Speakers 2023

Check out our guest speakers joining us for 2023. Be sure to keep checking back for updates.

Ron Ashtiani

Ron Ashtiani

Co Founder

Big Thursday Creative

Laura Hutton

Laura Hutton

Artist and Director

High Tea Frog

Clement Capart

Clement Capart

Programmer and Director

High Tea Frog

Matthew Lake

Matthew Lake

Lead Technical Animator

Fallen Leaf

Joe Borley

Joe Borley

Producer

d3t

Jason Leee

Jason Lee

Programmer

d3t

Stuart Pentelow

Stuart Pentelow

Associate Programmer

d3t

Stuart Sumida

Stuart Sumida

Paleontologist

California State University, San Bernardino

Curtis Jobling

Curtis Jobling

Author, Illustrator, Screenwriter and Producer

Freelance

Fern Grifffiths

Fern Griffiths

Junior Level Designer

Ubisoft

David Neumann

David Neumann

CEO

NEWMATION

Will Earl

Will Earl

Head of Lighting and Optimization

Moving Picture Company

Nick Marshall

Nick Marshall

DFX Supervisor

DNEG

Magdalena Osinska

Magdalena Osinska

Director

Aardman Animations

Jeremy Purcell

Jeremy Purcell

Director

Cartoon Saloon

Andrew Whitehurst

Andrew Whitehurst

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Industrial Light & Magic

Peter Yates

Peter Yates

Designer

d3t

Kaya Jabar

Kaya Jabar

Pre-Production Supervisor

Framestore

Ruthie Nielsen

Ruthie Nielsen

Lead Character Rigger

TT Games

Felix Pereira

Felix Pereira

Senior Animator

TT Games

Dennis van Kessel

Dennis van Kessel

Concept Artist

Atomhawk

Jen Kitching

Jen Kitching

Visualisation Supervisor

The Third Floor

Zaid Shaikh

Zaid Shaikh

Game Designer

Firesprite

Johan Dekker

Johan Dekker

Motion Graphics Supervisor

DNEG

Benjamin Spence

Benjamin Spence

Production Coordinator

DNEG

Toby Seale

Toby Seale

Lead Animator

DNEG

Jade Crosby

Jade Crosby

Lead Environment Artist

TT Games

Daniel Martin

Daniel Martin

Advanced Character Rigger

TT Games

Niel Bushnell

Niel Bushnell

Cinematics Discipline Lead

Atomhawk

Nikita Lord

Nikita Lord

Graduate Partnership Manager

Aardvark Swift

Reice Collishaw

Reice Collishaw

Lead Character Artist

TT Games

Piotr Czternasty

Piotr Czternasty

Junior VFX Artist

TT Games

Tom Pedalino

Tom Pedalino

Lead Level Designer

Double Eleven

Nigel Middleman

Nigel Middleman

Technical Art Director

TT Games

Anna Olsson

Anna Olsson

Game Designer

Behaviour Interactive

Rob Dressel

Rob Dressel

Director of Cinematography, Layout

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Harriet Frayling

Harriet Frayling

Project Lead

Impact - Many Cats Studios and Ukie's #RaiseTheGame

Christopher Leech

Christopher Leech

PhD Researcher

Impact - Many Cats Studios and Ukie's #RaiseTheGame

Nathan Dunton

Nathan Dunton

Community Manager

Impact - Many Cats Studios and Ukie's #RaiseTheGame