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Be the Voice That Sparks the Next Generation of Game Creators in 2026.

Over the years, IGDC has become known for its world-class content and thought-provoking sessions delivered by some of the brightest minds in the gaming industry. This is made possible by a dedicated team of industry curators who ensure every talk adds meaningful value to India’s game development community.

If you have a bold vision, practical insights, or lessons worth sharing, we invite you to apply. Join a legacy of impactful speakers and help inspire the next wave of game creators.

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2026 Speakers

Bell Rodrigo Brito da Silva de Deus
Artist of Bell VFX
Bell VFX
M Joshua Cauller
Video Producer (Trailer Editor)
Devolver Digital
Radosław Paszkowski
Senior Software Engineer
PixelAnt Games
Rob Sandberg
VP Production
Gamefuel Studio
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Past Speakers

Aakash Kumar
Managing Director
Z47 & DeVC
Aayush Ailawadi
TV Host & Content Creator
TV Host & Content Creator
Abhijeeth Swaminathan
Creative Director
Visai Games
Abhimanyu Kumar
Co-founder
Naavik
Abhinav V Chokhavatia
CEO
Zatun
Abhir Das
Founder / CBO
PlaySuper
Abiram Shanmugam
Managing Partner / Design Director
3MG Productions
Aditya Swamy
Managing Director
Google
Afsar Ahmad
Co-founder
Gameberry Labs
Ahmed Khan
Art Director | Founder
AKSOA (Ahmed khan school of arts)
Akash Badrinath
Senior Game Designer
Electronic Arts
Akash Dhangar
Founder & CEO
AA Gaming
Akash Dongre
Chief Product Officer
Indus Appstore
Akash Menon
Head - Gaming
Tulsea
Alexander Bodrov
Vice President of the Video Game Industry Development Organization.
VIDO
Ali Alharbi
Founder & CEO
UMX Studio
Álvaro Fernández García
UI Lead - Monopoly Go!
Scopely
Aman Bohra
Senior Developer (Emerging Tech & XR)
DJXLabs
Amanjot Malhotra
Head of Growth
Tezos India
Amishi Agrawal
Legal Counsel
Lex Chambers
Amit Agrawal
President
Techno Digital
Amit Purohit
Vice President
Primus Partners Pvt Ltd
Anand Mishra
Founder & CEO
THRYL by Glazer Games
Anand Ramachandran
Lead Designer
Hitwicket
Anando Banerjee
Production Head
Lakshya Digital
André Rocca
Art Lead
Moonactive
Andrea Yang
Investment Associate
Makers Fund
Aneesha Dhar
Head in Google Play Ecosystem - India
Google
Anil Srinivasan
CEO, Co-Founder
Kruu
Animesh Agarwal
Aniruddha Hardikar
Senior Partner Engineer
Unity Technologies
Anjali Sosale
Partner
WaterBridge Ventures
Ankit Dhadda
Strategic Partner Manager, Reality Labs
Meta
Ankit Garg
Founder & Mentor - Zombie Art School
Zombie Art School (Founder & Mentor)
Ankit Gupta
Head of Apps Partnerships and Acquisitions, India Sellside
Google
Annelies Wisse
Experience & Play designer
Independent
Anuj Mankar
Director & CEO
Nautilus Mobile
Anuj Sahani
Head - Gaming Incubator and Advisor
KRAFTON India
Anuj Sahani
Head of Krafton Incubator Program & Associate Director Publishing
KRAFTON India
Anuj Tandon
CEO Gaming
JetSynthesys Pvt. Ltd.
Anul Agarwal
Founder
Momo Games
Anumukonda Ramesh
Educator and Global Engagement Manager
XR Experiential Technology Innovation Centre
Anupriya Sinha Das
Head of Corporate Development
Nazara Technologies
Anupriya Sinha Das
Head Of Corporate Development
Nazara
Anuradha Chowdhary
Founder & CEO
ZeroTo3 Collective
Anurag Choudary
CEO
Felicity
Anurag Choudhary
Founder & CEO
Felicity Games
Apurva Shah
Founder & CEO,
Duality AI
Arjun Balaram
Head of Operations
Electronic Arts
Arjun Varma
India Lead, Strategic Markets Team
Xbox
Arvind Neelakantan
Product Management | SA/TAM/Evangelist
Epic Games
Ashish Kulkarni
Founder
PUNNARYUG ARTVISION PVT LTD
Ashutosh Sharma
VP Partnerships
MPL
Ashwin Haryani
Country Head - India
Ampverse DMI
Ashwin Shanker G
Head of R&D
Psypher Interactive
Atri Dave
Technical Director, Animation
Ubisoft Toronto
Austin Davis
Faculty, Play Experience Design
National Institute of Design, India
Avinash Pandey,
CTO & Co-Founder
LILA Games
Aviroop Mandal
CEO
Futuresmith
Bejoy Arputharaj
Founder & CEO
Phanton-FX
Benjamin Carcich
Valarin, Inc. & Building Better Games
Bhavna Padmanabhan
Creative Director
Game Design Plus
Bill Vo
Chairman & Co-founder
Amanotes Vietnam
Biplove Belwal
Founder and CEO
NukeBox Studios Pvt Ltd
Bradley Crooks
Chief Content Officer
Curve by Nazara
Bryce Johnson
Co-inventor
Microsoft
Chaitanya Chinchlikar
Vice President & Business Head
Whistling Woods International
Chandradip Rana
Creative Head
DJXLabs
Chetan Chandgude
CEO
GodLike ESports
Chirag “Tito” Morab
Technical Director - Graphics
Ubisoft Montreal
Chirag Chopra
Director
Lucid Labs
Chirag Sanghani
Head of Media and Gaming
Google Cloud India
Chirayuu Pandharpurkar
CEO
Arkattia
Chris Smith
BIGR Social
BIGR Social
Cyril Barrow
Head of Games
Yarnhub Animation Studios
Damini Pawha
CEO & CoFounder
Appsoleut Games
Daniel Robson
Cheif Editor
IGN
Dayanidhi M G
GM & Head of India Mobile
Electronic Arts
Deepak Choudhary
Founder & Managing Director
EVA Live
Deepak M V
CEO
Openplay Technologies
Deepak M V
Head of Strategy
Nazara
Deepen Parikh
Partner
Courtside Ventures
Derek Ham
Director of the ETC
Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Technology Center
Desirée Brathwaite
Production Director
King
Dhananjai Hari
Founder
Qila Games
Dhilip Kumar
Co-founder & Chief Creative Officer
Gajabuja
Dipender Kaushik
Founder Director
Dunali Games Pvt. Ltd.
Dr Anbuthambi B
Head of Strategy
L&T Edutech
Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
Minister for Information Technology & Digital Services
Government of Tamil Nadu.
Dr Rushindra Sinha
CEO & Founder
Global Esports
Dr. Ir. Rob Tieben
Co-founder & Director
Games for Health
Dr. Menno Deen
Social Impact Game Designer
Super Menno Monster & Games for Health
Dr. Varudhini Kankipati
Co-founder
Inner-Connect
Dr.B.L.Lakshmi Meera
CPO
Forge Innovation & Ventures
Druhin Mukherjee
Co-Founder and CTPO
Godspeed Games
Duncan Campbell
Senior Developer Program Manager
Roblox
Esra Krabbe
Editor
IGN JAPAN
Etsuko Horie
Director, Investment Strategy Dept
SEGA CORPORATION