Leadership and Production Tracks Loaded…

The sessions for the parallel Leadership and Production tracks have been locked and loaded. The sessions are:

Leadership Track:

Building the Perfect Team – Mike Capps, Epic Games
Leadership Lab – John Farnsworth, Destineer
Death By 1000 Ideas: Managing Designers and Creatives – Tim Gerritsen, Big Rooster
Managing Engineers – Mike McShaffry
Managing Artists and Art Outsourcing for Next-Gen Games – Mike Swanson, Gas Powered Games
Communication Breakdown: How to Prevent This on Your Watch – Tony Van, Ubisoft
Caught in the Middle: Managing Staff, Teams and Executives – Catherine Herdlick, gameLab
Panel: Motivation & Team Morale – Jason Della Rocca, IGDA; John Farnsworth, Destineer; Catherine Herdlick, gameLab; Mike McShaffry; Tony Van, Ubisoft

Production Track:

How Not To Schedule A Project – Jamie Fristrom, Torpex Games
Agile Implementation – Trent Oster, BioWare Corp.
Something from Nothing – Tim Longo, Crystal Dynamics
Working with Publishers as a Developer Producer – Chris Natsuume, Boomzap
Local Anesthetic: Painless Game Localization – Heather Maxwell Chandler, Media Sunshine
How To Create a Console Game With 10 Core People – Shekhar Dhupelia, Midway
Due Diligence on Developers – Michael Heilemann, Stormfront Studios
Leveraging Outsourcing to Enhance Development – Aaron Pulkka, Vivendi Games
Panel: Production Potpourri – Mike Capps, Epic Games; Shekhar Dhupelia, Midway; Jamie Fristrom, Torpex Games; Tim Longo, Crystal Dynamics; Trent Oster, BioWare Corp.

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Written by JasonDellaRoccaPosted in Leadership Forum'07,LF07 Conference NewsTags: leadership, ProductionJune 14, 2007No comments

“The IGDA Leadership Forum has, without question, the highest quality of content of any game industry event I have ever attended. As far as “”bang for the buck”" it is the best conference for producers and managers in our industry. Any studio looking to upgrade its production and management techniques should make this a must attend event for their studio’s production and management leads. The annual IGDA Charitable Foundation dinner is also not to be missed.”

- Tom Buscaglia, The Game Attorney

“I’ve had the pleasure of attending the IGDA Leadership Forum for 2 years now. The conference is small and focused, which is its greatest strength. Not only does it offer an excellent schedule with high quality speakers, attendees have many opportunities to connect with other developers. This networking and sharing of ideas is what gives someone the additional tools, and perspective to be better at their job. The IGDA Leadership Forum has had a huge impact on my career. Every year, I’ve come away with new friends and mentors, and new inspiration that I can immediately apply to create positive impact within my company. For such a low cost with such high return, I ask you this: How can you not afford to send yourself and your employees to the IGDA Leadership Forum?”

- Kim Sellentin, Associate Producer, Blizzard Entertainment

“I’ve attended the Leadership forum every year since its inception. It’s my can’t miss conference each year for a couple of reasons… 1. It’s a very personal conference, small enough to get to know everyone and large enough to attract great speakers. 2. The game industry tends to build leaders from with in, but being a great developer does not make a great leader. The Leadership Forum provides a wonderful opportunity to develop those traits and learn how others have gotten there. 3. Unlike some large events, this is a very focused conference. The topic is narrow enough to attract a lot of like minded people and broad enough to cross disciplines. I can’t recomend the Leadership Forum highly enoughto any producer, leader, or simply those in our industry seeking to be the best at their craft. ”

- Chuck Hoover, Studio Production Director, Schell Games

“If you’re a manager in the games industry, or you have managers reporting to you, you owe it to yourself to come out or send them to the IGDA Leadership Forum next year. Your competitors are out here trying to figure out how to get better at capturing the lightning and putting it in a package to ship out to customers. We desperately need better trained leaders in the industry, and this is a proven place where they can come and improve their skills. This year I found an insight in every talk to make me better at my job, and to help my reports become better at their jobs. I really don’t feel like I can afford *not* to go. Can you?”

- Brett Douville, Lead Systems Programmer, Bethesda Softworks

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