Cindy Au: Select Speaking Engagements
I'm a frequent speaker and panelist in conversations about community, funding, entrepreneurship, and nerd stuff. Below are a selection of speaking engagements I've had over the years. If you've got a fun idea for a talk or panel, feel free to contact me at shinyee.au@gmail.com.
2016
UC-Santa Barbara, Humanists at Work Conference (Santa Barbara, CA): “Building Collaborative Communities”
2015
True Ventures, True University (Palo Alto, CA): “Building a Successful Community Team”
2014
CMX Summit (New York, NY): “How to Hire and Scale a Community Team”
Nordic Game Conference, Keynote speaker (Stockholm, SE): “Kickstarter and the Changing Landscape of Games Funding”
SXSW (Austin, TX): “Structuring Community During Exponential Growth”
2013
PAX East (Boston, MA): “The Official Kickstarter Panel”
GDC (San Francisco, CA): “Pitching Secrets Revealed”
Games Invest (London, UK), Keynote Speaker: “Kickstarter and the Future of Game Funding”
MIT Business in Gaming Conference (Cambridge, MA): “Funding Game Projects”
2012
PAX Prime (Seattle, WA): “Up Close with Kickstarter: Case Studies in Game Development”
PAX East (Boston, MA): “Kickstarter and the Future of Independent Games”
GDC (San Francisco, CA): “A Strategic Approach to Crowdfunding”
Game Connection (Paris, FR): “Funding Your Game with Kickstarter”
New York Comic Con (New York, NY): “Kickstarter and Indie Comics”
Indiecade (Culver City, CA): “Indie Kick Bundle Fund: A Discussion about Funding Your Games and Making Money”
2011
New York Comic Con (New York, NY): “Kickstarter and the Future of Independent Comics”