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the role of games and
interactive entertainment in society
4/5 April 2019
one birdcage walk
The 5th edition of MTJG is dedicated to the role that games and interactive entertainment play in society and their profound impact on human interactions and in our democracy. Leading international academics, practitioners, in-house counsels and industry experts will engage in dialogues regarding the most crucial legal features of the social contract of the modern Homo Ludens and address the fundamental question of how the rules of the games and the legal structures of the ‘real world’ interact with one another. Our deeper theme will be how we can use our experiences as video game scholars and lawyers in understanding the intensive gamification of modern society, and to help create better societies.
programme
Can Games Rule the World?
Paul Gardner
Partner, Wiggin
Video Games and Societies: Do Cultural Nuances Influence Our Choice of Title to Play?
Tamara Sakolchyk
Senior Counsel
Wargaming Group Limited
Games, Research, Policy and Politics in Higher Education Today
Andrew Phelps
Professor of Art & Design
Rochester Institute of Technology
Loot Boxes & the Risks of Randomised Monetisation
Dr Gaetano Dimita
Senior Lecturer in International Intellectual Property Law, CCLS, QMUL
Panel: Perceptions, Misconceptions & Reality: How Video Games are understood
Jonathan Elmergreen
Executive Director
HEVGA
Panel: Perceptions, Misconceptions & Reality: How Video Games are understood
Nav Sunner
Founder & CEO, Navatron
Language and life through video games: interaction, context and story
Dr Colleen Cotter
Reader in Media Linguistic
QMUL
Video Games and Societies: Do Cultural Nuances Influence Our Choice of Title to Play?
Yahor Yefanau
General Counsel
Awem Games
Loot Boxes & the Risks of Randomised Monetisation
Professor Jon Festinger QC
Centre for Digital media, Allard School of Law UBC, Honorary Industry Professor, CCLS, QMUL
Panel: Perceptions, Misconceptions & Reality: How Video Games are understood
Beata Sobkow
Associate, Harbottle & Lewis
Panel: Perceptions, Misconceptions & Reality: How Video Games are understood
Magnus Anderson
Video Game Historian
Panel: The evolution of the video game ecosystem
Sean F. Kane
Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit
The Political Economy of Twitch
Prof. Mia Consalvo
Canada Research Chair in Game Studies & Design, Concordia University
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Panel: The evolution of the video game ecosystem
Ann Becker
Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Interactive Software Federation Europe - ISFE
Playing in the Clouds: Technologies, Services and Legal Implications
Prof. Christopher Millard
Professor of Privacy and Information Law, CCLS, QMUL
Panel: The evolution of the video game ecosystem
Canon Pence
General Counsel
Epic Games
Panel: The evolution of the video game ecosystem
Patrick Sweeny
Partner, IELaw
Panel: The evolution of the video game ecosystem
Jas Purewal
Partner, Purewal & Partners
Players relationships in times of AI
Micaela Mantegna
Researcher, Center for Technology and Society, San Andres University
Detox Games
Dr Andreas Lober
Partner, Beiten Burkhardt
Fireside Chat: Restrictions on creativity - protection of minors and consumer protection
Wojtek Ropel
Partner, Beiten Burkhardt
Panel: Athletes, Influencers and Cheaters: how to deal with (celebrity) players?
Isabel Davies
Associate, Purewal & Partners
Panel: Athletes, Influencers and Cheaters: how to deal with (celebrity) players?
Kostyantyn Lobov
Senior Associate
Harbottle & Lewis
Data Accuracy
Dr Willy Duhen
International Legal and Privacy Activision Blizzard
Fireside Chat: Restrictions on creativity - protection of minors and consumer protection
Tom Harding
Partner, Osborne Clarke
Panel: Athletes, Influencers and Cheaters: how to deal with (celebrity) players?
Konstantin (Konni) Ewald
Partner, Osborne Clarke
Panel: Athletes, Influencers and Cheaters: how to deal with (celebrity) players?
Nic Murfett
Director & Counsel,
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
You know what? I'm API !
Dr Cédric Manara
Senior Copyright Counsel and Head of the Copyright Team
A lost destiny or world of warcraft? Unlocking the hidden power of designs
Rosie Burbidge
Partner, Gunnercooke LLP
Panel: Video Games as Pop Culture
Rafal Kłoczko
Chief Counsel
CD Project Red
Panel: Video Games as Pop Culture
Leonard Bendel
Associate General Counsel
ZeniMax
Panel: Retro and Video Game Preservation
Professor Uma Suthersanen
Chair of International Intellectual Property Law, CCLS, QMUL
Panel: Retro and Video Game Preservation
Ewelina Jarosz-Zgoda
Legal Counsel, GOG.com
Fireside Chat: Video Game Patents: Underestimated, Understudied and Underused
Gwilym Roberts
Partner, Kilburn & Strode
Fireside Chat: Video Game Patents: Underestimated, Understudied and Underused
Ross Dannenberg
Partner, Banner & Witcoff
Panel: Video Games as Pop Culture
Juliette Auverny-Bennetot
Senior legal Counsel
Paradox
Panel: Video Games as Pop Culture
Dimiter Gantchev
Deputy Director of the Creative Industries Division, WIPO
Panel: Retro and Video Game Preservation
Dr Yin Harn Lee
Lecturer, University of Sheffield
Socially Responsible Game Development: A To-Do List
Dr Kimberly Voll
Principal Designer / Head of Player Dynamics, Riot Games
Regulation and Governmental interference
Andrea Rizzi
Partner, Insight Studio Legale
A fresh look at the law of the virtual world
Professor Chris Reed
Professor of E-Commerce Law
CCLS, QMUL
Ethical and Normative Rules for AI Enabled Content
Prof Jon Festinger QC
Centre for Digital media, Allard School of Law UBC, Honorary Industry Professor, CCLS, QMUL
A fresh look at the law of the virtual world
Daria Firsava
Senior Intellectual Property Counsel
Wargaming.net
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