Speakers

Allen Adham
Allen Adham
Co-founder & Chief Design Officer
Blizzard Entertainment
Speaker
Tina Amini
Tina Amini
Director of Broadcast and Events Strategy Lead
Xbox
Roundtable Leader
Sarah Anderson
Sarah Anderson
Global Head of Marketing and Partnerships
Amazon Games
Roundtable Leader
Malia Atta
Malia Atta
Manager, Culture & Belonging
Insomniac Games
Roundtable Leader
Moritz Baier-Lentz
Moritz Baier-Lentz
Partner and Head of Gaming
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Roundtable Leader 
Raffael Boccamazzo
Raffael Boccamazzo
Clinical Director
Take This, Inc.
Workshop Leader
Lydia Bottegoni
Lydia Bottegoni
Executive Vice President of Story and Franchise Development
Blizzard Entertainment
Speaker
Simon Carless
Simon Carless
Founder
GameDiscoverCo
Roundtable Leader
Alexander Champlin
Alexander Champlin
Senior Analyst - Esports & Special Topics
Niko Partners
Roundtable Leader
Chris Charla
Chris Charla
General Manager, Content Programs Team
Xbox
Roundtable Leader
Dan Coleman
Dan Coleman
Head of Product Development
Iron Galaxy Studios
Roundtable Leader
Mark DeLoura
Mark DeLoura
Founder
Level Up Games
Roundtable Leader
Jason Docton
Jason Docton
Founder
Rise Above the Disorder   
Roundtable Leader 
Chandana Ekanayake
Chandana Ekanayake
Co-Founder, Creative Director
Outerloop Games
Moderator, Roundtable Leader
Rod Fergusson
Rod Fergusson
General Manager, Diablo
Blizzard Entertainment
Speaker
John Hight
John Hight
General Manager, Warcraft
Blizzard Entertainment
Speaker
Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson
Director of Development
Double Fine Productions
Roundtable Leader
Sean Kane
Sean Kane
Co-Chair of the Interactive Entertainment Group
Frankfurt Kurnit
Roundtable Leader
Raph Koster
Raph Koster
CEO
Playable Worlds
Moderator
Holly Longdale
Holly Longdale
Executive Producer, World of Warcraft
Blizzard Entertainment
Speaker
Haluk Mentes
Haluk Mentes
SVP, Head of Business Development & Portfolio Strategy
Marvel Games
Roundtable Leader
Arne Meyer
Arne Meyer
Vice President
Naughty Dog
Roundtable Leader
Alex Nichiporchik
Alex Nichiporchik
Founder & CEO, tinyBuild GAMES
Roundtable Leader
Ryan Peterson
Ryan Peterson
Vice-President, Head of Accelerate Solutions
Unity
Roundtable Leader
Jane Pinckard
Jane Pinckard
Director of Global Portfolio
Xbox
Town Hall Panelist
Lillian Rivera
Lillian Rivera
Director of Education & Evaluation
Hollywood Commission
Workshop Leader
Anita Sarkeesian
Anita Sarkeesian
Executive Director
Feminist Frequency
Roundtable Leader
Tim Schafer
Tim Schafer
Studio Head
Double Fine Productions
Speaker
Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson
Futurist, Author and Co-Founder
Lamina1
Keynote Speaker
Josh Straub
Josh Straub
Accessibility Consultant
Apex Access
Roundtable Leader
Anna Sweet
Anna Sweet
CEO
Bad Robot Games
Town Hall Panelist
Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi
Lead Writer
GamesBeat
Town Hall Moderator
Celine Tricart
Celine Tricart
Game Director & Co-Founder
COVEN
Roundtable Leader
Feargus Urquhart
Feargus Urquhart
Studio Head
Obsidian Entertainment
Roundtable Leader
Careen Yapp
Careen Yapp
Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer
Embracer Group
Town Hall Panelist
Mike Ybarra
Mike Ybarra
President
Blizzard Entertainment
Town Hall Panelist
Kelly Wallick
Kelly Wallick
Partner and Community Builder
1Up Fund
Roundtable Leader

Venue

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Amazon Web Services
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Dolby
Gamesight
Latam Gateway
Modulate
Mythical
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Q-LOC
Reset
Tiny Tina's Wonderland
Unity
Virtuous
Wizards of the Coast
Xsolla

Media Partner

IGN

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Noodlehaus
Paragon Creative Agency
The Strong National Museum of Play
Zebra Partners

Supporting Sponsors

80 Level
ASIFA
BAFTA
Black Voices in Gaming
DevGAMM
Games for Change
Gamesbeat
Global Games Pitch
iam8bit
IGDA
UKIE
WIGI