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BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), will host its annual Interactive Entertainment Conference on Tuesday, November 7th in the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
Taking place just prior to the holiday season, and just before a number of product launches, the gathering represents the only comprehensive interactive entertainment conference that provides investors with a unique opportunity to hear from leading companies about the future of video game consoles and the industry in general.
Moderated by Edward Williams, Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst, Leisure & Interactive Entertainment, BMO Capital Markets, the conference will provide a truly interactive forum with game presentations and hands-on demonstrations.
Companies will be presenting throughout the day. See below for list of scheduled presenters. Additionally, a lunch panel will discuss the direction of Next Generation Hardware. The panelists will be:
- Peter Moore, Corporate Vice-President, Entertainment and Devices Division, Microsoft
- George Harrison, Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Corporate Communication, Nintendo
- Jack Tretton, Executive Vice-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, Sony Computer Entertainment
More information can be found on the BMO Capital Markets web-site at http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/interactiveentertainment.
The conference will be webcast live and archived on the BMO Capital Markets website: http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/interactiveentertainment/webcast.
Media interested in attending should contact Patrick O'Herlihy at (312) 293-8905 or Kevin Windorf at (212) 885-4111.
Companies scheduled to present include:
- Gameloft (GLFT.PA)
- GameStop (GME)
- IGA Worldwide
- Iplay
- Microsoft (MSFT)
- Midway Games (MWY)
- Nintendo (NTDOY)
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)
- THQ (THQI)
- Ubisoft (UBIP.PA)
A member of BMO Financial Group, BMO Capital Markets is a leading full-service North American financial services provider offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets has more than 2,000 employees and operates in 14 North American offices and 26 worldwide.
For more information, visit www.bmocm.com.
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