Mobile Mavens

Our panel of experts drawn from all sectors of the mobile gaming industry

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Mobile Mavens: The importance of cross platform MAVENS Jul 31st, 2023

Mobile Mavens: The importance of cross platform

We round up industry opinions on the potential of cross platform gaming

Nick Anderson Head of Publishing Kabam
Qi Lu CEO & Founder Stealth
Simon Platt Head of Development Kwalee
Steve Foster Co-Founder & Development Lead Xisle Games Limited
Terry Li General Manager of Games Crunchyroll
Mobile Mavens: What do app downloads direct from Facebook mean for the industry? MAVENS Jul 8th, 2023

Mobile Mavens: What do app downloads direct from Facebook mean for the industry?

We round up expert industry opinions on the potential of an app store within Facebook

Daniel Carter Data Scientist

Data Scientist with 6+ years of specialising in applied ML and Deep Learning in free-to-play games. Formerly working at Sega Europe 

David Cremades CEO Taproom games
Iryna Afanasyeva Product Marketing Manager Sandsoft Games
Josh Nilson Co-Founder & CEO East Side Games
Roman Garbar Marketing Director Tenjin
Teis Anker Mikkelsen Founder Multiscription
 Mobile Mavens: Is AI a helping hand or to be kept at arm's length? OPINION Apr 18th, 2023

Mobile Mavens: Is AI a helping hand or to be kept at arm's length?

Our round-up of opinion from around the industry returns with AI's role in game development the hot topic

Aleksey Savchenko Chief product officer at XLA
Callum Godfrey Head of Casual Mobile Games Kwalee
David Cremades CEO Taproom games
David Hanson Founder & CEO Ultra
Eric Lux Riyadh Studio Operations Director Sandsoft Games
James Draper Founder & CEO BIDSTACK
Michael Hudson CEO GameBake
Yassine Tahi Co-Founder & CEO Kinetix
Mobile Mavens: The 2022 Wrap! 2022 HIGHLIGHTS Dec 28th, 2022

Mobile Mavens: The 2022 Wrap!

Our posse of industry experts tell us their highlights of 2022

Aaron Ludlow Product Director PlayStack
Antoine Jullemier VP, Gaming Bidstack
Chris Hewish chief strategy officer
David Fernandez Remesal CEO Sandsoft Games
Karen Seror CMO Gamestream
Kim Carlson CRO & COO Mobivity
Maor Wurembrand Director of Supply Growth Anzu
Matthew Warneford CEO and co-founder Dubit
Sophie Brügmann Head of Operations Lessmore
Yassine Tahi Co-Founder & CEO Kinetix
Stadia may be gone, but will the entire cloud gaming sector go with it? MOBILE MAVENS Oct 28th, 2022

Stadia may be gone, but will the entire cloud gaming sector go with it?

Industry experts react to the closure of Google Stadia

Karen Seror CMO Gamestream
Oscar Clark Chief Strategy Officer Fundamentally Games

Oscar Clark has been a pioneer in online, mobile, and console social games services since 1998. He is also author of the book, Games As A Service – How Free To Play Design Can Make Better Games.

Patty Toledo Director of Developer Relations Yahaha Studios
Rana Rahman Founder & CEO Raptor PR
Sophie Brugman Head of Operations
Theo Priestley CEO Metanomic
Updated: Mobile Mavens: bringing more women into the mobile games industry INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY Mar 10th, 2022

Updated: Mobile Mavens: bringing more women into the mobile games industry

Platform female trialblazers, stop punishing parenthood, and combat imposter syndrome

Anna Yukhtenko Senior games analyst Hutch
Ekin Eriş Product core contributor Infinite Arcade
Gill Gray Chief financial officer Outplay Entertainment Ltd
Gökçe Nur Oğuz CEO and co-founder Playable Factory
Jacki Vause CEO Dimoso
Kara Bilkiss Senior director of licensing and platform relations Rogue Games
Kayla Madsen Director of gaming solutions, EMEA TransPerfect Gaming Solutions
Maitrayee Biswas Marketing analytics lead, business intelligence Miniclip
María Sayans CEO Ustwo games
Marta Norton Go to market lead, performance marketing Miniclip
Peggy Anne Salz Content Marketing Strategist and Chief Analyst MobileGroove

Peggy is content marketing strategist and chief analyst at Mobile Groove - https://mobilegroove.com/

Roxana Muntean Associate product manager Ubisoft
Stephanie Whitley Chief of staff Dubit
Mobile Mavens: the future of live events POST-PG CONNECTS THOUGHTS Feb 17th, 2022

Mobile Mavens: the future of live events

PG Connects London attendees share their thoughts on future live events

Harriet Hughes CMO PlayStack
Jennifer Estaris Game director Ustwo games
Karla Reyes Growth Product Manager Niantic
Kayla Madsen Director of gaming solutions, EMEA TransPerfect Gaming Solutions
Ken Go Founder DECA Games
Patty Toledo Director of Developer Relations Yahaha Studios
Shum Singh MD Agnitio Capital

16 years of cross border M&A and fundraising expertise in the online games, mobile entertainment and consumer internet industries. Interested in working with established technology businesses looking to expand businesses to next level through combination of organic growth and inorganic activities.

Simon Spaull CRO and co-founder Gadsme
Mobile Mavens: expert predictions for the future of the mobile games industry PREDICTIONS Jan 21st, 2022

Mobile Mavens: expert predictions for the future of the mobile games industry

Web3, more acquisitions, and new working models

Erno Kiiski Chief Game Analyst - US GameRefinery, a Liftoff company
Kay Greunwoldt Founder Walking Squid
Keith Kawahata Head of Games AppLovin
Lana Meisak VP of Marketing & Business Development Gismart
Luke Jackson Product Manager, Candy Crush King
Mario Stefanidis Vice president of research Roundhill Investments
Matthew Warneford CEO and co-founder Dubit
Mobile Mavens: industry reactions to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard LARGEST GAMING ACQUISITION [AGAIN] Jan 19th, 2022

Mobile Mavens: industry reactions to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Industry responds to near-$70 billion acquisition

Devin Nambiar Head of Product and Partnered Development Electronic Arts
Gökçe Nur Oğuz CEO and co-founder Playable Factory
John Ozimek Co-founder Big Games Machine

John is co-founder of PR and marketing company Big Ideas Machine. Also an all-round nice guy...

Lana Meisak VP of Marketing & Business Development Gismart
Matthew Warneford CEO and co-founder Dubit
Michael Hudson CEO GameBake
Piers Harding-Rolls Research director, games Ampere Analysis
Roman Garbar Marketing Director Tenjin
Stefan Adamczyk VP of Global Partnerships Admix
Will Luton Founder/CPO Village Studio Games Village Studio
Mobile Mavens: Reactions to Take-Two's acquisition of Zynga LARGEST GAMING ACQUISITION Jan 11th, 2022

Mobile Mavens: Reactions to Take-Two's acquisition of Zynga

Industry responds to $12.7 billion acquisition

David Yin CEO Storms

David is currently the CEO of Storms, a gaming startup invested in by Singtel, AIS & SKT, with a focus on game publishing and an instant gaming platform.

David was recently Head of Business Development - Google Play Apps and Games and was responsible for acquiring, driving and building a pipeline of Android apps and games in SEA & Australia. Additionally, David led the Google Play Start-Up program in SEA & ANZ working closely with High Potential Startups and VCs in the region.

David currently advises & mentors Startups in the region through various programs including 500 Startups, Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Singapore Management University, Unilever Foundry SEAA, Antler, Found 8, Landing Pad, Skala & Fishburners Australia. David is also an experienced Angel Investor.

Prior to Google, David was GM of Global Developer Alliances with Vserv and headed developer & publisher partnerships globally, engaging with mobile app developers/publishers and spearheading multiple developer/publisher initiatives. He was part of the Global Senior Leadership Team and reported to the CEO/Co-Founder.

David has spent over 6 years at Nokia, with the last role being that of Head of Ecosystem & Developer Experience (EDX) - Mobile Apps Monetisation. Additionally, David has over 10 years of global and Southeast Asian experience in the telecommunications industry, ranging from strategic to commercial roles at Vodafone, Orange, Sing-Tel Optus and Capgemini.

He is a Australian Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management (UNSW)

Skills/Experience

  • Business Development - Mobile Apps & Games
  • Entrepreneurship/Start Ups
  • Mobile Advertising
  • Go-To-Market/Launch of Internet Services
  • Sales & Strategy
  • Mobile Services / Ecosystems expertise
  • Team management
Dmitri Lipnitsky CEO and Co-founder Gismart
Gökçe Nur Oğuz CEO and co-founder Playable Factory
Michael Hudson CEO GameBake
Oscar Clark Chief Strategy Officer Fundamentally Games

Oscar Clark has been a pioneer in online, mobile, and console social games services since 1998. He is also author of the book, Games As A Service – How Free To Play Design Can Make Better Games.

Roman Garbar Marketing Director Tenjin
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