The SIGGRAPH 2018 Business Symposium features speakers from multiple industries and backgrounds discussing the future of innovation, design, and technology. Attendees will experience interdisciplinary collaboration through panels, discussions, roundtables, keynotes, and interactive surveys.
Speakers include legendary entrepreneurs and inventors, including Clive Downie, Cheryl Bayer, Sarah Bly, Rajiv Chilaka, Carolina Cruz Neira, Dr. James Foley, Andrew Glassner, and Stan Ruecker. Both sessions moderated by Brenda Bailey (DigiBC).
Industry Association, New Media, Wireless, Digital Media
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Company Overview
DigiBC — The Digital Media + Wireless Association of BC - is a member-supported, non-profit organization, based in Vancouver, BC Canada.
Our members include world-class companies such as EA (Electronic Arts), Disney Interactive, Rainmaker Entertainment, Nokia Vancouver, Sierra Wireless and others.
There are over 1,300 companies in our sector, creating innovative products in wireless and mobile, video gaming, animation and VFX, web 2.0 and social media, interactive marketing and e-learning.
Collectively, our sector employs 22,000 people and generates revenues of $3 billion a year - making us one of the most significant contributors to British Columbia's economic well-being.
Industry Snapshot
Vancouver has one of the top video game clusters in the world, with the presence of major publishers, including EA, Nintendo, THQ, Vivendi/Activision, Disney and Microsoft.
The EA studio in Vancouver is the largest of its kind in the world.
Digital Media has a strong symbiotic relationship with the North American film and TV sector.
Vancouver's roots in mobile communications run deep, beginning with satellite data technologies developed by MacDonald Dettwiler and continuing with the GIS systems developed by MDI.
Vancouver is also home to major companies in wireless telecom and technology, including such companies as Telus Mobility, Sierra Wireless and Nokia.