WELCOME TO THE SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

Eldon Edwards

Director: Grant Management System, The Jobs Fund

Lilian Moraa Momanyi

Head of Information and Library Services - Goethe Institut Nairobi

John Eternal

Founder, Principal & Strategic Business Consultant, ETERNAL

David Christensen

Vice President Business Development, GlobalStep

Benon Maguta

Gaming Hub Manager, Tshimologong

Pascal Jarde

Founder & CEO, enCaps

Alderman JP Smith

Alderman, City of Cape Town

Cameron Lawry

Managing Executive, SAE Institute

Lance Fanaroff

Chief Strategy Officer, iiDENTIFii

Tobie Van der Spuy

CEO, Block Markets Africa

Gerald Maithya

ATO Lead, Microsoft

Kyle Smith

Head of Game Design and Development, Emeris

Ntombi Makwetu

Director, Department of Communications and Digital Technologies

Tshepiso Teffo

Digital Skills Advisor, GIZ South Africa

Jesse Wrensch

IT & Digital Entertainment Legal Associate | Director, HWK Consulting (Pty) Ltd | Lecturer, Inscape

Kagisho Bapela

Head of Services Strategic Business Unit, Industrial Development Corporation

Kieran Reid

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Two Name Games

Peter Zetterberg

Senior Director, Xbox Games Camp

Matt Spall

Co-Founder & COO, Pitchify

Lodi Matsetela

Program Manager, Tshimologong Precinct

Nicky Visentin

Head of Human Resources, 24 Bit Games

Juney Dijkstra

Strategy & Business Innovation Director, External Development (Electronic Arts)

Thiago de Freitas

Group CEO, OV Entertainment Group

Vanessa Ann Sinden

Founder, Amahle Media

Isaac Mogajane

Executive Director & Co-Founder, Diprente Films

Lisa Adams

Founder, Citizen Code

Ilayda Bayari Erdinc

VP, Business Development | Southern Europe, Middle East & Africa, Xsolla

Edu Shola

Founder & Creative Director, Deluxe Creation Studios

Olivier Madiba

Founder, CEO, Game Designer & Programmer - Kiro'o Games

Nick Hall

Co-Founder, AFRICA GAMES WEEK

Lewis Speller

Partner Development Manager, Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

Tim Campbell

Principal, Strategic Alternatives LLC

Filomena Oliveira

CEO, A.CHIPALA - INVESTIMENTOS SA

Avuzwa Nthsongwana

Digital Lab Africa (DLA) Project Manager, Tshimologong Innovation

Cam Rogers

Principal, Cam Rogers Legal

Reece Coetzer

Sound Designer, Level Head Media & Native Darkness Productions

Sakhile Tembe

Independent Marketing Manager

Erik Peterson

Steam Business Team, Valve

Alden Kroll

Designer, Valve Corporation

Steph Pio

Strategic Partnerships Manager, Google

Katleen Evers

CEO and Senior Advisor, 4EversGames

Bonno Louis

Regulatory Compliance Officer, Botswana Gambling Authority

Vulane Mthembu

Gamebox Coordinator and Innovation Officer, Goethe-Institut

Kasyoka Mwanzia

Cultural Anthropologist & Ethnographer, Duke University

Zoran Roso

Founder & Strategic Industry Advisor, ZR Consulting

Solomon Temowo

Development Director, Remedy Entertainment

Tutaleni Ihonga

Co-Founder and CEO, Edu-Game Namibia & Tura Life Entertainment

Stephen Lee

VP of Partnerships, DECA Games

Glenn Gillis

Chairperson, Games for Change Africa | Co-founder & CEO, Sea Monster

Corrie Green

Senior Developer Advocate, Unity Technologies

Estelle Makhoba

Founder & Game Developer, Tiny Baby Crown

Asif Valley

National Technology Officer, Microsoft

Mike Geig

Principal Advocate, Unity Technologies

Margaret Gathoni

Game Developer, IGDA Foundation

Kirsten-Lee Naidoo

Head of Publishing at Landfall, WINGS Board Member

Joy Mawela

Head of Digital Content Hub, Wits Incubator Tshimologong Precinct

Lars Espeter

Game Technology Consultant & Client Contact, GDoutsourcing

Olympe Challot

Program & Community Manager, SpielFabrique

Michael Oscar Esio

Founder & Games Industry Expert, Africacomicade

Limpho Moeti

IGDA Chair

Rex Bowden

Co-Founder, Africa Games Week

Odile Limpach

Co-Founder, SpielFabrique

Zaid Motala

Legal Advisor - National Treasury, Jobs Fund

Youssef Boufaied

Co-Founder & CEO, Herodot Studio

Kristian Roberts

Managing Partner & CEO, Nordicity

Sho Sato

Chairperson, IGDA Incubation SIG

Yves Le Yaouanq

Chief Content Officer, Focus Entertainment

Olivia Dyers

Director: Digital Economy, Western Cape Department of Economic Development & Tourism

Ben Myres

CEO & Creative Director, Nyamakop

James Matthes

Creative Executive Officer, Pressure Cooker Studios

Safurat Balogun

Head of Information and Library, Goethe - Institut Côte d´Ivoire

Nthabeleng Phora

Project Manager, Gauteng Film Commission

Jason Della Rocca

Co-Founder, Execution Labs

Raymond Ledwaba

CEO, ITTHYNK GamingCEO, ITTHYNK Gaming

Dean Gichukie

Co-Founder, Kunta Content

Hugo Obi

Maliyo Games

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