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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Ellie KoorlanderTechnical Art DirectorCreative Assembly

Ellie Koorlander-Lester is Technical Art Director at Creative Assembly on Total War projects and has been with the studio for 18 years, working on the multi-award-winning Total War series. She studied Computer Visualisation and Animation at Bournemouth NCCA and worked for 2 years in the film and advertising industry working on projects like Jim Henson's 'MirrorMask' before establishing her career in games. During her games industry career, Ellie has worked in the fields of Cinematics, Environment art, Lighting and VFX.

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