The Animation Asia Conference has announced its program, speaker lineup and themes, as the one-day conference in Singapore focuses on ‘Globalization of Asia’s Soft Power.’
The event, held Nov. 20 in conjunction with the Anime Festival Asia 2009, is a one-day business conference aimed at creating a regional IP ecosystem.
This year’s speakers are focused on the themes of ‘create, manage and engage,’ and will speak on how they have created content with mass appeal and how they have successfully engaged a young audience in the 21st century.
The lineup of speakers includes:
‘ Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, chairman and CEO of the Kadokawa Group Holdings
‘ Mamoru Hosada, director of anime blockbuster hits Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
‘ Edmund Shern, founder and CEO of Storm Lion and senior VP at Radical Publishing
‘ Shiro Sasaki, CEO of Flying Dog Inc. and producer for many anime music blockbusters
‘ Kotaro Sugiyama, senior VP and head of solution (strategy) and the creative department for Dentsu Inc.
‘ Danny Choo, CEO of Mirai Inc. and Japan’s top English blogger on Japanese popular culture
The event also will include an Industry Showcase and Business Matching session in which a dozen companies will present their most-recent projects. Japanese animation studios such as Madhouse, Tatsunoko Production, Production IG and Gonzo are among some of the production studios that have confirmed their participation in this session.
Program details and speaker profiles are available at www.afa09.com/aac.html. Ticket prices for the one-day conference are priced at $480 Singapore dollars. Early registration tickets are priced at $432 Singapore dollars for sign-ups before Oct. 20.
