Organisers of the 2012 East Coast Game Conference have revealed that Zynga executive producer Paul Stephanouk will be a keynote speaker at this year's event.

It runs from 25-26 April in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Stephanouk, who led the production of FrontierVille for Zynga, will share his thoughts on the state on the gaming industry, and the impact of new platforms.

His fellow keynote speaker will be Bioware senior creative director Paul Barnett, who is currently working on 'putting Bioware in a browser.'

Best and brightest

The East Coast Game Conference returns for its fourth year in April 2012, when it will act as the largest gathering of video game professionals on the East Coast.

John Austin, co-founder of the event, said of the keynote speakers: "We're pleased to have two of the industry’s best and brightest join us at this year's conference.

"This region has a long history of quality game creation, and we're looking forward to having these two leaders provide their perspective on where we've been, and more importantly, where we're headed."

For more information, including details of pricing, visit the East Coast Game Conference website.