About the Greenlight Summit

[Jason Manley]

The Greenlight Summit: May 21-27 2012- 100 Industry Leader's Presentations, Greenlight Pitch Sessions, Master Classes, the most important online training and networking event in the business. Available Worldwide, Live and On Demand

The Greenlight Summit creates a direct worldwide connection to important leaders from the evolving entertainment industry, including games, film, and associated trans-media fields. This global conference provides brilliant daily keynotes, over 100 speaker presentations, concentrated departmental talks, as well as secure greenlight pitch and mentor sessions. The program includes gripping discussion, informative Q&A periods, shared post-mortems and career days too.

Track topics include I.P. Development, Production, Art, Design, Technology, Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Media and Business, This important event is brought to life within an easy, proven, secure, online tool suite that is conveniently available 24/7. This allows even the busiest professionals to match their schedules, catch the talks live or On Demand, set their meetings and connect in a meaningful way.

Companies and participants conveniently take full advantage, without the airports, and the heavy budget impact of flights, hotels, taxis, or other expenses. An internet connection, computer, headset/mic and registration gets it all delivered, right into your office, living room, studio, classroom or coffee shop, no matter where on earth you are.

Want to connect for business, opportunity, or learning like you would at any other trade event? Want to show your wares, find vendors, or your pitch your ideas to those who can help? Choose registration options to schedule and secure private breakout rooms for easy online meetings or contact any of the hundreds of participants on the fly.

Within this setting, attendees may virtually share applications, video, screens, webcam, voice, text, white boards, and redline tools to quickly get the point across, understand the ideas of others, and get better.

Those who remain inspired, up to date, and focused will find greatest immediate and long term success. The latest answers, insights, inspirations and opportunities exist here. Early Registration discounts end March 1 2012.

Participation is limited. For further information please contact:

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To provide opportunity, and a flexible way for professionals and students to better the careers, improve success, and deepen creativity in the entertainment, games, mobile, social, film, animation, and transmedia industries.

A partial list of speakers (from a total of 100) include the following leaders:

JOHN STEVENSON: CO-DIRECTOR- KUNG FU PANDA
ALEXANDER SEROPIAN: FOUNDER- BUNGIE and WIDELOAD GAMES, FORMER PRESIDENT, DISNEY INTERACTIVE
JEFF BRAUN: FOUNDER OF MAXIS and FORMER PRESIDENT OF EA
CAREEN YAP:VP of LICENSING AND BIZ DEV - KONAMI
JAY DEE ALLEY: DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT DEV.- CAPCOM
JASON MANLEY: FOUNDER- CONCEPTART.ORG,TAD,BRILLIANT COLORS
KEITH BOESKY: PRESIDENT OF BOESKY AND COMPANY
LORNE LANNING: CO-FOUNDER- ODDWORLD
SHERRY MCKENNA-CO-FOUNDER- ODDWORLD
MEGAN GAISER: CHIEF CREATIVE STRATEGY OFFICER-HER INTERACTIVE
HEATHER HAZEL: SENIOR PRODUCER- POPCAP GAMES
CHRIS AVELLONE: LEAD DESIGNER/OWNER- OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT
J.E. SAWYER: LEAD DESIGNER-OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT
STEVE BOKKES: LEAD DESIGNER- SONY ONLINE
JOSEPH OLIN-FORMER PRES. ACAD OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES
JOHN ENGLISH: FOUNDER/EDUCATOR- TAD/ILLUSTRATION ACADEMY
BILL DUGGAN: AUTHOR- STRATEGIC INTUITION
JOSEE LALUMIERE: GM NEWBREED VFX
RON LEMEN- ARTIST/EDUCATOR- THE ART DEPARMENT
MARIO WYNANDS: FOUNDER- SIDHE INTERACTIVE
MARSHALL VANDRUFF: EDUCATOR- THE ART DEPARTMENT
JEFFREY T. MAKOFF: SENIOR PARTNER- VALLE-MAKOFF LLP.
JEFFREY ROSE Esq. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ATTORNEY
ODED PALLED: CEO- ROCKET NINJA
MILES THOMPSON: MEDIA PUBLISHER
RAJESH RAO: CEO, DHRUVA INTERACTIVE
STERLING HUNDLEY: AWARD WINNING ILLUSTRATOR- THE ART DEPARTMENT
JASON DELLA ROCA-GAMES CONSULtANT=FORMER HEAD OF IGDA
SEAN KAUPINNEN- CEO, IDEA- GAMES INDUSTRY BIZ DEV GURU
TIM DONLEY: CREATIVE DIRECTOR- THQ/VIGIL GAMES
BRIAN REID: FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR-OSIRIS
JOHN SCHINDEHETTE: SENIOR ART DIRECTOR, WIZARDS OF THE COAST
JANE RADSTROM AND DORIAN ITEN: FACULTY, THE ART DEPARTMENT
and many more!

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Organizers of the Greenlight Summit include those responsible for SXSW Interactive, The International Art and Design Symposiums, The Illustration Academy and AnimFX New Zealand.

Proceeds go to the improvement of industry education, scholarships, community development, and training for the art and entertainment fields.

Contact: infoATgreenlightsummit.org
Website: COMING SOON!
This is an ONLINE Event! Imagine a TED talks for our fields, with master classes, greenlight pitch sessions, portfolio reviews and more! Hopefully this gives you a picture of what this is all about!