The Vortex Competition is the only place in Canada where emerging game designers and developers can present their concepts to a stellar line up of industry honchos, financiers and venture capitalists. Jury panelists and mentors include experts from Bell, CHUM, Telus, Yahoo, and the top local game developers and publishers, plus Covington Capital, Courage Capital, RBC Capital Markets and Ventures West.
Speakers
Jason MacIsaac, Electric Playground, Cerebral Vortex GamesTom Quigley, The Createch Group, A Bell Canada Company
Trevor Fencott, Groove Games
Warren Currell, Sherpa Games
Ian Buck, High Road Communications
Don Henderson, Groove Games
Sean Guadron, Prof. Video Games, George Brown College
Priam Givord, Prof. Video Games, George Brown College
Ted Anderson, Ventures West
Vikas Gupta, TransGaming Technologies
Amber MacArthur, City TV
Judges
Agnes Zack, Telefilm CanadaAmber MacArthur, City TV
Bill Marshall, McLuhan Festival
Bob Shoniker, Courage Capital
Cord Smith, Pseudo Interactive
Darko Milivojevic, CHUM Interactive
David Beck, RBC Capital Markets
Duncan Hill, Ventures West
Emanuel Wall, Strategy First
Gil Taylor, Intercom Films
George Chastain Jr, DreamCatcher Games
Heather Steele, HighRoad Communications
Jason MacIsaac, Electric Playground
Jean-Paul Amore, International Academy of Design
Jeff Butler, Jeff Butler Network
Jim Laird, Covington Capital
Jason Azevedo, Silverbirch Studio
Jonathan Freedman, Rogers
Josh Druckman, Dark Matter Entertainment
Keith Makse, Cerebral Vortex Games
Kristy Cook, Yahoo! Canada
Kris Piotrowski, Capybara Games
Marc Saltzman, Syndicated Freelance Journalist and Author
Mark Montgomery, Telus
Naomi Angel, Bell New Media Fund
Nick Patsiopoulos, Yahoo! Canada
Paul Hoffert, Harvard Law
Scott Colbourne, Globe and Mail
Ted Anderson, Ventures West
Tom Quigley, The Createch Group, A Bell Canada Company
Trevor Fencott, Groove Games
Vikas Gupta, TransGaming Technologies
Warren Currell, Sherpa Games
Mentors
Mobile:
Jason Azevedo, Silverbirch
Kris Piotrowski, Capybara Games
Mark Montgomery, Telus
Internet:
Kirsty Cook, Yahoo! Canada
Vikas Gupta, Transgaming Technologies Inc.
PC:
Trevor Fencott, Groove Games
Warren Currell, Sherpa Games
Console:
Josh Druckman, Dark Matter Entertainment
Vikas Gupta, Transgaming Technologies