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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Oscar ClarkCSOArcanix

Oscar is a pioneer in online, mobile and console social games services since 1998 working on PC, Console and Mobile experiences. Renowned for his deep understanding of game design, operations and market strategies and in particular live-operated games. Very well connected veteran in the industry who literally wrote the book on Games as a Service and more recently Playing With Balance: Game Economy Design. He is a trainer and advisor and mentor as well as a Chief Strategy Officer for LiveOps Strategy Platform, Arcanix. Oscar

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