Speakers

CONFERENCE ORGANIZER

Dan Hunter
Conference Chair, State of Play VI: Chicago
Professor of Law
New York Law School
Adjunct Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

PANELISTS AND PRESENTERS

Farnaz M. Alemi, Esq.
Associate
Intellectual Property, Media and Technology
Technology Transactions
Latham & Watkins,  LLP

Robert Amme
Research Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Denver

Sasha Barab
Professor
Learning Sciences, IST and Cognitive Science
Indiana University

Timothy J. Bechen
Associate
Patent Department
Dreier Stein Kahan Browne Woods George, LLP

Dr. James M. Bower
Professor of Computational Neuroscience
University of Texas Health Science Center
Founder and CEO
Numedeon Inc.
Producer
Whyville.net

S. Gregory Boyd, Esq.
Associate
Advertising, Marketing and Promotions
Entertainment, Media and Publishing
Intellectual Property; New Media
Davis & Gilbert LLP

Edward Castronova
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Telecommunications
Indiana University

Roxanne E. Christ, Esq.
Patner
Intellectual Property, Media and Technology
Technology Transactions
Venture and Technology
Latham & Watkins, LLP

Aaron Delwiche, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
Trinity University

Julian Dibbell
Journalist & Author
A Rape in Cyberspace
My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World
Play Money *or How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Selling Virtual Loot

Joshua Fairfield
Visiting Professor of Law
Washington & Lee University
Contributing Author
Terra Nova

Jonathan F. Fanton
President
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Former President
The New School for Social Research

Nicholas Fortugno
Co-Founder and CCO
RebelMonkey, Inc.
Adjunct Faculty
Parsons School of Design
Former Director of Game Design
Gamelab, LLC (Ayiti: The Cost of Life, Diner Dash and Miss Management)

David Grundy
Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader
Accounting and Financial Management
Newcastle Business School
Northumbria University

James Grimmelmann
Associate Professor
New York Law School
Affiliated Fellow, Information Society Project
Yale Law School

Jason Hable
Director of Business Development
Areae, Inc.
Metaplace

Jennifer Henderson
Associate Professor
Department of Communication
Trinity University

Erin Hoffman
Designer
Philomath Games
C0-Founder
Gamewatch.org

David Johnson
Visiting Professor of Law
New York Law School
Capstone Professor
Virtual Corporation Project

Roderick Jones
Vice President
Concentric Solutions International
Contributing Expert
Counterterrorism Blog

Dr. Yasmin B. Kafai
Professor of Learning Sciences
Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania

Sean F. Kane, Esq.
Principal
Drakeford & Kane, LLC
Managing Partner
Intellectual Property Practice Group

Seth Krauss, Esq.
Executive Vice President
General Counsel
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.

David Lindsay
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Law
Monash University (Australia)

Thomas Malaby
Associate Professor of Anthropology
College of Letters & Science
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Dr. Merrilea Mayo
Director
Future of Learning Initiatives
Kauffman Foundation

Nikitas Elias Nicolakis, Esq.
Associate
Intellectual Property Department
Dreier Stein Kahan Browne Woods George, LLP

Beth Simone Noveck, Ph.D
Professor of Law
New York Law School
Director, Institute for Information Law and Policy
Director, Democracy Design Workshop

Rik Panganiban
Associate and Second Life Producer
Online Leadership Program
Global Kids, Inc.

Ren Reynolds
Founder
The Virtual Policy Network
Writer and Consultant

Bonnie Ruberg
Freelance Writer
Village Voice
Blogger
Heroine Sheik

Jeremy Snyder
Executive Vice President
Community and Operations
Metaversum

Andrew Sparrow
Founder
Lecote Solicitors
Consultant
Rochman Landau

Constance Steinkuehler
Assistant Professor
Educational Communication and Technology Program
Curriculum and Instruction Department
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Douglas Thomas
Associate Professor
School for Communication
University of Southern California, Annenberg
Founding Editor
Games & Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media

Margaret Wallace
Co-Founder and CEO
Rebel Monkey
Former CEO
Skunk Studios

Dmitri Williams
Assistant Professor
School of Communication
University of Souther California, Annenberg

Dr. Connie Yowell
Director of Education
Program on Humanity and Community Development
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Andy Zaffron, Esq.
Executive Vice President / General Counsel
Sony Online Entertainment
Everquest II