Speakers

Guergana Guintcheva is professor of Marketing at EDHEC Business School. She holds a PhD degree in Marketing from the University of Montpellier. Her academic research and personal passions revolve around entertainment marketing (cinema, museums and video games). Her current research projects study sustainable culture and diversity issues in the entertainment sector. She works on a regular basis with audio-visual arts institutions.

Philippe DESSOLY, also known as “Golgoth71”, is a French video game developer and illustrator of famous mangas, comics and video games IP.

Cédric Babouche graduated in art and animation. After two acclaimed animated short films, he developed and produced animated feature films and TV series in his first company Dandelooo until 2017.In 2018, he founded UN JE NE SAIS QUOI and joined Umanimation, a transmedia production company. Dordogne, his first project, which mixes watercolor with 3D in a nostalgic narrative experience, was released in June 2023 by Focus Entertainment and Umanimation.Besides his company, he works as visual development artist for the animation industry, comic book artist and teaches art in several schools around the world.

Michael Liebe is founder and CEO of Booster Space, the company that started gamesweek Berlin as well as Womenize! Games and Tech and offers consultancy gigs around Twitch, community and fundraising. Through Booster Space, Michael represents Kickstarter as Outreach Games Europe. Since 2022, he is Director of Development for the non-profit multi-media initiative, Tales of Us. Educational references include teaching at University of Potsdam, UE Germany, MDH Berlin.

Sindi Breshani is the co-founder of “Episod Studio”, a mission-led developer of games that interpret socio-political and climate topics. Their game in development “Race for the Arctic” is the first commercial video game built entirely to promote the fight against climate change. Future titles include an open-world about dictatorship and a multiplayer game about propaganda. The studio is supported by the “UK Games Fund” and “InnovationRCA Incubator”.

Mélissandre Monatus is a marketing and communication professional from the Video Game industry with more than 15 years experience. She worked 8 years in London for major publishers at an international level (Activision, Capcom, Wargaming…), then for indie studios.

Raphaël Villegas is a versatile digital artist with a rich background in the visual arts, the result of a highly diverse career. He has worked as an illustrator, co-founded an independent video game studio, served as a Creative Director in the communication field, acted as the Lead Concept Artist for “Appeal Studios”, and most recently, held the position of Art Director at “Abrakam Studio”.
This array of roles has allowed him to explore a wide range of artistic skills.

Jörg Tittel is a writer, director, producer and designer of films, plays and games. Projects include graphic novel “Ricky Rouse Has a Gun” and sci-fi drama “The White King” starring Jonathan Pryce. He is the CEO of RapidEyeMovers Studio (UK).

Masahiko Murakami is also the organizer of Bitsummit, Japan’s most important indie games show. Masahiko will be presenting the Japanese indie game market and advising Western studios wishing to distribute their games there.

Ruslana Kruchek co-founder, brand manager and art director of VP Production (Odessa, Ukraine), an independent audio agency that crafts sonic identities for games, brands, and apps. Ruslana is responsible for VP Production’s work pipelines and unique data-driven approach to creating game audio.