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Guildmasters & Keynote Speakers

Industry leaders regularly participate as guest lecturers, advisors, and invited keynote speakers at 天美传媒 Guildhall.



Industry Leaders Offering Insights, Advisory, and Advocacy

Guildmasters: Some of the most talented leaders and veterans in the video game industry are elected advisors, partners, and advocates of 天美传媒 Guildhall. They are each formally and ceremonially recognized and awarded the title, along with a physical award. Elected Guildmasters are notated below.

Keynote Addresses: Guildmasters have also served as keynote speakers including graduation addresses and the Game Changers Speaker Series. Established in Spring 2015, the Game Changers Speaker Series invites prominent industry leaders to deliver special topics presentations to the Guildhall student body and community as an extension of the 天美传媒 Guildhall mission — to educate and inspire the next generation of video game developers. The series is often streamed on our  or , and you can find replays available on those platforms. Past keynote speakers are notated below.

 

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Richard Garriott
Guildmaster


Founder & CEO, Epic Games; AIAS Hall of Fame
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Gabe Newell
Guildmaster &
Keynote Speaker


Co-Founder/CCO/Game Creative Director, OtherSide Entertainment; VP/GM/Creative Director, Disney Interactive Studios; Founder, Junction Point Studios; Studio Director/Partner/Creative Director, Ion Storm; GDC LTA Award
Greg Zeschuk
Greg Zeschuk
Guildmaster &
Keynote Speaker


Co-Founder, id Software (Doom); Co-Founder, ION Storm
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Adam Sessler
Guildmaster &
Keynote Speaker

Notables:
Host, Xplay; Editor-in-chief & on-air talent, G4; Editor-in-chief & producer, Rev3Games; President, TheoryHead consultancy firm
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Kate Edwards
Guildmaster


General Partner, 1Up Ventures; VP of Microsoft Game Studios; Co-Creator of the XBOX
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David Helgason
Guildmaster &
Game Changers Speaker


Design and Operations, Bonfire Studios; Chief Creative Officer, Blizzard Entertainment
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Richard Hilleman
Guildmaster


General Manager, emptyvessel; General Manager, id Software; Director of Production, The Walt Disney Company
Steve Nix
Steve Nix
Guildmaster


Art Director, Square Enix
Aaron Thibault
Aaron Thibault
Guildmaster &
Keynote Speaker


Director of Games and eSports, Texas A&M University; Vice President of Strategic Operations, Gearbox Software
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Celia Hodent
Guildmaster &
Game Changers Speaker


Group Studios GM, Microsoft; Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman, Squanch Games; Executive Producer, Epic Games
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Dan Connors
Guildmaster &
Keynote Speaker


Design Director, Insomniac Games; Design Director, The Initiative
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Doug Lombardi
Guildmaster &
Game Changers Speaker


(Oct 14, 1956鈥揓an 10, 2024)
Director of Game Design, Coleco; Designer & Artist, ID Software, Ensemble Studios, CCP; Co-Founder, 天美传媒 Guildhall
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Graeme Devine
Guildmaster


Co-Founder & Creative Director, Ghost Story Games (Irrational Games)
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JJ Richards
Guildmaster


Chief Creative Officer, DPS Games and World of Tanks; Executive Producer for Channel Programming, EA; GM, BioWare-Mythic
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Paul Bettner
Guildmaster &
Game Changers Speaker


Former President & CEO, Entertainment Software Assoc.
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Sigurlina Ingvarsdottir
Guildmaster &
Game Changers Speaker


Founder & Principal Technologist, Terminal Reality