Speakers announced for Leipzig GCDC event

Organisers of the Game Convention Developer Conference (GCDC) have announced the initial list of confirmed speakers for the August event, which takes place in Leipzig, Germany.

The three-day event, which has been extended in a bid to reach a wider international audience, will offer an extensive programme of lectures, seminars and presentations focusing on the subjects of development, business and science.

Each subject will be introduced by a "special international keynote address," details of which are to be announced shortly.

This year's speakers include IGDA chairman, Bob Bates; Freeman Group CEO, David Freeman; Stormfront Studios president, Don L. Daglow; Interactive Selection MD, David Smith; CDV's executive producer, Christopher Schmitz; Kohnke Communications director, Sean Kauppinen; Buena Vista Games Worldwide SVP, Graham Hopper; Phenomic Game Developer's art director, Sven Liebich and Digital Development Management president, Jeff Hilbert.

The conference will take place from 21-23 August at the Leipzig Masse convention centre in Germany. Further details of the conference programme and registration information can be found on the official conference website.