The 2nd Annual GamesBeat
& Facebook Gaming Summit
January 25, 2022
GamesBeat Summit:
Into the Metaverse 2
January 26 – 27, 2022
Get Ready for The Next Big Chapter in Gaming
Join today’s leaders in games for three days of content and networking exploring trends and major changes impacting the industry, new growth opportunities, and the impact of the metaverse in gaming culture.
Topics to be Covered
Day 1:
Evolutions in Instant and Cloud Gaming
The Future of Gaming: Industry
Perspectives
Diversity and Representation in Gaming
Day 2 & 3:
The Metaverse Ecosystem
Communities and Commerce
Metaverse Technology
Day 1 Speakers
Chris DeWolfe
CEO
Jam City
Jenna Hardy
CFO
Gearbox
Rick Kelley
VP, Global Gaming
Meta
Rina Hahm
Head of NA-West
Meta Audience Network
Jens Abke
Co-Founder & CEO
LOTUM
Renee Gittins
Executive Director
IGDA
Chris Petrovic
Chief Business Officer
FunPlus
Tara Voelker
Xbox Game Studios Accessibility Lead
Microsoft
Susanna Pollack
President
Games for Change
Cristina Amaya President & Co-Founder Latinx in Gaming
Luis Olivalves
Director of Global Gaming Creator Partnerships
Meta
Thrive Gaming
Facebook Gaming Creator
Laura Teclemariam
Director of Product Innovation, Animation
Netflix
Hemal Thaker
Global Head of Gaming & Interactive Entertainment Investment Banking
Goldman Sachs
Bre Eazyy
Facebook Gaming Creator
Willem Dinger
Global Director of Sponsorships
Unilever
Osama Dorias
Senior Game Designer
WB Games Montreal
Oliver
Messenger
Director of Product Management
Meta
Peleg Israeli
Director of Global Gaming, Creative Shop
Meta
Randy Pitchford
Founder
Gearbox
Jacob Navok
CEO
Genvid Technologies
Simay Dinc
Co-founder
Recontact Games
Andrew Mo
Product Lead
Meta
Jason Rubin
VP Metaverse Content
Meta
Brian Colbert
Head of Americas Gaming
Meta
Laura Keren
VP of Global Marketing
Playtika
Scott
Koenigsberg
Chief Product Officer
Zynga
Affan Butt
Founding Partner
Aream & Co.
Day 2 & 3 Speakers
Cathy Hackl
Chief Metaverse Officer & CEO
Futures Intelligence Group
David Baszucki
Founder and CEO
Roblox
Anna Sweet
CEO
Bad Robot Games
Rick Fox
Founder, Chief Business Development Officer
HiDef
Laura Naviaux Sturr
Head of Business Operations & Player Experience
Amazon Games
Matthew Ball
CEO
Epyllion
Kim
Libreri
Chief Technology Officer
Epic Games
Michele
Landis
Co-founder & CRO
Accessible360
Jace Hall
Founder, Chief Creative Officer
HiDef
Andrea Rene
Co-Founder & Host
What’s Good Games
Marc
Petit
General Manager, Unreal Engine
Epic Games
Joanna Popper
Global Head of XR, Go-to-Market
HP
John
Burris
Chief Strategy Officer
Metajuice
Yat Siu Chairman of the Board Animoca Brands
Debbie Bestwick
CEO
Team17
Chris Hewish
President
Xsolla
Jeri Ellsworth
Founder & CEO
Tilt Five
Herman Narula
Founder
Improbable
Nicole Lazzaro
President & Founder
XEODesign
Benjamin Charbit
Co-Founder
Darewise Entertainment
Louisa
Spring
CEO
Sam Immersive
Urho Konttori
Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer
Varjo
Laura Higgins
Director of Community Safety and Civility
Roblox
Rizwan Virk
Rachel Franklin
SVP of Positive Play Electronic Arts
Nicholas Longano
Founder & CEO
Scuti
N’Gai Croal
Founder & CEO
Hit Detection
Sir Ian Livingstone CBE
General Partner
Hiro CapitalDetection
Micaela Mantegna Berkman Klein Center Affiliate
Harvard University
Brad Oberwager
Chairman of the Board
Linden Lab & Tilia
Chris Smith
Founder
BIG Esports
Ina Fried
Chief Technology Correspondent
Axios
Raph Koster
CEO
Playable Worlds, Inc.
Philip Rosedale
CEO & Founder
High Fidelity
Jessica
Ochoa Hendrix
CEO & Co-founder
Killer Snails
Michael Wagner
CFA, CEO
Star Atlas
Tiffany Xingyu Wang
Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer
Spectrum Labs
Mike Minotti
GamesBeat
Stephanie
Llamas
Founder and Chief Analyst
VoxPop
Nick Birnbaum
Partner and Head of Research
Alpha Sigma Capital
Rachel Kaser
GamesBeat
Evan Heby
Senior Manager Partner & Industry Marketing
Tipalti
Emily
Stonehouse
Chief Compliance Officer
Linden Lab
Richard
Kerris
Vice President of Omniverse Development Platform
NVIDIA
Miko Matsumura
General Partner
gumi Cryptos Capital
Kate
Edwards
CEO
Geogrify
Sébastien
Borget
Co-founder and COO
The Sandbox
James
Gatto
Blockchain and Fintech Team Leader / Games Team Leader
Sheppard Mullin
Nivedita Ojha
Vice President of Platform and Data Strategy Autodesk
Josh
Marcus
COO
Rumble Gaming
Luke Alvarez
Managing General Partner
Hiro Capital
Paula Jones
Founder & CEO
Blind Chihuahua
Jeff Grubb
GamesBeat
Ryan Gill
CEO
Open Meta
Raffaella
Camera
Head of Brands & Advertisers Solutions
Epic Games Unreal Engine
Bell Beh
Co-Founder & CEO BuzzAR
AJ “Dr. Doom” Shewki
LIV Inc
Bozena Rezab
CEO & Co-Founder GAMEE
Dirk Lueth
Co-founder & Co-CEO
Uplandme, Inc.
Doug Rosen
SVP, Strategy, Business Development & Digital Products
Nickelodeon / ViacomCBS
Emilie Joly
CEO
Zoe Immersive
Ibrahim AlSuwaidi
Investment VP
DCM
Kuleen Nimkar
Business Development Solana Labs
Gabrielle Heyman
Head of Global Brand Partnerships
Zynga
Kumail Jaffer
Co-Founder & CTO
Gather.Town
Marc Thom
Venture Capital Senior Investment Manager
Sony Innovation Fund
Jillian
Rothman
Senior Director, New Business & Ventures
Warner Music Group
Tommaso Di Bartolo
University of California Berkeley
Sarah Austin
Qglobe
Clorama
Dorvilias
Product Manager
Meta/Oculus VR
Brendan Greene Director PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
William King
Co-Founder & CTO Subspace
Lindsey McInerney
Head of Technology and Innovation formerly Anheuser-Busch InBev
Anastasia Staten Executive Director ESA Foundation
Seven Volpone
Co-founder & CEO Subnation Media
Tanya Watson COO
Bad Robot Games
Wes
Levitt
Head of Strategy
Theta Labs
Sly Lee
Co-founder & Co-CEO
Emerge
Jules
Urbach
CEO
Otoy
Isaac Castro
Co-founder & Co-CEO
Emerge
Jasmine Roberts Software Engineer Google
Andrew N. Green
Advisor
Yield Guild Games
Kent Bye
Voices of VR
Past Attendees
Sponsors
News & Updates
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GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming reunite for a virtual event of thought leadership
GamesBeat Summit is reaching out to get more women speakers
The DeanBeat: Get ready for an awesome GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 event
GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming Summit: Keynote speakers announced
GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2’s awesome agenda
The tectonic shifts in player behavior and more, at the GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit
GamesBeat Summit metaverse event will feature Women in Gaming virtual breakfast