Alex Evans, co-founder of U.K.-based LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule, will be speaking at the 2009 DICE Summit in Las Vegas, which takes place February 17-19, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences said Thursday.

Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet leads other nominees for AIAS' Interactive Achievement Awards with 10 total nominations. The awards will take place on February 19.

Evans' presentation will delve into the inner workings of Media Molecule and the development of LittleBigPlanet.

He said in a statement, "Our take on ‘Creative Gaming’ is that it’s an incredibly broad church, and LittleBigPlanet represents our particular first take on user-generated content."

Evans joins a roster of other notable industry, research and media figures:

• Dan Bilson, THQ
• Chris Cao, Sony Online Entertainment
• N'Gai Croal, Newsweek
• Michael Denny, Sony Corp. EU
• Anita Frazier, NPD Research
• Julianne Greer, The Escapist
• Lars Gustavsson, D.I.C.E. Studios/EA
• Michael Haigh, SCE Worldwide Studios
• Mona Hamilton, Capcom
• Rich Hilleman, Electronic Arts
• Todd Howard, Bethesda Studios
• Geoff Keighley, Spike TV
• Alex Laurent, LucasArts/ILM
• Gabe Newell, Valve
• Ralph Osterhout, Serial Inventor
• David Perry, Acclaim Entertainment
• Ted Price, Insomniac Games
• J. Paul Raines, Gamestop
• John Riccitiello, Electronic Arts
• Seth Schiesel, New York Times
• Bruce Shelley, Ensemble Studios
• Mike Snider, USA Today
• Jun Takeuchi, Capcom
• Chris Taylor, Gas Powered Games