Speaker Presentation
Mikko Setälä
Executive Vice President, Rovio
"How Rovio is using game mechanics to become the entertainment company of the millenium"
@mikesetala
Mikko Setälä has more than 20 years of development and management experience in the ICT business. He has started, developed and acquired more than 80+ companies since 1985. Since 2011 he is the Executive Vice President of Rovio.
Executive Vice President, Rovio
"How Rovio is using game mechanics to become the entertainment company of the millenium"
@mikesetala
Mikko Setälä has more than 20 years of development and management experience in the ICT business. He has started, developed and acquired more than 80+ companies since 1985. Since 2011 he is the Executive Vice President of Rovio.
Yu-Kai Chou (On videolink)
Gamification Guru
@yukaichou
"How Gamification will improve our world"
Yu-kai Chou is a Gamification Pioneer (started in 2003) and Partner of the Enterprise Gamification Consultancy (EGC). He has been a regular speaker/lecturer on Gamification throughout the world, including at organizations like Stanford University, SxSW, Accenture, TEDx, Google, etc. Yu-kai is most known for his Gamification Framework Octalysis, and is Rated #1 among the Top 40 Gamification Gurus according to UK-Based Leaderboarded.
Gamification Guru
@yukaichou
"How Gamification will improve our world"
Yu-kai Chou is a Gamification Pioneer (started in 2003) and Partner of the Enterprise Gamification Consultancy (EGC). He has been a regular speaker/lecturer on Gamification throughout the world, including at organizations like Stanford University, SxSW, Accenture, TEDx, Google, etc. Yu-kai is most known for his Gamification Framework Octalysis, and is Rated #1 among the Top 40 Gamification Gurus according to UK-Based Leaderboarded.
Alf Inge Wang
Professor in Game Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Guest Professor at UC Irvine
@drfinge
"How to use gamification to motivate and create engagement in learning"
Alf Inge Wang is a professor in Game Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim Norway, where he teaches programming, software architecture and game development. His main research interests are game-based learning, game technology, software engineering and software architecture. Wang is also the inventor and co-founder of the game-based classroom response system Kahoot!, which he won the Norwegian Technological Achievement of the year 2014 for. Professor Wang is also the chairman of Norway's largest network of game developers.
Professor in Game Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Guest Professor at UC Irvine
@drfinge
"How to use gamification to motivate and create engagement in learning"
Alf Inge Wang is a professor in Game Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim Norway, where he teaches programming, software architecture and game development. His main research interests are game-based learning, game technology, software engineering and software architecture. Wang is also the inventor and co-founder of the game-based classroom response system Kahoot!, which he won the Norwegian Technological Achievement of the year 2014 for. Professor Wang is also the chairman of Norway's largest network of game developers.
Alexander Wallin
CEO and Founder of SprinkleBit
@wallinex
"How SprinkleBit changes the way people invest through Social leverage and Gamification"
Alexander Wallin is the CEO and Founder of the financial platform SprinkleBit which was awarded best Start-Up of the Year 2013 by the San Diego Business Journal. Mr. Wallin will talk about how Sprinklebit is using gamification and social leverage to change the way people invest.
CEO and Founder of SprinkleBit
@wallinex
"How SprinkleBit changes the way people invest through Social leverage and Gamification"
Alexander Wallin is the CEO and Founder of the financial platform SprinkleBit which was awarded best Start-Up of the Year 2013 by the San Diego Business Journal. Mr. Wallin will talk about how Sprinklebit is using gamification and social leverage to change the way people invest.
Lee Jacobson
CEO Apmetrix,
@apmetrix
"How apmetrix uses big data to analyze user behaviors to increase engagement"
Lee's love of video games began back in 1982 during the era of the personal computer revolution and his career spans over twenty years in the entertainment industry. Ultimately it was his love of video games and that magical machine which steered him to ultimately pursue an education and career in computer science. Lee will talk about how Apmetrix uses big data to analyze user behaviors across all platforms and uses gamification to increase engagement, allowing publishers to deliver unique messages and rewards to users.
CEO Apmetrix,
@apmetrix
"How apmetrix uses big data to analyze user behaviors to increase engagement"
Lee's love of video games began back in 1982 during the era of the personal computer revolution and his career spans over twenty years in the entertainment industry. Ultimately it was his love of video games and that magical machine which steered him to ultimately pursue an education and career in computer science. Lee will talk about how Apmetrix uses big data to analyze user behaviors across all platforms and uses gamification to increase engagement, allowing publishers to deliver unique messages and rewards to users.
Juha Markkanen
Consul general of Finland at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Introduction speech
Consul General (Ambassador) Mr. Juha P. Markkanen started in Los Angeles as “Finland’s Ambassador for USA’s 13 Western states” on September 1st, 2013. Consul General Markkanen joined the Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1991. ). Mr Markannen has worked with trade related issues, trade promotion, communication and EU affairs f.ex. as a Director of Communications of Finland’s Foreign Ministry.
Consul general of Finland at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Introduction speech
Consul General (Ambassador) Mr. Juha P. Markkanen started in Los Angeles as “Finland’s Ambassador for USA’s 13 Western states” on September 1st, 2013. Consul General Markkanen joined the Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1991. ). Mr Markannen has worked with trade related issues, trade promotion, communication and EU affairs f.ex. as a Director of Communications of Finland’s Foreign Ministry.
The Swedish American Chamber of Commerce San Diego
4475 Missions Boulevard 2nd Floor I San Diego CA 92109
www.sacc-sandiego.org I +1 858 3571948
4475 Missions Boulevard 2nd Floor I San Diego CA 92109
www.sacc-sandiego.org I +1 858 3571948