Ben Kvalo

SGC 2024 Keynote Speaker Ben Kvalo is an entertainment and video games industry leader, most recently supporting the build-out of films and games at Netflix. Prior to Netflix, Ben has worked at two of the largest global video game companies, 2K and Blizzard, working across various roles in the publishing, marketing, and technology end of games and Esports.

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Benjamin Carcich

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.

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Michael Reynolds

Michael Reynolds is an Illustrator and Concept artist based in Columbus, Ohio. His work showcases themes involving punchy colors, force, and intensity within semi-grounded Sci-fi settings.

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Charles Crouch

Charles was one of the youngest participants to complete BUD's training and become a Navy SEAL. After serving 1 enlistment he exited to become a family man. He then took a role serving as private security for some of the wealthiest billionaires in the world. Then he opened a CrossFit Gym in the garage of his home, grew it, and sold it 7 years and 7 months later.

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Lily Gresham

Lily Gresham is a Sculptor, 3D Modeler, Game Designer, and Shawnee alumna currently finishing up her final year in graduate school at East Tennessee State University.

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Jonathan Reynolds

Jonathan Reynolds is an XR Simulation Developer working for Aptima Inc. He has experience working in the Serious Game industry for about 2 years and has experience working for NASA on MRET (Mixed Reality Engineering Toolkit).

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Joe Harless

Joe Harless spent over a decade as a professional hacker finding previously unknown software security bugs and flaws of companies ranging from large multinational supply chain companies, to well-known financial institutions, to companies whose products have made them household names.

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Doug Chatham

Originally from Taylorsville, North Carolina, Doug Chatham received a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2000 and has been on the mathematics faculty of Morehead State University since 2001.

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