Relive the Game::Business::Law Summit

Video game industry leaders shared their insights on evolving legal and business issues during the Games::Business::Law Summit, held January 27-28 at Southern Methodist University. Following are videos from the Summit's panel discussions and presentations:

• Conference Welcome and Keynote Address -  Summit welcome by Dean John B. Attanasio of SMU's Dedman School of Law and Peter E. Raad of The Guildhall at SMU. Jay Cohen of Jerry Bruckheimer Games delivers a keynote address regarding the state of the industry and considerations for the future.
     
• Digital Distribution Discussion - Keith Boesky of Boesky & Co. facilitates a discussion about digital distribution with Paul Raines of GameStop Corp. and Christian Svensson of Capcom.
     
• Funding and Greenlighting Games - Gregory Short of Electronic Entertainment Design and Research presents “Innovations in the Due Diligence Process for Funding and Greenlighting Games.”
     
• Legal Issues in Digital Distribution - Andrew Ehmke of Haynes and Boone, LLP, moderates a panel discussion on legal issues unique to digital distribution Jennifer Archie of Latham & Watkins, LLP, Jason Kee of the Entertainment Software Association, Shane McGee of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP, and PJ Putnam of Gearbox Software, LLC.
     
• Crossroads of Financial and Legal Issues in Digital Distribution - Mark Methenitis of The Vernon Law Group, PLLC, explores taxation and revenue generation with Robin Bynoe of Charles Russell, LLP, Sean F. Kane of Kane & Associates, LLC, and Jeffrey A. Levenstam of Ernst & Young, LLP.
     
• Video Game Financing - David McCombs of the Institute for Law and Technology at The Center for American and International Law, recaps of summit highlights and introduces Roxanne Christ of Latham & Watkins, LLP, who leads a discussion on successfully managing the video game financing process with Keith Boesky of Boesky & Co., Alex Marquez of Intel Capital, and Stephanie O’Malley Deming of XLOC.
     
• Art of the Deal - Zack Karlsson of NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. shares his experiences on orchestrating deals, along with Bob Loya of Activision Blizzard, Chris Charla of Foundation 9 Entertainment and Joe Minton of Digital Development Management.
     
• Conference Wrap Up - Joseph Olin of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences and Kristina Witmer of Wave Integrated Marketing review Twitter responses received throughout the two-day summit and take questions and comments from the audience.

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