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March 1-4, 2027
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Find a full list of this year's GDC Festival of Gaming speakers here.

Ray Sima, Director, Production, Firaxis Games

Ray (Rachel) Sima is Director of Production at Firaxis Games. Her recent projects include Marvel's Midnight Suns and BAFTA-nominated Life is Strange: True Colors. She is a 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 for Games honoree, a member of The Game Awards Future Class, and an alumnus of GDC's Amplifying New Voices program. She has been a leader in game development communities and is an advisory board member for the NYU Game Center Incubator. Her current passions include fabricating animatronics, terrible reality television, and creating games for those who need them most.

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