SCHEDULE 
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 (all times PST)

OPENING REMARKS
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Martin Rae - President | Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences

ASSUMPTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS WITH INTERACTIVITY AND MAGIC
Wednesday Morning Keynote 
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Randy Pitchford - CEO and President | Gearbox Entertainment
Penn Jillette - Author, Actor and Half of Legendary Magic Team Penn & Teller

CREATIVE MATURITY THROUGH LIFE EXPERIENCES – HOW TO BUILD ENGAGING OPEN WORLDS
Best of D.I.C.E. Europe 
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Tommy Francois - Ubisoft | New IP Editorial Director

COMMUNITY FIRST
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Niccolo de Masi - CEO | Glu Mobile

FRANCHISE FEVER: PURSUING BIG IDEAS AND BIG AUDIENCES
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM
Steven “Frosty” Weintraub - Editor-in-Chief | Collider (Moderator)
Roy Lee - President | Vertigo Entertainment
Adrian Askarieh - CEO and President | Prime Universe Films

AUTOMOBILES, THE NEXT MOBILE PLATFORM
Wednesday Afternoon Keynote 
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Rich Hilleman - Chief Creative Director | Electronic Arts (Moderator)
Dr. Frankie James - Managing Director | GM Advanced Technology Silicon Valley Office | General Motors
Oriol Servia - Partner and Managing Director | Dragon Racing
Sahin Kirtavit - Senior Director of Automotive Solutions | NVIDIA

SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2016 (all times PST)

OPENING REMARKS
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Martin Rae - President | Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences

CIVILIZATION 25TH ANNIVERSARY PANEL
Thursday Morning Keynote 
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Bruce Shelley - Moderator
Sid Meier - Co-founder and Director of Creative Development | Firaxis Games
Brian Reynolds - Chief Creative Officer | Big Huge Games
Soren Johnson - CEO and Design Director | Mohawk Games

FROM OVERLORDS TO TOMB RAIDERS – A CAREER IN THE NARRATIVE TRENCHES
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Rhianna Pratchett - Writer, Narrative Designer

A CONVERSATION WITH TODD HOWARD
11:35 AM - 12:10 PM
Pete Holmes - Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer, Podcaster, Television Host, and Cartoonist (moderator)
Todd Howard - Creative Director | Bethesda Game Studios

MIKE GALLAGHER
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Mike Gallagher - CEO | Entertainment Software Association

A CONVERSATION WITH HIDEO KOJIMA AND GUILLERMO DEL TORO
Thursday Afternoon Keynote
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Geoff Keighley - President | GameSlice (moderator)
Hideo Kojima - Game Designer | Kojima Productions
Guillermo del Toro - Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Novelist | DelToro Films

19TH ANNUAL D.I.C.E. AWARDS
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Pete Holmes - Host