Speakers

Amir Satvat is a leading voice in games, known for helping over 4,000 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......

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 ......

Caroline has spent the past 13 years in the games industry, working in production and external development at companies like EA and Riot Games Today, she partners with developers/publishers and service providers to build thoughtful, effective approac......

With over 15 years of production experience in the games industry Toby serves as the VP of Global Production for the up-and-coming studio That’s No Moon EntertainmentHe is responsible for the identification, contracting, onboarding, relationshi......

David Lam is a seasoned games industry veteran with over two decades of experience, showcasing a remarkable trajectory from character artist to senior leadership roles After establishing his career at Electronic Arts on major franchises like SSX, NBA......

Nikki aims to transform content in innovative ways for innovative applications through real-time technology Drawing from a background in gymnastics, diving, and climbing, she specializes in capturing creativity and translating movement into immersive......

Dave Sanderson is a 20-year veteran of the entertainment industry, and has specialized in external development since 2015 Dave has held lead roles in business and creative development across the spectrum of games, film, and television, most recently ......

Phil is the Co-Dev and Outsource Lead for Amazon Games He has over 30 years of game development experience as a Content Creator, Art Director and Program Manager Phil guides the strategy and implementation of external development across Amazon Games,......

Shiew Yeu Loh is the Senior Art Outsourcing Manager at Riot Games overseeing unannounced projects Before Riot, she held key roles at EA, Amber Studio and Pocket Gems She specializes in building scalable art pipelines, mentoring teams, and driving cro......

At Snowed In Studios, Nigel is part of the management team that planned the growth of the studio from 25 to 200 game developers over five years A project manager by training, Nigel has scaled up studios and game dev teams since 1994 in the US and Can......