President and CTO at Vortex Immersion Media LLC; President at Visual Bandwidth (Los Angeles)

Ed Lantz is an engineer, scientist, manager and entrepreneur with 24 years experience in aerospace engineering, photonics, virtual reality, immersive displays, science centers, themed entertainment, business development and P&L responsibilities. Ed is President and CTO of Vortex Immersion Media, a Las Vegas-based designer of Virtual Reality Nightclubs, and Immersive Entertainment Venues for the Casino, Corporate Events and Tradeshow markets. He is founder of Harmony Channel, co-founder of IMERSA, and...

CEO and Director, Menfond Electronic Art & Computer Design (Hong Kong)

Eddy Wong Wang Hin, CEO and Director of Menfond Electronic Art & Computer Design, founded the company with his brother in 1990. Famous for producing China’s first-ever computer animated TV commercial, Eddy has since produced visual effects for Jackie Chan’s Gorgeous and The New Policy Story; Jet Li’s Fearless; Twins Effect; Master Q:2001, A Chinese Tall Story and Initial D. Under Eddy’s leadership...

Senior Researcher, Nokia Research Centre (Finland)

Elina M.I. Koivisto is a games researcher and designer in Nokia Research Center. She is doing both practical work on evaluating mobile game playability in commercial projects and long-term research in projects that look further in the future. The long-term research concerns new emerging game styles and developing methods that can be used in the game design process. Koivisto has published several scientific articles, e.g. on playability, cross-platform...

CEO, Gate7 New Media Pty Ltd (Cape Town)

Before setting out to giving sustainable business direction to an African brand in new media for the mobile screen, Emma Kaye did much the same for African animation and entertainment. In animation, her credentials as co-founder of Triggerfish Animation (one of the top animation companies producing award winning Sesame Street globally) and AnimationSA.org (the voice of the animation industry), and as founder of the animation festival for...

Founder and President at Wild Boar Media (Los Angeles)

Eric’s new company WILD BOAR MEDIA (WBM) was established to develop and produce new animated works and original concepts. To date, WBM has worked with comic book companies, CG production studios, traditional 2D animation studios, and celebrities on the creation of new animation.  WBM’s first film was released exclusively in Japan in April of 2009.  WBM is currently working with world renowned singer Beyonce on...

President of Marvel Animation (Los Angeles)

President of Marvel Animation (Los Angeles) Eric Rollman is President of Marvel Animation.  In his current capacity as President, Eric is responsible for development, financing, production, co-productions, marketing and worldwide distribution to television and home entertainment of all animated television and film properties.  Marvel Animation has an unprecedented slate of direct to video animated films including: Ultimate Avengers, Invincible Iron Man, Hulk VS. and the soon to be...

CEO, Ato Ato (Shanghai)

As one of the pioneers of branded entertainment in China, Mr Zho has helmed several groundbreaking, high-profile projects including Wo Xing Wo Show, China’ first Pop Idol reality show produced in partnership with Universal Music Group and Shanghai Media Group.   This prime time program, now in its 6th season, has featured major brands Lycra, Coca Cola, Sprite, Dragon Air, Sony Ericsson and Maxwell, and was a huge success...

CEO, The Estuary (San Francisco)

Esther Lim is a well respected Digital Marketing Leader, Transmedia Producer, Social Media Strategist, and Game Analyst. She has over fifteen years of combined interactive agency and consulting experience creating digital, social media and transmedia storytelling programs for Fortune 500 brands.   Her expertise includes gaming industry market monitoring, trending and analysis, social media marketing and analytics, community development and outreach, transmedia narrative, game design, mechanics and production, web development, e-commerce,...