{"id":23881,"date":"2018-11-01T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=23881"},"modified":"2021-11-03T11:17:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T15:17:51","slug":"samsung-reveals-spotlight-session-headliners-day-two-samsung-developer-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-spotlight-session-headliners-sdc18-samsung-developer-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Reveals Spotlight Session Headliners on Day Two of the Samsung Developer Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/14104527\/02.-SDC18-invitation-image_F.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23124 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/14104527\/02.-SDC18-invitation-image_F-950x499.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/14104527\/02.-SDC18-invitation-image_F-950x499.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/14104527\/02.-SDC18-invitation-image_F-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/14104527\/02.-SDC18-invitation-image_F.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"press-release-open\"><strong>San Francisco, California<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong> November 1, 2018<\/strong>\u2013<\/span> <strong>Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, <\/strong>today revealed the keynote speakers and topics taking the stage on day two of the Samsung Developer Conference. The November 8 session will spotlight Samsung collaborators Epic Games, Microsoft\/Xbox, and Niantic discussing the future of gaming, and digital pen technology with Wacom. In addition, it will feature a fireside chat on the intersection of AI and humanity, through the lens of Hollywood films and real life applications with filmmaker <strong>Spike Jonze\u00a0<\/strong>and Viv CEO <strong>Dag Kittlaus, <\/strong>hosted by <strong>Marc Mathieu<\/strong>, Chief Marketing Officer of Samsung Electronics America.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m looking forward to talking to Marc, Dag and the developers about where we want to head with this opportunity and responsibility,<strong>\u201d said Spike Jonze.<\/strong> \u201cSee you there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Speakers and Topics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yoon C. Lee<\/strong>, Senior Vice President and Head of Content and Services at Samsung Electronics America, will host the spotlight session and set the stage with opening remarks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sarah Bond, <\/strong>Head of Global Gaming Partnerships and Development, Microsoft\/Xbox, and\u00a0<strong>Thomas Ko, <\/strong>Vice President of the Service Management Group at Samsung, will discuss the potential of new technologies on the future of gaming.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tim Sweeney<\/strong>, CEO of Epic Games, producer of smash hit game \u2018Fortnite\u2019, and <strong>John Hanke<\/strong>, CEO of Niantic, maker of the blockbuster \u2018Pokemon Go\u2019 will join the panel with Thomas Ko to discuss what they see in the future as mobile technologies and mobile game experiences evolve at a rapid pace to bring new and better experience to gamers and how game developers must prepare to help build that future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nobutaka (Nobu) Ide<\/strong>, President and CEO of Waco will join\u00a0<strong>Sally Joeng<\/strong>, Vice President of the Framework R&amp;D Group at Samsung, to examine how the Samsung S Pen is reshaping the ways in which consumers interact with their device to get things done.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about Samsung Developer Conference 2018, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/sdc.developer.samsung.com\/\">http:\/\/sdc.developer.samsung.com\/<\/a>. Further information can also be found on Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samsung_dev\">@samsung_dev<\/a>) and using the hashtag #SDC18.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>About Samsung Developer Conference<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6>SDC brings together thousands of developers and creators to explore today\u2019s tech and visualize what\u2019s possible in the future. The two-day conference will feature exciting keynote announcements, technical sessions and valuable networking time. Plus, Samsung product teams and technology partners will showcase the latest tech advances and tools.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco, California, November 1, 2018\u2013 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, today revealed the keynote speakers and topics taking the stage on day two of the Samsung Developer Conference. The November 8 session will spotlight Samsung collaborators Epic Games, Microsoft\/Xbox, and Niantic discussing the future of gaming, and digital pen technology with Wacom. 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