2026 D.I.C.E. Summit Schedule

D.I.C.E. Summit Registration

D.I.C.E. Connect Lounge

*D.I.C.E. Summit Guest Ticket access begins Wednesday

D.I.C.E. Go-Karting Competition

Sponsored by Xsolla

Dan Winters Memorial Golf Tournament

Sponsored by Unity

Tee Off at 10:00 AM

Annual D.I.C.E. Poker Tournament

Sponsored by Skillz

Dungeons & Dragons ®

Sponsored by Wizards of the Coast and FastSpring

D.I.C.E. Summit Registration

D.I.C.E. Connect Lounge

Full Breakfast

Opening Remarks

Meggan Scavio

President
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 

Expedition 3x3

Jennifer Svedberg-Yen

Lead Writer & Voice and Localization Producer, Sandfall Interactive 

Character Arcs: Why Traditional Storytelling Breaks in Games

Johnny Galvatron

Creative Director, Beethoven & Dinosaur

Five Lessons I Learned from Making Consume Me (The Hard Way)

Jenny Jiao Hsia

Co-Director, Consume Me (HEXECUTABLE LLC)

Designing for the Unexpected – the Fabric of Social Play

Virgil Watkins

Design Director, Embark Studios

Remembering a Titan

Honoring the life and legacy of Vince Zampella, this D.I.C.E. Summit session celebrates a creative visionary whose groundbreaking work will resonate for decades to come. Through a series of talks from colleagues and friends, including Geoff Keighley (Creator, The Game Awards), Phil Spencer (CEO, Microsoft Gaming), Todd Howard (Game Director & Executive Producer, Bethesda Game Studios), and Laura Miele (President, EA Entertainment & Central Development, Electronic Arts), alongside video messages from industry voices around the world, the session reflects on Vince’s inspirations, generosity, personality, and the indelible mark he left on entertainment, the game industry, the teams he worked with, and the hundreds of millions of players whose lives were touched by his games.

Lunch

Workshop #1
Early Career Hiring in a Broken System: Rewriting the First Chapter

Amir Satvat

Business Development Director
Tencent Games

D.I.C.E. Direct Session #1

Sponsored by Deloitte and Virtuos

Coffee Break

D.I.C.E. Direct Session #2

Sponsored by Deloitte and Virtuos

Workshop #2
Human First, Future Ready: Leading Through Uncertainty with Coaching-Driven Performance

Marina Dögg Jónsdóttir

Head of People Experiences at Starbreeze
& Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CCPC)

Magic: The Gathering Tournament ®

Sponsored by Wizards of the Coast and Gamesight

Opening Night Party

D.I.C.E. Summit Registration

D.I.C.E. Awards Registration

D.I.C.E. Connect Lounge

Full Breakfast

Workshop #3
Beyond the Pitch Deck: Building a Due Diligence Model That Understands Fun

Lucien Parsons

COO and Founder
Operations Catalyst

Roundtable Session #1

Sponsored by Deloitte and Virtuos

Coffee Break

Roundtable Session #2

Sponsored by Deloitte and Virtuos

Lunch

Workshop #4
The /noclip Formula - How and Why to Document the Development of Your Game

Danny O’Dwyer

Founder
/noclip 

Roundtable Session #3

Sponsored by Deloitte and Virtuos

Coffee Break

Roundtable Session #4

Sponsored by Deloitte and Virtuos

Pre-D.I.C.E. Awards Reception

29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

D.I.C.E. Awards After-Party