Next, let's meet Julia Kenny! Currently working in the SEGA Searchlight team, Julia's passion for bringing great games to the consumer & forming meaningful relationships has driven her career in video game publishing & business development.

Meet Ed Perkins, a lifelong gamer & Square Enix fan, now their Head of Mobile Publishing! Having worked across web, mobile & console with ambitious teams and inspiring leaders, Ed will definitely be able to provide some tips & insights!

We've gotten some questions about the finer details of #SummerJam2021 - and have put together an FAQ for all our wonderful Jammers!

Leanne always knew she wanted to make games & started her career 16 years ago, eventually marrying her love for cars & games by heading up multiple Need for Speed titles. Now, she's Head of Riot Forge - the 3rd party publishing division of Riot Games.

Next up, we have Jon Hook, VP of Publishing at BoomBit! Prior to joining BoomBit, Jon was CRO at Homa Games & previously had his own ad tech startup. An active angel investor in game startups, he sits on the advisory board of a number of games companies

Chris Pett has traveled extensively, working in different industries all over the world! For the past 3 years he has been an English Teacher, Graphic Designer, & Design Consultant in China. Now, he is the Lead Publishing Executive at Kwalee.

Joining the judges' list we have Mattias Wiking - CEO of Turborilla, a company making action sports games for mobile with over 70 million downloads in total. He has been working with games since the late 90's, both in game production & in leading roles.

Our next judge is Bobby Wertheim - Director of Content for SEGA Searchlight (Europe). Bobby is always on the look out for talented developers to work with & support through SEGA Searchlight, with the goal of creating a long running successful franchise.

We've managed to secure Richard Bartle for a talk on World Design in Games! Get comfy and glean some magic from the OG GDCOnline Legend! https://www.eventbrite.se/e/designing-virtual-worlds-tickets-169…

Joining the panel, we have Jacki Vause, Co-Founder of Dimoso. Known as one of the top 30 Women in Mobile, Jacki has worked in publishing & PR for over 25 years managing traditional & digital, mobile and social communications strategies for major clients.