Judges
Experts from across the industry attend all our eventsWhen you enter a Big Indie Pitch you’ll present your game to industry experts: press, publishers, experienced developers and other specialists. They’ll pick the winners – plus you’ll have a chance to network and get essential feedback. Here’s a selection of the gurus from previous sessions.
Big Indie Pitch Manager
Sophia Aubrey Drake
Steel Media
Co-Founder
Oscar Clark
Fundamentally Games
Owner
Martine Spaans
Tamalaki
Senior Publishing Manager
Jake Parker
Kwalee
COO
Dave Bradley
Steel Media
YouTuber & Journalist
Jupiter Hadley
Independant
Editor
Dann Sullivan
Pocket Gamer
CEO
Shintaro Kanaoya
Chorus Worldwide
Founder & Lead Writer
Emily Rose
RE:BIND.io
Consultant
Mike Hines
Independent
CBO
Rebecca Lautner
Landfall
Founder
Jon Hare
Tower Studios
Founder
Alexey Izvalov
Airapport
CEO
Katleen Evers
4EversGames
Publishing Manager
Alina Gribanova
BoomBit
General Manager
Rich Keith
Yogscast
Founder
Elena Lobova
Achievers Hub
Co-Founders
Philip & Andrew Oliver
Game Dragons
Product Manager
Alexandre Le Mieux
Plug In Digital
Founder
Rami Ismail
Vlambeer
Founder
Semone (Jai) Bunnag
FINIFUGU && friends
Hyper Casual Publishing Manager
Jake Parker
Kwalee
Director
Stephen Hey
HeyStephenHey
CEO
Jacki Vause
Dimoso
Client Developer
Nicoll Hunt
Space Ape Games
Head of Business Development
Stephen Lee
DECA Games
CEO
Kay Gruenwoldt
Paladin Studios
Co-Founder
Trevor Stricker
Mightier
GM, Global Publishing
Taewon Yun
Super Evil Megacorp
CEO
Misha Lyalin
Zeptolab
Games Commissioning Editor
Colin McDonald
Channel 4
Games Editor
Keith Stuart
The Guardian
President
Ricardo Flores Santos
Portuguese Game Developers Association
CEO
Barn Cleave
Niffler
Content Partnerships
Bill Rehbock
Shadow
Creative Director
Kevin Beimers
Italic Pig
Technology Evangelist
Mario Viviani
Amazon Appstore
Vice President
Phil Mansell
Jagex
VP, Business Development
Monte Singman
indieSky
Unreal Engine Evangelist
Sjoerd De Jong
Epic Games