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March 1-5, 2027
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Agenda

View, browse and sort the ever-growing list of sessions by pass type, track, and format. With this Session Viewer, you can build your schedule in advance and access it during the show via export or with the Mobile App, once live. Sessions do fill up and seating is first come, first serve, so arrive early to sessions that you would like to attend.

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Audience Level

Format

Unscheduled
Speaker: Grzegorz Wątroba  (Soft Crunch Games)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Production & Team Leadership
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Lauranne Cauduro  (The Game Bakers)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Marketing
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Thomas Reisenegger  (Future Friends Games)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Marketing, Independent Development
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Mickey Marian  (The Coalition), Edward Bauman  (The Coalition)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Programming
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Yoshihiko Wada  (Capcom Co., Ltd.)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Production & Team Leadership
Audience Level: Intermediate
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Elvira Björkman  (Two Feathers Studio AB), Nicklas Hjertberg  (Two Feathers Studio AB)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Independent Development
Audience Level: Intermediate
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Noor Amin  (Riot Games)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Career
Audience Level: All
Format: Microtalks
Speaker: Amanda Farough  (Causeway Studios)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Career, Independent Development
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Rory McGuire  (Blackbird Interactive)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Business Strategy
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Cisco Maldonado  (Midwest Games)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Business Strategy, Marketing
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Florian Jensen  (Ubisoft Düsseldorf)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Design
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Gina Hope  (Riot Games)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Luminaries Speaker Series
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Garry Schyman  (Garry Schyman Productions)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Business Strategy
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Books Schwartz  (Microfun)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Narrative & Performance, Design
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Zach Bohn  (Bit Reactor), Grayson Scantlebury  (Bit Reactor)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Design, Visual Art
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Becky Allen  (Halo Studios, Microsoft), Karina Pardus  (GameSoundCon, Game Audio Network Guild, Music Creators Academy)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Culture & Sustainability
Audience Level: All
Format: Roundtable
Speaker: Bronislav Sviglo  (Wargaming)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Business Hall Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Programming
Audience Level: Advanced
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Nikita Bychkov  (Wargaming)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Business Hall Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Marketing
Audience Level: Intermediate
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Atsushi Ueno  (Lasengle Inc.)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Production & Team Leadership, Programming
Audience Level: Advanced
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Zoe Calamar  (Escape Velocity Entertainment), Luca Azenaro-Acero  (Perfect Garbage)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Career, Narrative & Performance
Audience Level: Entry-Level
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Aaron Price  (Owlchemy Labs)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Production & Team Leadership
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Kristie Fisher  (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Career, Production & Team Leadership
Audience Level: Intermediate
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Nick LaMartina  (Arrival), Nate LaMartina  (Tencent)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Visual Art
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Drew Vande Guchte  (Riot Games)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Business Strategy, Production & Team Leadership
Audience Level: Entry-Level
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Haoran Ma  (Tencent), XiangYi Wang  (Tencent)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Design
Audience Level: Intermediate
Format: Lecture