Jordan Gaming Task Force

Paul Hollman

Paul is VP of SCEE R&D, which provides an array of services to help game developers succeed on PlayStation (including support, training and consultancy), contribution to the PlayStation SDK and Toolset, part of the PlayStation.First team (which works with Universities and Academic groups) and a range of consumer facing products (including PS Vita's Facebook application a range of Video Services on PS3 and PS4 and even a digital game on PSM)

Rachad SADDI

Rachad is Mobile apps consultant at Google covering the MENA market. He works with developers to help them grow, distribute and monetize their apps. His team in Dublin is helping EMEA app developers grow their business through Google mobile apps solutions. He has a good expertise in google's publisher products like Adsense, Admob,DFP, Google Analytics , ADX and others. Before joining Google , Rachad worked in sales and finance in companies like GE Oil&Gas (France) and Pricewaterhouse coopers (Lebanon). Rachad holds a Masters degree in Financial economics from the American University of Beirut and a Masters degree in Business Development ...

Nathan Hull

Nathan Hull, Digital Product Development Director, Penguin Random House As Digital Product Development Director, Nathan has strategic responsibility for Penguin’s blossoming digital portfolio and a focus on product innovation. He seeks out and brokers partnerships to bring the best of current and future technologies and implements product development across all digital channels and in multiple markets. This range will includes multiple app platforms, new ebook and web technologies and considers the capabilities of new devices in conjunction with gaming and connected TV partners and much more. Nathan came to Penguin from Universal Music where he oversaw digital strategy for major artists ...

Maria Stukoff

Maria is Head of PlayStation First - Sony Computer Entertainment's Academic Development Program. She is responsible for the overall vision of how PlayStation engages with academic institutions interested in brining PlayStation technology and game making expertise into the classroom. This means, she is directly responsible for driving the PlayStation talent pipeline and the next generation of PlayStation savvy engineers, reachers and developers. In addition she is is an active member of the BAFTA Women Advisory Board, and is also the first female School Governor at the Liverpool Studio School. Maria is well known for her work in the video game ...

Jon Hare

Jon Hare is one of Europe’s best known creative directors and game designers with over 10 international number one games to my name and nearly 30 years of experience in the games industry. He also designed “Sensible World of Soccer” the most influential European developed game of all time according to Stanford University. Jon co-founded and managed the legendary 1980s and 90s development company Sensible Software, creating games such as Sensible Soccer, Cannon Fodder and Wizball to great critical acclaim and commercial success and has also worked in senior posts in two of the UKs biggest games developer/publishers Codemasters and Jagex. Since ...

Summit 2014

Greg Mitchel

“Lights, camera, action” were three words Greg Mitchell assumed would only be associated with  the film industry. Little did he know that he would eventually use those same words while creating cinematics for AAA game titles, and working for a studio called Epic Games, Inc. An early fascination with video games and making 8mm home movies for high school projects drove Greg’s desire to pursue a creative career. As a college student in 1990, he spent semesters studying the art of filmmaking, learning to shoot and edit, and discovering the early beginnings of digital video and 3D animation. Upon finishing college, Greg stepped into ...