[STEAM] GamesBeat Summit 2026 unveils a slate of expert speakers

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If you’re curious who will speak at the next awesome game event, we’re happy to tell you about some awesome speakers for

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Among the new speakers is Gerard “HipHopGamer” Williams, who is always the loudest and most enthusiastic person in the room. Williams did a great job as emcee for our GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood & Games back in December. We will also welcome

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We previously announced Jenova Chen, CEO of

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, will speak at the opening of

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about the company’s 20-year history of making deeply emotional games as well as the future of gaming. Michael Metzger, managing partner of Drake Star Partners, will moderate the talk with Chen at the event, which takes place on May 18-19 at the Marina del Rey Marriott on the shore of the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles.

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Tom Kang, president of Nex. We also have Tom Kang, president of Nex, the maker of the Nex Playground motion-gaming console. Lisa Cosmas Hanson, president of Niko Partners, will do a fireside chat with Kang.

Kang is president of Nex. He oversees strategy, corporate and business development, business operations and international expansion. Nex’s mission is to “Connect Families and Friends through Active Play,” and it is the maker of Nex Playground, an active play game console based on motion detection. He previously served at Walmart, Walmart

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Games,

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Web Services and Disney Interactive, as well as multiple startups as CEO.

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Leanne Loombe is head of games at Annapurna. Leanne Loombe is executive vice president and head of games at Annapurna. She also previously worked at

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, Riot Games and Electronic Arts. She is on the board of Women in Games International and and an adviser to Astrid Entertainment.

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Jonathan Stringfield of

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Advertising. Jonathan Stringfield is vice president of

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advertising & gaming business leadership. He oversees cross-functional readiness across

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ad multi-format marketing solutions crossing channels, segments, and geographies around the world. He previously worked at Activision Blizzard.

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The crowd at GamesBeat Summit 2024. This is one of dozens of talks we’re planning for GamesBeat Summit 2026, which takes place May 18-19 in Marina del Rey in Los Angeles at the Marina del Rey Marriott. We’ll have cool experiences like a golf tournament and a yacht event.

We’re looking forward to the fireside chat at the start of our two-day conference, which will focus on the theme of Experience Meets Acceleration. It’s about how the fast-moving game industry needs sharper leadership to navigate at speed through the challenges of technology, talent, business models and how audiences connect with content.

GamesBeat Summit 2026 is where experience meets acceleration. It’s where the industry’s most influential decision-makers, innovators, and builders come together to challenge assumptions, compare notes, and align on what comes next — without losing sight of what already works.

We’ll dive into the trends actively shaping gaming’s future — from AI and UGC ecosystems to platform dynamics, live services, new monetization paths, and cross-media storytelling — with a focus on what’s working now and where the biggest opportunities are emerging.

Expect candid conversations, practical takeaways, and high-value connections that turn insight into action — and ideas into real-world partnerships, strategies, and growth. We’ll be revealing more of our great speakers soon.

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