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XDS 2023

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

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SEPT 6-8, VANCOUVER, CANADA

XDS 2023

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

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SEPT 6-8, VANCOUVER, CANADA

XDS 2023

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

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SEPT 6-8, VANCOUVER, CANADA

XDS 2023

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

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SEPT 6-8, VANCOUVER, CANADA

XDS 2023

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

header - copy
SEPT 6-8, VANCOUVER, CANADA

XDS 2023

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

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SEPT 6-8, VANCOUVER, CANADA

XDS 2023

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

The only annual, international games industry event advancing external development

XDS 2023 Speakers

Marija Radulovic-Nastic

Electronic Arts

Marija Radulovic-Nastic

Marija Radulovic-Nastic

Marija Radulovic-Nastic, Chief Technology Officer

Electronic Arts

Marija Radulovic-Nastic is the Chief Technology Officer for Electronic Arts. As CTO, she leads the teams building creative tools and solutions for game makers and players. Marija is also responsible for all aspects of technology within EA Entertainment and EA SPORTS organizations, ranging from long term technology strategy, to short term execution and risk mitigation plans.

    Molly Mason-Boule

    Riot Games

    Molly Mason-Boule

    Molly Mason-Boule

    Molly Mason-Boule, Games COO

    Riot Games

    Molly joined Riot in 2022 as the Head of Development Studios where she worked on a variety of M&A opportunities, and operational and team leadership priorities for the Games Pillar. Molly helps think more broadly about production and operational strategy. Her work on the decision to acquire Wargaming (Riot Sydney), leading the acquisition team for Games Pillar, doing due diligence and ultimately integrating the studio has been extremely valuable to Riot’s growth and ability to team across the globe.

      Tara Phillips

      Keywords Studios

      Tara Phillips

      Tara Phillips

      Tara Phillips, Solutions Architect, Create Services

      Keywords Studios

      Tara has over 12 years of industry experience as an artist, art director, account manager, and is currently Create Services Solutions Architect at Keywords Studios. In her role, she represents 24 global Art and Game Dev studios within Keywords, providing creative solutions tailored to clients' specific needs from indie developers to AAA powerhouses (and everyone in between). With a global perspective on the game industry, a background in production, and a strategic approach to partnerships, Tara actively listens, learns, and collaborates to bring the right expert voices to the table. Building and managing relationships with game development partners fuels her passion for delivering the best solutions and services possible to an industry she loves.
        Radu Orghidan

        Endava

        Radu Orghidan

        Radu Orghidan

        Radu Orghidan, VP Cognitive Computing

        Endava

        Focused on ML and generative AI to create systems that enhance users’ ability to understand and interact with the physical or digital reality.

          Nathalia Karmaluk

          Wildlife Studios

          Nathalia Karmaluk

          Nathalia Karmaluk

          Nathalia Karmaluk, External Development Manager

          Wildlife Studios

          Nathalia joined Wildlife Studios in 2019 to create the company’s External Development team and establish its processes. Since then, she has helped grow the team, overseeing workflows, creating bridges with other internal departments, and managing 100+ partners from different game art disciplines, QA and UXR. She has worked on all the company’s live games and is now focused on helping create new games by building successful relationships with external partners.

            Marija Radulovic-Nastic

            Electronic Arts

            Marija Radulovic-Nastic

            Molly Mason-Boule

            Riot Games

            Molly Mason-Boule

            Tara Phillips

            Keywords Studios

            Tara Phillips

            Radu Orghidan

            Endava

            Radu Orghidan

            Nathalia Karmaluk

            Wildlife Studios

            Nathalia Karmaluk

            About XDS

            Established in 2013, External Development Summit (XDS) is the only annual, international games industry event with a primary focus on external development for art, animation, audio, software engineering, QA and localization.

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            What attendees are saying

            Alina Obukhovska

            The most amazing industry event! If you are looking for a strong, business focused conference, you must be here next year.

            Alina Obukhovska

            Head of Business Development, Volmi - a Virtuos Studio
            Scott Humphries

            It’s our first year at XDS and I can confirm the hype is real! XDS is an incredibly focused, productive and valuable conference for anyone looking to sell or buy game development services.

            Scott Humphries

            Head of Product Development, Amber
            Matt Regnier

            XDS has been a true extension to my professional work family. Where else can you receive feedback and validation from your peers while having to learn from mentors? Here’s to another 10 years of XDS!

            Matt Regnier

            Senior R&D Technical Artist, Apple
            Summer O’Brien

            This is where community is made and the industry progresses.

            Summer O’Brien

            Director, Product Management, Riot Games
            Jason Schklar

            Wow. What an amazing experience. Lots of warmth, sharing, and all around generosity. It's so nice to meet with potential clients without having to "sell". Focus more on getting to know each other, figuring out if there is alignment, and developing long term relationships. Look forward to bringing my co-founders next year.

            Jason Schklar

            Founder, Game & UX Consultant, UX is Fine!
            Jordon Batura

            I enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about the External Development process by attending panels from both veteran Service Providers and Client Developers; having that combination of perspectives proved incredibly valuable.

            Jordon Batura

            Outsourcing Manager, WIMO Games

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