Organizers of the GC Asia Conference (GCAC), which will take place in Singapore from September 18 - 20, announced that Nexon Corporation (MapleStory) and Nexon Mobile CEO Joonmo Kwon will deliver a keynote speech titled "Online Game as Social Interactive Entertainment Media."

Kwon is also currently president of the Korea Association of Game Industry. He has previously served as chairman of the Korea Game Award's screening committee and as a member of the Committee of Korea Media Rating Board.

The convention will feature several other notable industry figures as panelists, including as Lucasfilm Animation Singapore's Games Division project lead Feargus Carroll, Electronic Arts' Asia Pacific vice president and general manager Christopher Thompson, and IGDA Singapore coordinator Allan Simonsen.

Said GCAC conference director Frank Sliwka: "Joonmo Kwon is a veteran in the online and mobile games industries and his knowledge of online games and entertainment will be very valuable to the GCAC attendees. His keynote is a great addition to the conference program, which intends to bring together industry specialists from around the globe to share their ideas and strengthen their business relationships."