2025 speakers

Ready to learn from some of the sharpest minds in game development? MIGS25 returns with more stages, more speakers, and more opportunities to grow your business and career. This year features three content stages – spanning business, external development strategies, and game development tracks – to deliver the insights, strategies, and stories shaping what’s next. From AAA giants to trailblazing indies, these industry experts have built worlds, launched hits, and led global teams.

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Abhi Swaminath

Abhi Swaminath

Creative Director, Visai Games

Adam Boyes

Adam Boyes

Founder & CEO, Vivrato

Adam Clare

Adam Clare

Cofounder, Game Space Agency

Alex Blake-Davies

Alex Blake-Davies

Sr. Developer Product Marketing Specialist, AMD

Alex Massé

Alex Massé

Founder and lead developer, Studio Paralives

Alexander Blake-Davies

Alexander Blake-Davies

Sr. Developer Product Marketing Specialist, AMD

Alexander Cann

Alexander Cann

Staff Software Engineer, AMD

Alexander Champlin

Alexander Champlin

Senior Analyst, Niko Partners

Alexandre Denault

Alexandre Denault

VP Production, Hyper Hippo Entertainment Ltd.

Allison Cole

Allison Cole

Sr Social Systems Designer, Electronic Arts

Amir Mujacic

Amir Mujacic

Engineering Manager, Sentry

Andrew Pappas

Andrew Pappas

Founder, Rengen Marketing

Andy Frech

Andy Frech

Senior Sound Designer, Interleave Creative

Andy Mauro

Andy Mauro

CEO, Storycraft

Anthony Tešija

Anthony Tešija

Senior Developer Advocate, Discord

Ashley Cooper

Ashley Cooper

Principal Writer, Motive Studio

Aude Laliberté

Aude Laliberté

Senior PR Manager - Gestionnaire Séniore des Relations Publiques, Behaviour Interactive

Audrey Dubois

Audrey Dubois

Producer, Cloud Chamber

Beatrix Moersch

Beatrix Moersch

Audio Lead, Don't Nod Montreal

Bénédicte Ouimet

Bénédicte Ouimet

Music Supervisor, Ubisoft

Bobby Wertheim

Bobby Wertheim

Founding Partner, Kando Factory

Brigitte Janssen

Brigitte Janssen

Production Manager, Yellow Brick Games

Carl-Edwin Michel

Carl-Edwin Michel

Founder, Canadian Game Awards

Chip Thurston

Chip Thurston

Head of Gaming, FastSpring

Chloé Giusti

Chloé Giusti

ID@Xbox Regional Lead - Americas/ANZ, Microsoft - Xbox

Christian Hurst

Christian Hurst

Co-Founder, Managing Director, Interleave

Christopher Chancey

Christopher Chancey

Cofounder & GM, Indie Asylum

Clara Sia

Clara Sia

Business & Marketing Consultant, Folks At Play

Claude Bordeleau

Claude Bordeleau

CRO, Winking Studios

Clint Hocking

Clint Hocking

Founder, Build Machine Games

Corey Caplan

Corey Caplan

Director of Business Development and Partner Licensing, tinyBuild Games

Dallas Dickinson

Dallas Dickinson

Head of Franchise, Story Kitchen

Daniel Wilén

Daniel Wilén

Head of Games, Oh My

Dave Doherty

Dave Doherty

Strategic Account Executive, Rive

Dave Sanderson

Dave Sanderson

Senior Director, Co-Development & Client Services, Interleave

David Boileau

David Boileau

Technical Director of Game Engineering, Gamebreaking Studios

Deborah Chantson

Deborah Chantson

Writer/Narrative Designer, Independent

Dune Casu

Dune Casu

Founder & Creative Director, Funselektor

Elizabeth Howard

Elizabeth Howard

GM, FarBridge

Eric Kim

Eric Kim

Country Manager, Tripo Studio, North America, Tripo AI

Erika Benacka

Erika Benacka

Senior Outsourcing Production Manager, Ubisoft

Fleur Marty

Fleur Marty

Executive Producer, Gearbox Studio Québec

François Tremblay

François Tremblay

Partner, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

Frank MEIJER

Frank MEIJER

Game Scout, Focus Entertainment

Frederic Tremblay

Frederic Tremblay

VP Strategic Growth, ALTKEY

Gabriela Siemienkowicz

Gabriela Siemienkowicz

Communications Lead, 11 bit studios

George Willard

George Willard

Director, Secret Sauce

Hans Haave

Hans Haave

Head of Publishing, Oro Interactive

Hugo Obi

Hugo Obi

Founder, Maliyo Games

Isabelle Bismuth

Isabelle Bismuth

Director of Studio Partnerships, AC Franchise, Ubisoft

Isabelle Mocquard

Isabelle Mocquard

VP Product & Executive Producer, Behaviour Interactive

James Duncan

James Duncan

Senior Sound Designer, Interleave Creative

James Karras

James Karras

Executive Producer, Brain Jar Games

Jason Della Rocca

Jason Della Rocca

Co-Founder, Execution Labs

Jason Lepine

Jason Lepine

Founder & CEO, XP Gaming Inc.

Jason Smith

Jason Smith

CEO, Game Caviar

Jean-Jacques Hermans

Jean-Jacques Hermans

Directeur général/Executive Director, La Guilde du jeu vidéo du Québec

Jesse Paliotto

Jesse Paliotto

Director of Demand Generation, FastSpring

Joakim Enigk Sjöberg

Joakim Enigk Sjöberg

Senior Technical Sound Designer, Hazelight

John Gaudiosi

John Gaudiosi

President, Moonrock

John Nguyen

John Nguyen

Regional Vice-President - Canada, Xsolla

Jon Huffman

Jon Huffman

President & Co-Founder, Phantom Rowboat Ltd.

Jordan Henry

Jordan Henry

Co-Founder & CBO, METATAILOR

Jorge Peirano

Jorge Peirano

Global Creative Audio Director, Gameloft Montréal

Josh Logue

Josh Logue

Director, Policy and Government Relations, Video Games Canada

Joshua Nilson

Joshua Nilson

Founder, Maskwa Games

Julien Boumard Coallier

Julien Boumard Coallier

Gestionnaire des programmes de subvention, Fondation SOCAN

Julien Bouvrais

Julien Bouvrais

CTO, aNormal Game Studio

Julien Goyon

Julien Goyon

Sound Designer, Don't Nod Montreal

Julien Tolszczuk-Jalbert

Julien Tolszczuk-Jalbert

Producteur principal, Behaviour Interactif

Junae Benne

Junae Benne

Marketing journalist, Benne Media Solutions

June Aguirre

June Aguirre

Art Director, Indomi

Justin Sacks

Justin Sacks

CEO, Nexus

Justin Webber

Justin Webber

Head of Game Development, Shutterstock Studios

Karl Dandan

Karl Dandan

Senior Director, Ludia Games

Kat Carson

Kat Carson

Senior Business Development Manager, Wizards of the Coast

Kenneth Bourgon

Kenneth Bourgon

Senior Brand Manager, Torn Banner

Kim Berthiaume

Kim Berthiaume

Creative Director, Indie Asylum

Kris Schoneberg

Kris Schoneberg

Co-Founder & Design Director, Studio Reset

Kristian Roberts

Kristian Roberts

CEO, Nordicity

Kristian Roberts

Kristian Roberts

CEO, Nordicity

Linda Tiger

Linda Tiger

Chief Operating Officer, Arrowhead Game Studios

Logan Wall

Logan Wall

Senior Sound Designer, Interleave Creative

Lonnie Nadler

Lonnie Nadler

Franchise Narrative Director, Bandai Namco

Louis-Philippe Dion

Louis-Philippe Dion

Audio Director, Haven Studio

Louis-René Auclair

Louis-René Auclair

CEO, RocketRide Games inc.

Luca Cannellotto

Luca Cannellotto

Head of National Funding, Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council

Lucas Larbodiere

Lucas Larbodiere

Sr. Product Manager, Ludia

Lysane Perreault

Lysane Perreault

Studio Head, Norsfell Games

Maciej Sułecki

Maciej Sułecki

Game Director, 11 bit studios

Madeleine Brown

Madeleine Brown

Litigation, Entertainment & Media Lawyer, Stohn Hay Cafazzo Heim Finlay LLP

Mahdeen Abrar

Mahdeen Abrar

Co-founder & CEO, Jestr

Mark Val

Mark Val

Head of Growth, Photon

Mark Val

Mark Val

Head of Growth, Photon

Martin Poirier

Martin Poirier

Directeur des technologies, Behaviour Interactif

Marwan Bitar

Marwan Bitar

Founder & President, Innoprofits Solution (Marwan Bitar inc.)

Matt Lee

Matt Lee

Executive Producer / Game Manager, Gameloft Montréal

Matt Lee

Matt Lee

Executive Producer, Gameloft Montreal

Matthew Handrahan

Matthew Handrahan

Portfolio Director, kepler interactive

Matthew Walach

Matthew Walach

Co-founder, Insert Coin

Matthew White

Matthew White

CEO, Whitethorn Games

Max Kiehn

Max Kiehn

Senior Fellow Software Development, AMD

Michael Casalino

Michael Casalino

Executive Creative Director, Shutterstock Studios

Michael Jungbluth

Michael Jungbluth

Animation Director, Compulsion Games

Michel Nohra

Michel Nohra

Lead Game Designer, Sandfall Interactive

Mike Coeck

Mike Coeck

CEO, Cybernetic Walrus

Mike Seese

Mike Seese

Head of Unreal Tooling, Hathora

Muddassir Mahmood

Muddassir Mahmood

Co-founder, Insert Coin

Nick Hall

Nick Hall

Commercial Manager, Reforged Studios

Nick Landry

Nick Landry

Developer Relations PM Lead, Microsoft Xbox

Oleksa Lozowchuk

Oleksa Lozowchuk

Co-Founder/Creative Director, Interleave

Osama Dorias

Osama Dorias

Creative Director, Heartloop Games

Pascal Nataf

Pascal Nataf

President of the board, Indie Asylum

Paul Fogolin

Paul Fogolin

President & CEO, ESAC

Paul Fogolin

Paul Fogolin

President & CEO, ESAC

Phil Molodkovets

Phil Molodkovets

Publishing Director, Kraken Express

Philip Eriksson

Philip Eriksson

Audio Director, Hazelight

Pierre-André Déry

Pierre-André Déry

Co-Founder & CEO, Studo Ricochet

Pietro De Grandi

Pietro De Grandi

COO, Funselektor

Reid Schneider

Reid Schneider

Studio Head, Raccoon Logic

Rémi Veilleux

Rémi Veilleux

Senior Programming Technical Director, Behaviour Interactive

REN FU

REN FU

Head of Solutions, Tripo AI

Rhys Dekle

Rhys Dekle

Partner, Strategic Alternatives LLC

Rob Bridgett

Rob Bridgett

SVP, Audio, Interleave

Rob Clarke

Rob Clarke

Director, Partner Sourcing, Sony Interactive Entertainment | PlayStation Studios

Robert Feather

Robert Feather

Senior Product Manager, Fireshine Games

Robert Warren

Robert Warren

Chief Creative Officer, LoopLight Studios

Ryan Holowaty

Ryan Holowaty

CEO, Noodlecake

Ryan Sno-Wood

Ryan Sno-Wood

Director of Marketing & Communications, XP Gaming Inc.

Sam Kabachek

Sam Kabachek

Lead Game Designer, Soft Rains

Sandra Smedegaard Mondahl

Sandra Smedegaard Mondahl

Senior Manager - Global Studio Strategy, IO Interactive

Sarah Thomson

Sarah Thomson

BD Director, Epic Games Store PC + mobile, Epic Games Store

Sarah Thomson

Sarah Thomson

Account Management Director, EGS and UE, Epic Games Store

Sean Wylie-Toal

Sean Wylie-Toal

CEO, Extra Dimension Games

Shahrin Khan

Shahrin Khan

Lead Producer, Visai Games

Shawn Fischtein

Shawn Fischtein

CEO, Gaggle Studios

Shawn Woods

Shawn Woods

Founder and CEO, Brave Bear Ventures

Simon Landry

Simon Landry

Music Supervisor, Ubisoft

Søren Lundgaard

Søren Lundgaard

CEO, Ghost Ship Games

Stefan Beauchamp-Daniel

Stefan Beauchamp-Daniel

Executive Producer, Production, Behaviour Interactive

Steph Lone

Steph Lone

Global Leader, Solutions Architecture, Media Entertainment Games and Sports IBU, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Stephanie Marchand

Stephanie Marchand

Sr VP Production, Behaviour Interactive

Stephen Oliver

Stephen Oliver

Principal Specialist Games, AWS

Susan O'Connor

Susan O'Connor

Founder & CEO, The Narrative Department

Tanya Short

Tanya Short

Captain, Kitfox Games

Tanya X. Short

Tanya X. Short

Captain, Kitfox Games

Thiago Schiefer

Thiago Schiefer

Audio Designer, Yellow Brick Games

Thierry Boulanger

Thierry Boulanger

CEO / Creative Director, Sabotage Studio

Tian Yue Liu

Tian Yue Liu

Sr. Software Development Engineer, AMD

Tod Bouris

Tod Bouris

Developer Relations Engineer, Rive

Todd Baker

Todd Baker

Music & Audio Artist / Director, Freelance

Tony Shong

Tony Shong

Global Head of Developer Relations, Gamirror Games / indieLight

Tyson Gratton

Tyson Gratton

Lawyer, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

Valerie Motard

Valerie Motard

UX/UI Lead, Frima Studio

Victoria Tran

Victoria Tran

Communications Director, Innersloth

William Dubé

William Dubé

CEO, Thunder Lotus Games

Wilson Mui

Wilson Mui

Head of Animation & Cinematics, Warner Bros. Games Montreal

Wout van Halderen

Wout van Halderen

Communications Director, Playstack

Yona Montineri

Yona Montineri

Programmer, Thunder Lotus