May the force be with you! Come and join the VEF Board and our Sponsors/Supporters as we enjoy an evening of networking, great speaker presentation and a delicious BBQ fare. Mingle with Entrepreneurs and Industry experts in the newly refurbished Science World at TELUS World of Science, with superb views of Vancouver, False Creek and the North Shore mountains.
VEF is excited to welcome Gretchen Libby, Executive in Charge of Business Development and Global Strategy at Industrial Light & Magic – a division of Lucasfilm, to speak. Gretchen’s key responsibilities include managing and overseeing ILM’s client marketing and bidding efforts, strategic partnerships, and ILM’s global expansion.
Responsible for some of the most iconic films of our time: Star Wars, Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones and the recent record breaking The Avengers, LucasFilm have helped to define the modern entertainment landscape and fundamentally changed the way movies are made.
Industrial Light & Magic has set the standard for visual effects and in the process, created some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, ILM continues to break new ground in visual effect with locations in San Francisco and Singapore. Serving the motion picture, commercial production and attraction industries, ILM has created effects for nearly 300 feature films and has played a key role in 10 of the top 15 worldwide box office hits of all time and contributed to half of the top 50.
Don’t miss out, purchase your ticket today, we expect to sell out. Please note NO tickets will be available/sold on the night (pre-registration only). Tickets include registration, speaker presentation, BBQ with maple-cured wild pink salmon along with beef, chicken or tofu souvlaki and Jambalaya all served with accompanying salads and dessert. Refreshments will be available to purchase.
- Start:
- 2012-06-26 8:30 AM
- End:
- 2012-06-26 4:43 PM
- Location:
- Science World at TELUS World of Science, 1455 Quebec St
- More info:
- http://www.vef.org
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