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

Alex Blake-Davies

Alex Blake-Davies

Sr. Developer Product Marketing Specialist, AMD

Alex Massé

Alex Massé

Founder and lead developer, Studio Paralives

Alexander Cann

Alexander Cann

Staff Software Engineer, AMD

Andrew Pappas

Andrew Pappas

Founder, Rengen Marketing

Andy Frech

Andy Frech

Senior Sound Designer, Interleave Creative

Andy Mauro

Andy Mauro

CEO, Storycraft

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

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

Clint Hocking

Clint Hocking

Founder, Build Machine Games

Corey Caplan

Corey Caplan

Director of Business Development and Partner Licensing, tinyBuild Games

Daniel Wilén

Daniel Wilén

Managing Director, Arctic Game

Dave Doherty

Dave Doherty

Strategic Account Executive, Rive

Dune Casu

Dune Casu

Founder & Creative Director, Funselektor

Elizabeth Howard

Elizabeth Howard

GM, FarBridge

Erika Benacka

Erika Benacka

Senior Outsourcing Production Manager, Ubisoft

Gabriela Siemienkowicz

Gabriela Siemienkowicz

Communications Lead, 11 bit studios

Hans Haave

Hans Haave

Head of Publishing, Oro Interactive

Hans Haave

Hans Haave

Oro Interactive, Chief Publishing Officer

Hugo Obi

Hugo Obi

Founder, Maliyo Games

Isabelle Bismuth

Isabelle Bismuth

Director of Studio Partnerships, AC Franchise, Ubisoft

James Duncan

James Duncan

Senior Sound Designer, Interleave Creative

James Karras

James Karras

Executive Producer, Brain Jar Games

Jason Della Rocca

Jason Della Rocca

Founder, Execution Labs

Jason Della Rocca

Jason Della Rocca

Co-Founder, Execution Labs

Jason Smith

Jason Smith

CEO, Game Caviar

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

Jorge Peirano

Jorge Peirano

Global Creative Audio Director, Gameloft Montréal

Joshua Nilson

Joshua Nilson

Founder, Maskwa Games

Julien Boumard Coallier

Julien Boumard Coallier

Gestionnaire des programmes de subvention, Fondation SOCAN

Julien Goyon

Julien Goyon

Sound Designer, Don't Nod Montreal

Junae Benne

Junae Benne

Marketing journalist, Benne Media Solutions

Justin Sacks

Justin Sacks

CEO, Nexus

Justin Webber

Justin Webber

Head of Game Development, Shutterstock Studios

Kat Carson

Kat Carson

Senior Business Development Manager, Wizards of the Coast

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

Louis-Philippe Dion

Louis-Philippe Dion

Audio Director, Haven Studio

Luca Cannellotto

Luca Cannellotto

Head of National Funding, Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council

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

Mark Val

Mark Val

Head of Growth, Photon

Mark Val

Mark Val

Head of Growth, Photon

Marwan Bitar

Marwan Bitar

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

Matt Lee

Matt Lee

Executive Producer / Game Manager, Gameloft Montréal

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

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

Reid Schneider

Reid Schneider

Studio Head, Raccoon Logic

Rémi Veilleux

Rémi Veilleux

Senior Programming Technical Director, Behaviour Interactive

Rob Bridgett

Rob Bridgett

Senior Manager, Sound, Sony Interactive Entertainment / Creative Arts

Rob Clarke

Rob Clarke

Director, Partner Sourcing, Sony Interactive Entertainment | PlayStation Studios

Ryan Holowaty

Ryan Holowaty

CEO, Noodlecake

Ryan Sno-Wood

Ryan Sno-Wood

Director of Marketing & Communications, XP Gaming Inc.

Samer Abbas

Samer Abbas

Founder, Arabic Game Partners

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

Shahrin Khan

Shahrin Khan

Lead Producer, Visai Games

Simon Landry

Simon Landry

Music Supervisor, Ubisoft

Søren Lundgaard

Søren Lundgaard

CEO, Ghost Ship Games

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

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

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