Josh Sawyer started in the game industry in 1999 at Black Isle Studios, where he worked on the Icewind Dale games. Since 2005, he has been at Obsidian Entertainment, where he has directed Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, and the 2022 narrative adventure game Pentiment. He is currently Obsidian’s studio design director.
Mike Pondsmith is a legendary designer of role-playing, board, and computer games. As part of his own publishing house, he has created iconic games such as Mekton, Cyberpunk, and Castle Falkenstein, among others. His renowned cyberpunk world was adapted into a game by CD PROJEKT RED, a project he also contributed to.
Uri Levanon specializes in building & growing digital entertainment businesses. He’s currently the VP Biz Dev at Ludeo, where he’s architecting the business strategy and operations for a first-of-its-kind social playable gaming platform, where every player can create fully playable short-form game content from within their favorite games, in seconds. He’s been angel investing in startups since 2004, and advising global entertainment & media companies – such as MTGx, Vice, Bertelsmann, Cineverse, Chernin Ent., Burda, Marché du Film, Bonnier, WPP, Epidemic Sound, Dick Clark Productions and more – on growth strategies and investment opportunities.
Stefan leads EU business development for the Canadian giant Behaviour Interactive – makers of global hit Dead by Daylight (60m players). He specializes in leading strategy and bizdev processes for IP licensing, IP development and special transmedia projects, funding, distribution & studio M&A.
In game development industry since 1996. PhD, MPsych, LLM. Worked with AOL, White Wolf, The Sad Cat, Wargaming, The Farm 51 and other companies all over the world. Designed larps, video and board games. Also have been author and contributor of over 100 books and articles. Now works for Playcus game publisher, Lectures on Game Dev at Tallin University and at Lower Silesia University. Also cofounder ComBat Vision, Edu Haven, Solid Shadow companies and chair of BelGameDev , coorganizer Central and Eastern Europe Games Award, Founding Editor of European Historical Game Study Journal, Organizer of numerous Game Industry events.
He is a video games producer. In his almost 20 years in the industry, he has gone from coding, game design, and running a game studio to publishing, venture, and consulting. His passion is working with talented gamedev teams and helping them achieve their creative ambition. Some of the games he has worked on include Pathologic 2, Hellpoint, Not for Broadcast, Cartel Tycoon, Potion Craft, Desynced, and more.
Highly motivated and detail-oriented 3D artist with a passion for 3D. Proven track record of delivering high-quality results on time, with excellent communication and team collaboration skills acquired from my experience in Wargaming. I thrive in creative environments, embracing new challenges and technologies to drive innovation.
Lead/Senior Concept Artist with 10 years of experience in the art industry. Initially pursuing a career in historical sciences, he decided to follow his other passion—video games. Having worked both as a freelancer and within game development studios, he has contributed to dozens of projects, from board and mobile games to AA titles, including Hot Wheels: Rift Rally and projects for PolyAmorous and Draw Distance. Currently is part of the One More Level team.
A psychologist and UX researcher with nearly 4 years of experience. In addition to working at PixelAnt Games, she teaches UX design and game psychology at the University of Lower Silesia (DSW). She is also involved in gaming journalism, publishing articles for Gry-Online and CD-Action.
He is a self-taught 3D artist with a passion for blending technology and creativity, which is why Houdini has become his go-to tool. Currently, he works as a Houdini Technical Director (TD), CGI Supervisor, and instructor. At Rabid Rat, he focuses on projects in the advertising industry, where he balances technical problem-solving with artistic design. Additionally, he teaches Houdini courses at M4G Seminars, sharing his skills and helping others dive into the world of procedural workflows. While most of his work is in advertising, he also has experience in game development. One of his favorite projects was working with Rabid Rat on the game Bumpkin and Sprout, which gave him the chance to bring interactive worlds to life. He enjoys connecting with others who are passionate about 3D art and exploring what’s possible with tools like Houdini.