2025 Speakers
Scott Hartsman, Advisor & Director, Independent
Scott Hartsman is a veteran with 30+ years’ experience as a developer, producer, executive, advisor and director in live games and their platforms at Sony Online Entertainment, Trion Worlds, Wargaming, and more. He’s developed, produced and/or launched dozens of successful massive games including a pair of EverQuests, RIFT, Trove, and ArcheAge. He considers himself extremely fortunate to have been in leadership of a team that won a technical Emmy for their groundbreaking work in MMOs, and was later nominated for a BAFTA as the head of RIFT. He currently works with studios of all sizes, from fresh startups through massive publishers, as an advisor and independent board director, while dreaming up what to build next.