SARAH MCCUE EMEA Community Marketing Manager at Twitch
THEO CLARKE Senior Quality Analyst at Red Kite Games
Sarah has come to the games media industry after a career pivot from psychology, and we’re glad she did. Sarah’s goal is to make streaming a more inclusive space with authentic representation, and is determined to carve out spaces for underrepresented communities in gaming in whatever ways possible. She does this by drawing upon her own streaming experiences and her personal passion to make communications campaigns the best they can be. She’s also an avid fundraiser for social causes, and does so whenever she can.
Theo is passionate about games, and has worked in QA at a few studios up in the North, as well as released his own smaller scale indie games on both Xbox and mobile. He loves a good game jam, and is the person behind the ‘2D Game Jammers’ Discord community, which has over 500 members and is regularly the impetus behind a smorgasbord of fun projects and development contests. Theo is also no stranger to industry speaking, and will often share his experiences at in-person and online events.
MATT SUCKLEY Corporate
Communications Manager at nDreams
SHAKIRA DAY Account Manager at Bastion
Matt is a well respected voice in the games industry, and has been working in journalism, corporate communications and PR in the space for around nine years, constantly striving for the highest levels of quality in his work. Matt is no stranger to building and leading teams and their processes, or developing business and media relationships, and those that have worked with him directly have credited him for large parts of their success.
Shakira is driven, hard working and loves video games, which is what brought her into a full-time job in the games industry after five years in sports PR earlier this year. She’s already worked with companies like Konami and Electronic Arts on some of the biggest games in the world. Day is also a champion for diversity and inclusion in games, and was a part of the team on the inclusion update that added transgender options to The Sims, as well as the EA Sports Women’s Football Summit.
RODDY BURNS Head of Partnerships at By Gamers For Gamers and AgencyGMR
SAYEM AHMED Editor at Dexerto
When you speak to people about Roddy, words are thrown around like ‘tenacity’, ‘flair’, ‘capable’ and ‘clever’. As the guy behind AgencyGMR, he has excelled in growing the business, using his interpersonal skills and out-of-the-box thinking to securely put the company on the map. He’s also the one behind BGFG’s charity and outreach initiatives, raising money for SpecialEffect and The Whitechapel Centre, and mentoring and guest lecturing at universities and in the local community.
Sayem is a highly respected editor at Dexerto, and is also regarded as one of the most knowledgeable and hardworking journalists working in the UK games industry. He’s written words for a smorgasbord of outlets during his well-established career, and was also the author behind a pair of official guide books for FromSoftware’s Elden Ring. We’re told he also knows a lot about Gundam - the giant anime robots didn’t really factor in on our decision, but they certainly didn’t hurt.
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