Speakers

Stephen MacDonald is the Founder and CEO of Magic Potion Games, where he creates the product vision and long-term company strategy for Imagine Island, a kid-focused virtual world built with safety at its core. With 25 years of experience in the games industry, Stephen has held leadership roles across major entertainment companies including EA, Ubisoft, and Disney, helping build and scale interactive experiences for global audiences. Drawing on deep experience designing social games and online communities for games like Club Penguin, the largest kids virtual world of its time, Stephen brings a clear vision on how to create age-appropriate, playful, engaging virtual worlds for today’s kids without compromising safety or trust. At Magic Potion Games, he leads the studio’s mission to set a new standard for safe online play at a time when families and regulators are demanding safer digital spaces.

Presenting:

• Publishing Realities: Funding, Discoverability, and What Success Really Looks Like (Presented by Community Clubhouse)