Connecting Next Generation Video Game Leaders
GamesBeat NEXT is a premier gathering for game developers, publishers, investors, executives, and industry visionaries. Whether you’re an industry veteran or a rising star, this is the event that will redefine your gaming journey.
San Francisco
October 28-29, 2024
2024 Speakers
Neal Stephenson
Author, Snowcrash
Chairman, Lamina1
Co-Founder, Whenere
Peter Moore
Executive
Formerly
Unity, Microsoft, EA,
Sega
Matthew Bromberg
CEO
Unity
*Appearing Virtually
Amy Hennig
Co-President of New Media
Skydance Games
Kerestell Smith
Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Another Axiom
Stanley Pierre-Louis
CEO
Entertainment Software Association
Elan Lee
Founder
Exploding Kittens/Fourth Wall
Christina Macedo
CEO
READYgg
Laura Naviaux Sturr
GM Operations
Amazon Games
Amir Satvat
Business Development Director
Tencent
Joanna Popper
Senior Media, Entertainment and Emerging Technology Executive
Tim Sweeney
Founder & CEO
Epic Games
*Appearing Virtually
Sharon Yguado
CEO
Astrid Entertainment
Moritz Baier-Lentz
Partner
Lightspeed
Riz Virk
Founder
Play Labs
Previous Speakers
Henk Rogers
Founder & Chairman | The Tetris Company
Alexey Pajitnov
Creator of Tetris
Maya Rogers
President | The Tetris Company
Erica Larson
Head of Industry, Tech CE – Gaming | Google
Bonnie Rosen
General Manager | Disney Accelerator
Sarah Anderson
Head of Global Marketing & Partnerships | Amazon Games
Matt Wolf
VP of Web3 Gaming | Zynga
Fan Shen
Investor
Jake Zim
SVP, Virtual Reality | Sony Pictures Entertainment
Steven Chiang
CEO | Fortis
Moritz Baier-Lentz
Partner & Head of Gaming Lightspeed Venture Partners
Jake Perlman-Garr
Global Head of Corporate Development | Riot Games
Jack Buser
Director of Game Industry Solutions | Google Cloud
Edward Saatchi
Founder | Fable Simulation
Josephine Friday
Sr. BD, Enterprise Mobile | Xsolla
Philip Rosedale
Founder | Linden Lab
Monika Madrid
Vice President of Games | Magid
Tomer Poran
VP Solution Strategy | ActiveFence
Josh Williams
CEO and Co-Founder | Forte
Yoshio Osaki
President & CEO | IDG
Davin Miyoshi
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer | Skillprint
Alexis Miller
Director of Product Management | Schell Games
Neil Young
Founder & Managing Partner | edenic
Adam Mierzejewski
Head of League Operations | Rally Cry
Jordan Fragen
Writer | GamesBeat
Miko Matsumura
General Partner | Gumi Cryptos Capital
Canaan Linder
Founder & CEO | Stardust
Chris Kohler
Editorial Director | Digital Eclipse
Rachel Kaser
Writer | GamesBeat
Troy Jones
Co-Founder & CEO | Status Pro
Andrew Willson
General Partner | Makers Fund
Johnny Casamassinas
Founder & CCO | PLAI Labs
David Hoppe
Managing Partner | Gamma Law
Michael Pachter
Managing Director, Equity Research | Wedbush Securities
Don Reilley
EVP of Publishing | SCUTI
Felix Hilgert
Partner | Osborne Clarke
Ninel Anderson
CEO | Devoted Studios
Perrin Kaplan
Co-Founder | Zebra Partners
Joe Ferencz
CEO & Founder | Gamefam
Emmanuel de Maistre
CEO | Scenario
Lisa Cosmas Hanson
Founder & President | Niko Partners
David Cohen
Sr. Business Development Director | iLogos
Michael Chow
Co-Founder & CEO | The Believer Company
Chris Bell
CEO & Creative Director | Gardens
Grant Anderson
CEO | Mirrorscape
Tyler Cloutier
Founder | Clockwork Labs
Mario Alioto
EVP, Business Operations | San Francisco Giants
Amir Satvat
Business Development Director | Tencent
Nicholas Longano
Founder and CEO | SCUTI
Barefoot Tasha
Content Creator
Sean Kauppinen
Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer| Hiber
Steve Zhao
Founder and CEO | Sandbox VR
Andrew Sheppard
Managing Director | Transcend
Kristian Segerstrale
CEO | Super Evil Megacorp
Anne-Margot Rodde
Founder & CEO | Creators Corp.
Lyndsay Pearson
Vice President of Franchise Creative for The Sims | Electronic Arts
Nicodemus Madehdou
CEO and Co-Founder of JumpButton Studio
Jay-Ann Lopez
COO at JumpButton Studio and Founder & CEO of Black Girl Gamers
Zsuzsa James
Senior Trade Commissioner | Consulate General of Finland in Los Angeles
Emily Greer
Co-founder & CEO | Double Loop Games
Sebastien de Halleux
Co-founder & Chief Gaming Officer | Matchday
Anders Christofferson
Partner | Bain & Company
Jenova Chen
CEO | Thatgamecompany
Michael Berthaud
Games Designer & Programmer | JumpButton Studio
CJ Bangah
Principal, TMT Customer Transformation Consulting | PwC
Wagner James Au
Author of Making a Metaverse That Matters
Anders Videbaek
Associate Partner, Bain & Company
Joseph Tou
Managing Director | Sony Ventures
Dean Takahashi
Lead Writer | GamesBeat
John Spitzer
VP of Developer & Performance Technology | NVIDIA
Negar Shaghaghi
Co-founder & CEO | Auxuman
Alexander Seropian
Founder & CEO | Look North World
Jon Radoff
CEO | Beamable
Sean Pinnock
CEO | Avalon
Cory Ondrejka
VP Product, Google Experience | Google
Chris Melissinos
Principal Evangelist | Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hilary Mason
CEO | Hidden Door
Mike Lucero
Director of Product Management for Gaming Samsung
Raph Koster
CEO | Playable Worlds
Taehoon Kim
Co-founder & CEO | nWay
Hank Howie
Game Industry Evangelist | Modulate
Lucy Hoffman
Co-founder & COO | Carry1st
Eric Goldberg
President & Co-founder | Playable Worlds
Kylan Gibbs
Co-founder & Chief Product Officer Inworld AI
Stefano Corazza
Head of Roblox Studio | Roblox
Anna Belova
Founder & CEO | Devar
Yohann Plantec
Associate Partner, Bain & Company
Akash Pugalia
Global President for Gaming, Media, Entertainment & Trust & Safety | Teleperformance
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The Women in Gaming Breakfast will feature top female executives leading discussions on the future of diversity in the field. Don’t miss this chance to bring together the most innovative women leaders in gaming and share valuable insights into the industry.
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Diversity in Gaming Lunch
Join us for the Diversity in Gaming Lunch, presented by Xsolla. Panelists will discuss their innovative approaches to creating inclusive games for diverse player communities and fostering a welcoming environment for a diverse workforce in the gaming industry.
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