 6: Consumers

5:30-6pm
Reconvene/Report-Out

6-7:30 Break/Cocktails

7:30 Dinner

Day Three (Thursday, Dec 6)

9-10am
Featured Speaker: Managing your People Investment in Realtime

Speaker: Janos Flösser, Managing Director, Io-Interactive/Eidos

10:30am-12pm
Workshop 7: Nine Components of Successful Game Project Management

10:30am-12pm
Workshop 8: Best Practices in Dynamic Staffing

10:30am-12pm
Workshop 9: Effective People Investment

12-12:30
Reconvene/Report-Out

1pm Buffet Lunch/Send Off

 

 

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