Greetings from the Virtual Worlds Forum, Europe
By Adam Reuters
I’m moderating four panels at the Virtual Worlds Forum in London on Wednesday. If you have any questions you’d like me to pose to the panelists, please email adamreuters [at] gmail.com.
14.05 – 14.55 BST (0605-0655 PST)
Kidalicious: are kids and teenagers the future for virtual worlds?
Timo Soininen, CEO, Sulake, Habbo
Mark William Hansen , Lego Universe
Michael Smith , CEO and Founder, MindCandy
Alice Taylor,Commissioning Editor, Education, Channel 4 Television
Marc Goodchild, Head of Interactive and On-Demand, BBC Children’s
Mattias Mikshe, CEO, Stardoll
14.55 – 15.30
In-world or off-message: what are the brand challenges in virtual worlds??
Daan Josephus Jitta, Direct Channels and Innovation, ABN AMRO
Marco van Veen, Manager, Web, Innovation & Collaboration Center, Heineken
16.00 – 16.40
From e-tail to v-business: are virtual goods an entirely new category
Paul Hemp, Senior Editor, Harvard Business Review
Professor Michael Hulme , Centre for Study of Media, Technology & Culture
David Orban, CEO, Questar
Mat Small, Millions of Us
Peter Edward , Director, Home Platform Group, Sony Computer Entertainment
16.40 – 17.20
The future is blurred: social networking meets virtual worlds
Meg Pickard, Head of Communities, The Guardian
Corey Bridges , Co-founder, The Multiverse Network
Aleks Krotoski, Journalist, The Guardian and virtual worlds researcher
Cory Doctorow, blogger, BoingBoing.com
Giff Constable, Electric Sheep Company
