Dr Jo Twist OBE
CEO UKIE
Dr Jo Twist has been CEO of Ukie since 2012. Before this she was Channel 4’s Commissioning Editor for Education, where she commissioned Digital Emmy-winning Battlefront II, free to play browser and iOS games, (Sweatshop, Nomnation and International Racing Squirrels) and social media projects. Dr Twist is Chair of the BAFTA Games Committee and is a member of the Creative Industries Council. She is also a Visiting Professor at Ravensbourne University, a Trustee for Historic Royal Palaces, a London Tech Ambassador, a VP of Special Effect, and sits on various other advisory groups. Dr Twist was awarded an OBE for her services to the creative industries in 2016.
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Events featuring Dr Jo Twist OBE
State of the Industry
2020 was a bumper year for games, but where has that left the UK games industry? What opportunities and challenges lie ahead? And how can we keep the sector growing and thriving across the country? Dr Jo Twist OBE, CEO of Ukie, will be sitting down for a fireside chat to discuss this and a whole lot more in a lively half hour conversation.
Animex Talk