Speakers & contributors at Grads In Games events for the 2015/16 Academic Year
Including the national Get In The Game university tour, Search For A Star finals day conferences & graduate careers events
Grads In Games
Mark Hope
Ben Milnes
Sharan Bassi
Andy Jenkinson
Ian Goodall
Microsoft UK & Microsoft Rare
Lee Stott – Technical Evangelist
Jonathan Collinge – Technical Evangelist
Jon Holmes – Senior Software Engineer
Lukasz Migas – Senior Software Engineer
Henry Golding – Software Engineer
Giles Davis – Developer Tools Technology Specialist
Agostino Simonetta – ID@XBox Regional Lead
Trisha Rana – App Development Evangelism Manager
Microsoft Games Ambassadors
Josh Mallet – Intern at Microsoft Lionhead
James Thomas – Lead Engineer at Microsoft Rare
Lee Piper – Lead Environment Artist at Microsoft Rare
Kris Adcock – Senior Engine Programmer at Microsoft Rare
Jon Vincent – Audio Director at Microsoft Rare
Susan Russell – HR Manager at Microsoft Rare
Autodesk
Lee Montgomery – Senior Technical Support Specialist
Sumo Digital
Peter Harrap – Technical Director
Ash Bennett – Technical Director
Sean Davies – Technical Director
Dom Hood – Head of Art
Rich Jordan – Lead Concept Artist
Ian Deary – Art Manager
Tom Sampson – Programmer
Rebecca Askham – Recruiter
Playground Games
Will Stones – Lead Engineer
Ben Penrose – Art Director
Nick Duncombe – Resource Manager
Boss Alien & NaturalMotion
Richard Bangs – Lead Programmer
Thad Frogley – Lead Programmer
Ralph Tittensor – Senior Software Engineer
Chris Carr – Senior Programmer
Matteo Meli – Games Programmer
Thomas Stockx – Programmer
Michael Jones – Programmer
Alex Gulliver – Programmer
Dave Hart – Programmer
Gavin Jones – Programmer (Search For A Star winner 2013)
Sonia Paul – Programmer (Search For A Star finalist 2015)
Jolyon Webb – Senior Art Director at NaturalMotion
Alan Wills – Application Developer at NaturalMotion
Perforce
Sven Knop – Senior Technical Specialist
Edge Case Games
Greg Booker – Principal Engineer
Exient
Jason Fielder – CEO
Tim Page – Technical Director
Adam Chilton – Games Artist
Furious Bee
Lizi Attwood – Technical Director
AMD
Gareth Thomas – Developer Technology Engineer
The Chinese Room
Alex Grahame – Environment Artist
Cloud Imperium
Mike Snowdon – Global VFX Lead
Lee Banyard – Global Audio Director
Richard Welsh – Senior AI Programmer
Michal Kozlowski – 3D Vehicle Artist
Frontier Developments
David Braben – CEO
Ninja Kiwi
Danny Parker – Head of Mobile Technology
Ninja Theory
Emrah Elmasli – Senior Concept Artist
Pixel Blast
Jonny Severn – Creative Director
Prospect Games
Andrew Bennison – Managing Director
Red Kite Games
Simon Iwaniszak – Managing Director
Andrew Greensmith – Technical Director
Tarnished Studios
Liz Patton – Animator
Unity
Olly Nicholson – Senior Technical Art Field Engineer