Games & Mobile Forum to Be Held on April 15 in New York City

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2004--Digital Media Wire announced agenda and speakers for Games & Mobile Forum (www.gamesandmobileforum.com), the premier industry conference focused on online & mobile games in New York City.

Date:   Thursday, April 15, 2004
Venue:  The French Institute, 55 East 59th Street, New York City
Agenda, Speakers & Registration: www.gamesandmobile.com

Panel topics include:
--Online Games: Identifying Business Opportunities in an Evolving 
  Market
--Are Games a Legitimate Advertising Option for Mainstream Marketers?
--The Evolution of Games: What's Next?
--How Will Content & Business Models Evolve for the Mobile Market?
--The Downloadable & Mobile Game Business from the Developer's 
  Perspective
--Interfacing with Hollywood: Challenges & Opportunities for the Game
  Industry

Sponsors and media partners include Billboard Magazine, Mitchell 
Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Backbone Entertainment, MENT, Connected Home 
Media, N-Gage Gaming, Xbox365.com, Tech Wire Media Group and Mobile 
Entertainment Forum.

Confirmed speakers include:

Jeff Anderson - President & CEO, Turbine Entertainment
Matthew Bellows - VP, Mobile Entertainment, GameSpot
Matt Bromberg - GM, AOL Games
Gordon Bellamy - former Exec. Dir., Academy of Interactive Arts & 
                 Science
Mike Cartabiano - President, Sennari Mobile
Greg Costikyan - Chief Creative Officer, Unplugged Inc.
Lee Crawford - Editor, IGDA Mobile Games whitepaper
Ron DiNicola - Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Michael Dowling - VP, Business Development, Nielsen Entertainment
Andrew Elliott - Head of Bus. Dev. & Strategies, Ent. & Media, Nokia 
                 Americas
Keith Ferrazzi - CEO, YaYa Media
Mark Friedler - CEO, Gigex, Inc./GameDAILY LLC
Stewart Halpern - Managing Dir., Digital Ent. Research, RBC Capital 
                  Markets
Todd Herman - Streaming Evangelist, MSNBC.com
Mark Jacobstein - President & COO, Digital Chocolate
Daniel James - Founder & CEO, Three Rings
Paul Jensen - VP, Strategic Alliances, Sony Pictures Digital Networks
Scott Jensen - VP, Bus. Development, Media & Entertainment, Mforma 
               Group
Scott Johnson - President, MENT (Mobility Entertainment)
John Kilcullen - President & Publisher, Billboard Information Group
Garry Kitchen - President & CEO, Skyworks Technologies, Inc.
Joseph Laszlo - Senior Analyst, Broadband & Wireless, Jupiter Research
Matt Railo - Partner, IP & Technology, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Brian Robbins - Editor, IGDA Downloadable Games whitepaper
Jason Rubinstein - GM, Ubi.com, Ubisoft
Don Ryan - Studio Manager, Microsoft's Zone.com
Mika Salmi, CEO, AtomShockwave
Dan Scherlis - CEO, Etherplay
Mike Skagerlind - SVP & GM, Nickelodeon Online
Ned Sherman - CEO & Co-Founder, Digital Media Wire
Alex St. John - CEO & Co-Founder, Wild Tangent
Jeff Tunnell - Founder & Chief Creative Officer, GarageGames
Joseph Varet - Vice President, Groove Alliance
Gabe Zichermann - VP, Strategy & Communications, Trymedia Systems
John Welch- Chair, IGDA Online Games SIG / VP, AtomShockwave
Greg Ballard - CEO, Sorrent

For more information, please visit www.gamesandmobile.com

To request press credentials, arrange speaker interviews or ask questions, please contact Tinzar Than by email at [e-mail] or by phone at 323-822-0936.