GDC + VRDC 2019 Session Scheduler

View, browse and sort the ever-growing list of sessions by pass type, track, and format. With this Session Scheduler, you can build your schedule in advance and access it during the show via export or with the GDC Mobile App, once live. Sessions do fill up so please arrive early to sessions that you would like to attend. Adding a session to your schedule does not guarantee you a seat.

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Acree, Neal

Title: Composer

Company: Independent

Alexander, Phill

Title: Assistant Professor of Games

Company: Miami University

Alexandrova, Elitsa

Title: Sound Designer and Composer

Company: Ubisoft Sofia

Allen, Becky

Title: Senior Audio Producer

Company: 343 Industries

Altizer, Roger

Title: Professor and Associate Director, Entertainment Arts & Engineering

Company: Uiversity of Utah

Altringer, Beth

Title: Director

Company: Harvard University Desirability Lab

Alzayer, Noah

Title: Character TD

Company: Insomniac Games

An, Bailin

Title: Lead Programmer

Company: Tencent

Andrew, Lydia

Title: Audio Director

Company: Ubisoft Quebec

Angst, Michael

Title: CEO

Company: Eline Media

Antani, Lakulish

Title: Senior VR Audio R&D;

Company: Valve Software

B

Barbagallo, Ralph

Title: Founder

Company: FLARB, LLC

Barbet, Raoul

Title: Creative Director and Music Supervisor

Company: Dontnod Entertainment, Capsule Animation Studio

Barlog, Cory

Title: Creative Director

Company: Sony Santa Monica Studio

Baxter, Alain

Title: Development Director

Company: BioWare

Bayer, Stephanie

Title: Manager, Community Development

Company: Blizzard Entertainment

Bellard, Miriam

Title: Lead Interior Pre Visualisation Artist

Company: Rockstar North

Benard, Sebastien

Title: Developer

Company: Motion Twin

Bergmann, Dean

Title: Multimedia Producer and Livestream Developer

Company: Digital Extremes

Bianco-Prevot, Federico

Title: Senior Staff Programmer

Company: Sony Santa Monica Studio

Bible, Thomas

Title: Audio Lead

Company: Submersion Audio

Bidaux, Thomas

Title: CEO

Company: ICO Partners

Birke, Alexander

Title: Graphics Programmer

Company: Aardman Animations

Bloom, Philip

Title: Senior Engineering Manager

Company: Machine Zone

Boeda, Gautier

Title: AI Engineer

Company: Square Enix Co., Ltd.

Bogovich, Bonnie

Title: Audio Designer

Company: BlackCatBonifide, LLC

Boyd, Gregory

Title: Partner

Company: Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC

Brannigan, Tara

Title: Client Service Manager and Community Lead

Company: 5CA

Brechner, Josie

Title: Audio Designer

Company: Visager

Brennan, Sophie

Title: Character TD

Company: Insomniac Games

Bridgett, Rob

Title: Audio Director

Company: Eidos Montreal

Brown, Jim

Title: Senior Designer

Company: Epic Games

Brucks, Ryan

Title: Principal Technical Artist

Company: Epic Games

Brunelle, Jessica

Title: Production Director

Company: Ember Entertainment

Bruxner, Grace

Title: Game Developer

Company: Independent

Buchanan, Greg

Title: Writer and Narrative Designer

Company: Independent, 'No Man's Sky: Atlas Rises' & others

Byrd, John

Title: CEO

Company: Gigantic Software

C

Carlson, Linda

Title: Director, Community Relations

Company: Trion Worlds

Carmona, Sabrina

Title: Senior Producer

Company: King

Castle, Louis

Title: Head of Studio

Company: Amazon Games

Chan, Mavis

Title: Lead Product Manager

Company: Electronic Arts

Chong, Sylvia

Title: Lead Artist

Company: League of Geeks

Christophersen, Andrew

Title: Technical Artist

Company: ArenaNet

Clark, Jake

Title: Animator

Company: Studio MDHR, 'Cuphead'

Clough, Michelle

Title: Game Writer and Narrative Designer

Company: Freelance

Cloward, Ben

Title: CG Supervisor

Company: Bioware

Conic, Filip

Title: Technical Sound Designer

Company: Rovio

Consalvo, Mia

Title: Professor and Canada Research Chair in Games Studies

Company: Concordia University

Cooper, DB

Title: Queen of All the Land

Company: DB Cooper VO, LLC

Coursey, Patrick

Title: Writer and Narrative Designer

Company: Freelance

Cullen, Amanda

Title: Doctoral Student in Informatics

Company: University of California, Irvine

D

D'Oliveira, Brian

Title: Lead Composer and Founder

Company: La Hacienda Creative

Dailly, Mike

Title: Founder

Company: Ogre Games

Dalton, Peter

Title: Technical Director

Company: Bluepoint Games

Dansereau, Thierry

Title: Art Director

Company: Ubisoft Quebec

Delventhal, Willem

Title: Founder

Company: Mew and Me

Deniz, Emre

Title: CEO

Company: Opaque Space

Doherty, Jarrod

Title: Manager, Player Behavior Insights

Company: Blizzard Entertainment

Doyle, Gemma

Title: Vice President of Player Success

Company: Zynga

Dreskin, Joel

Title: Marketer

Company: Independent

Duringer, Theresa

Title: CEO

Company: Temple Gates Games

de la Pena, Nonny

Title: CEO

Company: Emblematic Group

E

Eberhardt, Richard

Title: Studio Manager

Company: MIT

Eiserloh, Squirrel

Title: Professor of Practice

Company: SMU Guildhall

Escamez, Erika

Title: Audio Director and Lead Sound Designer

Company: Echtra Games, Inc.

Eschenbacher, Eve

Title: Voiceover Lead

Company: ArenaNet

Evans, Sophie

Title: Animator

Company: The Molasses Flood

Everist, Jon

Title: Composer

Company: Everist Sound, LLC

Eykemans, Peter

Title: Senior Lead Producer

Company: Kongregate

F

Falstein, Noah

Title: President

Company: The Inspiracy

Feeley, Sean

Title: Sr. Staff Technical Artist

Company: Sony Santa Monica Studio

Fields, Frank

Title: Esports and Sponsorship Manager

Company: CORSAIR

Filby, Steve

Title: Marketing Manager/Managing Director

Company: IndieCatapult & Motion Twin

Finley, Toiya Kristen

Title: Game and Narrative Designer

Company: Schnoodle Media, LLC

Fong, Jessica

Title: Co-founder and Creative Director

Company: Lonely Egg Studio

Forbes, Jono

Title: Senior Software Engineer

Company: Unity Technologies

Foulston, Marie

Title: Curator of Videogames

Company: V&A;

Fox, David

Title: CEO

Company: Double Coconut

Fray, Andrew

Title: Lead Programmer

Company: Spry Fox

Fredley, Garrett

Title: Software Engineer

Company: Electronic Arts

Freeman, Nina

Title: Level Designer

Company: Fullbright

Fristrom, James

Title: Chief Scientist

Company: Happion Laboratories, LLC

Fullerton, Tracy

Title: Director

Company: USC Game Innovation Lab

G

Gaillard, Sebastien

Title: Audio Director

Company: Dontnod Entertainment

Gal, Ran

Title: Principal Research Engineer

Company: Microsoft Research

Garriss, Zak

Title: Creative Director

Company: Deck Nine Games

Gautier, Maxime

Title: Composer and Technical Sound Designer

Company: Berklee School of Music

Gonzalez, Lucas

Title: Product Manager

Company: Zeptolab

Gordon, Michael

Title: CEO

Company: Iron Horse Games, LLC

Grace, Lindsay

Title: Knight Chair of Communications

Company: Miami University

Graves, Jason

Title: Composer

Company: Independent

Griffith, Jeremy

Title: Senior VFX Artist

Company: Riot Games

Gril, Juan

Title: Executive Producer

Company: FlowPlay

Grossman, Dave

Title: Chief Creative Officer

Company: Earplay

H

Hagen, Koray

Title: Senior Programmer

Company: Sony Santa Monica Studio

Hall, Benjamin

Title: World Director

Company: Ubisoft Quebec

Hall, Laura E.

Title: Founder

Company: Timberview Productions & Meridian Adventure Co.

Halperin, Xray

Title: Senior Technical Artist

Company: Insomniac Games

Harlin, Jesse

Title: Composer

Company: Submersion Audio

Hauteville, Cedric

Title: Designer

Company: DeepMind

Hayden, Marianne

Title: Story Animator

Company: Naughty Dog, Inc.

Hazel, Jennifer

Title: Doctor, Executive Director

Company: CheckPoint Organisation

Heiniger, Matt

Title: Technical Artist

Company: Undead Labs

Henry, Jennifer

Title: Gameplay Programmer

Company: Ubisoft Montreal

Hickey, Jason

Title: Lead Environment Artist

Company: Insomniac Games

Hoang, David

Title: Senior Animator

Company: Bioware Austin

Hocking, Clint

Title: Creative Director

Company: Ubisoft Toronto

Hodde, Stephen

Title: Audio Director

Company: Polyarc

Hogge, Akimitsu

Title: Software Engineer

Company: Activision

Hooper, Fred

Title: Lead VFX Artist

Company: Nvidia

Hopen, Yngvill

Title: CEO and Game Director

Company: Henchman & Goon

Hsia, Jenny Jiao

Title: Independent Game Developer

Company: Hexecutable

Hymes, Kathryn

Title: Game Designer

Company: Thorny Games

I

Ibarra, Raul

Title: 3D Character Animator

Company: Ubisoft

Ibrahim, Mona

Title: Senior Associate

Company: IE Law Group

Itsuno, Hideaki

Title: Game Director

Company: Capcom

J

Jacquier, Yves

Title: Executive Director, Production Services Studios

Company: Ubisoft Montreal

Jakobsson, Mikael

Title: Research Scientist

Company: MIT

Jasmin, Marie

Title: UI Designer

Company: Bethesda

John, Tracey

Title: Studio Lead, Narrative Design

Company: King

Johnson, Blake

Title: Audio Designer

Company: Insomniac Games

Johnson, Bryce

Title: Inclusive Lead

Company: Microsoft Devices

Johnson, Genevieve

Title: Senior Instructional Designer

Company: Roblox

K

Kane, Lisy

Title: Lead Producer

Company: League of Geeks

Kang, Jeremy

Title: Principal Game Designer

Company: King

Katkoff, Michail

Title: Director of Product Management

Company: Rovio

Kennedy, Alexis

Title: Creative Director

Company: Weather Factory

Khan, Ayesha

Title: Senior Narrative Designer

Company: Splash Damage, Ltd.

Kiernan, Richard

Title: Head of Customer Care

Company: Wooga

Kim, Jongwoo

Title: Co-founder and Programmer

Company: Kitfox Games

King, Novera

Title: Writer/Narrative Designer

Company: ArenaNet

King-Yost, Jo

Title: Production Engineer

Company: Bungie

Kjellberg, Jonas

Title: CTO

Company: Gestrument

Knutson, Matt

Title: Doctoral Student in Visual Studies

Company: University of California, Irvine

Kong, Jennie

Title: Story Writer

Company: thatgamecompany

Kouneva, Penka

Title: Lead Composer

Company: Penka Kouneva Studios, Inc.

Kovacs, Sarah

Title: Talent Agent

Company: Kraft-Engel Management

Krasilnikov, Vladimir

Title: Head of Game Design

Company: Pixonic

Kruel, Luiz

Title: Senior Tech Artist

Company: SideFX Software

L

Lachmann, Max

Title: Senior Audio Consultant and Sound Designer

Company: Pole Position Production

Lagumbay, Emmanuel

Title: Audio Designer

Company: Lagumbay Music

Lane, Greg

Title: Community Manager

Company: Big Huge Games

Langley, Justin

Title: VO Designer

Company: EA DICE

Langmuir, Christopher

Title: Creative Director

Company: Anemone Hug Interactive, Inc.

Lawhead, Nathalie

Title: Independent Game Designer

Company: alienmelon

LeBlanc, Marc

Title: Senior R&D; Software Engineer

Company: Riot Games

Lee, Matthew

Title: Chair

Company: IGDA Serious Games SIG

Leggett, Jean

Title: CEO

Company: One More Story Games

Leimann, Thorsten

Title: Game Designer

Company: Ubisoft Blue Byte Gmbh

Levin, Drew

Title: Lead Product Manager

Company: Kongregate

Lieu, Derek

Title: Trailer Editor

Company: Independent

Lindskog, Simon

Title: Technical Sound Designer

Company: EA DICE

Liu, Yibo

Title: Senior Technical Artist

Company: Playground Games

Lohr, Bernard

Title: CEO

Company: Pole Position Production

Losi, Evan

Title: Lead Game Designer

Company: Scopely

Lowgren, Ella

Title: Communications Manager

Company: Infinity+2

Lucas, Alexandra M.

Title: Content Writer

Company: Microsoft Cortana

Ludlow, Richard

Title: Audio Director

Company: Hexany Audio

M

Mackenzie, Robert

Title: Senior Director of Visual Development

Company: King

Malaska, John

Title: Freelance Animator

Company: Wild & Wooly, LLC

Maler, Elizabeth

Title: CEO

Company: Abiding Bridge

Manabe, Kazuko

Title: AI Engineer

Company: Square Enix Co., Ltd.

Marino, Gerard

Title: Composer

Company: G-Musique

Marshall, Samuel

Title: Composer and Audio Director

Company: Sony Interactive Entertainment, Pixel Opus

Marteinsson, Matthew

Title: Sound Designer

Company: Klei Entertainment

Masella, Robert

Title: Senior Gameplay Engineer

Company: Rare, Ltd.

Matz, John Robert

Title: Composer

Company: Independent

Matz, John Robert

Title: Composer

Company: Independent

Maximov, Andrew

Title: CEO and Founder

Company: Promethean AI, LLC

Mazza, Ray

Title: Senior Creative Director

Company: Gram Games

McArthur, Stephen

Title: Founding Attorney

Company: The McArthur Law Firm

McCoy, Max

Title: Technical Sound Designer

Company: Disney Games and Interactive Experiences

McDonald, Heidi

Title: Senior Creative Director

Company: iThrive Games

McDonald, Jason

Title: Design Director

Company: Sony Santa Monica Studio

McGee, Caitlin

Title: Physical Therapist

Company: 1HP

McLaughlin, Rus

Title: Senior Writer

Company: Sony Interactive Entertainment

McVeigh-Schultz, Joshua

Title: Postdoctoral Researcher

Company: Social & Emotional Technology Lab, UCSC

Mellergard, Joakim

Title: Technical Artist

Company: Rare, Ltd.

Mellroth, Kristofor

Title: Head of Audio

Company: Microsoft Studios Global Publishing

Meretzky, Steve

Title: Game Designer

Company: Independent

Miller, Natasha

Title: Research Scientist

Company: Blizzard Entertainment

Montero, Pablo

Title: Partnerships Associate, Mexico

Company: Twitch

Moore, Lennie

Title: Composer

Company: 3l33t Music

Morgan, Robert

Title: Co-founder and Creative Director

Company: Playlines

Morris, David

Title: Head of Analytics

Company: Spryfox

Mraz, Ronny

Title: Technical Sound Designer

Company: Avalanche Studios

Murff, James

Title: Designer

Company: Rosemary Branch

Muston-Firsch, Erin

Title: Occupational Therapist

Company: Craig Hospital

N

Nathanson, Julie

Title: Voice Actor

Company: ArenaNet

Niederquell, Mike

Title: Lead Sound Designer

Company: Sony PlayStation

Nordlander, Daniel

Title: Senior Gameplay Designer

Company: Bioware Edmonton

Novat, Mael

Title: Senior Producer

Company: Kongregate

Nugent, Joseph

Title: Professor

Company: Boston College

Nyte, Caryle

Title: Sound Designer

Company: Camouflaj

O

Okabe, Michiteru

Title: Senior Producer

Company: Capcom

P

Padilla, Walter

Title: Director of Esports

Company: Intersport

Patel, Carrie

Title: Narrative Designer and Writer

Company: Obsidian Entertainment

Paunovic, Milos

Title: CSR Manager

Company: Nordeus

Pedica, Claudio

Title: Principal UX Designer

Company: Solfar

Pennant, Douglas

Title: Associate Development Manager

Company: Creative Assembly

Perry, Daniel

Title: Audio Director

Company: Owlchemy Labs

Phelps, Andrew

Title: Professor of Art and Design

Company: Rochester Institute of Technology

Phillips, Winifred

Title: Composer

Company: Generations Productions, LLC

Pieket, Ronald

Title: Senior Engine Programmer

Company: Insomniac Games

Pietsch, Riley

Title: Senior Systems Designer

Company: Sledgehammer Games

Pinsonnault, Liko-Paul

Title: Technical Director

Company: Wargaming

Popovich, Nick

Title: CEO

Company: Monomi Park

Power, Christopher

Title: Vice President and Associate Professor

Company: The AbleGamers Charity/The University of York

Prasertvithyakarn, Prasert "Sun"

Title: Senior Game Designer

Company: Square Enix Co., Ltd.

Pratt, Barney

Title: Audio Director

Company: Supermassive Games, Ltd.

Previty, Alex

Title: Audio Designer

Company: Insomniac Games

R

Raeburn, Joe

Title: Director of Product

Company: Space Ape Games

Rebrova, Natalia

Title: UI/UX designer

Company: SYBO games

Reede, Ryan

Title: Technical Director

Company: Dreamworks Animation

Reid, Christopher

Title: Counsel

Company: Tilting Point

Reid, Stephen

Title: Head of Community

Company: Viveport at HTC

Reisenegger, Thomas

Title: Co-founder

Company: Future Friends Games

Renard, Rupert

Title: Senior Programmer

Company: Sony Santa Monica Studio

Rogerson, Dylan

Title: Lead Data Scientist

Company: Activision

Rohrl, Dave

Title: Founder

Company: Mobile Game Doctor

Romanowska, Wirginia

Title: Lead VFX Artist

Company: id Software

Romero, Cesar

Title: Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Company: Unity Technologies

Romine, Morgan

Title: Director of Initiatives

Company: AnyKey

Rose, Jeffrey

Title: Attorney

Company: Law Offices of Jeffrey W. Rose

Rose, Mike

Title: Director

Company: No More Robots

S

Salomaa, Heli

Title: Costume Artist

Company: Independent

Sampat, Elizabeth

Title: Studio Creative Director

Company: Future Games of London

Sandercock, Jenn

Title: Game Designer

Company: Inquisiment

Santiago, David

Title: Principal Technical Artist

Company: Insomniac Games

Sarrett, Peter

Title: Senior Technical Designer

Company: Bungie

Sasso, Noah

Title: Technical Designer

Company: Iron Galaxy Studios

Savidan, Adam

Title: Content Producer

Company: LoadingReadyRun

Schklar, Jason

Title: Founder and Chief Consultant

Company: UX is Fine!

Schmidt, Brian

Title: Founder and President

Company: Brian Schmidt Studios

Schneider, Luke

Title: Developer

Company: Radiangames

Schutze, Stephan

Title: Founder and Creative Director

Company: Sound Librarian

Schwab, Brian

Title: Director, Interaction Lab

Company: Magic Leap

Schwab, Philomena

Title: Co-Fawnder and Game Designer

Company: Stray Fawn Studio

Schyman, Garry

Title: Composer

Company: Independent

Seibert, Patrick

Title: Marketeer

Company: Too Indie To Fail

Self-Ballard, Keith

Title: Art Director

Company: Deep Silver Volition

Shaw, Caryl

Title: VP of Development

Company: Double Fine Productions

Sheahan, Doug

Title: Lead Gameplay Programmer

Company: Insomniac Games

Shim, Melissa

Title: Senior Animator

Company: Sony Santa Monica Studio

Shumway, Dave

Title: Sr. Audio Designer/Composer

Company: Magic Leap

Skolnick, Evan

Title: Game Writer and Narrative Designer

Company: Independent

Smadja, Ishai

Title: Product Manager

Company: King

Smets, Angie

Title: Executive Producer

Company: Guerrilla Games

Smith, Amanda Rose

Title: Audio Director

Company: ARS Audio

Smith, Mason

Title: Indie Game Developer

Company: Airdorf Games

Snow, Kevin

Title: Narrative Designer

Company: Bravemule & Ghoulnoise

Snow, Priscilla

Title: Sound Designer and Composer

Company: Bravemule & Ghoulnoise

Stalbow, Andrew

Title: CEO and Co-founder

Company: Seriously

Stein, Bobby

Title: Associate Narrative Director

Company: ArenaNet

Stern, Aviv

Title: CDO

Company: SocialPoint

Stevens, Garrett

Title: Technical Artist

Company: Funomena

Stevens, Karen

Title: Accessibility Lead

Company: EA Sports

Stevenson, Ryan

Title: Varsity Manager

Company: USC Esports Student Union

Sui, Jingyu

Title: M.S. Games for Learning

Company: NYU

Szantner, Attila

Title: Co-founder and CEO

Company: MMOS

Szymczyk, David

Title: Technical Director

Company: Obsidian Entertainment

T

Teeples, Laura

Title: Workflow UX Designer

Company: 343 Industries

Telfer, Adam

Title: Director of Product Management

Company: Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment

Thibieroz, Nicolas

Title: Director of Game Engineering

Company: AMD

Thompson, Cherry

Title: Game Accessibility and Inclusion Consultant

Company: Independent

Todisco, Kevin

Title: Senior Software Engineer

Company: Vicarious Visions

Tran, Victoria

Title: Community Developer

Company: Kitfox Games

Trebella, Dana

Title: Founder

Company: Spoke and Wheel Strategy

Trifon, Brian

Title: Composer

Company: Finishing Move, Inc.

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Van Camp, Mattias

Title: Technical Artist

Company: The Creative Assembly

Vega, Dominic

Title: Senior Sound Designer

Company: Avalanche Studios

Velasquez, Bruno

Title: Animation Director

Company: Sony Santa Monica Studio

Venisky, Brian

Title: Senior Technical Animator

Company: Avalanche Studios

Vogel, Richard

Title: VP of Technology and Online Services

Company: Certain Affinity

Voiron, Cyril

Title: Studio Strategic Innovations Director and Executive Producer

Company: Ubisoft Blue Byte Gmbh

van Vugt, Nick

Title: Community Team Lead

Company: Uken Games

W

Wade, Chris

Title: Designer and Developer

Company: Owlchemy Labs

Walker, Matt

Title: Producer

Company: Capcom

Wehrle, Cole

Title: Game Designer

Company: Leder Games

West, Timoni

Title: Director of XR Research

Company: Unity Technologies

White, Brian

Title: Composer

Company: Finishing Move, Inc.

Whitmore, Guy

Title: Composer and Music Designer

Company: Foxface Rabbitfish, LLC

Wide, Mans

Title: Executive Producer

Company: Rovio

Wintory, Austin

Title: Composer

Company: Independent

Wolfe, Zack

Title: Game Designer and Animator

Company: OddBird

Wolff, Sebastian

Title: Founder

Company: Materia Collective, LLC

Wood, Olivia

Title: Writer, Editor and Content Manager

Company: Failbetter Games

Wyser, Brian

Title: Lead Animator

Company: Insomniac Games

Y

Yang, Robin

Title: Sr. Product Manager

Company: CodeCombat

Yee, Nick

Title: Co-founder and Analytics Lead

Company: Quantic Foundry

Yemeliantseva, Daryna

Title: Lead Level Designer and Game Economy Designer

Company: Room 8 Studio

Yin, Kathleen

Title: Co-founder

Company: Serious Games Australia & New Zealand

Yoshidome, Hayato

Title: Sr. Staff Technical Combat Designer

Company: Sony Santa Monica Studio

Young, Hamish

Title: Lead Mechanics Designer

Company: Avalanche Studios

Z

Zagal, Jose

Title: Associate Professor

Company: University of Utah

Zotikov, Alexander

Title: Technical Artist

Company: Remedy Entertainment

Zukowski, Chris

Title: Creative Director

Company: Return To Adventure Mountain, LLC