The next Independent Games Summit will be held in March 2009, and they released the list of speakers which include Stardock’s Brad Wardell.

“In addition, Stardock's Brad Wardell, the founder of an independent game developer and publisher involved in such titles as Galactic Civilizations II, Sins of a Solar Empire, Demigod and Elemental, is presenting a lecture named 'Stardock On The PC Hardcore Scene As Indie', described as follows:

"Through its choice of game projects combined with its digital distribution platform, Impulse, Stardock has been able to tap into the "core" PC game player, a group that has been often ignored in recent years, with the ability to create games they want and deliver those games to them. Wardell will discuss the strategy Stardock uses to design such games, as well as how they deliver these games to the target audience through both retail and digital channels."

Other speakers include Ron Carmel (World of Goo), Simon Carless, and other industry notables.

Link: http://www.gdconf.com/news/2009_independent_games_summit.html