Who can help you get your app discovered? 3 more experts at DiscoveryBeat 2010

We’re excited that DiscoveryBeat 2010 is coming up on Monday. And it’s about time we posted our final speakers.

DiscoveryBeat 2010 is an event focused on the secret recipes for application discovery and monetization. Our newest speakers represent vital parts of the ecosystem, from investors to app creators and experts who cover the space. Due to its success in 2009, the conference has expanded to a full-day event and will be held on October 18 at The Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco. Get your tickets here.

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For publishers or app developers, the promise of the mobile and social revolution is compelling. However, new players like Google’s Android are throwing out the early rules and creating new challenges in the ecosystem. How do you get discovered when there are 250,000 other publishers and applications fighting for users across diverse devices and interfaces, such as the PC, social networks, mobile phones, and tablets? We’ve summed up what we’ve learned so far about discovery techniques so far in a new VentureBeat feature, the Discovery Directory.

Anand Iyer is the director of product management for mobile at IGN Entertainment. In this role, he leads all mobile and connected systems related product efforts for IGN. Prior to IGN, Anand was a senior product manager at Microsoft, where he worked on the Developer/Application Platform for Windows Phone 7. He joined Microsoft in January 2005 as a developer evangelist, serving as Microsoft’s ambassador to the technical community of Silicon Valley. During his tenure there, he was involved with several launches, including Visual Studio, SQL Server, Vista, Office and many others. Before joining Microsoft, Iyer worked for Cisco Systems’ New Business Ventures team, pioneering XML-based manageability solutions. Iyer has extensive experience software methodologies, and has worked on several development platforms.

Sean Galligan, vice president of business development at Flurry, is responsible for developing and managing Flurry’s partnerships and revenue generation. Through his role, Galligan works directly with hundreds of the top iOS and Android application developers, helping them improve user acquisition, retention and monetization. Galligan has 15 years of experience across marketing, sales and business development roles at Sprint, as well as several start-ups. He will run a sponsored breakout session on App Discovery and Monetization on iOS and Android.

Justin Maples is cofounder and CEO of Broken Thumbs Apps, a mobile applications development company founded in 2009 that specializes in iPhone games. The company has released such apps as Zombie Duck Hunt, Emily’s Girl World, and Quizzles. Justin previously worked in online advertising where he served as COO at Smiley Media.

We also have one replacement speaker. William Mark, vice president of information computing sciences division at SRI, will replace Norman Winarksy of SRI for the fireside chat on Using A.I. for Discovery. SRI is a research institute with 2,200 researchers. Mark’s division creates new technology in information security, system design, speech and natural language, vision and perception, planning and reasoning, and formal methods. The group’s leading-edge research is complemented with a strong focus on intellectual property creation and commercialization. Projects include internet interaction, intrusion detection software, physical and virtual information spaces, and technology for dynamic enterprise management. Mark joined SRI in 1998; prior to that, he headed the System Technology Group at National Semiconductor. He also worked for Lockheed Martin and Savoir. And yes, he’s got a doctorate in computer science.

Our previously announced speakers include:

Doyon Kim, vice president of business development at YD Online

Chris Williams, general manager of mobile at PlayFirst;

Bing Gordon, partner at Kleiner Perkins, Caufield & Byers;

Holger Luedorf, vice president of mobile partnerships at Foursquare;

Aunkur Arya, mobile partnerships for Google-AdMob;

William Mark, vice president of information computing sciences division, SRI (replaces Norm Winarsky)

Matthew Bellows, founder of Yeswar;

Jason Citron, CEO of Aurora Feint;

Jennifer Scott Fonstad, managing director of venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson;

Sunil Verma, co-founder of Mobclix;

Yukari Kane, staff reporter at the Wall Street Journal;

Garrick Schmitt, managing director, West, experience and platforms for Razorfish

Travis Boatman, vice president of worldwide studios for EA Mobile at Electronic Arts;

Simon Khalaf, chief executive of monetization and analytics firm Flurry;

James De Jesus, director of creative development at AKQA;

Lee Linden, co-founder of Tapjoy;

Savinay Berry, vice president at Granite Ventures;

Eric Eldon, co-editor of Inside Facebook and Inside Social Games;

Kabir Kasargod, founder and business development lead of the Vive service of Qualcomm;

Charles Hudson, mobile startup chief and Virtual Goods Summit organizer;

Chris DeVore of Mobilememe;

Laura Fitton, founder of oneforty.com;

Dave Castelnuovo, head of Bolt Creative and half the team behind the iPhone sensation Pocket God;

Julian Farrior, CEO of BackFlip Studios;

Ben Keighran, CEO and co-founder of Chomp;

Peter Farago, vice president of marketing at Flurry;

Alan Warms, CEO of Appolicious.com and AndroidApps.com;

Vijay Chattha, founder and chief talker of VSC Consulting & AppLaunchPR;

Brian Reynolds, chief game designer at Zynga; Norman Winarsky, head of SRI ventures;

Tim O’Brien, vice president of business development for Disney Mobile;

Arjun Sethi, chief executive of LOLapps;

Sebastien DeHalleux, co-founder of Playfish and vice president of business development & strategic partnerships of EA Interactive;

Si Shen, chief executive of Papaya Mobile;

Dave Smiddy, chief executive and cofounder, Infrinity

Marc Gumpinger, chief executive of Scoreloop; (boo: Marc had to cancel)

Peter Relan, chairman of YouWeb.

Getting content noticed is a challenge for everyone making apps. Join us at DiscoveryBeat 2010 and hear secrets from top industry executives about how to break through and profit in the new cross-platform app ecosystem. From metrics to monetization, we’ll take an in-depth look at the best discovery strategies and why they’re working. See the full agenda here. The conference takes place on October 18 at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco. Sponsors include Flurry, Appolicious, appbackr, Adobe, Herakles Data Center, AppLaunchPr, YD Online, and Offermobi. For sponsor info, send an email to sponsors@venturebeat.com. To register, click here. Hurry though. Tickets are limited, and going fast.