Photos from Forum

Here are some quick snaps taken during the Leadership Forum. Apologies for the lack of quality – we really should have thought to hire a professional…

Day 1


Michel Kripalani (Autodesk) givens opening welcome as the Platinum Sponsor.


BioWare’s Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk deliver the opening keynote.


300+ attendees fill the main conference room.


John Farnsworth (Destineer) gives his leadership lab.


Tim Longo (Crystal Dynamics) on prototyping.


Roundtable discussions during the lunch break.


Attendees networking in the stylish lobby area.


Tony Van (Ubisoft) on communication.


Jamie Fristrom (Torpex) warns how not to schedule.


Catherine Herdlick (gameLab) on getting caught in the middle.


Chris Natsuume (Boomzap) on working with publishers.


Kenneth Yeast (Seven Studios) talks metrics.


Aaron Pulkka (Vivendi) covers the challenges of outsourcing.

Evening Dinner Reception


Bill Dugan (Torpex) munching with Greg Zeschuk (BioWare).


Yummy stirfry!


Attendees schmoozing.


Kumar Jacob (Twelve:J), ?, Alison Beasly (Lincoln Beasly PR), ?.


Don Daglow (Stormfront), Rodney Gibbs (Amaze), Karen Clark (GarageGames).


Chris Taylor (Gas Powered Games), Mark DeLoura (Satori).


Othon Cabrera (Broken Reality), Hector Padilla (Tecnológico de Monterrey), Poochi Ramasamy (Nextwave Multimedia)


Rocking out in EA Partners’ lounge.

Day 2


Don Daglow (Stormfront) delivers inspiring keynote.


Mike Swanson (Gas Powered Games) discusses art management.


Trent Oster (BioWare) on sucesses with agile/scrum.


Tim Gerritsen (Big Rooster) on managing creative folks.


Heather Chandler (Media Sunshine) covers game localizations issues.


Mike McShaffry on managing engineers.


Bill Dugan (Torpex) covers the challenges of working with publisher producers.


Mike Capps (EpicGames) shares insight on building a great team.


Clinton Keith (High Moon Studios) on cross disciplinary team collaboration.


Tim Schafer (Double Fine) interviewed by Mike Capps (EpicGames) in the event’s more casual closing session.

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“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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