X | Media | Lab Suzhou “Wealth of Animation”

Suzhou Industrial Park - May 8th - 10th, 2008

Meet some of the world’s best animation industry experts and a ‘who’s who’ of the China animation industry in Suzhou.

Take a look at the media industries and you’ll find animation everywhere. In TV, film, education and training, games, mobile, advertising, and online. It’s also one of the strongest youth market categories in digital media.

X|Media|Lab Suzhou concentrates on this “wealth of animation” bringing together a stellar range of animation experts from all over the world.

The Keynote Conference Day focuses on four themes: Animation Industry Development; International Business Opportunities; Quality Assurance and Management; and Technologies and Skills.

The Business Matching Forum focuses on you. It’s your opportunity to meet up with the animation industry experts, directly discuss your own animation ideas, network yourself right into the heart of the China animation industry, and explore business matching and partnerships with the other international participants at the Lab.

International participants include:

• Raman Hui - Guest of Honour - Co-Director “ Shrek the Third ” (Hong Kong, San Francisco)
• Michael B. Johnson - Moving Pictures Group Lead, Pixar Animation Studios (San Francisco)
• Duncan Brinsmead - Principal Scientist, Autodesk (Maya Software)
• Suresh Seetharaman - Founder and President, Virgin Comics and Virgin Animation
• Sue Erokan - Supervisor, Character Animation, Dreamworks
• Dan Scott - Head of Global Production, Nokia Games
• Masakazu Kubo - Executive Producer, Pokemon Film and TV Series (Tokyo)
• John Sanders - Head of Production Resources Lucas Animation Company Singapore (Singapore)
• Heather Kenyon - formerly Director of Development, Original Animation at Cartoon Network
• Dale Herigstad - 5-time Emmy Award Winner, Schematic (LA)
• Nickson Fong - Founder, Egg Story (Singapore)
• Paul Steed - Founder, Exigent Studios (Los Angeles)
• Madhavan - Founder, Crest Animation (India)
• Michael Stephens - Board Member, Park Road Post (Wellington)
• Tatiana Kober - Founder, Bejuba Studios (LA and Toronto)
• Anand Gurnani - Founder, Animation 'Xpress (India)
• Tim Brooke-Hunt - Head of Children’s TV, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Sydney)
• Alan Lindsay - CEO, Vue DC Group (Perth)
• Isaac Kerlow - Author of “The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects” (Singapore)
• Eddy Wong Wang Hin - CEO and Director, Menfond Electronic Art & Computer Design (Hong Kong)
• Zhang Tian Xiao - General Manager, Shanghai Fantasia Animation Company (Shanghai)
• Wang Jing (Jonathan) - CEO, Great Dreams Cartoon Corporation (Shanghai)
• Norbert Chang - Walt Disney Internet Group Vice President and Managing Director, China
• Sarah Bajc - Business Director, Strategic Partnerships Group, Microsoft China R&D (Beijing).

China participants include a ‘who’s who’ of the China animation industry including: the Dean of Animation, Beijing Film Academy; President, Great Dreams Cartoon Group; Executive Deputy Secretary General of China Animation Association, and Head of Digital Media Technologies, Beijing Institute of Technology; Executive Vice President of China Animation Association; Deputy Director of Digital Animation Creation R&D Centre, China Art Academy; Secretary General of Mobile Animation Industry Association; CEO of China Animation Association; Managing Partner of China Renaissance; the Vice President of ID Tech Ventures; and many others.

XML Suzhou will be the perfect place to make contact with some the best animation people from all over the world – whether you are interested in creative development, best practices, or business opportunities internationally or in China.

Suzhou is one of China's animation centers of excellence, about 90 minutes north of Shanghai - and it exemplifies the "New China": hundreds of huge new buildings springing up out of the ground, great vitality, and a commitment to developing the digital media industries.

X|Media|Lab Suzhou “Wealth of Animation” International Participants

Places are strictly limited to both the Keynote Conference Day (300 maximum – 120 already sold) and the Business Matching Forum (80 participants – 30 already allocated).

[Keynote Conference Day is conducted in simultaneous translation. Translators are available for the Business Matching Days only or for the duration of the Lab]