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Amir Satvat is a leading voice in games, known for helping over 3,500 gamers find jobs through free, transparent resources A passionate community builder, he does this alongside his role as Business Development Director at Tencent Games in North Amer......

Leanne has been making video games for over 20 years Starting in Indie development in the UK working on titles such as Scrabble, Risk and Magic the Gathering After that she worked at a 3rd party publishing division in Japan for a couple of years, the......

Carla is a video games industry veteran with over 20 years of experience, specializing in External Development for more than a decade She has held key roles at Xbox (The Coalition, Lionhead), EA (XDI), and Behaviour Interactive Her passion for proce......

Chris is 20-year veteran of the videogame industry, beginning his tenure with Electronic Arts developing Sports and Action titles, and contributed to building the central external development group for the organization As former Chair to the Advisory......

Joe is the co-founder and CEO of Timbre Games Studio based in Vancouver With over 2 decades of experience Joe has spent time leading teams at EA Sports, Microsoft, Capcom, and prior to Timbre Games was the VP of Maxis Studios / Electronic Arts overse......

External Development veteran and XDS Advisory Committee member who started in the games industry as an artist Began working with external teams at Sumo Digital in 2007, before becoming Outsource Manager; successfully guiding Sumo’s fledgling India ......

Isabelle has been working at Ubisoft for more than 15 years, where she's been an active and passionate player for all aspects related to collaborationAfter spending multiple years as a CoDev & Outsourcing Project Manager, she joined Assassin'......

Caroline brings over 11 years of expertise in the games industry, specializing in external development, fostering healthy partnerships, and spearheading initiatives for positive social impact As a Senior Game Producer at Riot Games, she was a key mem......