The Niko Team
Global market research is relevant only if it is collected locally in the country of interest. Niko's team exists in Silicon Valley, Shanghai and Beijing, with the Niko Network extending throughout 35 cities of mainland China, plus Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore.  We regularly conduct market research in 10 Chinese cities.
   
Lisa Cosmas Hanson
Managing Partner and Founder

Lisa manages all aspects of Niko Partners, including client relations, research and analysis, business development, operations, partnerships, and all members of the market research team in the US and China. Her belief is that international expansion, while complex, need not be complicated to plan for and execute.
 
Lisa has spent 16 years honing her international business skills in management and roles of Asian and specifically Chinese market research analyst, Asian and China market entry consultant, Japanese equities analyst, and US-Japan economic analyst. She has been a well-regarded speaker on global technology markets, and has given presentations to audiences ranging from 5-500 people. In addition to US-based international business, she has also lived and worked for four years in Japan and England, and traveled extensively through Europe and Asia. Lisa speaks Japanese.
 
Speaking Engagements - Lisa Cosmas Hanson:
• GDC Austin 2007 - Speaker, "How to Get Your Games into China"
• GDC China 2007 - Speaker (Ms. Zhou Fang), "Outsourced Development of Games
  in China"
  Development of Games in China
• E3 2006 – World View Panel, China speaker
• E3 2005 – Introduced Mr. Kou Xiaowei of China's GAPP before his E3 presentation
• Austin Games Conference 2006 – China Online Games Panel

 
Published Interviews:
The Hollywood Reporter   07.17.2008
Bloomberg TV live interview Live Interview 06.6.2008
Next Generation Read Article Online 05.22.2008
VentureBeat Read Article Online 05.02.2008
Gamasutra Read Article Online 05.02.2008
GameCyte Read Article Online 05.02.2008
SimGame Exchange View Video Online 10.07.2007
The Houston Chronicle Read Article Online 07.26.2007
The Mercury News Read Article Online 07.24.2007
The Hollywood Reporter Read Article Online 07.17.2007
China Economic Review Read Article Online 06.01.2007
FierceGameBiz Read Article Online 05.04.2007
Gamasutra Read Article Online 05.03.2007
Gamasutra Read Article Online 04.12.2007
GigaGamez Read Article Online 01.12.2007
Videoludica View PDF Article 12.06.2006
Red Herring Print Article September, 2006
China Daily Read Article Online 10.07.06
San Antonio Express Read Article Online 09.09.06
Next-Gen Biz Read Article Online 09.08.06
South China Morning Post Print Article 07.26.06
China Daily Read Article Online 07.10.06
eMarketer Read Article Online 06.01.06
South China Morning Post Print Article 05.24.05
China International Bus. Print Article 02.01.06

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