Chris Collins is the CEO and Founder of Tipodean Technologies, a company focused on virtual technologies and gaming. Prior to founding Tipodean, Chris worked at Linden Lab (creator of Second Life), where he co-founded the enterprise team. Working closely with with the technical, product and sales teams, as well as directly with enterprise customers, Chris built the enterprise offering from initial set-up to launch. Through his work the company successfully integrated Second Life into Fortune 100 companies, the US military and a number of major universities and educational institutions. Prior to founding the enterprise team, Chris ran the Second Life Linden dollar Exchange (LindeX) and built several of the economic indicators.

Before joining Linden, Chris was the Managing Director of The Solution Base, a CRM software and consulting company in the UK. Chris has worked as a technical consultant across Australia, Europe, and the US; he has a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from the University of Western Australia. A native of Perth, Australia, Chris currently lives and works in San Francisco.

Chris will be speaking on Day 1 - Wednesday 26th May
15:45-16:15 in Room 3, Strategies That Work
KEYNOTE - Virtual Worlds and Social Games: The impact of platforms, virtual goods and virtual currencies on game play