Featured Speakers
SGC 2024 Keynote Speaker, Benjamin Carcich! Ben spent time on League of Legends post-launch (2011-2017) and was on VALORANT while it was in R&D. Ben is a certified co-active coach and official ICAgile trainer. He’s been teaching concepts around Agility, Production, and Game Development Leadership since 2015. He co-hosts the Building Better Games podcast and newsletter and has spoken at multiple events including GDC 2024.
Jessica Manrow is a Graduate Assistant at Western Kentucky University in the Esports program and is a student in the Educational Leadership Doctoral program.
Experienced Advanced/Staff Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the mobile software industry. Skilled in full stack, cross platform mobile, and game development. Strong engineering professional with a BS focused in Games & Simulation from Shawnee State University.
Andrew Polanco is an ambitious individual that peruses the unknown to help those that may follow similar paths.
Service above self.
Academic, Civil Servant, Game Developer, and whatever Andrew feel like that today.
Marcus Cenci has spent 17 + years in the games industry where he’s worked on multiple projects as an Art Director and Lead Artist including the Saints Row and Madden NFL franchises. He’s currently working at Lost Boys Interactive as the Studio Art Director.