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GDC Festival of Gaming
March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA
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Mar 09 Monday | 1:50 pm
Narrative Portfolio Review
Signature SessionCommunityGame Narrative SummitMentorship
Speakers: Anna C. Webster  (Independent), Alexa Ray Corriea  (Gearbox), Ashley Poprik  (Independent), Emma Kidwell  (Independent), John Ryan  (Independent), Laura Michet  (Heart Machine), Sam Maggs  (Critical Role), Alice Camp  (Microfun), Aysha Farah  (Independent), Karrie Shao  (Pacific Drive), Kelsie Mhoon  (Obsidian Entertainment), Nessa Cannon  (Independent), Lis Moberly  (20th Century Games, The Walt Disney Company), Books Schwartz, Sam Winkler  (Gearbox Software)
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Career, Narrative & Performance
Format: Special Event
Mar 10 Tuesday | 1:50 pm
IGDA Mentor Cafe Session 1
Mentorship
Location: Room 216, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Special Event, Culture & Sustainability
Format: Special Event
Mar 12 Thursday | 4:30 pm
The Art of the Pitch: How to Actually Land a Job
Mentorship
Speakers: Austin Wintory  (Independent), Stephanie Economou  (Independent), Joe Henson  (The Flight), Alexis Smith  (The Flight), Simon Landry  (Ubisoft)
Location: Room 2003, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Audio, Career
Format: Panel
Mar 13 Friday | 9:30 am
IGDA Mentor Cafe Session 2
Mentorship
Location: Room 207, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Special Event, Culture & Sustainability
Format: Special Event
Killer Art Portfolio or Portfolio Killer Part 1: Advice from Industry Artists
SeriesMentorship
Moderator: Greg Foertsch  (Bit Reactor)
Panelists: Jade Law  (Wardog Studios), Jeff Parrott  (Blizzard), Darren Bacon  (Bungie)
Location: Room 2006, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Entry-Level
Track: Career
Format: Panel
Mar 13 Friday | 11:40 am
Career Forum: Machine Learning
Machine Learning SummitMentorship
Moderator: Olivier Pomarez  (Ubisoft la Forge)
Speakers: Martin Singh-Blom  (Embark Studios), Mathieu Nayrolles  (Supercell), Alexis Rolland  (Ubisoft, La Forge), Julien Merceron  (Orion Productions), Elvis Liu  (Tencent Games)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: Entry-Level
Track: Game & Production Technology
Format: Forum
Designing the Ideal Level Design Portfolio: What Hiring Teams Actually Look For
MentorshipLevel Design Summit
Speaker: Baqir Shah  (Pipeworks Studios)
Location: Room 3018, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Design, Career
Format: Special Event
Killer Art Portfolio or Portfolio Killer Part 2: Portfolio Reviews
Signature SessionSeriesMentorship
Speakers: Jordan DeVries  (Respawn Entertainment), Darren Bacon  (Bungie), Eli Tuttle  (Bit Reactor), Jeff Skalski  (Yellow Brick Games Inc.), Jeff A. Johnson  (inXile Entertainment), Ashley Sparling  (K9 Digital), Greg Knight  (Lucasfilm Games), Cutlar Nordyke III  (Keywords Studios), Gary Riley  (Raven Software), Greg Foertsch  (Bit Reactor), Rembert Montald  (Lightspeed LA), Sarah LeBlanc  (Bit Reactor), Jade Law  (Wardog Studios), Jeff Parrott  (Blizzard), Inmar Salvatier  (Maxis), Gaurav Mathur  (gamedevmap), Piero Macgowan  (Bit Reactor)
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Career
Format: Special Event
Mar 13 Friday | 3:00 pm
Level Design Portfolio Review
Level Design SummitMentorshipSignature Session
Speaker: Baqir Shah  (Pipeworks Studios)
Location: Room 3011, West Hall
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass
Audience Level: All
Track: Design, Career
Format: Special Event