2020 LAGC Select Speakers

Amelia Hall

Strategy Director, Deutsch

Amir Ghodrati

Director of Market Insights, App Annie

Andreea Enache

Head of Global Development and Strategy,
Blind Squirrel Entertainment

Andrew Paradise

CEO and Co-Founder,
Skillz

Ann Hand

CEO and Chairman,
Super League Gaming

Carlos Alimurung

CEO, ONE Esports

Chris Early

VP of Partnerships and Revenue,
Ubisoft

Chris Enock

VP of Publishing,
Riot Games

Chris Gillette

VP, Media, Liquid Advertising

Chris Heatherly

Head of Games and Engagement,
Recur

Chris Hewish

President,
Xsolla

Chris Petrovic

SVP, Head of Corporate Strategy, M&A and Business Development, Zynga Inc.

Chris Younger

President and Principal,
Ayzenberg

Craig “Mini Ladd” Thompson

CEO, ML Entertainment Inc.

Daniel Engelhardt

Senior Vice President, Interactive Ventures & Games, Lionsgate

Dave Madden

SVP, Global Brand Partnerships,
Electronic Arts

David Bloom

Senior Contributor,
Forbes, Next TV

David Bloom

Consultant and Columnist,
Forbes, Tubefilter

David Morin

Industry Manager for Media and Entertainment, Epic Games

Jeff Gomez

CEO, Starlight Runner Entertainment

Jeremy Padawer

Partner, Jazwares

John Riccitiello

Chief Executive Officer, Unity Technologies

John Robinson

President and COO, 100 Thieves

Jon Goldman

Managing Partner, Skybound;
Venture Partner, Greycroft

Jonathan Anastas

CMO, ONE Championship and ONE Esports

Jonathan Flesher

Head of Business Development,
Discord

Julie Shumaker

Senior Vice President of Revenue, Unity Operate Solutions,
Unity Technologies

Lester Chen

Head of Gaming, Americas,
YouTube

Lisa Anderson

SVP, Studio Operations,
Jam City

Lydia Bottegoni

Executive Vice President of Story and Franchise Development,
Blizzard Entertainment

Mark van Ryswyk

Executive Vice President of Studios, Glu Mobile

Mike Lucero

Director Product Management, Gaming, Samsung

Mike Vorhaus

CEO,
Vorhaus Advisors

Morgan Kruger

COO, MWM Universe

Ned Sherman

Partner,
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Nick Barrionuevo

Gaming Partnerships Lead, Samsung Ads

Olivia Friedlander

VP of Operations, Maestro

Phil Sanderson

Managing Director, Griffin Gaming Partners

Ryan Maloney

Industry Manager, Facebook Gaming

Sam Englebardt

Founding General Partner,
Galaxy Interactive

Scott Rupp

Founding General Partner,
BITKRAFT Ventures

Shanti Bergel

Managing Director, Transcend

Shara Senderoff

Founder & Partner,
Raised in Space

Soojeong Song

Gaming Vertical Lead, Google

Past Keynotes & Fireside Chat Speakers Included

Andrew Paradise

CEO and Co-Founder,
Skillz

Angela Roseboro

Chief Diversity Officer,
Riot Games

Ann Hand

CEO and Chairman,
Super League Gaming

Ashley Crowder

Co-Founder & CEO,
VNTANA

Barry Cottle

CEO, Scientific Games Interactive
(formerly Chief Revenue Officer, Zynga)

Ben Feder

President, International Partnerships (North America), Tencent Games

Bernard Kim

President of Publishing,
Zynga

Bill Young

Head of Games,
Twitch

Bonnka Lim

VP of Content Marketing & Partnerships,
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Brandon Cubillas

Head of Industry for App Gaming,
Google

Chris DeWolfe

CEO and Co-Founder,
Jam City

Chris Hewish

President,
Xsolla

Chris Petrovic

SVP, Head of Corporate Strategy, M&A and Business Development, Zynga Inc.

Craig Donato

Chief Business Officer,
Roblox

Dan Murray

Co-CEO,
Skybound Games

David Morin

Industry Manager for Media and Entertainment, Epic Games

David Perry

CEO & Co-Founder, VYRL.co
(formerly CEO, Gaikai, Acquired by Sony)

David Roberts

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

Frank Gibeau

CEO, Zynga
(formerly President, EA Labels, Electronic Arts)

Frédéric Chesnais

CEO,
Atari Blockchain

Jaci Hays

Chief Corporate Alliance Officer,
FaZe Clan

Javier Ferreira

Co-CEO,
Scopely

Jesse Janosov

GM Xbox Community,
Microsoft

Joanna Popper

Global Lead, Virtual Reality Location Based Entertainment,
HP

John Pleasants

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

John Riccitiello

Chief Executive Officer, Unity Technologies

Jon Radoff

CEO & Founder,
Disruptor Beam

Jonathan Anastas

CMO, ONE Championship and ONE Esports

Jonathan Flesher

Head of Business Development,
Discord

Josh Yguado

President and Co-Founder,
Jam City

Julie Shumaker

Senior Vice President of Revenue, Unity Operate Solutions,
Unity Technologies

Kristian Segerstrale

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

Kyu Lee

President,
GAMEVIL COM2US USA

Lars Buttler

Co-Founder & CEO, AI Foundation
(formerly CEO, Trion Worlds)

Laura Naviaux Sturr

Head of Business Operations and Player Experience,
Amazon Games

Leanne Loombe

Head of External Games,
Netflix

Lester Chen

Head of Gaming, Americas,
YouTube

Lydia Bottegoni

Executive Vice President of Story and Franchise Development,
Blizzard Entertainment

Mikko Setala

EVP, Rovio Entertainment Ltd. (formerly President - Rovio Animation Company)

Mitch Lasky

General Partner, Benchmark Capital (and former CEO, JAMDAT, acquired by EA)

Morgan Kruger

COO, MWM Universe

Nonny de la Peña

Founder,
Emblematic Group

Owen Mahoney

CEO,
Nexon

Randy Shaffer

Senior Sales Director U.S.- Xbox, Verizon Media
(formerly West & Central Region Sales Director, Xbox Advertising - Microsoft)

Richard Marks

Research Fellow,
Sony Interactive Entertainment

Rikard Steiber

Former President, Viveport,
HTC Vive

Rob Pardo

Design and Operations, Bonfire Studios
(formerly Game Designer/Former CCO - Blizzard Entertainment)

Samantha Ryan

Senior Vice President, Group GM, BioWare, Full Circle, Maxis, Motive,
Electronic Arts

Saxs Persson

Co-Chief Creative Officer, Mojang Studios,
Minecraft

Shara Senderoff

Founder & Partner,
Raised in Space

Past Speakers Included

Ann Hand

CEO and Chairman,
Super League Gaming

Chris Heatherly

Former EVP Games and Digital Platforms,
NBCUniversal

Chrissie Scelsi

U.S. General Counsel,
Wargaming

Craig Donato

Chief Business Officer,
Roblox

Glenn Walcott

President - Double Down Interactive (acquired by IGT)

Joanna Popper

Global Lead, Virtual Reality Location Based Entertainment,
HP

Josh Brooks

SVP, Brand Strategy & Marketing,
Jam City

Lisa Anderson

SVP, Studio Operations,
Jam City

Lydia Bottegoni

Senior Vice President of Story and Franchise Development,
Blizzard Entertainment

Mitch Lasky

General Partner, Benchmark Capital (and former CEO, JAMDAT, acquired by EA)

Nanea Reeves

CEO & Co-Founder,
TRIPP

Rick Phillips

President,
Publishing and Licensing,
FoxNext Games

Rishi Chadha

Head of Gaming,
Twitter

Yvette Martinez-Rea

Chief Executive Officer,
ESL North America

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