2019 Speakers

Aaron Berndtson

Head of Business Development,
FTX Games

Aaron Loeb

President of Studios,
FoxtNext Games

Aaron Pulkka

Head of Attractions,
Two Bit Circus

Alex Hertel

Co-founder & CEO,
Xperiel

Andrew Paradise

CEO and Co-Founder,
Skillz

Ariella Lehrer

President,
HitPoint Studios

Ashley Crowder

CEO & Co-Founder,
VNTANA

Bill Wang

CEO,
Giant Games

Bjorn Book-Larsson

VP Product + Avatars,
Roblox

Bonnka Lim

VP, Marketing - Digital Games
Hasbro

Bruce Vaughn

CEO,
Dreamscape Immersive

Casey Dickinson

CEO,
FTX Games

Catherine Silvestre

Executive Producer,
N3TWORK

Chris Early

VP of Partnerships and Revenue,
Ubisoft

Chris Enock

VP of Publishing,
Riot Games

Chris Heatherly

Former EVP Games and Digital Platforms,
NBCUniversal

Chris Hopper

Head of Esports for North America,
Riot Games

Chris Thomes

Vice President Marketing Strategy,
ABC Studios

Chrissie Scelsi

U.S. General Counsel,
Wargaming

Christina Lee Storm

VP of Business Operations, Strategy, and Emerging Technology,
DreamWorks Animation

Craig Donato

Advisor, Board Member
Latitude
Formerly Chief Business Officer, Roblox

Dane Smith

VP
The Third Floor

Darion Lowenstein

Chief Marketing Officer,
Gamblit Gaming

David Bloom

Co-Founder
NextTMT

Delilah Panio

VP, US Capital Formation,
Toronto Stock Exchange

Dennis Yi

Head of Business Development,
OGN Esports

Derek Douglas

Head, Games Department,
CAA

Eddie Lee

Founder,
Funktronic Labs

Eric Futoran

Co-Founder and CEO,
Embrace

Eric Goldberg

Managing Director,
Crossover Technologies

Felix LaHaye

Founder and CEO,
United Esports

Gabrielle Kessler

VP of Experiential,
Future Plc

Gordon Bellamy

Visiting Scholar,
University of Southern California

Grady Miller

VP of Strategy and Innovation,
National Research Group

Guy Constantini

VP of Global Interactive Marketing,
Skydance Media

Henry Lowenfels

Senior Vice President, Business Development,
Scopely

Ian Howe

CEO,
Skybound Games

Jake Zim

Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Monke Business
Another Axiom
Formerly SVP, Virtual Reality, Sony Pictures Entertainment

James Iliff

Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer,
Survios

Javier Ferreira

Co-CEO
Scopely

Javon Frazier

EVP, Strategy & Business Development,
Studio71

Jeff Liboon

Co-Founder and President,
ESP Gaming

Jeff Patterson

Co-Founder & Head of Product,
Directly

Jennifer Dill

Senior Director of Global Business Operations, esports,
Turner Sports

Jeonghee Jin

CEO
NC America
COO
NCSOFT West

Jesse Divnich

Vice President of Research & Strategy,
Interpret

Jim Gatto

Partner,
Sheppard Mullin

Joanna Popper

Media & Technology Executive
Laurel Beach, Former CAA, HP, NBCU

Joe Schaeppi

CEO and Co-Founder,
12traits

John Hwang

VP Operations,
Vespa USA

John Linden

CEO
Mythical Games

Jon Goldman

Managing Partner, Skybound;
Venture Partner, Greycroft

Jon Penn

CEO,
National Research Group

Josh Burns

Founder,
DigitalDevConnect

Josh Swartz

CEO
Loaded

Josh Yguado

President and Co-Founder
Jam City

Karl Zhao

VP of Engineering,
Cloudminds

Kate Wolff

SVP, Client Services,
RQ

Kent Wakeford

Co-Founder & Vice Chairman
Gen.G

Kimberly Culp

Director,
Carr McClellan P.C.

Laura Naviaux Sturr

Director, Game Tech, Data & AI
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Lee Rawles

VP Business Affairs,
Electronic Arts

Lester Chen

Head of Gaming, Americas,
YouTube

Lisa Anderson

EVP, Games
Jam City

Mari Takahashi

Co-Founder,
SMOSH Games

Mary Ermitanio

Manager,
Manatt Digital and Technology

Matt Edelman

Chief Commercial Officer,
Super League Gaming

Matt McMahon

Senior Vice President of Business Development,
Seriously

Michael Cai

President,
Interpret

Michael Marina

VP, Digital,
Ayzenberg Group

Michael Masukawa

Manager of Strategy and Business Development,
Secret Location

Mike de la Cruz

Chief Business Officer,
Directly

Minard Hamilton

Managing Partner,
Driver Ventures

Nanea Reeves

CEO & Co-Founder,
TRIPP

Ned Sherman

Chief Business Affairs & Legal Officer
Skybound

Neville Spiteri

Co-Founder and CEO,
Wevr

Nicole Pike

Global Head, YouGov Sport
YouGov

Olivier Avaro

CEO,
Blacknut

Ralph Barbagallo

Founder,
FLARB LLC

Rikard Steiber

Former President, Viveport
HTC Vive

Rishi Chadha

Head of Scaled Partnerships
Meta

Rob Zakari

EVP Corporate Development - General Counsel,
Jam City

Ryan Pulliam

CMO, Co-Founder
Specular Theory, Inc.

Sabaa Rehmani

Co-Founder and President,
Denali Publishing LLC

Samir El Agili

President and CPO,
Tilting Point

Sarah Fuchs

Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Muus Collective

Seth Ladetsky

Senior Vice President of Sales,
Turner Sports

Shiraz Akmal

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer,
SPACES

Stan Kwon

Vice President,
PSB Research

Stephanie Barish

CEO and Founder,
IndieCade

Steven Haft

Head of Global Partnerships,
Consensys

Stuart Drexler

CEO,
Jago Studios

Susan Brazer

CEO,
LionShare Media

Taewon Yun

SVP, Head of New Ventures
NCSOFT

Tanya Zuger

VP of Product,
Arkadium

Ted Schilowitz

Futurist
Paramount Pictures

Travis Boatman

Co-Founder and CEO,
Carbonated

William Quigley

CEO,
Clearstone Ventures, OPSkins, and WAX

Yuan Wang

Chief Product Officer,
Prasaga

Past Keynotes & Fireside Chat Speakers Included

Andrew Paradise

CEO and Co-Founder
Skillz

Andrew Sheppard

Managing Director
Transcend Fund

Ann Hand

Former CEO and Chairman
Super League Gaming

Ashley Crowder

Co-Founder & CEO
VNTANA

Barry Cottle

President & CEO
Light & Wonder
(formerly CEO, Scientific Games Interactive)

Ben Feder

Managing Partner
Tirta Ventures

Bernard Kim

Former CEO
Match Group
(formerly President, Zynga & SVP, Electronic Arts)

Bill Young

Head of Games
Twitch

Bonnka Lim

VP, Marketing - Digital Games
Hasbro

Brandon Cubillas

Head of Industry for App Gaming
Google

Brandon Tatum

General Counsel
SM & Kakao Entertainment America

Chris DeWolfe

CEO
Plai Labs/Reach Labs
Formerly CEO & Co-Founder, Jam City & MySpace

Chris Petrovic

Chief Business Officer & Board Member
PlayFun
Formerly SVP, Head of Corporate Strategy, M&A and Business Development (Zynga Inc.)

Cooper Jackson

Sr. Vice President, Business Affairs & Development
Electronic Arts (EA)

Craig Donato

Advisor, Board Member
Latitude
Formerly Chief Business Officer, Roblox

Dan Murray

Managing Partner
Skybound

Dan Prigg

EVP, Head of Games
Paramount

Dane Smith

VP
The Third Floor

Dara Leung

Managing Director
Raine Group

David Alpert

CEO
Skybound

David Morin

Executive Director
Academy Software Foundation
Formerly Industry Relations, Epic Games

David Perry

AI Video Stealth Startup
Real Games, Inc.
formerly CEO, Gaikai, (Acquired by Sony)

David Roberts

SVP & GM, PopCap
Electronic Arts
formerly CEO, PopCap Games (Acquired by EA)

David Stelzer

President
Xsolla

Frank Gibeau

CEO
Zynga
formerly President, EA Labels, Electronic Arts)

Frédéric Chesnais

Founder & CEO
CBI (Crypto Blockchain Industries)
Formerly Chairman & CEO of the Board, Atari Chain

Glenn Walcott

CEO & Founder
Rock On Productions LLC
Formerly President, DoubleDown Interactive

Haiyan Zhang

GM, AI Innovation and Science
Xbox

Holly Liu

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Kabam

Jaci Hays

Chief Corporate Alliance Officer
FaZe Clan

Jake Zim

Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Monke Business
Another Axiom
Formerly SVP, Virtual Reality, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Jasper Brand

Partner
BITKRAFT Ventures

Javier Ferreira

Co-CEO
Scopely

Jeonghee Jin

CEO
NC America
COO
NCSOFT West

Jesse Janosov

GM, Xbox Data, Insights & Rewards
Microsoft

John Linden

CEO
Mythical Games

John Pleasants

CEO
Brava Home Inc.
(formerly CEO, Playdom- acquired by Disney)

John Riccitiello

Former Chief Executive Officer
Unity Technologies

Jon Goldman

Managing Partner
Skybound
Venture Partner
Greycroft

Jon Radoff

CEO
Beamable

Jon Snoddy

CEO
Operative Games

Jonathan Anastas

Leadership Team
Statespace

Jonathan Flesher

VP, Business Development & Partnerships
Reddit

Josh Brooks

EVP, Marketing & Business Development
Salt AI
Formerly SVP, Marketing & Strategy, Jam City

Josh Swartz

CEO
Loaded

Josh Yguado

President and Co-Founder
Jam City

Jules Shumaker

Chief Business Officer
Discord

Kent Wakeford

Co-Founder & Vice Chairman
Gen.G

Kristian Segerstrale

CEO
Super Evil Megacorp
(formerly Supercell Investor/Past Board Member; Playfish (now EA) & Glu Mobile Co-Founder)

Kyu Lee

Chief Business Development Officer
COM2US

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