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14 - 16 July 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole

Speakers

A huge thank you to all of our Develop:Brighton 2025 speakers who shared their expert games knowledge and experience with us. 

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Abubakar Salim photo
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Abubakar Salim
Surgent Studios
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ACY
Composer
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Adam McGlynn photo
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Adam McGlynn
Mishcon de Reya
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Adele Cutting (Audio Track Co-Host) photo
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Adele Cutting (Audio Track Co-Host)
Soundcuts
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Agnes Kasilovska photo
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Agnes Kasilovska
Dead Nice Studio
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Alan Fianko Ashalley-Anthony photo
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Alan Fianko Ashalley-Anthony
Melanin Gamers
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Ali Cormack photo
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Ali Cormack
Studio Gobo
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Alix Taylor-Searle photo
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Alix Taylor-Searle
Third Kind Games
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Alys Elwick photo
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Alys Elwick
Big Farmer
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Amy-Leigh Shaw photo
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Amy-Leigh Shaw
Sweet Baby
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Andrew Fray photo
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Andrew Fray
Studio Enso
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Andy Bossom photo
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Andy Bossom
University for the Creative Arts
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Anisa Sanusi photo
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Anisa Sanusi
Limit Break Mentorship
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Annabel Ashalley-Anthony photo
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Annabel Ashalley-Anthony
Melanin Gamers
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Anonymous photo
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Anonymous
Roosens
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Antony de Fault photo
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Antony de Fault
Mad Head Games
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Ash Kerins photo
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Ash Kerins
Concept Artist and Illustrator
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Ashley Keeler photo
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Ashley Keeler
Target3D / StudioT3D
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Ben Joy photo
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Ben Joy
Etch
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Ben Pickersgill photo
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Ben Pickersgill
Studio Gobo
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Beth Wain photo
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Beth Wain
Freelancer
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Bobby Wertheim photo
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Bobby Wertheim
Kando Factory
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Callum Underwood photo
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Callum Underwood
IndieBI / Uwu Biz
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Cameron Akitt photo
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Cameron Akitt
Sony Interactive Entertainment
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Cassia Curran photo
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Cassia Curran
Raw Fury / Curran Games
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Charmie Kim photo
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Charmie Kim
Supercell
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Chiara Santevecchi photo
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Chiara Santevecchi
Teem Camp
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Christopher Morrison photo
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Christopher Morrison
Reality+
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Ciaran Walsh photo
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Ciaran Walsh
Studio Gobo
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Claire Morwood photo
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Claire Morwood
Indie Developer & Artist
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Craig Chapple photo
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Craig Chapple
PocketGamer.biz
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Daan Hendriks photo
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Daan Hendriks
The Chinese Room
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Daniel Janak photo
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Daniel Janak
Virtuos
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Danni GT photo
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Danni GT
Danni GT Coaching
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David Monteith photo
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David Monteith
Actor
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Declan Cassidy photo
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Declan Cassidy
Into Games
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Dennis Quaisser photo
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Dennis Quaisser
Pixel Maniacs
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Diana McRae photo
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Diana McRae
Freelance Game Designer
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Donald Barrett photo
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Donald Barrett
Insomniac Games
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Dr Dave Ranyard photo
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Dr Dave Ranyard
Dream Reality Interactive
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Dr Gina Jackson photo
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Dr Gina Jackson
SkillFull/Pitchify
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Dr Jackie Mulligan photo
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Dr Jackie Mulligan
Game Republic
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Dr Richard Wilson photo
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Dr Richard Wilson
TIGA
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Ella Romanos photo
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Ella Romanos
Arcanix
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Ellen Elliott-Brown photo
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Ellen Elliott-Brown
2D/UI Artist
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Elli Shapiro photo
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Elli Shapiro
Out Making Games / King
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Em Aspinall photo
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Em Aspinall
Safe In Our World
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Emma Bodie-Smith photo
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Emma Bodie-Smith
Playstack
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Emma Varjo photo
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Emma Varjo
Independent Consultant
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Eoin Loughrey photo
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Eoin Loughrey
Super Spline Studios
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Estelle Bailly photo
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Estelle Bailly
Coaching with Estelle
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Felicity Gracie-Herst photo
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Felicity Gracie-Herst
Trailmix Games
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Francesca Foffano photo
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Francesca Foffano
University of York
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George Jijiashvili photo
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George Jijiashvili
Omdia
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George Nianias photo
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George Nianias
Factortech
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Gordon Hayes photo
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Gordon Hayes
Rive
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Graham Best photo
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Graham Best
PRS for Music
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Hal Sandbach photo
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Hal Sandbach
d3t
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Henry Hoffman photo
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Henry Hoffman
Newfangled Games
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Henry Ryder photo
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Henry Ryder
Warner Brothers Games - Odyssey
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Hope Caton photo
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Hope Caton
Kingston University
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Ian Bolton photo
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Ian Bolton
Arm
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Ian Goodall photo
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Ian Goodall
Aardvark Swift
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Ilari Kuittinen photo
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Ilari Kuittinen
Housemarque
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Imogen Mellor photo
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Imogen Mellor
YRS TRULY
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Inel Tomlinson photo
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Inel Tomlinson
Actor, Comedian, Presenter
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Jack Roach photo
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Jack Roach
Big Farmer
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Jacob Coles photo
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Jacob Coles
Massive Entertainment - a Ubisoft Studio
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James Butcher photo
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James Butcher
Epic Games
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James Clements photo
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James Clements
Excalibur Games
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James Dodd photo
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James Dodd
Out Making Games / Martin Tripp Associates
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James Stant photo
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James Stant
Frontier Developments
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James Vigor photo
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James Vigor
Ground Shatter
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Jamie Denham photo
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Jamie Denham
Sliced Bread Animation
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Jamie Smith photo
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Jamie Smith
Sheridans
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Jamin Smith photo
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Jamin Smith
Pantaloon
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Jane Perry photo
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Jane Perry
Actor
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Jay Baylis photo
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Jay Baylis
Bytten Studio
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Jazeena McCallum photo
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Jazeena McCallum
Freelancer
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Jennifer Estaris photo
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Jennifer Estaris
Monument Valley 3
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Jens Andersson photo
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Jens Andersson
MachineGames
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Joe Burridge photo
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Joe Burridge
Play Ventures
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John Campbell photo
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John Campbell
Triangular Pixels
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Jon Torrens photo
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Jon Torrens
Communications Coach
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Jonas Gawe photo
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Jonas Gawe
Limit Break Mentorship / Electric Saint
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Jonty Cowan photo
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Jonty Cowan
Wiggin
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Josh Weeden photo
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Josh Weeden
PitStop Productions
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Julia Bianco photo
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Julia Bianco
The Halp Network
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Julia Spinola photo
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Julia Spinola
Fireshine Games
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Kate Edwards photo
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Kate Edwards
Geogrify / SetJetters
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Katherine Mould photo
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Katherine Mould
Keywords Studios
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Katherine Rowlandson photo
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Katherine Rowlandson
Kippie CIC
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Katie Lowndes photo
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Katie Lowndes
Big Farmer
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Katie Young photo
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Katie Young
Liquid Violet
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Keith Arrowsmith photo
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Keith Arrowsmith
WorkWise for Screen
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Keith Judge photo
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Keith Judge
Tanglewood Games
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Kenny Young photo
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Kenny Young
Audbod
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Kirsty Fraser photo
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Kirsty Fraser
Third Kind Games
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Kirsty Gillmore photo
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Kirsty Gillmore
Freelance Voice & Performance Director
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Kish Hirani photo
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Kish Hirani
Kiss Publishing & BiG
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Kristan Rivers photo
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Kristan Rivers
AdInMo
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Laurence Oldham photo
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Laurence Oldham
Frontier Developments
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Leader Looi photo
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Leader Looi
Actor
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Leon Hijazi-Killin photo
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Leon Hijazi-Killin
Balance Patch
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Liam Kenrick photo
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Liam Kenrick
PitStop Productions
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Lien Cross photo
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Lien Cross
nDreams
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Liudmila Siachko photo
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Liudmila Siachko
Wargaming
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Lucy Blundell photo
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Lucy Blundell
Kinmoku
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Luke Hebblethwaite photo
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Luke Hebblethwaite
BAFTA
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Lydia Cooke photo
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Lydia Cooke
University of Brighton
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Marcia Deakin photo
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Marcia Deakin
NextGen Skills Academy
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Mariusz Gasiewski photo
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Mariusz Gasiewski
Google
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Mark Fraser photo
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Mark Fraser
Aero Astro Arts
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Marlon Fussell photo
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Marlon Fussell
Martian Lawyers Club
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Martin Rabl photo
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Martin Rabl
GIANTS Software
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Martin Wein photo
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Martin Wein
GameFlex Consultants
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Martin Weissberg photo
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Martin Weissberg
Massive Entertainment - a Ubisoft Studio
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Matt Redway photo
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Matt Redway
Sony Interactive Entertainment
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Matt Spall photo
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Matt Spall
Pitchify
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Matt Wilson photo
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Matt Wilson
The Game Assembly UK
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Matthew Florianz (Audio Track Co-Host) photo
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Matthew Florianz (Audio Track Co-Host)
Frontier Developments
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Matthew Handrahan photo
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Matthew Handrahan
Kepler Interactive
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Melissa ‘Mj’ Lewis photo
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Melissa ‘Mj’ Lewis
Kepler Interactive
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Mikey Starovoytov photo
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Mikey Starovoytov
3D Artist
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Nainan Shah photo
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Nainan Shah
The Mini Fund
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Nainita Desai photo
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Nainita Desai
Composer
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Najmah Salam photo
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Najmah Salam
Small Loan Studio
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Natalie Winter photo
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Natalie Winter
Actor and Director
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Neil Long photo
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Neil Long
mobilegamer.biz
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Nick Poole photo
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Nick Poole
Ukie
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Nick Wiswell photo
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Nick Wiswell
Turn 10 Studios
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Nicola Strina photo
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Nicola Strina
Blink Games
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Olliver Heins photo
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Olliver Heins
Aonic
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Oscar Clark photo
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Oscar Clark
Arcanix
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Pamina Bou photo
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Pamina Bou
Factortech
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Paola Velasquez photo
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Paola Velasquez
Sony Interactive Entertainment
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor photo
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor
Mode 7
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Pete Ward photo
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Pete Ward
MachineGames
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Peter Hansen photo
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Peter Hansen
FuturLab
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Peter Hanson photo
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Peter Hanson
Sony Interactive Entertainment
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Randall Ryan photo
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Randall Ryan
HamsterBall
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Rebecca Parnell photo
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Rebecca Parnell
Act III Studios
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Robert Hewson photo
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Robert Hewson
Huey Games
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Ros Chisholm photo
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Ros Chisholm
BadBear Games CIC
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Rosanna Normanton photo
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Rosanna Normanton
Intimacy Coordinator
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Ross Plaskow photo
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Ross Plaskow
Rive
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Roy Caseley photo
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Roy Caseley
University of the Arts London
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Sam Bolton photo
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Sam Bolton
Keywords Studios
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Sam Collins photo
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Sam Collins
Ukie
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Sam Hughes photo
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Sam Hughes
Metacore
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Sam Lake photo
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Sam Lake
Remedy Entertainment
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Sam Loveridge photo
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Sam Loveridge
GamesRadar
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Sam Thompson photo
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Sam Thompson
Dead Nice Studio
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Samantha Béart photo
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Samantha Béart
Actor
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Samantha Ebelthite photo
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Samantha Ebelthite
Amplified Games
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Samuel Roberts photo
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Samuel Roberts
GamesIndustry.biz
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Sarah Brewster photo
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Sarah Brewster
Fresh Seed
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Shawn Alexander Allen photo
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Shawn Alexander Allen
NuChallenger
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Shereen Fares photo
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Shereen Fares
Ragdoll Games
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Siddhant Ravi photo
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Siddhant Ravi
Ninja Theory
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Silvana Greenfield photo
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Silvana Greenfield
SG Coaching
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Simon Godwin photo
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Simon Godwin
Secret Mode
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Simon Haines photo
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Simon Haines
Sony Interactive Entertainment
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Sini Downing photo
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Sini Downing
Side
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Soheil Salehinia photo
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Soheil Salehinia
Sliced Bread Animation
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Sole Gonzalez Romero photo
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Sole Gonzalez Romero
Super Spline Studios
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Sophie Smart photo
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Sophie Smart
No More Robots
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Stanley Wang photo
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Stanley Wang
Koffeecup
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Stark Holborn photo
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Stark Holborn
ColePowered
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Stephanie Bazeley photo
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Stephanie Bazeley
Team Junkfish
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Steve Ewart photo
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Steve Ewart
Havok
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Stevie Ward photo
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Stevie Ward
Future Publishing
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Suddi Raval photo
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Suddi Raval
Spliced
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Susie Valerio photo
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Susie Valerio
Voice Actor and Casting Director
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Tara Mustapha photo
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Tara Mustapha
Code Coven
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Tessa Verplancke photo
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Tessa Verplancke
Freelance Sound Designer
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Tom Cole photo
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Tom Cole
University of Greenwich
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Tom Knight photo
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Tom Knight
Fireshine Games
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Tyson Roberts photo
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Tyson Roberts
Google DeepMind
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Xu He photo
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Xu He
ustwo games
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Yasmina Fadel photo
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Yasmina Fadel
Maximalist
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Zbigniew Woznowski photo
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Zbigniew Woznowski
Reality Games
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Zhong Hu photo
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Zhong Hu
Twin Atlas
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