Gaming & Entertainment

Game Developers Conference (GDC) Festival of Gaming 2026

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Game Developers Conference (GDC) Festival of Gaming 2026 ran Mar 9–13, 2026 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, United States. It is a Gaming & Entertainment conference. ConferenceGrid lists 9 speakers, 1 sponsor and 2 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Jun 16, 2026 · dates verified May 6, 2026

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) Festival of Gaming 2026 is the world’s largest and most influential professional event for the game development community. Hosted at Moscone Center in San Francisco, GDC brings together game developers, publishers, designers, artists, programmers, producers, and industry leaders from around the globe. Attendees will gathe…

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9Speakers
1Sponsors
2Sessions
7Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Game, in alphabetical order.

Amir Satvat
Founder, Always Supporting Games Community (ASGC), & BD Director · Tencent
Ashley Scruggs
Content & Program · Informa
Christina Gilbert
Content & Program · Informa
Chris Zimmerman
Studio Head Emeritus · Sucker Punch Productions
Heidi Christine
CMO & Head of Community · Pixels
Kalie Moore
Founder · High Vibe PR
Kysa Korosi
Content & Program · Informa
Rob Pardo
Founder, former Chief Creative · Bonfire Studios, formerly Blizzard
Sam Warnke
Content & Program · Informa

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

AdobeDiamond

Agenda

Selected from 2 sessions.

  • Thursday, March 12, at 9 am

    An Odyssey in Building Games That Last

    Rob Pardo, Bonfire Studios Founder, Blizzard veteran, and former Chief Creative, renowned for Blizzard’s golden era as a pioneer of enduring online games that serve player communit…

  • Tuesday, Mar. 10

    Cut through the Noise with: Cutting Through the Noise: Winning Playtime in a Crowded Field

    For an entire day, join speakers from Activision, AWS, Netflix Games, Sucker Punch Productions, Tencent Games, and more to uncover how you can go gain player’s trust, loyalty, and …

Quick answers

When is Game Developers Conference (GDC) Festival of Gaming 2026?
Game Developers Conference (GDC) Festival of Gaming 2026 ran Mar 9–13, 2026 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, United States.
Where is Game Developers Conference (GDC) Festival of Gaming 2026 held?
Game Developers Conference (GDC) Festival of Gaming 2026 was held at Moscone Center in San Francisco, United States.
Who is speaking at Game Developers Conference (GDC) Festival of Gaming 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 9 speakers, including Amir Satvat (Founder, Always Supporting Games Community (ASGC), & BD Director, Tencent), Ashley Scruggs (Content & Program, Informa) and Christina Gilbert (Content & Program, Informa).
Who sponsors Game Developers Conference (GDC) Festival of Gaming 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 1 sponsor: Adobe.
Company intelligence

An audience of 7 companies, parsed from the program.

Seven companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
6Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

44% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite222%
  • Founder / Owner222%
  • Other roles556%

Of 9 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Informa4
2AdobeSponsor · Diamond-
3Bonfire Studios, formerly Blizzard1
4High Vibe PR1
5Pixels1
6Sucker Punch Productions1
7Tencent1
Sponsors by tier
diamond1
100% of 1