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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Maxim GarberHead of DesignAmber

As Head of Design at Amber, Maxim Garber leads Play With Fire, a studio building multiplayer and party games that enable expressive, unscripted social play through AI powered conversational and improvisational systems. With 23 years in games, he has led design and production across mobile, PC, and console. His credits include Disney Magic Kingdoms, a top grossing mobile tycoon game with tens of millions of players, and Insomniac’s Ratchet & Clank and Resistance franchises, which have sold tens of millions of units worldwide. Following the launch of Courtroom Chaos: Starring Snoop Dogg, Maxim and the Play With Fire team are actively developing AI driven games that advance character realism, interaction, and emergent play, producing memorable moments of laughter, surprise, and creativity.

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