Speakers

Chris Wood is the co-founder and CEO of Tanglewood Games, a leading Unreal Engine external development studio based in his home town of Hartlepool, UK. Since 2017, Chris has grown the studio into a world-class engineering provider, contributing to major titles like Hogwarts Legacy, Sea of Thieves, and Quidditch Champions.

With over two decades in the industry, Chris has successfully navigated the commercial, technical and operational challenges of running a games studio, culminating in Tanglewood Games becoming an Unreal Engine Gold Service Partner in 2025.

Dan joined Kwalee Ltd, a video games developer and publisher, as its first General Counsel in April 2023 following nearly 13 years in private practice with Shakespeare Martineau LLP.

During his time in private practice Dan advised on a range of contentious and non-contentious IP matters, predominantly guiding clients through trade mark, designs, patents, copyright and confidential information disputes as well as advertising and domain name complaints.

Davey heads up global influencer marketing and voice casting at Kepler interactive. With over ten years' experience in the gaming industry, Davey has led influencer marketing and celebrity partnerships for a wide variety of publishers and events including: Insomnia Gaming Festival, Deep Silver, Unsigned Group and more. Davey has launched a wide variety of games from AAA - Indie titles, including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Rematch, Saints Row, Dead Island 2, Metro Exodus and many others.

James is Head of Community Management at Keywords Studios, leading a global team of community professionals providing services to more than 30 gaming partners. Previously he led community management at Rockstar Games and PlayStation.

John is a Senior Legal & Business Affairs Counsel at Sumo Digital. John has worked in the games industry for around 3 years, both as a Solicitor in private practice, and as in-house Legal Counsel at both Sumo Digital & everplay group plc.