Game Based Learning 2009

Thursday 19th March 13:00 – 19:30
Networking & Activity Day

13:00 – Doors open, arrival and collect delegate materials, tea & coffee (BYOB*)

13:20 – Opening ceremony with Nolan Bushnell

Choice of 3 sessions:
13:30 – 17:30 – Game Based Learning in Practice (Smeaton King Vault)
13:45 – 17:30 – Pecha Kucha for Game Based Learning (Lower Sugar Room)
14:00 – 17:30 – Industry Forum (Smeaton Queen Vault)

15:30 – 16:15 – tea & coffee, networking

17:30 – 19:30 – Business Social Networking Reception
Supported by g2i
Hosted at Parker McMillan

Friday 20th March 08:30 – 17:00
Main Conference – Porter Tun

08:30 – Doors open, tea & coffee

09:20 – Opening performance – John Stainer Primary School
09:30 – Welcome – Graham Brown-Martin, Founder, Learning Without Frontiers
09:40 – Tom Watson MP, Cabinet Office Minister
10:00 – Nolan Busnell, Founder, Atari

10:40 – 11:10 – Tea and coffee

11:10 – Derek Robertson, Learning & Teaching Scotland
11:50 – Ian Livingstone, Co-founder, Eidos, Chairman, Computer Games Skills Council, Skillset

12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch & Networking

13:30 – Dr Richard Graham, Clinical Director of Adolescent Directorate, Tavistock Centre
13:55 – Graeme Duncan, Chief Executive, Caspian Learning
14:25 – Dr Jacob Habgood, Head of Serious Games, Sumo Digital Ltd

14:50 - 15:20 – Tea & coffee

15:20 – Terry Deary, Author, Horrible Histories
16:00 – Sean Dromgoole, Chief Executive, Some Research
16:30 – Closing remarks and extravagant prize draw

*Bring Your Own Biscuits