2025 Speakers
Greg Foertsch, CEO/Creative Director, Bit Reactor
Greg is a veteran of the game industry with more than 25 years of experience. He is currently the Co-Founder/Creative Director of Bit Reactor where he is working on the next generation of strategy games set in the Star Wars Universe. Previously he was the Art Director at Romero Games. Earlier in his career Greg was one of the original members of the Firaxis Games team and has directed and created visual content for more than twenty games, including the Sid Meier Civilization series, Pirates! and Railroads!. Greg is best known for his role as the Art Director of the critically acclaimed XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2. Additionally, Greg enjoys building teams and has been responsible for the education, training, and advancement of young game developers by creating internship programs, as well as teaching college level courses at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
