Colin entered the games industry in 1990 producing dozens of games including licenses of Lemmings and Prince of Persia, and the early games of the multi-billion dollar Grand Theft Auto franchise. He was a Co-Founder and Studio Manager of Realtime Worlds, where he helped raise >$100m in investment and oversaw the BAFTA-winning game Crackdown. In his role as Channel 4 Television’s Games Commissioner, he commissioned dozens of games, which amassed millions of downloads, and won BAFTA, Digital Emmy, Broadcast Digital, and BIMA awards. He now runs online games recruitment events Games Jobs Live, as well as indie publisher Indie Champions, is Commercial Director of Rivet Games, is on the advisory board of UK Games Fund, and advisor to facial animation specialists Speech Graphics.

Fiona is a veteran agency marketer with over three decades of experience in marketing and digital advertising for an array of UK and international brands, and most recently served as CEO of AmazeRealise (now Kin + Carta Connect), which reached £35MM ARR under her leadership, with over 350 team members in five cities, including the U.S. Fiona understands the crucial building blocks needed for a business to grow and succeed. Her experience covers every sector from tech to retail, e-commerce to beverages, and media to sport. In early 2021, she launched her own consulting practice and also served as a Virtual Brand Marketing Director™ for leading brand agency Tayburn.

Jeremy is the founding Director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, a Faculty leader at Stanford’s Center for Longevity, and is a Professor in their Dept. of Communication. He also holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Northwestern and his research has been funded by the National Science Foundation for 20+ years. Jeremy’s many studies often focus on how virtual experiences lead to changes in perceptions of self and others. Most recently, he’s been featured in every prominent media publication in the U.S. and abroad around his research about the Zoom fatigue we’ve all been feeling during COVID, and how to combat it.

Doug serves as Director on the Board at Rapport. A highly experienced commercial leader, Doug spent over 15 years as the Global Head of Sales + Marketing for Wood Mackenzie, delivering sustained double-digit revenue growth. During his tenure, Wood Mackenzie was also acquired by Verisk of the U.S. for £1.8billion in 2015. He also spent four years as a Non-Executive Director at Westwood Global Energy Group. In addition to his role at Rapport, Doug also serves as an active Non-Exec for Libertine FPE Ltd.