Speaking

I am a regular keynote speaker, moderator and panellist on all things mobile, gaming and future developments in those sectors and I have spoken at leading events in the mobile, technology and entertainment sectors around the world, including SXSW, TEDx, Mobile World Congress and CTIA. If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, please contact me via the contact form or:

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Recent (and a few upcoming) engagements include:

2012

  • Mobile Games Forum (London, UK) – Panel ["How to encourage cross-promotion for social game discovery"]
  • Mobile Gaming Conference @ ICE (London, UK) – panel ["Incorporate social & mobile for the ultimate modern gaming experience"] and moderator ["Social in the online and mobile product roadmap"]
  • Casual Connect Europe (Hamburg, Germany) – Keynote ["The New BlackBerry: We Play"]
  • BlackBerry DevCon Europe (Amsterdam, Netherlands) – Session ["The Power of Social: Harnessing Game Design for Compelling Interaction with Scoreloop")
  • Social Media World Forum (London, UK) – Panel

2011

2010

2009

  • TEDx Youth @ Manchester – Co-Organiser (this was the first TEDx youth event in the world) (Macclesfield, UK)
  • Mobile World Congress (Barcelona, Spain) – Panel [“The Future of Mobile Games”]
  • 4G Symposium @ CTIA Wireless (Las Vegas, NV) – Panel [“Mobile Media in 4G”]
  • Casual Connect Europe (Hamburg, Germany) – Keynote (with Rob Unsworth, Digital Chocolate) [“Mobile and Social Converge”] (link provides slides and audio)
  • European Mobile Media Conference (Prague, Czech Republic) – Keynote [“Social Mobile Convergence in Gaming”] & MC
  • 2nd Annual Funding Summit (London, UK) – Panel [“Funding in the Games Space from an Entrepreneur’s Point of View”]
  • Droidcon (Berlin, Germany) – Keynote & Panel [“Brands & Open Source”; “Android Outlook”]
  • Mobile 2.0 (Berlin, Germany) – Multiple panels [“App Stores”; “Innovation in Mobile”]

2008

  • Games Convention (Leipzig, Germany) – Panel [“Mobile Gaming Outlook: an Analysts’ View”]

2007

  • PICNIC 2007 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) – Keynote @ Games meet TV [“WPT Mobile: how to Engage with Users”]

2006

  • New Media Licensing 2006 (London, UK) – Keynote [“Brands & Mobile Games”]

2005

  • MEM 2005 (London, UK) – Panel  [“Handset Fragmentation & Quality Content”]
  • Popkomm 2005 (Berlin, Germany) – Product Presentation [“Billboard Mobile”]
  • Brand Licensing (London, UK) – Keynote [“Brand Owners and Mobile”]
  • Mobile Gambling Summit (London, UK) – Panel [“The future of Mobile Gambling”]

2004

  • Ericsson Mobility World 2004 (Zurich, Switzerland) – Keynote [“Mobile Games”]