Speakers
Dmytro Nebesh, Sound Designer, Firaxis Games
Dmytro Nebesh is a sound designer based in Baltimore, Maryland, currently working at Firaxis Games and serving as adjunct faculty at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), where he teaches Sound for Games. At Firaxis, he contributed to Sid Meier's Civilization VII (2025), designing systems and sounds for its combat mechanics. His past work spans a range of indie titles including Liquid Space Dimension (2023), Pikupals: Picross + Aliens (2020), and Part-Time Pit Crew (2023). Dmytro has also worked on several independent films such as St. John Street: Story of a Neighborhood (2024), MASH Note (2019), and Umoja (2021). He holds a Bachelor of Music in "Music for New Media" from the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University. Previous speaking experience included Alumni Panel: Connections & Community in the Arts (2025), MFN seminar - Alumni Night (2023) and other educational panels/seminars around the local Baltimore area.