Ellinor is a community manager turned producer turned CEO & Co-Founder. She's been in the games industry since 2020 and today Ellinor leads her team at Speldosa Interactive and handles the marketing and self-publishing of their game Muri: Wildwoods, which releases later this year.

Ivonne C. Robles is a designer, illustrator, and cultural manager who has taught game design. She has combined her professional experience with an interest in researching teaching and learning processes to identify biases in educational models focused on video games. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Cultural Processes for Design and Art and directs the independent space "Concepto y Contexto".

Nick Sweetman is a game art educator at XAMK University of Applied Sciences and the founder of Game Art Co., which delivers industry-led B2B game art training for companies. With over 15 years of experience in game development,
higher education and professional training, Nick has mentored emerging talent and reached more than 28,000 learners across 163 countries. Through Game Art Co. he has organised training initiatives for studios including Fingersoft, Kuuasema, and Critical Force.

The Plug-In Studio (Steve Ciampaglia + Kerry Richardson) is a socially engaged new media artist duo. We collaborate with members of diverse communities to make video games, interactive kinetic sculpture, augmented reality graffiti, soft circuits and other art with technology. Our projects incorporate programming, engineering and design in a critical context. 

Nazih Fares is a Spanish-Lebanese award-winning gaming industry professional and BATFA member with over 17 years of experience spanning localization, marketing, game design, culturalization, esports, and communications. Having contributed to more than 90 global titles and campaigns across 14+ publishers including work with the likes of Blizzard Entertainment, Electronic Arts and more, Nazih now leads Cabinet du Savoir Ludique, currently working on The Arab League of Misfits. 

Nahir Fajardo Hernández is the CEO and Executive Producer at Dreams of Heaven Games, as well as co-founder and producer of the Chile Game Showcase. A social worker by profession with a strong focus on neurodivergence, she has established herself as an international speaker exploring the intersection of the video game industry, inclusion, neurodivergence, and global South perspectives.

Milla Pennanen currently works as the Executive Director of both Game Makers of Finland and Tietoala ry. These two roles complement one another, allowing her long-standing passion for workers’ rights, community-building and the development of the game industry to fully flourish. 

After fifteen years in the Finnish game industry, Taina Myöhänen turned to researching the industry. Drawing on experience in leadership and community-building roles, including as a co-founder and first chair of We in Games Finland, Myöhänen brings both practical and scholarly perspectives to questions of diversity, participation, and industry culture. Current research at Tampere University's Game Research Lab explores how everyday practices and communities shape inclusion and belonging in game development.