Digital Media Wire today announced that LA Games Conference (http://www.lagamesconference.com/) to be held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on April 24, 2012, will feature many of the most successful social game entrepreneurs shaping the gaming industry today, as it intersects with other forms of media and entertainment:

Glenn Walcott, President, Double Down Interactive

Glenn joined Double Down Interactive in November 2010 as President. He was previously the CFO of Big Fish Games and helped lead the growth of that company from $ 8 million in revenue to more than $ 100 million and from 40 to 400 employees. He was also instrumental in helping Big Fish Games raise $ 83 million in one of the largest rounds of private financing of any gaming company ever. Glenn will be featured in a case study session about IGT’s $ 500 Million acquisition of Double Down with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP’s Stuart Campbell and John Salter, Partner of The Raine Group, an investment bank specializing in media and entertainment ventures.

Lars Buttler, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Trion Worlds

Game Industry Entrepreneur Lars Buttler is Founder and CEO of Trion Worlds, the publisher and developer of games and original entertainment for the connected world. The company recently completed an $ 85 million round of strategic growth equity financing, adding to $ 100 million already raised. Trion’s first online game, RIFT, launched worldwide on March 1, 2011, to critical and consumer acclaim and revenues have already surpassed $ 100 million with players activating over 1 million accounts. Trion’s mission is to revolutionize global entertainment by combining the best elements of online, gaming, and traditional media. Prior to founding Trion, Buttler was Vice President for Global Online at Electronic Arts, the world’s largest independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. Buttler led EA’s strategy for online games and services and ran EA’s Online Studio

Chris DeWolfe, Chief Executive Officer, SGN

Internet entrepreneur Chris DeWolfe is best known as co-founder and former CEO of MySpace, the social network that redefined the concept of socializing around shared interests. Under DeWolfe’s leadership, MySpace grew exponentially: Launched in 2003, MySpace attracted an average of 300,000 new members each day, and when he left the company in 2009 it had more than 125 million monthly active users from 29 countries around the globe. In 2010, DeWolfe staked his claim in the rapidly growing social games market. With backing from Austin Ventures, DeWolfe purchased Mindjolt, a San Francisco-based social games platform. With more than 20 million active users, Mindjolt is among the fastest growing companies in the social gaming space, already profitable through a combination of advertising and virtual goods’ sales. In 2011, Mindjolt acquired SGN, a leading developer of social mobile games and Hallpass Media, a portfolio of popular free-to-play online game sites and in 2012 the entire company rebranded itself as SGN. Chris will be interviewed on stage by Paul Bricault, a Venture Partner at Greycroft Partners in the firm’s West Coast Office.

These companies and executives join over 300 decision-makers, creatives, analysts, press and leading professional gamers. Speakers include:

Jesse Redniss, SVP, USA Network, Digital (NBC Universal)

Jack Buser, Senior Director, Playstation Digital Platforms

Matt Hulett, President, GameHouse (RealNetworks)

Mark Spenner, EVP of Games, Rumble

Baudouin Corman, Vice President of Publishing, Americas, Gameloft

Mark Friedler, Partner, Worlds and Games Consulting

Paul Bricault, Venture Partner, Greycroft Partners

Nanea Reeves, COO, Machinima

Joel Resnik, Vice President of Video Games, Redbox

Jon Estanislao, Director of Digital Distribution, Activision Publishing

Chris Donahue, Director, Global Publisher/Developer Relations, Onlive.

Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic

Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire

Allen DeBevoise, Chairman & CEO, Machinima.com

Lisa Marino, CEO, RockYou

Maria Casey, Senior Manager of Business Development, Arkadium

Simon Whitcombe, VP Games, CBS Interactive

Bjorn Book-Larsson, CEO, K2/Gamersfirst

Peter Levin, CEO, Nerdist

Chris Early, VP, Digital Publishing, Ubisoft Entertainment

Davin Miyoshi, VP Social Games, GSN

Andrew Pedersen, Vice President & General Manager, Social Games, Tagged

Gordon Bellamy, Executive Director, IGDA

Michael Maher, Director, Business Development at American Express, Enterprise Growth, Sometrics / American Expresss

Jim Greer, Founder, Kongregate

Lisa Hanson, Managing Partner and Founder, Niko Partners

Dale Strang, CEO, Viximo

Nick Bhardwaj, VP of Monetization and User Acquisition, NaturalMotion

Mara Winokur, SVP Digital Media and Business Development, Starz Digital Media

Karl Mehta, Founder, PlaySpan

Marc Rochman, Founder and CEO, Openbucks

Laura Naviaux, SVP of Global Sales & Marketing, Sony Online Entertainment

Christian Petersen, VP Community, CloudMade

Joakim Baage, Event Director, LA Games Conference

Chris Skaggs, CTO, Soma Games

Juan Reyes, CTO, BluFocus

Kyu Lee, President, Gamevil

Peter Shiao, Founder, CEO, Orb Media Group

Michael Cai, VP, Video Games, Interpret

Jay Moore, Founder & CEO, Popzy

John Welch, President, Making Fun

Chris Petrovic, General Manager, GameStop Digital Ventures

Anthony Jacobson, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Atari

Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors

Bill Wheaton, SVP & General Manager of the Media Division, Akamai

Martin Rae, President, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

Robert Nashak, EVP, Digital Entertainment, BBC Worldwide Americas

Chris Marlowe, Editor, Digital Media Wire

Jordan Metzner, Head of Product and Partnerships, Xsolla USA Inc.

Steve Klebe, Head of Business Development for Consumer Payments, Google

Mike Goslin, General Manager, Rebel Entertainment

Chris Davis, VP of Brand Sales, TrialPay, Inc.

Mary Ku, Director of Product Management, Digital Goods, PayPal

Jo Webber, Chairman and CEO, Founder, Virtual Piggy, Inc

Margaret Wallace, CEO, Playmatics

Chris Petrovic, General Manager, GameStop Digital Ventures

William Quigley, Managing Director, Clearstone Venture Partners

Maha Ibrahim, General Partner, Canaan Partners

Alex Suh, Managing Director, California Technology Ventures

Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies

Marshall Jensen, Managing Partner, DMW Hexagon

Dave Taylor, Independent Game Producer

Shirin Salemnia, Founder and CEO, PlayWerks

Flint Dille, Writer

Jessica Abroms, Lead Experience Designer, Social Gaming Network

Phyllis Guo, Chief Strategist, The9

Greg Short, President & CEO, EEDAR

Aaron Kornblum, Sr. Director of Security Policy, Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft

Guy Finley, Director of Anti-Piracy Affairs, CDSA

Marcus Gners. Director, Business Development, Stardoll

Umair Khan, Chairman and CEO, SecretBuilders

Manny Anekal, COO, Kiip

Stuart Drexler, Board Advisor, Tykoon

Michael Trigg, Founder & CEO, Spitball Entertainment, Inc.

Kristafer Vale, CEO & Lead Designer, Winterkewl Games, Character TD, DreamWorks Animation

Jessica Abroms, Lead Expe

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