NICOLE CONROY Associate Producer at Ubisoft Leamington
NICOLE leads by example, with a very clear sense of right and wrong that gives her a refreshing certainty compared to most other producers. She is both highly competent and a supportive and guiding voice that inspires trust from others. At Ubisoft she is a wellbeing champion, advocating for self-care, and ditching the stigma around mental health issues. She is a positive influence on those around her, bringing change not only at Ubisoft but in the wider community through her role as a Women in Games ambassador, Limit Break mentor, West Midlands union rep, and IWGB Union member.
PAULA LUCAS Senior Artist at Ant Workshop
SIMRAN WHITHAM Founder and CEO at FORMAT GG
SIMRAN is only 27, but is the founder of the UK’s biggest games industry nightlife event, FORMAT. What started as a handful of game developers meeting in a bar has evolved into a bit of a games industry expo that has now put the spotlight on over 250 game studios, game industry brands, and community leaders, while still also providing the industry with a much needed good night out. On top of that, he’s still actively involved in game development itself, having launched multiple titles on just about every major platform. He’s currently working at XR Games as a marketing executive, regularly encouraging the general public and press alike to check out the developer’s work on virtual reality entertainment.
PAULA came all the way to the UK from New Zealand in 2017, on a quest to both grow as an artist and progress in her career. She has ascended through the ranks here quickly, with hard work and determination not only taking both her artistic and technical skills to an insane level, but thrusting her into a position in leadership. Outside of work, she has also endeavoured to become involved with causes and groups and pay her successes forward, joining mentoring scheme Limit Break, the BAFTA Games Crew and becoming one of the video game ambassadors. She has also volunteered her time at Gaming For Good, BAFTA Young Game Designers, the University of Bolton, CATS Cambridge College Careers Day and Creative Dundee.
POPPY INGHAM Social & Community Manager at Studio ZA/UM
POPPY goes above and beyond at ZA/UM, not just fulfilling her work duties for the RPG developer but doing it with “incredible enthusiasm and aplomb” according to just one of her many supporters. She’s also a part of ZA/UM’s diversity and inclusion team, and has helped to launch both Japanese and Turkish localisations for Disco Elysium, as well as new accessibility options like dyslexia friendly fonts. Poppy also spends her time volunteering outside of work, having spent time as both a Limit Break mentor and an advisor to Make A Wish Foundation UK, as well as volunteering to be on event panels for FastTrackers and Games Anglia. She was also one of the first cohort of Into Games Champions..
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