CTO
Terra Virtua

Kish Hirani is the CTO of Terra Virtua, an entertainment-focussed VR world
combining Netflix-style subscriptions for VR games with all assets and transactions
secured on the blockchain.

He started in the video games industry in 1996 as a programmer the after day after graduating with a Masters from Edinburgh University, moving to technical leadership roles at notable development studios and publisher houses (Acclaim, BBC Multimedia, THQ) for the first half in the industry. He then moved over to platform-holders starting with Microsoft and soon after to Sony as
their Head of Developer Services, running the PlayStation developer technology services
division.

He has also been the Chair of BAME in Games and a Board member of Women in Games, voluntary positions for two advocacy orgs that exists to encourage more diverse talent working in the games and the wider entertainment industry.

He has recently been listed as the Top 100 Asian Stars in UK Tech by Diversity UK.

Marketing Director
Curve Digital

A popular industry marketing veteran with over 17 years’ experience holding key positions in Eidos, Novalogic, Warner Bros and, most recently, Sony PlayStation, Rosemary has worked on a number of groundbreaking campaigns, including Batman Arkham City, PlayStation®4, LEGO Batman and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. Her creativity, strategic planning, leadership and events work has earned Rosemary multiple industry accolades including the MCV Special Recognition Award. She was also recognised as one of the Top 30 Women in Games.

HR Manager
Frontier Developments

Account Manager
Games Jobs Direct

Ian Goodall
Managing Director
Aardvark Swift

Ian entered the industry as a consultant for Aardvark Swift at the turn of the century and hasn’t looked back since. Since becoming Managing Director in 2010, Ian has revamped Aardvark Swift into the award-winning, industry leading video game recruitment agency that it is today.

With a passion for developing the UK’s graduate talent, Ian founded the Grads in Games initiative which aims to strengthen links between academia and industry. The initiative’s Search for a Star challenges recently hosted over 1000 students who signed up to develop games and game-ready assets, alongside over 30 studios who signed up to support the initiative.

Thad Frogley
Director of Engineering
Boss Alien

Emma Turner
Head of HR
Outplay Entertainment

With over 15 years’ experience in the games industry, Emma leads in all areas of talent management at Outplay. Over the last 9 years, she has helped Outplay Entertainment transform into the UK’s largest independent mobile gaming studio, developing a creative and progressive culture for the studio to thrive within and assembled a  large and diverse team of the industry’s top talent.

Senior Recruiter
Wargaming

Head of Launchpad Programme
Falmouth Launchpad

Adam Campbell
Managing Games
Azoomee

Managing Games at Azoomee, Vice Chair at BAME in Games and member of BAFTA, Adam is an industry pro with a career spanning nearly a decade.