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Alsop Louie Partners Speaking at IFC Summit

By TIFCA News
Ernestine Fu, Venture Partner, Alsop Louie Partners

Ernestine Fu
Venture Partner
Alsop Louie Partners

TIFCA’s International Future Computing Summit continues to attract market leading speakers that have something to say about the Client-to-Cloud Revolution!

Ernestine Fu is Venture Partner at Alsop Louie Partners and will be joining the conference’s investment panel. Ernestine leads Alsop Louie Partners’ investment thesis in 3D printing and other disruptive technologies, and her companies include: Gfycat, Jetlore, Keyssa, MXD3D, New Matter, Wickr, WiFiSLAM, and others. She started her venture career after joining Alsop Louie Partners in early 2011 and then led her first investment within two months. She then developed and oversaw the campus associate outreach program, targeted at university startups. Outside the firm, she advises startups in data storage, payments, mobile analytics, and gaming. Read More

Accelbyte Speaking at IFC Summit

By TIFCA News
Kevin Robertson, AccelByte

Kevin Robertson
Head of Business Development
AccelByte

The International Future Computing Summit running Nov 5-6 in Mountain View, California is continuing to welcome market-leading speakers!

AccelByte Inc builds and operates large scale online game publishing platforms via cloud technologies, services, and more. They also provide professional services for development and operations. Some of their clients include Epic Games, Electronic Arts, XBOX, GameSparks, Unity Technologies, and more. Kevin Robertson, their Head of Business Development, will speak on the IFC Summit’s games panel. He has 20 years of game industry experience, and his roles have included being QA Lead on the Battlefield and Lord of the Rings (LOTR) franchises, and Business Development leadership at Unity, GameSparks, FarBridge and now AccelByte. Read More

Hurdles the Visual Effects Industry is Overcoming to Enhance Cloud Adoption

By SchedulePages

Mathieu Mazerolle, Foundry

Mathieu Mazerolle
Senior Product Manager
Athera, Foundry

A Behind the Scenes Look at How the Client-to-Cloud Revolution is influencing the creative process.

Revolutionary Content Creation

By SchedulePages

It has been suggested that the Client-to-Cloud Revolution is going to open the door for new types of content and experiences that were previously impossible if not impractical. This session will talk about how the content creation and thinking process may change and expand with the advent of this next era in computing.

The New Economy

By SchedulePages

Andrew Schmied

Andrew Schmied
President, Maychirch
Strategy Advisory, TIFCA

Ernestine Fu, Venture Partner, Alsop Louie Partners

Ernestine Fu
Venture Partner
Alsop Louie Partners

Christopher Croteau, Executive in Residence, Intel Capital

Christopher Croteau
Executive in Resident
Intel Capital

 

Maddie Callander, VP, Boost VC

Maddie Callander
VP Accelerator & Portfolio
Boost VC

 

Tipatat Chennavasin, Venture Reality Fund

Tipatat Chennavasin
General Partner
Venture Reality Fund

The Client-to-Cloud Revolution is going to need more than great ideas and infrastructure to work.  It’s also going to need early adopters and innovators and the investment capital to support it.  This panel discussion will talk about the economic ramifications of the Client-to-Cloud Revolution and what this means for entrepreneurs and investors in the space.

Video Games in the Client-to-Cloud Revolution

By SchedulePages

Nick Thomas, Hatch Entertainment

Nick Thomas
Vice-President Commercial Partnerships
Hatch Entertainment

Jen Maclean, Amazon Web Services

Jen Maclean
Head, Worldwide Business Development
Small and Mid-sized Studios
Game Tech
Amazon Web Services

Bill Rehbock, Blade Group

Bill Rehbock
Content Partnerships
Blade Group / Shadow

Kevin Robertson, AccelByte

Kevin Robertson
Head of Business Development
AccelByte

While video games are being highlighted in the Client-to-Cloud Revolution through technologies like cloud streaming, the opportunities go well beyond being able to play games on the go. Opportunities in the space will be discussed in detail.

The Crypto and Blockchain Markets

By SchedulePages

Bebo White, Stanford

Bebo White
Department Associate (Emeritus)
SLAC, Stanford

Melissa Brown, Ultra

Melissa Brown
Senior Director of Developer Relations
Ultra

 

A major benefit of the Client-to-Cloud Revolution is it’s an enabler for those that wouldn’t otherwise have access to modern computing. To further this, cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructures are opening the possibility for common rights and abilities in developing countries that are easily taken for granted elsewhere. The benefits of crypto and blockchain will be discussed along with their fit in the client-to-cloud revolution.

The Fully Enabled Classroom

By SchedulePages

Linda Sellheim, Epic Games

Linda Sellheim
Education Program Manager
Epic Games

Modern computing is always a challenge to maintain in the schooling system. It’s believed that the Client-to-Cloud Revolution will help enable far more equality and availability of high-end capabilities in classrooms around the world. This presentation discusses how and why.