Judges
Meet our judges - acclaimed and esteemed game industry veterans who support our mission to bridge and connect with up-and-coming talent.
Interactive
Tim Schafer
Founder and Studio Head
Double Fine Productions
Clive Lindop
Director Global Production
NetEase
Pete Hines
Former Head of Publishing and SVP of Marketing and Communications
Bethesda Softworks
Ed Fries
General Partner
1Up Ventures
Mason Sabharwal
Creative Director
The WereCleaner Team
James Stevenson
Director of Community Management
Insomniac Games
Ami Blaire
CMO
PM Studios
Amir Satvat
Founder
Amir Satvat's Games Community
Kendall Boyd
Chief Marketing Officer, West
Nexon
Jeremy Lee
Production Director
Riot Games
Business
John Heinecke
Chief Publishing Officer
Square Enix
Ross Borden
Head of Publishing
Wargaming USA
Sarah Anderson
Chief Marketer
Amazon Games
Franco DeCesare
CMO
Kluge Interactive
Cisco Maldonado
Head of Brand Publishing
NetEase
Daniel Helmhold
Head of Mobile Publishing
EA
Cinematic
Scott Cookson
EVP, Executive Creative Director
Ayzenberg
Melissa Bell
EVP, Global Marketing
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
Adam Novickas
Vice President and Executive Publisher
Ubisoft
Chris Younger
President
Ayzenberg
Careen Yapp
Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer
Embracer Group
Leo Olebe
VP Global Partnerships, Xbox
Microsoft
Dean Takahashi
Editorial Director
GamesBeat
Ivo Gerscovich
Head of SEGA Brand, Chief Business & Brand Officer - Sonic
SEGA
Craig Mitchell
VP, Global Marketing Strategy
2K Games
Arne Meyer
Head of Culture and Communications
Naughty Dog