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Free Gaming Business Conference

This years Free Gaming Business Conference theme is Level-Up! Focussing on how to advance the local Benelux game industry.

Time	Willem Burger Zaal	Van Beuningen Zaal
8:30	Event Opening
9:30	Mark Harbers, Wethouder Economie *Rotterdam* Mark was born and raised in Ede. He studied Economics at the Erasmus university of Rotterdam. During his career he mainly worked in the communication consultancy...
9:45	Malte Behrmann, General Secretary *European Game Developers Federation* Malte Behrmann, 35, is the general secretary of the European Game Developer Federation (EGDF) and is an attorney based in Berlin. After law studies in Bonn...
10:15	Fabrice Pierre-Elien, Business Development Manager *Ubisoft Entertainment* Fabrice has over 10 years experience working with Third Party developers. He is now working as Business Development Manager at Ubisoft's EMEA Third Party...
11:15	Break
11:45	Sean Kauppinen, Vice President *Tripple Point* Sean Kauppinen has represented videogames and gaming hardware since 1995, working on more than 400 titles in his career. Kauppinen is responsible for consulting...
12:45	Lunch
13:45	Dooma Wendschuh & Corey May, Producers *sekretagents* sekretagent Productions creates and/or produces the characters, worlds and stories behind some of the best selling and most critically acclaimed filmed and...	Dylan Nagel, Chairman *BGIn SIG - Serious Games* “Serious Games”, are applications that inform, educate and train players through game technology and game design...
14:45	Bo and Ulf Andersson, Managing & Creative Director *GRIN* GRIN was founded in 1997 in a basement 30 minutes outside of Stockholm, Sweden by Bo and Ulf Andersson. 12 years later, the studio now employs 240 developers...	Jonathan van den Wijngaarden, Chairman *BGIn SIG - Game Audio* Technical improvements in full digital surround sound and the increased usage of live orchestra and commercial bands...
15:45	Dominique van Ratingen, Managing Director *MEDIA Desk Netherlands* Dominique van Ratingen will give a presentation of the MEDIA Development scheme for interactive works. Followed by a Q&A with Peter de Jong and Filip van Zoest of the developer Codeglue, whose application for a game has recently received support...	Jeroen Dobbe, Chairman *BGIn SIG - Education* Higher education is playing an ever increasing role in game development. From major universities to specialized training centers, video game education and curriculum is...
16:45	Borrel, Sponsored by MEDIA Desk Netherlands
17:15	Marco Hoeks, Tax Partner *PricewaterhouseCoopers* Marco Hoeks is tax partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is responsible for the service towards CWEPS (Companies with extraordinary Potential). He has done...
18:15	Bart Schermer, Advisor *ECP.NL* Bart is partner at consultancy firm Considerati. In addition to Considerati, he is a lecturer in IT and Internet law at Leiden University, and a fellow of the E.M. Meijers...
19:15	Closing
20:00	Afterparty!