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March 1-4, 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. Please note that dates and times are not yet listed, but will be available mid-December. Sessions do fill up and seating is first come, first served, so arrive early to sessions that you would like to attend.

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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: Laia Bee  (Pincer Games)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Culture & Sustainability
Audience Level: All
Speaker: Brandon Sheffield  (Necrosoft Games)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Culture & Sustainability, Marketing
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Josué Vera  (Elsewhere Studios)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio
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
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
Speakers: Susannah Hardin  (Insomniac Games), Sam Schaffel  (Insomniac Games)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Design
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
Hot Topics: International
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
Speakers: Jason Scott  (Blizzard Entertainment), Engin Cilasun  (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Programming, Visual Art
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Howard French  (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Visual Art
Audience Level: Intermediate
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Sam Margolius  (The New York Times Company (Games)), Malcolm Jones  (The New York Times Company (Games))
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Hot Topics: Mobile
Track: Production & Team Leadership
Audience Level: Advanced
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Celine Tricart  (COVEN)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Marketing, Independent Development
Audience Level: Intermediate
Format: Lecture
Speakers: Star Victoria Power  (Slide20XX), Ryan Ike  (Independent), Akash Thakkar  (Mobius Digital)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Audio, Business Strategy
Audience Level: All
Format: Panel
Speakers: Masha Loftus  (Lofty Sky Games), Judith Cheung  (Lofty Sky Games)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Hot Topics: International
Track: Design, Production & Team Leadership
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
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
Speakers: Ryan Black  (DLA Piper (Canada) LLP), Maya Yamazaki  (Davis Wright Tremaine LLP), Brandon Huffman  (Odin Law and Media), Angelo Alcid  (Microsoft Corp.), Yan Perng  (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Business Strategy, Production & Team Leadership
Audience Level: All
Format: Ask Me Anything
Speaker: Toby Murray  (Secret Plan Games)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Marketing, Business Strategy
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Rory McGuire  (Blackbird Interactive)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Hot Topics: IP & Brand
Track: Business Strategy
Audience Level: All
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Karl Gluck  (Believer Entertainment, Inc.)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Hot Topics: AI
Track: Programming, Production & Team Leadership
Audience Level: Intermediate
Format: Lecture
Speaker: Frank Gordon  (Freelance)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Visual Art
Audience Level: All
Format: Forum
Speakers: Brendan Russert  (Riot Games), Chandrahas Tanguturi  (Firaxis Games), Benjamin Davis  (Santa Monica Studio), Benjamin Wolcott-Schickler  (Respawn), Corin McCrate  (Riot Games)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Visual Art, Career
Audience Level: All
Format: Microtalks
Speaker: DALISAY MT  (DMTC)
Pass Type: Academic Pass, Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass, Indie Pass, Start-Up Pass
Track: Marketing, Visual Art
Audience Level: Intermediate
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