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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

John ParsaieSr. Staff EngineerQualcomm Technologies, Inc.

John Parsaie is a Sr. Staff Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies Inc., and rendering programmer with ten years of expertise targeting desktop and console hardware. At Qualcomm, John focuses on improving the Snapdragon system-on-a-chip for PC gaming and its developer ecosystem. Before Qualcomm, John was a primary contributor to the Unity Engine's rendering architecture, and a tech lead for multiple award-winning short films.

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