2025 Speakers
Beth Elderkin, Content Marketing Manager, Game Developers Conference (GDC)
Beth is the content marketing manager for the Game Developers Conference (GDC). She runs GDC's blogs and social media presence across multiple platforms. She also serves as Project Lead for GDC's annual State of the Game Industry report, which surveys thousands of game developers on topics critical to their industry. Previously, she was a video editor and staff writer for io9/Gizmodo, helping to create and grow io9's video presence while also specializing in tabletop games, reviews, social issues, and representation in media. Beth also hosted Geek Bait, a semi-weekly show on TouchVision. Other bylines include: Inverse, Gamesradar+, Upload VR, Daily Dot, UPROXX, Kotaku, and other publications. She spent a decade of her youth as lead singer and guitarist of the all-sister rock band Third Eclipse. She's classically trained as a mezzo-soprano and played characters ranging from an 18-century French lawyer to 'RENT’s' Maureen. She loves playing video games and GMing tabletop roleplaying games, and looks forward to the day when her 4-year-old son wants to try Dungeons & Dragons.
