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Jason is a game business consultant, investor, funding advisor, and ecosystem strategist He currently spends the bulk of his time advising studio founders on funding and product strategy, and advising governments around the world how to bet......

Patrick Klaus is Vice President and General Manager for Electronic Arts’ Motive Studio and has over 20 years of experience in the games industry In 2019, Patrick returned to Electronic Arts after seven years at Ubisoft Quebec, where he led the stud......

Leah Hoyer is the GM and Vice President of Creative for Wizards of the Coast’s New IP Studio She has developed and produced television series, video games, and interactive experiences for some of the world’s most beloved entertainment companies (......

Guillaume began his video game industry career early at Ubisoft where he worked on several famous AAA titles In 2009, with his knowledge in marketing and business development, Guillaume joined and later became the COO of Glass Egg Digital Media - one......

Phil started his career over 30 years ago building 8-bit games at Realtime Associates  The day an Intel 486 showed up on his desk was a revelation  He’s been the Project Art Director at Zipper Interactive (Sony), managed the Art Department at Are......

Daniel has almost 20 years of experience in game development as a Game Designer, Producer, Founder, and now Head of N-iX Game & VR Studio Daniel oversees Studio’s business strategy, supervises service delivery, & actively contributes to customer re......

Samantha Ryan is passionate about games She grew up a gamer playing on an Atari 2600 and Commodore 64 Today you can still find her not only playing the latest games, but she’s turned her passion into a career that has launched and steered the creat......

Colby Acree is a former XDS Advisory member that has been working in Games and Entertainment for over twenty years, in and around his hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah Colby’s focus over the last ten-plus years has been on External Development, with......