past Featured Speakers

Mark Stefanowicz has been in game development for 22+ years. He has worked on all types of games including Epic Mickey and Epic Mickey 2: The Power Of Two, NCAA Football, Madden, numerous children’s games, mobile games, and more. For the past 3 years he has been with Lost Boys Interactive where he is a Co-Founder and Studio Art Director in Madison, Wisconsin. Lost Boys Interactive has worked on Call of Duty Online, Survived By, LOTR, Rune and PUBG as well as their own original IP ZPOC and Neverland. Mark also works in comics and has done work on George R.R. Martins The Hedge Knight, Image Comics and his self-published title Waterdogs.

Website: https://www.markstef.com

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Jason Conaway is a Co-founder of Exultant Games, a new game studio working hard on creating something special for strategy-minded players. For more than two decades, Jason Conaway has been a Software Engineer and Technical Director in the video games industry. Jason’s developer credits include engineering roles on more than a dozen blockbuster video games, including League of Legends for Riot Games, Star Wars: The Old Republic for BioWare, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 for EA Los Angeles, Bulletstorm for People Can Fly, Golden Eye: Rogue Agent for EA Los Angeles, Return to Krondor for PyroTechnix, and several titles in the Medal of Honor series for DreamWorks Interactive and Electronic Arts. Jason is also a Senior Instructor at Game-U, where he teaches students how to design, build, and program their own video games using professional tools and methods.

Website: http://www.exultantgames.com/

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SINGER // SONGWRITER // COMPOSER

Mimi Page is a singer, songwriter, record producer, sound designer and composer. Her cinematic music and ethereal vocals have been featured in a multitude of well-known titles and platforms, including network television shows, video games, film scores, solo albums, and multi-genre artist collaborations. Mimi's music is a transformative and emotionally captivating experience. While her unique sound compliments visual media, it also inspires listeners to go inward and explore the expansiveness of their own imagination.

Website: https://www.mimipage.com/

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