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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Jon MyersCEOEarplay

Jon is a veteran game writer and narrative designer with over fifteen years of industry experience, including work with properties such as Indiana Jones, Game of Thrones, Futurama, Jurassic World, SpongeBob, and more. His expertise is centered on narrative tools & technology, with a specialization in dialogue and conversational interfaces. In 2025 he was named among the top 100 innovators of the first decade of the Voice industry for his company Earplay's pioneering interactive audio story experiences released on mobile, Alexa, and Google Assistant. He most recently collaborated with Scholastic and Petricore Games to develop AR character conversations as a companion experience for the NYT bestselling series The Last Resort.  

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