Gilles RAYMOND
CEO
In-fusio

PLENARY SESSIONS- 23, november 2005

Gilles Raymond manages a leading international mobile entertainment company, publishing games and applications for cell phones and delivering players’ community management services..
At the end of the 90’s, Raymond concluded that gaming is a universal hobby, whatever the player’s age or culture, he bet that mobile phones would become consoles of a new era, with the potential to become addictive gaming devices.
With a solid background working for the video games arm of Sony, he founded In-Fusio in 1998.
Since then, Gilles Raymond has pushed In-Fusio to the forefront of mobile gaming through innovation and pragmatism.
In April 2000, frustrated by WAP’s failure to live-up to expectations, In-Fusio launched the first connected embedded games solution for mobile devices. Whilst this proved immediately popular it became clear that the new generation of mobile phones would need a more powerful solution.
In July 2001, In-Fusio launched the first dedicated virtual games engine called ExEn®.
IN-FUSIO applications are now available in more than 50 countries through 130 carriers and portals including: Orange group, Vodafone group, China Mobile, Telefonica Moviles, Sprint and Verizon. Gilles Raymond describes In-Fusio’ strategy as “a challenge to federate all mobile gaming players around a mature mobile service, which generates business."
Gilles Raymond manages a 230 strong team. IN-FUSIO has offices in Los Angeles (North American headquarters), Chicago, London, Bordeaux (global headquarters) and Shanghai.
To conclude Raymond quotes Hegel: “Nothing great was carried out without passion”.
Born 28 September 1968 in Paris, married, one daughter.

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