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Siggraph Launches Business Symposium to Address Industry Needs and Direction
By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Aug 5, 2011, 17:58
At Siggraph 2011 in Vancouver, 7-11 August 2011, the conference is introducing the Siggraph Symposium: The Business Think Tank.
(Chicago, IL) At Siggraph 2011 in Vancouver, 7-11 August 2011, the conference
is introducing the Siggraph Symposium: The Business Think Tank. This one-day
event on 7 August 2011 brings together leaders to address the past, present,
and future of the global computer graphics industry.
The Business Think Tank introduces an opportunity for industry leaders and
visionaries to discuss issues related to finance, strategy, culture, and creativity
in a conversational environment. This full-day event features discussion groups
and two enlightening featured speakers intended to spark frank and honest interaction
about the industry in the 21st century.
"The intimate, interactive nature of this inaugural Business Think Tank
is the ideal forum in which to inspire idea-sharing and problem-solving among
some of the visionaries within the global computer graphics community,"
says Jill Smolin, Siggraph 2011 Director from 3ality Digital. "This highly
interactive day will feature conversations and presentations of industry-specific
issues and challenges within our local and global community."
Planned participants include:
Featured Speakers:
Gail Currey, Head of Studio, PDI/DreamWorks
Andy Hendrickson, Chief Technology Officer, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Business Session:
Victoria Alonso: EVP, VFX and Post Production, Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Rory Armes: CEO, Gener8 Digital Media Corp.
Dan Glass: EVP, Senior VFX Supervisor, Method Studios
Namit Malhotra: CEO, Prime Focus
Don McGowan: General Counsel, The Pokémon Company International
Marc Weigert: Executive Producer, VFX Supervisor, CEO, Uncharted Territory,
LLC
Culture Session:
Steve Bocska: CEO, Pug Pharm Productions Inc.
Kim Davidson: Co-Founder, CEO, President, Side Effects Software Inc.
Warren Franklin: CEO, Rainmaker Entertainment Inc.
Jenny Fulle: Founder, Visual Effects Producer, The Creative Cartel
Shannon Gans: CEO, Co-Founder, New Deal Studios, Inc.
This Symposium is a new initiative for Siggraph, and is intended to accommodate
approximately 200 people who are on the business side of the industry. They
might be artists who are now company leaders or leaders who work with artists.
They are the people who look to each other and other leaders to define and run
the industry.
Resources:
www.siggraph.org
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