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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......

As the Chief product Officer for Survios, TQ Jefferson defines the product roadmap as the company looks to level up from scrappy startup to developer with legitimate AAA aspiration This stewardship will encompass all projects currently in development......

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......

Carina is Chief Product Officer and Co-founder of Simply Sweet Games and a dynamic force in the gaming industry with over 16 years of experience Her impressive career includes significant contributions as a video game director and producer, working o......

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 s......

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......

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

Lead Outsource Artist with over 22 years of experience in the gaming industry, with expertise in managing art production and outsourcing Has worked for renowned companies such as DICE and Starbreeze Studios, leading multiple teams and overs......

Julien Proux is Chief Content Officer at Room 8 Group Julien’s illustrious career spans nearly three decades and three continents He’s led teams and built studios across Europe (France, Germany, Ukraine), North America (Canada), and Asia (Singap......

Kamer Erken is the Vendor Relations Manager for Diablo IV at Blizzard Entertainment With prior experience in production and business development at an audio service provider, Kamer brings a unique supplier-side perspective to negotiations, onboarding......

Catherine Winder is the CEO/EP/FOUNDER of Wind Sun Sky Entertainment, a next gen creative content studio She previously served as President/EP of Rainmaker Entertainment (Producer, ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH), EP for Lucasfilm Animations (STAR WARS: TH......

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 Keywor......