Thank you for attending GamesBeat Summit
GamesBeat Summit is the most intimate gaming event in the industry. Senior-level attendees return again and again knowing they’ll engage in genuine conversations, networking, and deal-making that come out of the Summit every year.
Bringing together industry leaders for the 12th annual executive summit, the GamesBeat team aims to support content surrounding inclusion, mental health, next-gen updates, and major industry changes post-IDFA.
2021 theme: Growing the next generation
Major Industry Changes
Mobile gaming’s future post-IDFA
Ad targeting
Family play
Cross-platform gaming
Next-Gen Gaming
Gaming’s latest consoles
The future of PC gaming
Virtual reality’s future
Blockchain and NFTs
Inclusion & Mental Health
Mental health awareness
Mental health for developers
Mental health for gamers
Thank you to our speakers
Phil Spencer
Head of Xbox
Microsoft
Bobby Kotick
CEO
Activision Blizzard
Halley Gross
Co-Writer
Last of Us Part II
Laura Miele
Chief Studios Officer
Electronic Arts
Chris DeWolfe
CEO
Jam City
Congresswoman
Yvette D. Clarke
Rep. 9th District of NY
US House of Representatives
Jens Hilgers
Founder
Bitkraft Ventures
Chelsea Blasko
Co-CEO
Iron Galaxy Studios
Keisha Howard
Founder
Sugar Gamers
Robert Antokol
CEO
Playtika
Adam Boyes
Co-CEO
Iron Galaxy Studios
Brenda Romero
CEO and Co-founder
Romero Games
Nour Polloni
Studio Head
Beenox
Caroline Stokes
Founder
Forward
Geoff Keighley
Founder
The Gaming Awards
Itamar Benedy
Co-founder & CEO
Anzu
Michael Vorhaus
CEO
Vorhaus Advisors
Ed Fries
Founding Vice President
Microsoft Games
Steve Peterson
CEO
StoryPHORCE
Aaron Loeb
Chief Business Officer
Scopely
Noah Falstein
President
The Inspiracy
Susanna Pollack
President
Games for Change
Wanda Meloni
CEO and Principal Analyst
M2 Insights
N’Gai Croal
Founder / Consultant
Hit Detection
Anthony Crouts
Senior Director of Marketing
Tencent Games North America
Katie Jansen
Chief Marketing Officer
AppLovin
Ronnie Nelis
CEO of Lion Castle BV, Founder of Team6 Game Studios BV
Vladimir Mastilović
Founder and GM of 3Lateral, & VP, Digital Humans Technology
Epic Games
Stanely Pierre-Louis
President & CEO
Entertainment Software Association
Simon Zhu
Head of Strategy, Investment, Globalization & Key Partnership
NetEase Games
Ryan Mullins
CEO and Creative Director
Aglet
Brad Hart
Chief Technology Officer of VCS
Perforce
Lydia Bottegoni
EVP, Story & Franchise Dev.
Blizzard
Tim O’Brien
Chief Revenue Officer
Scopely
Katie Madding
Chief Product Officer
Adjust
Jen Oneal
EVP of Development
Blizzard
Mark Chandler
Founder
The International Games Summit for Mental Health Awareness
Laila Shabir
Co-founder & CEO
Girls Make Games
Mark James
CTO
Striking Distance Studios
Amir Rahimi
President, Games
Scopely
Karthik Bala
CEO
Velan Studios
Nick Tuosto
M&A Adviser
LionTree
Gabrielle Heyman
Head of Global Ad Sales
Zynga
Frank Azor
Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions
AMD
Alina Soltys
Founder/Partner
Quantum Tech Partners
Victor Lazarte
Co-founder & CEO
Wildlife Studios
Chris Hewish
President
Xsolla
Ken Martin
Co-founder & CEO
GreenPark
James Zhang
CEO
Concept Art House
Dr. Kimberly Voll
Co-founder
Fair Play Alliance
Jon Radoff
CEO
Beamable
Gabby Dizon
Co-founder
Yield Guild Games
Eunice Lee
SVP, Call of Duty Development
Activision
R. Boccamazzo
Clinical Director
Take This
Michael Metzger
Partner
Drake Star Partners
Matt Casamassina
CEO
Rogue Games
Lisa Cosmas Hanson
President
Niko Partners
Cierra McDonald
Principal Program Manager
Microsoft
Kahlief Adams
Owner/Host
The Spawn On Me Podcast
Keza MacDonald
Video Games Editor
The Guardian
Rob Lowe
Managing Director, Digital Play
LEGO Ventures
Andrew Sheppard
Managing Director
Transcend Fund
Dan Melville
Ambassador
Open Bionics
Sushama
Chakraverty
Technical Director, Game
Prodigy Education
Andrea Rene
Co-founder, Executive Producer
What’s Good Games
Kelli Dunlap
Adjunct Professor of Game Design
American University
Brennan Spiegel
Director of Health Services Research
Cedars-Sinai
Eve Crevoshay
Executive Director
Take This
Eric Goldberg
Managing Director
Crossover Technologies
Laura Higgins
Director of Community Safety & Digital Civility
Roblox
Paul Doyle
Director of Product Management for Unreal Engine
Epic Games
Seth Schuler
Managing Director – Software & Platforms Strategy
Accenture
Timothy
Guhl
Head of Sales for Western US
Singtel
Agnes Kim
Senior Strategic Partner Manager, Content Partnership
Microsoft
Esteban Lora
Director, External Technology and Suppliers
Microsoft
Christian Kelly
Managing Director
Accenture Strategy
Karsten Lund
Director
Light Brick Studio
Shawn Layden
Former Chairman of PlayStation Worldwide Studios
Zombaekillz
Founder
Radically Kind Gamers
Samir El Agili
Co-CEO and President
Tilting Point
Ante Odić
Senior VP of Product
Outfit7
Mike Minotti
Reviews Editor
GamesBeat
Cathy Hackl
Futurist/Founder
Futures Intelligence Group
Michael Pachter
Managing Director, Equity Research
Wedbush Securities
Eric Seufert
Analyst and Strategy Consultant
Mobile Dev Memo
Samantha Ryan
SVP, Group GM
Electronic Arts
Marty O’Donnell
Owner/Audio Director
Highwire Games
Joost van Dreunen
Author
“One Up”
Bard Hart
Chief Technology Officer of VCS
Perforce
Emily Greer
Founder & CEO
Double Loop Games
Lars Wingefors
Founder & Group CEO
Embracer Group
Robyn St. Germain
Executive Director of Sales and Global Partnerships
Houston Outlaws
Daniel Evans
CEO
Reely
Jason Docton
Founder
Rise Above The Disorder
Perry Nightingale
Head of Creative
WPP
Tammy McDonald
CEO
Axis Game Factory/Heavy H2O
Faith Price
Head of Paid User Acquisition
Double Down Interactive
Ian Fitzpatrick
Global Director, Brand Strategy and Operations
New Balance
Stu Grubbs
CEO & Co-founder
Lightstream
GamesBeat Summit 2021 Agenda
Check out the full line-up of keynote sessions, panels, roundtables, and more.
Thank you to our VIP Passholders
Women in Games Digital Breakfast
Thank you to the 100+ women that attended this year’s Women in Games panel and networking sessions. Women have made incredible roads in gaming, but there is still a lot of ground to cover and battles to be won.
Diversity & Inclusion In Games
GamesBeat Summit 2021 is excited to bring more diverse groups to the gaming conversation. This event will be a digital meet-and-greet for this diverse audience.
Virtual Roundtables
Thank you to our VIP pass holders for attending our intimate virtual roundtables at this year’s GamesBeat Summit 2021.
Thank you to our sponsors
Thank you to our partners
Advisory Board
David Hoppe, Gamma Law
Kat Jones, Motiv PR
Mike Vorhaus, Vorhaus Advisors
Don Daglow, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Foundation
Peter Levin, Griffin Gaming Partners
Jim Ying, CVCapital
Sibel Sunar, Fortyseven
Perrin Kaplan, Zebra Partners
James Zhang, Concept Art House
Lisa Cosmas Hanson, Niko Partners
Michael Chang, NCSoft
Ivan Fernandez Lobo, GameLab
Hendrik Lesser, Remote Control Productions
Eric Goldberg, Crossover Technologies
Brandon Sheffield, Necrosoft Games
Lauren OBrien, VentureBeat
Megan Piedal, VentureBeat
Alex Olshonsky, VentureBeat
Divya Erram, Niantic
Sam Englebardt, Galaxy Interactive
Christina Yku, Advisor
Christopher Hermanowicz, NTT DOCOMO Ventures
Zsuzsa James, Consulate General of Finland in Los Angeles
Elizabeth Olsen, Advisor
Michael Metzger, Drake Star Partners
Joe Minton, Digital Development Management
Kris Soumas, Verizon
Justin Berenbaum, Xsolla