Speakers
Trent Kusters, Co-founder & Studio Director, League of Geeks
Trent Kusters is the co-founder and studio director of Melbourne's League of Geeks, and co-creator of Armello, Jumplight Odyssey, and Solium Infernum. He also currently serves as a member of the GDC Advisory Board, and host of the AIAS Game Maker's Notebook podcast. Beyond his influential studio and creative leadership, Trent has twice hosted the IGFs (Independent Games Festival), chaired the Freeplay Independent Games Festival through its strongest growth period, and was the inaugural videogame lecturer at the Victorian College of the Arts, where he wrote and taught their renowned games writing curriculum. Trent is a Forbes, MCV, and Develop '30 Under 30' honoree (though no longer under 30!), and was honoured at the 2023 Australian Game Developer Awards with the Adam Lancman Award (Excellence in the Industry), its youngest recipient ever.