Nordic Game 2026
Speakers
2026 SPEAKERS
Each fall, Nordic Game opens submissions for our May speaker program, held online and at the historic Slagthuset in Malmö, Sweden. We are thrilled to announce that the NG26 Spring speaker submission is open now!
The submission deadline is 2 April 2026, but the first group of speakers for NG26 Spring will be chosen and announced before the end of the year. All submissions will be considered by the NG26 editorial board and applicants contacted as their talks are reviewed.
The 2026 program will showcase thought-provoking, engaging, and concise tracks, talks and panels from industry experts in Game Design, Programming, Technology, AI, Mobile, Art, Audio, and Business.
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2025 Speakers
Adam Collier
Head of Brand, SYBO
Alessandro Canossa
Associate Professor, Royal Danish Academy
Alexander Bergendahl
CEO, LootLocker
Alexander Hamparsomian
Freelance Sound Designer, Ljudkemi Sverige AB
Alexander Klockare-Holland
Chief Creative Officer, Rabbits Foot Studios AB
Alexandros Kilmpasanis
Live Director, Starbreeze Entertainment
Ali Farha
Senior Producer, Star Stable Entertainment
Alistair Hirst
Sr. Game Developer Relations Manager, Dolby
Alli Ottarsson
Principal, Makers Fund
Andrew Yoder
Lead Level Designer, MachineGames
Annie Tsai
Co-Founder, Hology Interactive AB
Anton Pavlov
Executive Producer, tinyBuild LLC
Antti Martikainen
CEO, Virtual Dawn
Are Mack Growen
General Partner, London Venture Partners LLP
Arjuna “AJ” Sath
Developer Relations Lead, Xsolla
Asmo Saloranta
Head of Hype, Bonus Stage Publishing
Axel Torvenius
Creative Director, MachineGames
Baldvin Albertsson
CEO, Vitar Games ehf
Bastien Remy
Policy Officer, European Commission
Ben Douglas
Director, Badass Studios Ltd
Ben Fisher
Head of Design, Rebellion
Benjamin Lund
Co-Founder/ Chairman of the Board, Hutlihut Games
Bibbi Wikman
Head of Publishing, Aurora Punks
Björn Ottosson
Educator and Software Engineer, The Game Assembly
Brian Bartram
Chairman, Lead Instructor, Divergent Neurons Academy
Casey Al-Kaisy
Product Director, Brink Gaming
Charlie Olson
CEO, Invokation
Charlotte Cook
MD & Founder, CALM Consultancy Ltd
Chelsea Blasko
CEO, Iron Galaxy Studios
Christian Fonnesbech
CEO & Head of IP, Leverage
Danny / Daniel Perez
Studio Art Director, Starbreeze Entertainment
David Higley
Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners
David Thier
Consultant, Mighty Diamonds
Dennis Jensen
Technical Animator, Developer, Imaginative Ones
Dieter Marchsreiter
CEO, Marchsreiter Communications
Dino Patti
CEO and Founder, coherence
Elena Lobova
Head of Strategic Partnerships, Burny Games
Elina Tyynelä
Climate and sustainability specialist, Neogames Finland Assn.
Emma Farrow
Chief Publishing Officer, Avalanche Studios Group
Emma Westerlund
Education and Sustainability Designer, Novia University of Applied Sciences
Erik Nilsson
Art Director, Sharkmob
Erik Robertson
CEO, Nordic Game
Fabien Rossini
Head of Gaming Europe, Globant
Fawzi Mesmar
Creative Director, Ubisoft
Felix Köcher
Game Designer, Game Fraîche
Francois Fripiat
Audio Producer, Demute
Francois Roughol
World Director, Sharkmob AB
Fredrik Präntare
CEO, Pugstorm
Frode Krisner
co-CEO, Gameopedia AS
Geert Nellen
Design Director
Guillaume De Cesare
Line Producer, Focus Entertainment
Gustav Carlberg
Tech Producer, Aurora Punks
Gustav Linde
Co-founder, The Gang
Hanna Hoffman
Level Designer, MachineGames
Harry Heath
CEO & Creative Director, Cold Sector
Harry Krueger
CEO / Creative Director
Helena Sokol
Senior Producer, Flashbulb Games
Ida Fontaine
Site Manager, The Game Assembly Stockholm
Ion Hazzikostas
Game Director, Blizzard Entertainment
Jacob Riis
Program Director, Nordic Game
James Batchelor
Communications Manager, Digital Bandidos
Jamin Smith
Founder, Pantaloon
Jane Skullman
Production Director, Brink Gaming
Jason Della Rocca
Co-Founder, Execution Labs
Jenny Österlund
CEO, Game Boost Sweden AB
Jens Andersson
Design Director, MachineGames
Jesper Juul
Associate Professor, Royal Danish Academy
João Xavier
Technical Director, FunPlus
Joel Forssell
Head of Strategy, Motorica
John Clark
Director, Odeon Interactive
Joni Lappalainen
CEO, Dreamloop Games
Jonne Taivassalo
Lab Master, Senior Advisor of Game Industry, Business Espoo
Jose Plano
Tech Director, Globant
Josef Fares
Creative Director, Hazelight
Josephine Baird
Lecturer, Uppsala University
Josua Mannebäck
Key Account Manager, Game Boost AB
Jousef Gabro
Founder / Indie / Contractor, AmberWing
Julian Migura
COO, VaultN
Junae Benne
Marketing Journalist, Benne Media Solutions
Kate Edwards
CEO / CXO & Cofounder, Geogrify / SetJetters
Kim Nordstrom
CEO, PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions
Klaus Scherwinski
Storyboard Artist, Storyboardklaus
Lars Håhus
CEO, Llama Lane
Lars Hard
Chief AI Officer / Co-founder, Oxide AI
Lewis Speller
Partner Development Manager, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Lilit Palmar
Co-Founder & CEO, Maru VR Productions Ltd
Magdalena Björkman
Senior Producer, Moon Rover AB
Malte Behrmann
CEO, Game Farm GmbH
Maria Burns Ortiz
Executive Director, Global Game Jam
Marie Mejerwall
Games Consultant, Mejerwall Consulting
Marina Lekhina
Head of Account Management, Allcorrect
Mark Estdale
Dialogue Director, OMUK
Mark Maslowicz
VP of Partnerships and Investments, Tencent Games
Marléne Tamlin
Head of Sustainability, Dataspelsbranschen
Mårten Jonsson
Owner, JMJ Interactive
Martin Halldin
Audio Lead, Wrong Organ
Mathilde Yagoubi-Thery
General Manager, GAME ONLY
Matilda Smedius
Mainstage Host
Mattias Liljeson
GPU Developer Technology Engineer, AMD
Mehdi Benkirane
CEO, Zenith Pirates
Michael Frasier
Sr. Client Manager, Unity
Michael Souto
Biz Dev Director, Gridly
Michal Debek
CEO / Head of Research, Try Evidence
Mikko Aaltio
Composer, Naapurin runoilijapoika tmi
Mira Aasma
Composer, Freelancer
Mitra Ashkan Far
Producer, MachineGames
Mohamed El Sheakh
Founder and CEO, Games Ventures
Molly Heady-Carroll
Creature Consultant, Arcane Circus
Morten Brunbjerg
Writer, Freelance
Morten Larssen
King's Hand, Combined Effect / Raw Fury
Nathan Sölbrandt
Director of BD - EMEA, Xsolla
Nick Murray
F2P Consultant, Gamesconsulting
Olle Axelsson
Senior Programming Consultant, Piktiv AB
Oscar Rickett
Founder & Artist, Glowfish Games AB
Oscar Sidoff Rydelius
Sound Sculpture, Ratvader
Oscar Westberg
Illustrator, Freelance
Oskar Hansson
Voice Designer, Massive Entertainment
Oskar Wolontis
Chief Operating Officer, Hazelight Studios
Patrick Rose
Product Strategy & Design Consultang, MIGHTY DIAMONDS | Game Consultants
Paul Depré
Director Gaming Europe, Globant
Pelle Cahndlerby
Writer, Poet, and Narrative Designer, El Huervo AB
Peter Lewin
Lawyer, Wiggin
Peter Molyneux
Creative Director, 22cans
Petra Skoglund
Senior HR Streategist, People By Cederfeldt
Pierre Escaich
Neurodiversity Talent Program Director, Ubisoft
Pontus Melin
Product Manager, ReadSpeaker
Pontus Rundqvist
Senior Brand Manager, Raw Fury
Rami Ismail
Independent games developer
Rebecca Elfström Hidén
Lead Cutscene Animator, MachineGames
Rein Zobel
Creative Director, Maru VR Productions Ltd
Ressa Schwarzwald
CEO / Founder, Gameowdio
Rob Bartholomew
Director, Bartle & Wood
Robert Bäckström
CEO, Aurora Punks AB
Robert Boehm
Vice President, Photon Engine
Robin Åström
CEO & Founder, Wehype
Sam Barratt
Chief, Youth, Education and Advocacy, UN Environment Programme
Sami Mikkola
Partner, Bonus Stage Publishing
Sarah Clarke
Producer, Avalanche Studios Group
Sebastien Croteau
CEO, The Monster Factory AV INC
Sigurlina Ingvarsdottir
Founding Partner, Behold Ventures
Simon McCallum
Consultant, Ludogogy
Simon Usiskin
CEO, JWR Ventures
Simone Odoardi
CEO, Bumblebee Studios
Sonja Ängeslevä
CEO, Phantom Gamelabs
Søren Lass
Co-Founder / Managing Partner, Tugboat Interactive UG
Ste Curran
Designer, Magicave
Tadej Gregorcic
CTO / co-founder, coherence
Thea Zaitsev
Founder, Artist Manager, Publisher and Sync Agent, Tier Music OÜ
Theo Nogueira
Audio Director & Composer, Snowcastle Games / Snowcastle Audiolabs
Thor Myrdal
Audio Expert / BizDev, Freelancer
Thorbjørn Nielsen
Game Director, Guidelight Games
Tiago Loureiro
CTO, ili-ad
Tim Browne
CPO and Co-Founder, Bright Gambit
Tim Lukas Leinert
Business Development Manager, Arctic Game
Tim Wang
Head of Product, Motorica
Tove Oldebäck
CEO & People Consultant, Recommended By
Tracey McGarrigan
CEO & Founder, Ansible Comms
Travis Gibson
Senior Business Development Manager, Snowed In Studios
Tuomas Pelkonen
Attorney / Senior Associate, Asianajotoimisto Nordia Oy
Ugo Bui-Xuan
Director of Research, PlaytestCloud
Valtteri Lahti
Educator & Performer, Wanda O Rly
Virginia Boyero
Producer, Sharkmob
Yolanda Huang
Director / Client Growth, Nativex
Zoran Roso
Founder & Consultant, ZR Consulting
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Content
Pass*- (The program & events pass)
- Upgrade to business pass
- Conference program
- Expo and Showcase exhibitions
- Networking and social events
- Live stream and Discord
- €299*
- *ex VAT
Recommended
Business
Pass*- (Premium Nordic Game experience)
- Upgrade to demo table/station
- Conference program
- Expo and Showcase exhibitions
- Networking and social events
- Live stream and Discord
- Meeting system
- €349*
- *ex VAT
Student
Pass*- (Student ID required, no upgrades)
- Conference program
- Expo and Showcase exhibitions
- Networking and social events
- Live stream and Discord
- €199*
- *ex VAT
Half-price Upgrade Sale!
Recommended
Demo Station
Upgrade*- (Maximum showcase impact)
- Upgrade your business pass with a demo station
- Features white display cabinet, 27″ monitor & peripherals, overhead signage panel, storage area, bar stool, grey carpet, electricity, Wi-Fi and cleaning
- Includes Publishers & Investors Day activities, mentorship program, live pitch competition and People's Choice Awards
- €1499*
- *ex VAT for a limited time
Demo Table
Upgrade*- (Join the Nordic Game show floor)
- Upgrade your business pass with a demo table
- Features table-top signage, white bar table and bar stool, grey carpet, electricity, Wi-Fi and cleaning
- Includes Publishers & Investors Day activities, mentorship program, live pitch competition and People's Choice Awards
- €999*
- *ex VAT for a limited time
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