Jennifer Pahlka, Web 2.0 Co-Chair: In Conversation with Women 2.0

Jennifer Pahlka is the co-chair and general manager of the Web 2.0 Expos for TechWeb. She speaks about avoiding burn-out, understanding complex technologies, and the upcoming Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco (3/31-4/5/09).

Jennifer previously she chaired Enterprise 2.0, and before that was the director of the Game Group at CMP. During her tenure in the games business, she oversaw the dramatic growth of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) from 1995 to 2003 and launched a number of notable programs, including the Independent Games Festival, known as the Sundance of the game industry, and the Game Developers Choice Awards. Her roles included publisher of Game Developer magazine and Gamasutra.com, the premiere web site for game developers, and executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), an independent non-profit association serving game developers around the world. She has served on the advisory boards of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and the GDC and held a board of directors position on the IGDA for three years. She is a graduate of Yale University.

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