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Dubai World Game Expo
Report 2008
Lists of Exhibitors
Company Name
2 Digital / Animazoo
Arabian Anti-Piracy Alliance
ASBIS Middle East
Bazinama Magazine
CashU
Charged Magazine
CyberStep Inc.
Dream Soft
Yooya Land
Emirates Net Computer Systems
Game Power 7
In Motion
Iranian Game Pavillion
• Computer Game
National Institute of Iran
• Kosarnegar Computer
• Puya Arts Software
• Resana Afzar Sharif
• Tahlilgaran Tadbir
• Vijeh Pardaz Pars
• Yara
IUGO Mobile Entertainment Inc.
Jump Games
Korean Game Developer Agency
Maktoob.com
Maysalward – Britannica
Megatouch Emirates
Nokia
OneCard
SBI Beyond Co. Ltd
Sharq Warriors
(Colour Blind Entertainment)
Softnyx Co. Ltd
Tocali Games
Vertex Studios
Weyak – Etisalat
Yellow Hat
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Company
UAE
UAE
UAE
Iran
UAE
UAE
Japan
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Canada
India
Korea
UAE
Jordan
UAE
UAE
Saudi Arabia
Japan
UAE
Korea
USA
UAE
UAE
Japan
Business Categories
Animation / Character
Anti-Piracy Alliance
Computer & Components Distributor
Mass Media
Online Payment Service
Mass Media
Game Developer
Advertisement & Game
Educational & Entertainment
Game Related Service
Game Publisher, Game Entertainment
Exergame Equipment
Government
Game Developer
Game Developer
Game Developer
Game Developer
Game Developer
Game Developer
Mobile Game Developer
Mobile Game Publisher
Government
Game Publisher, Mass Media &
Advertisement, Research
Game Developer
Game Distributor
Mobile Game
Online Payment Service
Virtual World
Game Publisher, Game
Game Publisher
Game Developer
Game Developer
Telecommunication
Car Accessories
Floor Plan
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DWGS
Dubai World Game Summit
The summit will spotlight the latest game trends and business opportunities in emerging
market in the Middle East. The focus of this summit will be Mobile Games, Online Games,
Game Anti-Piracy, Games Development, Media & Game and Special Presentation Events. DWGS
2008 will bring you the most in-depth presentations and interactive panel discussions with
remarkable speakers.
Keynote
Kay Grunwoldt
Head of Title Marketing
Nokia
"The Future is Mobile"
Date: 28th October
Hall: Dubai World Game Summit
amers, both casual and hardcore, are
always looking for new ways to enhance
their gaming experiences. New
innovation in mobile phone technology means
we can now interact with games like never
before. The new multi-platform game from
N-Gage, Reset Generation, is a great example
of this. Kay Grunwoldt talks more on how he
technologies within today’s mobile handsets,
e.g. accelerometers, motion sensors and
cameras, means we’re seeing mobile games
reach new levels. The inclusion of GPS systems
in mobile devices will also create a new genre
of gaming where success and completion of a
game depends on interaction with gamers in
your neighborhood or on the other side of the
world. Imagine a game where you’re relying
on another gamer thousands of miles away to
help you complete your task, and imagine the
feeling when that gamer succeeds – you’ve
won the game and made a friend.
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Special Presentation
Jay Wilbur
Vice President of Business Development
Epic Games
“Mitigate Risks in Game
Development Using Middleware”
Date: 29th October
Hall: Dubai World Game Summit
urrently, Jay Wilbur holds the position of
Vice Present of Business Development
to Epic Games where he works as part of
the Epic management team. Previously, Wilbur
was the co-owner and business manager (a.k.a.
“biz guy”) of id Software, a highly successful
computer game development company. At id,
Wilbur managed all of the company’s business
activities including developing, implementing
and maintaining id’s highly successful direct
and retail distribution strategies for such
blockbuster titles as Wolfenstein 3D, Spear of
Destiny, DOOM, DOOM II, Final DOOM, QUAKE
and all related ancillary software/non-software
products.
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Dubai World Game Summit
Cyrus Lum
Chief Creative Officer
Digital Investments
“Game-Company-in-a-Box”
Epic will share with
Dubai Game World
Expo attendees which
critical elements must be
considered in order to
minimize risk and maximize
development resources
when licensing middleware.
Jay Wilbur
Vice President - Epic Games
Date: 29th October
Hall: Dubai World Game Summit
yrus Lum serves as Chief Creative Officer
for Digital Investments, a multi-national
organization focused on accelerating the
growth of developers, publishers, educational
institutions and governments in their pursuit
of achieving a strong game industry. Cyrus
has over 20 years of experience in game
production, development and management
roles with both publishing and independent
development companies, and was most
recently Studio Art Director (Oct 2004 - Feb
2008) of Midway Studios-Austin, where he
helped to grow the company from 50 to over
150 employees.
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Summit Program
Day 1 - October 28, 2008
11:00 - 11:45 Keynote Address
Day 2 - October 29, 2008
10:30 - 11:40 Session 4: Games Development
H. E Ibrahim AbdulMalik
General Secretary - Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development
Chairperson
Fadi Mujahid
GM - Game Power 7
"The Future is Mobile"
Kay Grunwoldt
Head of Title Marketing - NOKIA
“A Brief Summary of the Video Game Industry “
Sam Calis
CEO - Tocali
11:30 - 12:00 Break
12:00 - 13:30 Session 1 - Mobile Games Session
"Creating Global Games with Local Appeal"
Gregory Horoupian
Business Manager, Games - NOKIA
Mario J. Pino
Senior Manager, Platform Strategy and Management
Etisalat
Q & A Session
13:30 - 14:30 Break
14:30 - 15:40 Session 2 - Online Games Session
Chairperson
Ahmad Jadallah
Technical Manager - Vertex Studios
“Telco’s and Gaming”
Maha Muraish
Manager / Content and Services - Etisalat
“Online Payment in Middle East”
Rashid Mohammed Al Ballaa
CEO, OneCard / Senior Executive, NTG Group
“Challenge of Online Game Publishing in the Middle East”
Fadi Mujahid
GM - Game Power 7
Q & A Session
15:40 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 17:00 Session 3 - Game Anti-Piracy Session
Scott Butler
CEO - Arabian Anti-piracy Alliance (AAA)
Albert Marshall
Legal and Business Affairs Manager
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited
Q & A Session
“Getting in the Game: Creating Next Generation
experiences in a Competitive Market”
Ahmad Jadallah
Technical Manager - Vertex Studio
“Iranian Game Market “
Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli
Managing Director - Computer Game National Institute
of Tehran, Iran
Q & A Session
11:40 - 12:15 Break
12:15 - 13:25 Session 5: Media & Game Session
Chairperson
Mohammed Albsimi
Network Director - True Gaming.net
“Online Gaming in the MENA Region”
Isam Bayazidi
Chief Product Officer - Maktoob Group
“If We Want Things to Stay The Same,
Things Will Have to Change”
Nick Bryant
Managing Director - Txt TV FZ LLC – MBC Group
“Gamers... MTV Generation”
Samr Almarzooqi
Channel Manager - MTV Arabia
Q & A Session
13:25 - 14:30 Break
14:30 - 15:40 Special Presentation: "Mitigate Risks in
Game Development Using Middleware"
Jay Wilbur
Vice President - Epic
Session Brief: You're considering venturing into game
development but concerned over the production costs. You should
be, developing global hit game products for current generation
console hardware can be a very expensive venture. This presentation,
consisting of Epic Games and Midway, an Unreal Engine 3 licensee,
will help you understand how using a licensed middleware product
like Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 can help you save time and money.
Q & A Session
We are excited to be providing
the keynote at this year’s Dubai
World Games Expo, where we
will be discussing the rich games
experiences developers can
create on mobile devices.
Kay Gruenwoldt
Head of Title Marketing - Nokia
16:00 - 17:00 Special Presentation:
"Game-Company-in-a-Box"
Cyrus Lum
Chief Creative Officer - Digital Investments
Session Brief: It is a common fact that most new game
companies struggle in creating game titles. Inexperience coupled
with the lack of readily accessible guidance and tools often lead these
companies to have to re-invent the wheel of the game development
process all the while suffering poor production and design decisions
that eventually endanger the release schedule and project budget.
Game developers need the guidance and the correct environment to
create successful product in a cost effective manner.
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Media Attendees
NEWSPAPER
Abu Dhabi Media Company
Akhbar Al Arab
Al Alam
Al Bayan
Al Khaleej
Al Riyadh Daily Newspaper
Asharq Al Awsat
Aleqtisadiah - Al-Majalla
Al-Jazirah Daily Newspaper
Emirates Business 24/7
Gulf News
Islamic Republic Agency News
Khaleej Times
The Gulf Today
The National
Xpress
MAGAZINES
de-culture
ITP
Rotana Magazine
Shufflegazine - Apple Lifestyle Magazine
Al Sada
T3 ME
Viva Girl
Al Nahda Magazine
Russian Emirates
RADIO
Arabian Radio Network
TV
Al Aan TV
Al Arabiya News Channel
Al Jazeera Children's TV
Al Jazeera Network
Al Majd TV
ARY Digital Network
Asia Business TV
Decision Makers TV
Dubai Media Incorporated
HG Business TV (International Channel)
Infinity TV
MBC
Nippon Hoso Kyokai
OnBoard International
Sama Dubai TV
Jaihind TV
Peace TV
Country
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
KSA
KSA
UAE
KSA
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
MIDDLE EAST
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
QATAR
QATAR
UAE
UAE
UAE; China
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
Japan
UAE
UAE
INDIA
UAE; INDIA; KSA
ONLINE
Ahram.org.eg
Eye of Dubai
Gamy
Middle East Gamers
Global City News
True-Gaming.net
Egypt
UAE
KSA
UAE
Oman
KSA
MISCELLANEOUS
Wide Angle
UAE
ADVERTISING / PR AGENCIES
DNA Communications
Key Media
Media International Services - Gulf
Trans-Arabian Creative Communications
Continent Ad
Emirates Neon Group
Film Factor
MetroMedia Production
Skoot Media
The Chimney Pot
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UAE
UK
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