Games Industry Gathering

Meet your Hosts

The Games Industry Gathering hosts will be the first faces you see when entering the virtual events, welcoming you to the space and making sure the ship stays afloat.



Kay Purcell
KAY PURCELL
Community Manager
Avalanche Studios
Kat Welsford
KAT WELSFORD
Growth manager
Splash Damage
Guy Blomberg
GUY BLOMBERG
Event Director
DreamHack Festivals

Cris Amaya
CRISTINA AMAYA
President
Latinx in Gaming
Mike Williams
MIKE WILLIAMS
Content Marketing
Digital Extremes
Reb Valentine
REB VALENTINE
Senior Reporter
IGN

Luke Lancaster
LUKE LANCASTER
Head of Gaming
SXSW Sydney
Meredith Hall
MEREDITH HALL
Lead Producer
Strange Scaffold
Reese Wright
REESE WRIGHT
Senior Producer
Devolver Digital

Rob Manuel
ROB MANUEL
Events Editorial Manager
IGN
Manny Hachey
MANNY HACHEY
Accelerator Program Director
Xsolla
Floyd Broadnax
FLOYD BROADNAX
Biz Dev
Tilt Games

Judy Barbosa
JUDY BARBOSA
Gaming Specialist
Red Bull
Nika Nour
NIKA NOUR
Head Of Partnerships
Genvid Technologies
Lynn Richter
LYNN RICHTER
Senior Community Manager
Probably Monsters

Yifat Shaik
YIFAT SHAIK
Assistant Professor
York University
Al Pardoe
AL PARDOE
Commercial Director
Just About
Katie Golden
KATIE GOLDEN
Senior Product Manager
Riot Games

Tim Cullings
TIM CULLINGS
Executive Director
Seattle Indies
Michelle Krikowa
MICHELLE KRIKOWA
Social Media Manager
Twitch ANZ
Glen Henry
GLEN HENRY
Founder
Spritewrench Studios

Anya Combs
ANYA COMBS
Game Consultant
Fionna McKuhen
FIONNA MCKUHEN
Event Producer
Pokecrawl

Chris DeLeon
CHRIS DELEON
Founder/Director
HomeTeam GameDev
Alyssa Sweetman
ALYSSA SWEETMAN
Director, Strategy
Player 2