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X|Media|Lab Wellington "Commercialising Ideas"

24 Apr 2008
X|Media|Lab Wellington "Commercialising Ideas"

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Megan Elliott

X|Media|Lab Wellington "Commercialising Ideas"


X|Media|Lab is the internationally acclaimed think-tank and creative workshop for digital media professionals.

X|Media|Lab is all about helping companies improve their creative ideas, increasing their likelihood of receiving funding, and getting to market successfully. X|Media|Lab focuses on the critical development and relationship stages that are prior to pitching and seeking investment. Getting the ideas right, first.If you are developing ideas for computer games, mobile content, animation, IPTV, web 2.0, or any
digital media content, come along to the Keynote Conference Day to hear how the experts do it,
and apply to attend the Lab where you can work with the International Mentors on your own idea.

Keynote Conference Day:
Friday 30th May, 9.00am - 5.30pm

The Lab :
Saturday 31st May - Sunday 1st June

Venue :
Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa
Tongarewa


Tom Duterme
New Business Development,
Google
(Mountain View)

Sam Morgan
Founder,
Trade Me
(Wellington)


Chris Adams
New Media Pioneer;
Co-Founder, Participant Productions
(Los Angeles)

Brian Seth Hurst
CEO, The Opportunity Management Company;
Vice Chair, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
(Los Angeles)


Suresh Seetharaman
Founder and President, Virgin Comics and Virgin Animation (Bangalore,
New York)

Chris Deering
Chairman, Codemasters; formerly President of Sony Computer Entertainment
- Europe (London)


Noah Falstein
President, The Inspiracy (San Francisco)

Hugh Mason
Partner, Pembridge Partners LLP (London)


Marcelino Ford-Livene
General Manager, Interactive Content, Services and Advertising Development, Intel Digital Home Group (Los Angeles)

Richard MacManus
Founder and Editor, ReadWriteWeb (Wellington)


Sean Kauppinen
Vice President, TriplePoint (San Francisco)

Jason Roks
Emerging Technology & Digital Distribution Analyst (Toronto)


Alvin Wang Graylin
CEO and Co-founder, mInfo Inc (Shanghai)

Rod Drury
Founder and CEO, Xero (Wellington)

International Partners

International Supporters

Supporters

International Media Partners

X|Media|Lab Wellington "Commercialising Ideas" May 30th - June 1st

KEYNOTE CONFERENCE DAY

Meet some of the world's best "commercialization" experts and a "who's who" of New
Zealand's leading digital media entrepreneurs in Wellington.

No time-wasting boring panels, just densely-packed, information-rich, clear and helpful,
set piece keynotes from digital media luminaries from all over the world.

If you are a digital media professional, media executive, producer, creator, entrepreneur,
analyst or strategist of any kind, this is the one day you need to attend.

Update yourself in a day!

Who Should Attend?

All digital media professionals. Producers, creatives, business strategists and executives
across all screen based media content, including: virtual worlds, social media, digital
cinema, IPTV, mobile content, computer games, and animation; across the spectrum of
the entertainment, information, and education industries.

Independent:
NZD $99

Corporate/Government:
NZD $199


NOMINATE YOUR PROJECT IDEA FOR X|MEDIA|LAB


X|Media|Lab
is a uniquely exciting creative event for digital media professionals.

The Lab is an intensive two-day creative workshop and international network for
selected teams who get to work directly on their own project ideas with a range of the
world's best digital media experts.

The 2008 Wellington Lab is looking for 12 great projects along the general theme of
"
Commercialising Ideas" … social media, virtual worlds, mobile applications, video,
interactive entertainment and content, computer games, and web applications.

This is your chance to work with your core project team, together one-on-one, on your
own ideas with some of the world's best informed experts, VC's and business analysts
to help you get your brilliant digital media idea to commercial reality.

Projects may have an entertainment, educational, or an informational basis.

Nomination is simple and it's free.

X|Media|Lab Wellington is supported by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise,
as part of its work to help grow New Zealand's digital content industry and build its international competitiveness.

www.xmedialab.com | info@xmedialab.com

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