
Michael French (moderator)
Head of Games Games LondonMichael runs Games London, the Mayor of London-funded initiative to make London the games capital of the world. He is responsible for a programme of activity that covers the annual London Games Festival, of which he also festival director, inbound and outbound trade missions, a training programme and year-round work connecting games studios with investors.
The London Games Festival was launched in April 2016 and already attracts 100,000 every year with 40 events across the city. Meanwhile Games London’s work has created a potential business pipeline worth £80m+ for games developers in the UK. Previously, Michael was a journalist and publisher covering video games and interactive entertainment for trade and consumer press for over a decade.
He is also a trustee of the video games charity GamesAid, and in October 2019 was named one of the Progress 1000’s ‘most influential people in London’ by the Evening Standard.
My Speaker Sessions
Wednesday, October 28 | |
13:45
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Session 6A: Global Projects Showcase – Level Up: Opportunities for growth in esports
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2020 Speakers
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Ben Akroyd
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Manuel Angulo
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Matthew Batchelor
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Bert Beattie
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Boris Bergerot
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Chi Bhatia
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Nikita Buffee
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Seb Carmichael-Brown
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Chris Chaney
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Daniel Cossi
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James Dean
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Chris Dite
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Troy Dunniway
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Anke Ellis
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Lale Ergin
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Andy Fahey
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John Fazio
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Ben Feferman
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David Fenlon
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James Fraser-Murison (moderator)
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Michael French (moderator)
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Mo Goyal
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Andrew Haworth
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Michael Heina
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Mark Hempel
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Jamie Hindhaugh
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Stephen Hogg
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Adam Horodecki
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Albin Hübl
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Chester King
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Chris Kissack
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Erik Londre
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Marco Luigi Lucchino
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Tom Lynch
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Jonathan Lyth
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Robert Mathews (moderator)
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Phid McAwesome
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Alex McBride
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Greg Merkel
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Brian Mirakian
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Alex Mizui
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Dean Offord
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Martin Omes (moderator)
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Jin Teik Oon
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Chris Overholt
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Gavin Poole
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Cameron Reed
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John Rhodes
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Alastair Richardson
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Tom Rockhill
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Ursula Romero
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Nick Sautner
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Koen Schobbers
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John Sheehan (moderator)
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Craig Skilling (moderator)
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Ben Stuart
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Adam Van Atta
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Jason Vanderground
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Calum Wallace
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Nicky Wightman
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Dr Marc Williams
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Martin Wyatt
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Joebert Yu
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Tatiana Zheltomirska