Speakers
Find a full list of this year's GDC Festival of Gaming speakers here.
Dennis Shirk, Executive Producer, Firaxis Games
Dennis Shirk is the Executive Producer of the Civilization franchise at Firaxis Games. He joined the studio in 2005 as the Marketing Manager for Civilization IV before transitioning to production in 2008. Since then, he has led the team through Civilization V, Civilization VI, their respective expansions, and Civilization VII. In his current role, Dennis oversees the franchise as a whole, collaborating closely with publishing partners and the internal team to continue to drive innovation in the series while guiding the team through a challenging post-release journey for Civilization VII.