BREAKFAST BUFFET

Concert Hall

Citizen Journalism: Weapon of 'Mass' Destruction?

Around the globe, average people are picking up the pen, the microphone or their cell-phone video recorder and reporting the news as they see it.  Should they have First Amendment protection (and comparable protection in other countries)? Are citizen journalists a threat to established mainstream media – or is their role complementary? Is citizen journalism a passing fad, or is it here to stay? Does news produced by “You” have greater or lesser credibility than traditional news programming? Find out from those breaking stories, and new ground, on the frontlines of journalism.

Introduction by:
Steve Billinger
Executive Director, Digital Programming & Business
cbc.ca

MODERATED BY:
Kim Parlee
Anchor / Host
Business News Network

PANEL:
Michael Tippett
Founder
NowPublic

Paul Sullivan
Editor-in-Chief
Orato.com

Angus Frame
Editor
globeandmail.com

Mark Evans
VP Operations
b5media

Presented by:

Sky Room

Deal or No Deal? A Case Study

Earlier this year, Kaboose acquired Bubbleshare.  This made-in-Canada deal will be used as a case study to examine “the anatomy of a deal” and will look at, among other things, how the two companies came together and what goes into negotiating an acquisition agreement.

MODERATED BY:
Alex de Bold
Co-Founder
chickadvisor.com

PANEL:
Jonathan Graff
President
Kaboose

Albert Lai
Founder
Bubbleshare


Presented by:

Round Room

Child's Play?

Forget imaginary best friends, today's kids have entire imaginary worlds available to them online.  There are  major opportunities in gaming for minors, but with these opportunities come unique social responsibilities.  This panel will examine the opportunities and challenges found in the creation of alternate worlds for children.

MODERATED BY:
Nathon Gunn
CEO & Co-Founder
Bitcasters

PANEL:
Lucie Lalumiere
Vice President & General Manager Interactive
Corus Entertainment

Pierre Lelann
Co-Founder
Tribal Nova

David Weiser
Executive Producer
Sulake Canada (Habbo Hotel)

Wayne Helman
President
A51 Integrated Marketing & Communications

Presented by:

COFFEE & TEA NETWORKING BREAK 

Concert Hall   

You Mean It’s Not All Fun & Games? Growing Profitable Games Companies

Beyond the obvious necessary creative and technical acumen, what are the essential business skills needed to thrive in the highly competitive games industry? Is it better to diversify across platforms? Or is it all about specialization? What trends are emerging that may require significant shifts in strategy?

A panel of seasoned veterans and industry insiders share their wisdom, experience, and lessons-learned growing highly successful games companies. 

MODERATED BY:
Warren Currell
President & CEO
Sherpa Games

PANEL:
Scott Steinberg
Managing Director
Embassy Multimedia Consultants
Author - Videogame Marketing & PR

Andrew Ayre
Founder & Executive Director
Foundation 9 Entertainment

Michael Pachter
Analyst
Wedbush Morgan Securities

Stephane D'Astous
General Manager
Eidos Montreal

Ron Moravek
Chief Operating Officer
EA Canada

Presented by:

Sky Room

Unplugged Social Networks Go Mobile

According to M:Metrics, 33.2% of 18- to 24-year-old Americans post photos to Web sites via mobile phones. Most wireless devices on the market now come equipped with chat applications and web browsers so it is only natural that users want to gain total wireless control over their social self 24/7. What are the latest trends? Who are the thought leaders? 

MODERATED BY:
Jennifer Ouano
President
Elastic Entertainment

PANEL:
David Vogt
Executive Director
MobileMuse.ca Network

Sutha Kamal
CEO
Nakama

Sean Kane
VP International
InterCasting Corporation

Nick Patsiopoulos
Product Manager, Mobile
Yahoo Canada

Presented by:

Round Room

The Virtuous Circle:
360° Deal Making that Pays


Most broadcasters now favour projects that deploy interactive platforms and advanced marketing strategies. How can producers benefit from the new demands and turn them into new opportunities? How does the value chain work for interactive genres like mobisodes, social networks and games? What are some of the best practices regarding thorny rights issues? Find out the most current strategies when it comes to the intersecting platforms of broadcast, broadband, gaming, mobile and social media.

MODERATED BY:
Catherine Warren
President
Fantrust Entertainment Strategies

PANEL:
Dan Fill
Head of Development
New Media and Digital Services
ABC (Australia)

Presented by:

Clipper Room

One-on-One Meetings with Speakers!
SESSION B

One-on-One meetings with select ICE speakers are available to delegates exclusively through the ICE 2007 delegate area – ICEXchange.

Space is limited so be sure to log-in NOW to the ICEXchange.

LUNCH BUFFET 

Concert Hall

The TELUS Multi-Screen Challenge

Watch as seven finalists compete in front of a jury for a chance to win $10,000 in development cash!

Finalists will present their hot new concept that extends across multiple screens, incorporating an overall story and/or brand with viable and compelling experience on each platform.

Only one finalist will walk away a winner!

MODERATOR:
Jonathan Freedman
Manager, Business Development
TELUS TV

FINALISTS:

Are you funny?
by: Guardian Entertainment Inc.

Demoland.TV
by: S'N'G Entertainment, Indivisual Productions

Echelon
by: 33 Magnetic Inc.

The Cassandra Syndrome
by: Coptor Productions Inc.

The Imp
by: Red Kite Animations

URL The Series
by: Miracle Pictures / Kid-A-Ma-Scope

Will Jones Space Adventures
by: Money School

JURY:
Christopher Coppola
President
EARS XXI Studios

Maria Hale
Vice President
Content Business Development
CHUM Limited

Claude Galipeau
Senior Vice President-
Digital Media
Alliance Atlantis Communications

Kevin Shea
Chair
Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC)

Read guidelines and submission information

Presented by:


 

Sky Room

Blogging for Dollars:
Monetizing Blogs & Podcasts

There’s money to be made in blogging, podcasting and the cool new tools of the prosumer, but with millions of others competing for attention, how does anyone make a living at this?  We’ll talk to people who have successfully directly monetized their activities in this space, and we’ll hear about how companies have turned to blogging to manage their brands to drive further revenue from other sources.

MODERATED BY:
Stuart MacDonald
eBusiness & Marketing Geek
stuartmacdonald.ca

PANEL:
Ryanne Hodson
Co-author of the first published vlogging book, The Secrets of Videoblogging

Shel Israel
Co-author
Naked Conversations

Michael O'Connor-Clarke
Vice President
Thornley Fallis

Mark Evans
VP Operations
b5media

Presented by:

Round Room

Rising Star:
Emerging Canadian
Game Talent

As the games industry continues to transform and diversify, new products will capture the hearts and minds of tomorrow’s game players – and a new generation of Canadian game developers will build these new and exciting games. A look at new game development, the talent behind it, and the path ahead from indie to industry.

MODERATED BY:
Evan Jones
Stitch Media

INDUSTRY PANELISTS:
Ron Moravek
Chief Operating Officer
EA Canada

Warren Currell
President & CEO
Sherpa Games

TALENT PANELISTS:

Jonathan Mak
Founder
Queasy Games
Game: Everyday Shooter

Jason MacIsaac
Lead Design
Cerebral Vortex
Game: Ambush! Trivia

Damir Slogar
CEO
Big Blue Bubble
Game: Hobby Shop

Clipper Room

Concert Hall

Rated-X (for Cross-Platform)

From the game console to the big screen.   From the comic books to… well, just about anything it seems!  The intellectual property behind any media venture often has potential in other media.  This panel will explore how such concepts can be taken from one medium to another to increase their value individually on each medium and collectively across multiple media.  

MODERATED BY:
Damir Slogar
CEO
Big Blue Bubble

PANEL:
Michael McGuigan
Managing Partner
Breakthrough New Media

Barbara Bailie
Director, Online Media
Astral Television Networks

Femke Wolting
Co-Founder & Head
Submarine

Debbie Nightingale
President
The Nightingale Company

Presented by:

Sky Room

Finance 2.0

You've got a hot property and a brilliant plan for how to unleash it on multiple platforms all over the world, but how can you raise the capital to move forward? This panel will examine how producers and developers can access funding from a variety of sources, including private and venture capital, government funds and tax incentives, and look at what types of projects best qualify for investment. As platforms and delivery devices proliferate - what are the new funding models in the 2.0 world?

MODERATED BY:
Charles Zamaria
Ryerson University
Bell Broadcast & New Media Fund

PANEL:
Albert Lai
Founder
BubbleShare

Raja Khanna
CCO and Co-Founder
QuickPlay Media Inc.

Spence McDonnell
Tax Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC

Kevin DeWalt
CEO / Executive Producer
Minds Eye Entertainment

Matt Golden
Co-Founder & SVP Corporate Development
Tira Wireless

Round Room

It Had to Be 'You'

There's no doubt that Social Media is big business - and big business has taken note.  News Corp. bought MySpace.  Google bought YouTube.  Yahoo bought Flickr.  Are these the new 'mainstream media' of social media?  And if so, what's coming next on the fringes?  … or is social media looking for a direction?

MODERATED BY:
Brian Seth Hurst
CEO
The Opportunity Management Company


PANEL:
McLean Mashingaidze-Greaves
CEO & Founder
The NIMBLE Company

Tamera Kremer
Director of Client Service
Thornley Fallis / 76design
Founder, Wildfire Strategic Marketing
Founder & Chief Blogger (3i)

Nigel Newton
Vice President
Youth Culture Group

David Crow
VP Business Development
Radiant Core

Presented by:

Clipper Room

One-on-One Meetings with Speakers
SESSION C

BREAK

Concert Hall

The Eyes Have It! 
Advertising on Interactive Platforms

It's all about eyeballs - "You" got 'em and advertisers want 'em! Funny thing though, some of “You” respond best to breakthrough creative; while others of “You,” only to the subtlest of persuasions… And what about success metrics for these radically different marketing approaches?  Come find out what’s new in the interactive advertising world and learn how success is being measured.

MODERATED BY:
Paula Gignac
President
The Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada (IAB)

Sky Room

Just a Pipe Dream?
The Evolving Internet

Historically, the Internet has been a global and free medium of exchange and distribution. However, as traditional media content has become available online, we’ve seen changes to the very fabric of the Internet.  Geo-fencing, network surcharges, traffic prioritization and peer-to-peer distribution are all changing the game for content distribution -- for better or worse.  What does the Internet of the future hold in store – and what will be the challenges and opportunities for YOU?

MODERATED BY:
Brian Seth Hurst
CEO
The Opportunity Management Company

PANEL:
Jason Roks
Digital Alchemist

Stuart MacDonald
eBusiness & Marketing Geek
stuartmacdonald.ca

Tim Lambertus
Director, Social Media & BlogTV
Alliance Atlantis Communications

Mary-Ellen Anderson
Executive Producer
MSN Canada

Round Room

She Got Game

Girls are rapidly taking control over the typically male-dominated gaming community. In fact, currently 38% of all gamers are female.  But what games are most widely played by the XX gender?  Who are the emerging leaders in the estrogen-driven interactive entertainment market? Find out what our team of competitive players has to say about the new rules to the gaming game!

MODERATED BY:
Claudette Critchley
Studio Manager
Big Blue Bubble

PANEL:
Alana Reid
Founder / Leader
girlz Of destruction

Jennifer Cristani
Vice President, New Business
Splashworks

Sara Bustoz
Member
girlz Of destruction

Didi Cardoso
Managing Editor
grrlgamer.com

Presented by:

Concert Hall

SPECIAL CONCLUDING PANEL AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

ICE Jam Wrap-Up Panel 

You can multi-task with the best of them, but even you can’t be everywhere at once, so we’ve tasked this panel with the mission of collectively covering the entire two day conference to capture the insights and ideas that emerge, to synthesize what they hear, and to bring it all back to you.  Come hear the group riff on the issues and ideas discussed throughout the ICE conference in this informal jam session.

MODERATED BY:
Eli Singer
Marketing & Communications Strategist
Cundari SFP

PANEL:
Richard Kanee
Supervising Producer, Interactive - Music and Youth Services
CHUM Limited

Kevin Bracken
Co-Founder
NewMindSpace

Evan Jones
Stitch Media

Sebastien Chorney
Head of Production
Podzapper

Sean Crawford
Sr. Technical Architect
Rogers Communications Inc.

ANNOUNCEMENT: WINNER OF THE TELUS MULTI-SCREEN CHALLENGE

ICE 2007 MELTS