VP Business Development CTXM
Latvia
Никита Владимиров, вице-президент компании CTXM, специализирующейся на продюсировании и издании игр формата casual games для различных платформ, включая продукты для Xbox 360 Live Arcade.
Nick joined C.T.C in 2002 and was responsible for integrated project management systems. Having extensive design, project management and implementation experience in the challenging game software industry, Nick is promoting the game development activities of CTXM. As business development manager, Nick is fully involved with strategically growing the company, evaluating and pursuing new business opportunities.
Nick has a degree in International Law from the Russian-Latvian University Riga.
General Director Alawar Entertainment, Inc.
Russia
Александр Лысковский, генеральный директор компании Alawar Entertainment – одного из крупнейших в мире издателей компьютерных игр формата casual games.
Alexander Lyskovsky is co-founder and CEO of Alawar Entertainment, a leading international publisher of casual games.
Mr. Lyskovsky founded Alawar Entertainment, Inc. in 1999 along with a small group of friends who were passionate about creating games. Since then, he has guided the company's development into a major professional organization that has published more than 100 casual games and launched a number of sophisticated online ventures. Alawar's games are now sold in 25 countries across the world via the Internet and on CD-ROM. In addition to the personal computer, the company's releases can be found on PowerTV. Mr. Lyskovsky is currently guiding Alawar into the mobile gaming revolution with the release of Magic Ball 2 and Crusaders of Space, among other titles now in development, for mobile phones
Mr. Lyskovsky graduated with a Masters Degree in Computer Science from Novosibirsk State University. His passion as a student for 3D graphics and the creation of simple computer games grew into a permanent occupation. He is now a recognized authority on software and e-commerce markets, has written a large number of articles on these topics and has published two Russian language books.
Mr. Lyskovsky also co-founded the Independent Software Developers Forum (ISDEF), a major association of autonomous software developers, and is actively involved in planning and coordinating the association's various conferences.
Founder Friends Games
Ukraine
Тарас Тарасов, президент и основатель Friends Games, одной из крупнейших компаний на территории Украины, специализирующейся на разработке игр формата casual games.
Taras Tarasov is one of the pioneers of casual games development in Eastern Europe. He is the President of Friends Games, one of the largest and most experienced companies in Eastern Europe which provide custom game development services for the casual games industry on various platforms.
Taras entered the industry in 1999 as one of the founders of Another Day. In 2003, he established Friends Games. The new studio was the evolution of the ideas he began exploring with his first company. The main reasons for the success and growth of Friends Games has been Taras' high creative energy, broad professional outlook on casual game design, and streamlined and efficient processes for casual game development.
V.P. of Business Development, INTENIUM GmbH
Germany
Alla has been in the casual games industry since 2003 working on the managerial positions in business development, sales and marketing in Absolutist, the biggest casual games company in Ukraine. In 2007 she left the company after a year of being its CEO and continued her career as VP of Business Development with Germany-based INTENIUM, the leading European casual games distributor, publisher and developer. In this position she is responsible for the strategic directions of the game holding, cooperation with international partners, and development studio control.
She holds an MA in English and World Literature.
PR Manager Alawar Entertainment, Inc.
Russia
Before coming to Alawar, Tatiana Chernova worked as a TV journalist and the host of a program featuring notable stories about city life in Russia. After taking an interest in computer games, Tatiana joined Alawar in 2004 as a game description writer and translator. Today, she holds the position of public relations manager. Alawar is a leading publisher specializing in the development, publication and distribution of casual games. During seven years of work in the market, Alawar published more than 100 casual games and won fans all over the world. Tatiana holds her master’s degree in linguistics and is completing a second term to earn a degree in Economics and Management.