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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Simon SchneiderVice PresidentPGDA

Simon is a hands-on community builder who helps turn ideas into action. He is actively involved in many game industry events across Austria and spent the past year working on Panta Rhei – Guardian of Time. Simon is also the founder of creAT and recently began teaching, sharing his experience with the next generation of developers.

Within Austrian Game Developers Association (PGDA), Simon serves as Vice Chair. The organization is dedicated to supporting, showcasing, and accelerating Austrian games, developers, and businesses, strengthening the country’s game development ecosystem.

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