IGDA announced today that Mark Pincus, founder of Zynga, and Laura Fryer, General Manager of WB Games Seattle, will be the keynote speakers of the IGDA Leadership Forum this year. The event is taking place on November 4 – 5 at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel.
This year’s conference event will have three programming tracks: Personal Skills, Project Management, and Tools. The Forum is intended to help producers, project managers, and studio directors within the industry find new ways to lead teams successfully.
On the final day of the event there will be an IDGA Foundation Charity Dinner, with proceeds benefiting the Romero Archives and other charitable works. John Romero will be on hand to interview a game designer who will be honored for helping define the game industry.
There will also be a Scrum Certification course taught be Clinton Keith on November 2 – 3 at the same location during the event. Further details can be found on the IGDA Leadership Forum website.
