2022 Speakers « Serious Play Conference

2022 Speakers

Our speakers are pioneers in an industry that is reshaping training and education. They are thought leaders, agents of change, breaking norms, doing things that have not been done before.

Enrique Cachafeiro

Training and Education Coordinator
Duke Health

Designing a Digital Escape Room for Instruction Using WebXR

Christopher Spivey

Producer, Consultant

Making Games: A Game Production Crash Course

Dr. Leslie Haas

Associate Professor
Xavier University of Louisiana

Building Narrative Roadmaps for Quest-Based Learning

Jennifer Murphy

CEO
Quantum Improvements Consulting

GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP: Filling out and Submitting Grant and Funding Submissions

Paul Darvasi

CEO / Co-Founder
Gold Bug Interactive/University of Toronto

Make Games and Puzzles with Social Media

Mitch Weisburgh

Founding Partner, Academic Business Advisors

Participate in a Game about Decision-making

Olufunmilola Abraham

Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy

OutSMA℞T Cancer: A Youth Informed Cancer Prevention Game

Walt Yates

Principal
Walt Yates & Associates

Serious Games for Immediate Needs: Game Technology for Technical-Procedural Skills

Marianne Malmstrom

Digital Design Teacher
Newlands Intermediate

WORKSHOP: Create AR/VR Games & Content

Jackson Fielder

Lead Game Developer
Case Western Reserve University

Making a Serious Game to Teach and Measure Age-Friendly Care

Christine Marchese

Associate Professor and EmTech Administrative Fellow
Nassau Community College

Free Resources to Create Engaging Learning Games and Simulations

Gulliermo Fajardo

Publishing Manager and Content Developer
Chef Koochooloo

Gamifying STEM Education Thru Cooking

Tony Bevilacqua

Founder & CEO, Cognitive 3D

Leveraging Analytics in the Metaverse for Learning

Mary Dolansky

Principal Investigator, JAHF Grant- Age-Friendly Health Systems
Case Western Reserve University

Making a Serious Game to Teach and Measure Age-Friendly Care

Laurie Coker

Founder
MagicSpells

Developing a Multisensory App; Challenges; What I Learned

Thomas Burelli

Associate professor in law
University of Ottawa

Creating a game to teach video game law : what did we learn?

Rajesh Jha

CEO
SimInsights Inc

Immersive, interactive & intelligent training using VR/AR/AI

Rajiv Vaid Basaiawmoit

Head of Sci-Tech Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Aarhus University

Dumb-it-down OR not: Content complexity in edu-game design!

Alfonso Gonzalez

STEM Teacher
Chimacum Elementary School

Making Esports Our Own: Stories of Academic Esports

Lainie Clowers

K-8 Science Educator
Orange County Public Schools

Creating Learning Experiences Through Play That Improve Learning Gains

Angela Malicki

Multimedia and Learning Tech Program Director
Johns Hopkins Medical Hospital

How to Create a Digital Vital Signs Game for Nurses and UAPs

Carol Ann Logue

Director, Programs & Operations Innovation Districts & Incubation Program
University of Central Florida

I Want to Start a Company. Now What?

Sarah O’Donnell

Special Operations Program Manager
MITRE

Strategic Loss, Playing the Game

Ret. Gen. Frank Kelley

Vice President
Defense Acquisition Univ.

What the Military Needs Now from Game Developers

Andrew Olson

Wargame Design, Futures, & Emerging Technologies
Georgetown University

UX/UI: The battle against 'functions as designed'

Harvey Madison

Director - Instructional Design & Content
Redbird Flight Simulations

Computers Teaching Pilots - Psychomotor Skill Acquisition

Mélitza Charest

Doctoral student in French literature
University of Ottawa

Creating a game to teach video game law : what did we learn?

Marryam Chaudhry

Founder & CEO
XR 2 LEAD

Designing VR Learning Experiences: Lessons Learned

John Shulman

Alignor

How Data Analytics From Realistic Simulations Can Prove Business Impact

Lucia Pannese

CEO
imaginary srl

The impact of AI and Gamification on Educational Strategies

Will Ogle

Teacher
Avalon Elementary School

#ClassroomWhereItHappens

Ilona Seaman

Software Engineer
Case Western Reserve Univ.

Making a Serious Game to Teach and Measure Age-Friendly Care

Ronald Dyer

Associate Professor/EMBA Director
The University of Sheffield

They've played your Game, Now What!!

Pat Healy

Ph.D. Student, Information Science
University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Zoo - An exposure therapy game for needle anxiety

Max Cropper

CEO
Five Star Performance Solutions

5- Star Instructional Design
for Games and Sims

Christy Casey

Founder/ Artistic Director
Ruse

AR (Augmented Reality) in ARGs (Alternate Reality Games)

Valary Oleinik

CEO
Valary With A WHY

Teaching with Topia: Creating Joyful, Immersive, Autonomous Learning Experiences

Nehemiah Markos

Comedian
Never Sad

Updating an Antiracist Game from the 1970s: Let’s Play

AJ Webster

Founder
The Sycamore School in Malibu

Mathematical Thinking

Scott Nicholson

Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University

Developing EscapeIF: Creating a Storytelling Game System for Low-Resource Classrooms

Sasha Kappes Barkhaus

Wargame Design & Divergent Thinking in NatSec
Georgetown University

Learn About, Make Your Own Wargame

John Kolm

CEO, Team Results USA

Moth in the Mainframe - Human Factors in Serious Games

Vikram Venkatram

Wargame Design, Human Security, and Emerging Technologies
Georgetown University

WORKSHOP: Learn About, Make Your Own Wargame

Latoya Hinton

Instructional Designer
American International College

Using Brain Games to Build Mastery Paths

Dov Jacobson

Creative Director
Games That Work

Make a Game Right Now

Dan Norton

Chief Creative Officer
Filament Games

Building a Digital Robotics Competition

Elli Suzuki

Director, Education R&D

Formative and Summative Research for Your First Serious Game

Anders Gronstedt

President, Gronstedt Group

The Enterprise Metaverse: Nine Sensibilities of VR Learning

Julie Mavrogeorge

Program Manager
Fresno Unified School District

Making Esports Our Own: Stories of Academic Esports

Alicia Sanchez

Games Czar
Defense Acquisition University

GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP: Filling out and Submitting Grant and Funding Submissions

John Rainford

Co-Founder
Systemic Innovators

Tectonic Shifts in Gaming and Learning as Play

Kat Schrier

Associate Professor/Director of Games, Marist College

Designing VR Games for Compassion

Niall Campion

Managing Director
VRAI, Ireland

Virtual Reality Training - From Fighter Pilot to the Factory Floor

Natalie Underberg-Goode

Assistant Director Games and Interactive Media
University of Central Florida

Setting Up an Undergrad Game Dev Curriculum

Makan Fofana

Narrative World Designer

Using Fortnite Creative to Solve World Problems

Bron Stuckey

Director
Innovative Educational Ideas

Making Esports Our Own: Stories of Academic Esports

Sharon Bildstein

Sr. ISD
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Digital Single Player Vital Signs Game For Nursing and UAPs

Jim Taylor

Emerging Technology Architect
Theta

Collaborative Digital Makerspace and Portfolio

Noelle Pollet

President
Peace Work Outreach Ministries

Peace Work: Facilitating Fun - a Failsafe Format!

Peter Smith

Associate Professor
University of Central Florida & Limbitless Solutions

How Games Aid Prosthesis Users Regain their Mobility

Grace Bochenek

Director
School of Modeling, Simulation and Training. UCF

The Big Bang: When Gaming and Engineering Collide

Guillaume St. Pierre

Founder
Savoir

Creating a Game to Teach Video Game Law : What Did We Learn?

Peter Green

Founder & CEO
Rehaboo!

Gamifying Physical Therapy with no Sensors Using Cloud-based AI

Odile Clavier

Principal Engineer
Creare LCC

NIGMS SEPA STEM Funded Companies. Hear their Stories

Vineet Raj Kapoor

CEO, SXILL

Gamification of Innovation (Design Thinking)

Sande Chen

Writer and Game Designer
Independent

Impact of Personal Student Games

Paul Thurkettle

NATO Training Technologies Section Head

NATO's Development of Virtual Reality Training

David Metcalf

Senior Researcher and Director
Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab (METIL), Institute for Simulation & Training

Role Playing Games for Good

Adam Gordon

President
Andamio Games

https://www.seriousplayconf.com/workshops/nigms-sepa-stem-funded-companies-hear-their-stories/

Layla Sabourian

CEO/Founder
Chef Koochooloo

Gamifying STEAM Education Through Cooking

Ryan Schaaf

Associate Professor of Educational Technology, Notre Dame of Maryland University

Gaming and Society: An Honors Course for the Future

Bill Fischer

Professor of Digital Art and Design, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University

Demo: Design Methodologies for Creating Accessible Games

Michael Campbell

President
Advancing Global EDU

Social Responsibility Marketing in Educational Gaming

Funding Opps for Public Schools for Educational Games

Maureen K. Powers

President
Eyes in Sync

How My NSF Grant Helped Me Start a Business, Fund My Game To Help Kids with Visual Processing

Dennis Glenn

President
Dennis Glenn LLC

Military Veterans Career Coaching Using Augment Reality

Chris Keeling

SFC
U.S. Army

Skills WORKSHOP: Learn About, Make Your Own Wargame

Brian Crick

Software Developer
Case Western Reserve University

Making a Serious Game to Teach and Measure Age-Friendly Care

Jed Feiman

Comedian
Never Sad

Updating an Antiracist Game from the 1970s: Let’s Play

Jami Woychesin

Worldwide Educational Solutions & Consulting
MITWPU

The Evolution of Normal to the New Normal of Learning

Dexter Hadley

Chief of Artificial Intelligence
University of Central Florida, College of Medicine

Gamifying a Network of Patients, Providers & Clinical Trials

Hugo Pilate

Service Designer & Prototyper
PLACE Network

Using Fortnite Creative to Solve World Problems

Cherie Van Putten

Instructional Designer and EmTech Associate Director
Center for Learning and Teaching, Binghamton University

Free Resources to Create Engaging Learning Games and Simulations

Antoine Duvauchelle

Co-Founder
LIVECASE INC.

Disruption in the Business Simulation World

Mariam Hashemi

Co-Founder
Systemic Innovators

Tectonic Shifts in Gaming and Learning as Play

Doug Whatley

CEO, BreakAway Games

Unique Ways to Achieve Learning Objectives with Games

Diane Hickey

SBIR/STTR Program Director
National Science Foundation

How to Apply For, Win NSF Grants

Wacey Tobler

Secondary Digital Learning Coach
Fort Sam Houston ISD

Leveling UP: Leveraging Esports to Rebuild Community

Robbie Boerth

English Teacher
Trinity Preparatory School

Enhancing Composition Through WARPs (Writing-Activated Role-Playing Games)

Jenn McNamara

Vice President Serious Games and Strategic Partnerships
BreakAway Games

Providing Accessible Experiences for Serious Game Players

Dorothy Bennett

Director of Creative Pedagogy
NYSCI (New York Hall of Science)

WORKSHOP: Use of Open-World Games for Computational Thinking in Science

Karthik Sarma

Chief Technology Officer
SimX

Why XR is the Future of Force Readiness in Medicine

Ayra Sundbom

Instructional Technologist
MagicSpells

Developing a Multisensory App; Challenges; What I Learned

Elena Bertozzi

Professor & Director Game Design & Development
Quinnipiac University

Collaborative Game Development for DEI and Professionalism

Jason Jerald

CEO
NextGen Interactions

Lessons Learned: VR Training for First Responders

Dana Lombardy

Publisher
Lombardy Studios

Crowdfunding for your Serious Game idea

Lev Horodyskyj

Founder
Science Voices

International Diplomacy Games for Environmental Learning

Jacquelyn D’Eall Sundberg

Outreach and Special Projects
McGill University Library

Thinking Beyond the Stacks: Games in Special Collections

Jim Kiggens

CEO
inciteVR

Immersive Clinical Training Implementation

Dmitriy Babichenko

Clinical Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh

Games for Cultural and Language Preservation

Tammie Schrader

Science/Computer Science Coordinator
Washington State Association of Educational Service Districts

Leveraging the Political Arena to Expand Game Based Learning

Stefano Caselli

Lecturer
IVIPRO - Italian Videogame Program

Virtual History in Virtual Worlds: Digital Games as History

Leslie Gruis

Mathematician and Privacy Author

Ethical Games

Joshua Peery

Lead Game Designer
East Carolina University

Using Demographics to Create a Serious Game Platform

James Fraser-Murison

Esports Director
QMC

Making Esports Our Own: Stories of Academic Esports

Roberta Sullivan

Teaching & Learning Strategist and EmTech Director
University of Buffalo

Free Resources to Create Engaging Learning Games and Simulations

Alex Lillo

Postdoctoral Researcher,
University of Ottawa

Creating a Game to Teach Video Game Law : What Did We Learn?

Peter Leveille

Principle Software Systems Engineer
MITRE

Strategic Loss, Playing the Game

Jillian Humphreys

Lead Business and Technology Strategist
MITRE

Strategic Loss, Playing the Game

Lynn Fiellin

Founding Director,
play2PREVENT Lab, Yale Center for Health & Learning Games

PANEL: Collaborative Game Development for DEI and Professionalism

Menno Deen

Designer & Researcher
Games for Health & Lapp

Games from the Favelas

Nicole Simon

Professor and EmTech Administrative Fellow
Nassau Community College

Free Resources to Create Engaging Learning Games and Simulations

Qusai Saleem

Edutech product manager
Educational Game Designer
MeemAin

GameBased test : from measuring change to change measurement

Kevyn Eva Norton

Design Lead Shadow's Edge

Psychology drives Story, Story drives Mechanics

Khaled Shariff

CEO
Project Whitecard Inc.

The Play's the Thing: Serious Efficacy from Training to Accreditation

Michelle McCarthy

Special Educator
Ligon Middle

Using Roleplaying Games in the K-12 Classroom

Jonathan Peters

Chief Motivation Officer
Sententia, Inc

A New Theory of Fun: A Purposeful Approach to Game Design

Kimberly Hieftje

Asst. Professor, Yale Pediatrics
Director, play4REAL XR Lab
Yale School of Medicine

The Use of AR/VR in Health Applications for Youth

Janna Kellinger

Associate Professor
UMass Boston

Developing Game-based On Demand Courses in Higher Ed

Paula Kelly

Director of Integrated Training
NExT, a Schlumberger Company

Using learning Collaborative Team-Based Simulation

Shawn Clybor

Ludic Instructional Designer
Goldbug Interactive

Alternate Reality Games Made Easy!

Traci Lawson

Senior Instructional & Interaction Designer
TransfrVR

Ten Qualities of Great Digital Learning Experiences

Jorge Luis Castro Toribio

Agile Coach
NTT Data

Walk The Game - Some lessons learned while fostering continuous fun at large enterprises.

Laura Skrip

Associate Professor
University of Liberia School of Public Health

PANEL: Collaborative Game Development for DEI and Professionalism

Manish Honwad

Professor of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care

Much More with Much Less: Effective Healthcare Simulation

Samuel Roberts

Technical Trainer
75th Innovation Command

UX/UI: The battle against

Jade Stoner Norwood
Writer/Game Designer
McKinney

How to Teach Without Teaching

George DeBakey
President
DeBakey International

Expand your business overseas-what about the International School $433 billion market

Cathy Cheo-Isaacs
Education Specialist
Epic Games

Inspiring the Creator in All Students with Interactive 3D

Steve Isaacs
Education Specialist
Epic Games

Inspiring the Creator in All Students with Interactive 3D

Sam S. Adkins
Metaari

Catalysts, Purchase Trends, Best Opportunities for Investors and Developers in the 2022-2027 U,S, Game-Based Learning Market

Bernard François
Founder, Preview Labs

Developing an MVP for Firefighter Training in VR

Fred Caserta
President and CEO
Pleiadian Systems, Inc and FIRE RESCUE, LLC

Developing an MVP for Firefighter Training in VR

Stephanie Slezycki
Director of Development
First Global

Building a Digital Robotics Competition

Daniel Miller
Classroom Teacher
Newlands Intermediate School

WORKSHOP: Create AR/VR Games & Content

Anya Andrews
Director of Research Initiatives
University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Immersive Learning Simulations to Curb the Opioid Epidemic

Tom Carbone
Technical Director
University of Central Florida

GameLab: Training Game Developers to Work in Modeling, Simulation, & Training

Kostas Karpouzis
Assistant Professor
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences

Representation in game design and narrative

Elisa Navarro Chinchilla
Educational Video Games Developer
Gargamel Studio

WORKSHOP: Make Games and Puzzles with Social Media

Rob Alvarez
Adj Professor / Founder
IE University / Professor Game

Five Steps to Creating Gamified Learning

Lessons Learned about Games for Learning from 4 years of Doing a Podcast

Roger Smith
President
Model Benders, LLC

What can Deep Learning do for Serious Games?

Monica Cornetti
Founder/CEO
Sententia Games

Learn How to Set Up Game-Based Learning Programs for Success; a Certification Course

Kathleen Fuller
Owner & Chief Learning Consultant
VITALS

Beyond the Game - Lean Ludogogy & Innovation in Education

Mike Eakins
Creative Lead
Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab (METIL) at the Institute for Sim. & Training

Role Playing Games for Good

Seth Crofton
Independent Contractor
Lombardy Studios

Crowdfunding for your Serious Game idea

Lindsay Portnoy
Associate Teaching Professor
Northeastern University College of Professional Studies

Beyond the Game - Lean Ludogogy & Innovation in Education

Georgi Tsvetanov
Regional Director
Silega Americas

Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture

Jill Tussey
Assistant Professor of Literacy Education
Buena Vista University

Building Narrative Roadmaps for Quest-Based Learning

Nicholas Hartmann
Research Assistant
NYSCI (New York Hall of Science)

WORKSHOP: Use of Open-world Games for Computational Thinking in Science

Tony Beck
National Institutes of Health / Science Education
NIH, SEPA, STEM Games Funding Workshop
NIGMS SEPA STEM Funded Companies. Hear their Stories