
Speaking & Events
Games Leadership® Founder and Director, Melissa Phillips, is an experienced speaker and regularly collaborates with organisations and individuals aligned on our mission of fostering a more inclusive and sustainable future for all who work in the Games Industry, with our primary focus being Leadership and Studio support.
Melissa can create bespoke talks and presentations for your Industry or Leadership event, tailored to your audience and specific needs. If you’d like to book Games Leadership® and Melissa Phillips as a speaker, please get in touch.
Below is a selection of previous talks, including Melissa’s GDC 2024 address ‘We Need To Talk About Games Leadership’, which offers further insight into why we do what we do!

GDC 2024: We Need to Talk About Games Leadership

Musings on Games Leadership with Melissa Phillips | Branching Factor #018

Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4 - Panel: Building the Perfect Team

GameUp Africa February Meetup: Building your Game Studio

Leading by Example: Tips for Leaders on how to create positive impact |Ukie Need to Know|

Games Leadership Retrospective: Whose Learning is This? Melissa Phillips
Norwich Games Festival
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Barclays
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Ukie
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GameUp Africa
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Pocket Gamer Connects Digital
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Miniclip
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Yorkshire Games Festival
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BAFTA
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GDC
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Develop: Brighton
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Nerial
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Norwich Games Festival • Barclays • Ukie • GameUp Africa • Pocket Gamer Connects Digital • Miniclip • Yorkshire Games Festival • BAFTA • GDC • Develop: Brighton • Nerial •
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