past conferences

2008 Conference - Disruption: Changes in the Media Economy

The theme for the 2008 >play conference was Disruption: Changes in the Media Economy. The past few years have seen dramatic changes in the ways that people create, distribute, consume, share, and monetize digital media. The conference explored how even the most disruptive technology moves us forward in an exciting direction.

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone started the conference with his keynote, followed by Microsoft Corporate VP Shane Kim speaking about Microsoft’s gaming business in the afternoon. Other topics covered in panels included “Brands that Break Through,” “Sports Marketing,” “Creativity,” and “Mobile Gaming.”

See the 2008 keynote speeches on YouTube!
Biz Stone, Co-Founder of Twitter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cvAQ-4JFoY
Shane Kim, Corporate VP, Microsoft Interactive Entertainment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8kJNiP0x3s

For more information about the conference please email us at play@haas.berkeley.edu.

2007 Conference - Current and Emerging Intersections

With the theme of Current and Emerging Intersections, >play explored how technologies and ideas came together from disparate fields and functions and created whole new business models. These intersections truly changed the face of digital media and entertainment.

Speakers included Paul Campell, Founder of HP’s gaming business and John Riccitiello, the CEO of Electronic Arts. Panel topics ranged from “Beyond Mobile,” to “Not Politics as Usual,” and “Entrepreneurial Perspectives” to “Digital Music.”

For more information about the conference please email us at play@haas.berkeley.edu.