Eight annual Montreal national game Summit
Sessions are delivered by renowned experts in Business, Arts and VFX, Design, Production and Technology. A Business Lounge, an Exhibition Zone, a Career Fair, an Art Gallery and several other social activities complete our programming and make it the biggest event dedicated to professionals in Canada and on the East Coast.
Keynotes overview
• Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and CEO of Ubisoft. Yves Guillemot is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the company he founded with his four brothers in 1986. Named 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, Yves leads the third largest independent video game publisher in the world. With 24 production studios located all around the world, the most important of which opened its doors in Montréal in 1997, Ubisoft has some of the biggest titles in the industry, such as Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Far Cry and Rainbow Six.
• Jason Rohrer, Independent Game Designer. Jason has designed, programmed and published 15 games since 2004. He also won the prestigious Game Design Challenge last March at the 2011 Game Developers Conference.
• Richard Lemarchand, Lead Game Designer at Naughty Dog. Richard led the design of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, and the eagerly-awaited Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, which will be released internationally on the day of his MIGS keynote.
- When:
- 2011-11-01 10:00 AM - 2011-11-02 7:00 PM
- Host Company:
- Alliance numérique
- More Info:
- http://sijm.ca/2011/
- iCal:
- Eight annual Montreal national game Summit iCal file
- Company:
- Alliance numérique
- Website:
- http://www.alliancenumerique.com
- Location:
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
Since its creation in 2001, Alliance numérique has served as the business network for Quebec’s new media and interactive digital content. AN counts 150 members issued from the game, eLearning, Internet and mobility industries. It supports their development by offering them a vast array of services and activities. In order to favour the growth, competitiveness and success of businesses, Alliance numérique... more