Vanjoki to Explore Nokia's Move into the Mobile Services Market and the
Company's Plans for Succeeding in Connecting People Through Play
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice
President of Nokia's Markets division, will delve into how mobile games are
playing a key role in the company's move into the services market in a
keynote address at this year's Game Developers Conference Mobile (GDC
Mobile), being held February 18-19 in San Francisco. Titled "Play with
Anybody Everywhere -- Context, the New Paradigm for Game Play," Vanjoki's
keynote will address how Nokia's N-Gage made-for-mobile games service
brings value for the games industry and how the company plans to accomplish
connecting people through play. With an installed base of millions of
N-Gage compatible Nokia devices, mobile games play a strategic role in the
company's growth in the service market.
"Bringing people together on a common platform works for the PC,
consoles, and the web browser, and Nokia is well-positioned to bring a
similar level of platform ubiquity to mobile games," said Jamil Moledina,
executive director, Game Developers Conference. "Giving developers the
chance to create community experiences on any device is a key goal of the
GDC overall, and so we are pleased to host Vanjoki's vision for empowering
our attendees."
As executive vice president of Nokia's newly formed Markets unit,
Vanjoki is responsible for sales, marketing, manufacturing and logistics of
all Nokia products and services. Vanjoki has held several senior executive
positions throughout his distinguished career with the company, including
serving as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the company's
Multimedia division, with overall responsibility for the Nokia Nseries
multimedia computer device fleet and Nokia services. Vanjoki is a member of
the Nokia Group Executive Board, a position he's held since 1998.
GDC Mobile 2008 will provide mobile game developers from around the
globe the opportunity to debate the future of the medium with executives
from leading mobile network operators, advanced technology providers,
handset manufacturers, and major console game publishers. Held in
conjunction with the Game Developers Conference, GDC Mobile 2008 will offer
in-depth technical and business oriented mobile game development sessions
supported by research and market analysis for every region in the world.
The full lineup of speakers and sessions can be found at
http://www.gdcmobile.com.
About the Game Developers Conference (http://www.gdconf.com)
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professionals-only game industry event. Presented every spring in San
Francisco, it is the essential forum for learning, inspiration, and
networking for the creators of computer, console, handheld, mobile, and
online games. The GDC attracts over 16,000 attendees, and is the primary
forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio
professionals, business decision-makers and others involved in the
development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas and shape the
future of the industry. The GDC is produced by the CMP Game Group, a
division of CMP.
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