Industry pundit Michael Pachter confirmed as GamesBeat speaker

In addition to his duties as a moderator at GamesBeat 2015, research analyst and managing director at Wedbush Securities Michael Pachter has recently been confirmed as a speaker for our upcoming conference. Pachter will open the conference, which is being held at the Grand Hyatt Union Square on October 12 and October 13 in San Francisco, with a brief talk about industry trends. Registration for GamesBeat 2015 is open now.

Pachter is no stranger to GamesBeat, having hosted last year’s event as an emcee and stepping up to fill a last-minute speaker role on the state of the video game business. He is one of the most quoted figures when it comes to the finance of video games, with numerous mentions in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Wall Street Journal, among many others. Pachter is also the head of Wedbush’s Private Shares division, a branch that focuses on companies that have not yet gone public. Between 2010 and 2014, he also hosted the Q&A series “Pach Attack” on Gametrailers.com.