Nordic Game 2026
Speakers
2026 SPEAKERS
The call for submissions for our NG26 speaker program is closed.
All submissions are now being 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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2026 Speakers
Adam Stjärnljus
Creative Director & Game Director, Wishfully
Alastair Chamorro
CETO, Infinity Fiction
Alexander Benitez
Studio Head, Windup Games
Alexander Bergendahl
CEO, LootLocker
Alexander Chamorro
CEO & Co-founder, Infinity Fiction Limited
Amanda Gardfors Granberg
Design Lead, Windup Games AB
Anders Lauridsen
CEO, High North Studios
Anders Leicht Rohde
Founder & CCO, Funday Games
Andreas Juliusson
CMO, Fast Travel Games
Angela Boyajian Adjounian
Founder | Positive Psychology Specialist, Nordaurai Oy
Anna Norrevik
Development Director, EA
Anton Dromberg
Composer, Airship Studios
Axel Gärkman
Producer, Goodbye Kansas
Casey Al-Kaisy
Founder & CEO, Mighty Diamonds
Charlotte Madelon
UI/UX freelancer & Indie Game Developer, Charlotte Madelon Design
Chris Brettman
Level Designer, Ashes & Diamonds
Chris Murphy
Principal Technical Artist, Epic Games
Chris Toomey
CEO & Creative Director, Unchained Studios
Christian Fonnesbech
Founder & Head of IP, Leverage
Christofer Sundberg
Founder & Creative Guy, Liquid Swords AB
Christoffer Bodegård
CEO, Sudden Snail
Daniel Perez
Art Director / Studio Art Director, Freelance
Daniel Rosenqvist
Audio Director/Composer, Airship Studios AB
David Bateson
Voice actor, David Bateson
Emil Stidsholt
Head of Marketing, Funday Games
Emma Farrow
Chief Publishing Officer, Avalanche Studios Group
Emmanuel Rosier
Director of Market Intelligence, Newzoo
Eugene Evans
CEO, Power of e
Ewa Antczak
Behavioral Scientist, CEO at Felixa, Felixa
Gerardo Basurto
Product Director, Embark Studios
Henrik Svensson Dalgren
Assistant Producer, Nordic Game Conference
Henrik Tollemark
People & Culture Consultant, Recommended By
Jacob Riis
Program Director
Jan Schnyder
CEO, nunu.ai
Jason Della Rocca
Co-Founder, Execution Labs
Jayant Uppal
Growth, Anybrain
Jean-Paul Mannon
CEO, Harakka
Jeff Gardiner
CEO, Something Wicked Games
Jennifer Svedberg-Yen
Lead Writer and Voice & Localization Producer, Sandfall Interactive
Jesper Kyd
Composer, Freelance
Johan Lundqvist
Senior Concept Artist, Johan Lundqvist
Johanny Clerc-Renaud
Technical Director, Madfinger Games a.s.
John Bucholtz
Expert Animator & Motion Capture Specialist, Massive Entertainment
John Clark
Advisor, Infinity Fiction
John Dower
Cinematics Director, Freelance - Saber Interactive and Rockstar Games
Jørgen Tharaldsen
CEO, 898785262
Julia Mirny
Art director, Those Eyes, Julia Mirny Studio
Juliette Auverny-Bennetot
General Counsel, Combined Effect/Raw Fury AB
Junae Benne
Marketing Journalist, Benne Media Solutions
Kate Edwards
CEO / CXO & Cofounder, Geogrify / SetJetters
Keith Lia
Senior Data Engineer, Raw Power Labs
Klas Eriksson
Game Director & Writer, Wishfully Studios
Kristian Pedersen
Data Engineer, Raw Power Labs
Magnus Bruun
Actor, NG Awards
Martin Lindell
Senior Advisor, Embracer Group
Martin Rabl
Head of Marketing & PR, GIANTS Software
Martin Walfisz
Founder, Connecting the Pixels
Mat Ombler
Head of Music and Gaming Partnerships, Laced Music
Matias Civit
Director - Producer, Sapucay
Mattias Wiking
CEO, Winterkeep Interactive
Michael Nelson
Technical Specialist, SpecialEffect
Mitja Roskaric
Associate Design Director, Housemarque
Moa Naess
UX Researcher, Embark Studios
Nilla Hansson
Motion capture performer
Ole Goethe
Game Developer and Professor, Engaged and Kristiania University of Applied Sciences
Patrick Rose
Product Strategy & Design Consultant | Founder, Rose Consulting
Petra Dalunde
Head of AI Ecosystem & Policy AIF Mimer, Research Institutes of Sweden - RISE
Petter Sydow
Senior Producer, PlayerUnknown Productions
Richard Salo
Senior Business Development Manager, Epic Games
Robert Bäckström
Executive Producer, Aurora Punks
Sachin Sunil
Specialist Occupational Therapist, SpecialEffect
Shila Vikström
Senior Producer, Trollheim Studios
Simone Silvestri
Art Director, Housemarque
Sonja Ängeslevä
CEO, Phantom Gamelabs
Søren Lauge Boll
Game Director, Funday Games
Stefan Lampinen
Managing Director, Game Advisor Ltd
Tatu Petersen-Jessen
CEO, Odd Latent
Thomas Bense
Ceo, Pixel.tv
Trine Laier
Director/Producer, Those Eyes ApS
Virgil Watkins
Design Director, Embark Studios
Vlad Micu
CEO, VGVisionary
William Blood
Designer and Product Owner, Starbreeze
Zahrah Isaacs
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- 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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