More than 100 games educators and developers converged on Birmingham on July 3rd at the TIGA Games Education Conference 2025, sponsored by Rebellion and Lockwood Publishing, to help shape the next generation of talent entering the industry.
The completely SOLD OUT event, hosted by Birmingham City University, saw over 30 speakers from leading games educators and games studios across the UK deliver insights, foster collaboration, and strengthen the future of the UK games sector through education.
TIGA CEO Dr Richard Wilson OBE said: “The TIGA Games Education Conference 2025 was a resounding success. It was inspiring to see educators and developers come together with a shared purpose: to strengthen the connection between academia and industry, and to ensure students are equipped with the skills they need to thrive in a fast-evolving sector. With thanks to our excellent speakers, sponsors Rebellion and Lockwood Publishing, and our outstanding hosts at Birmingham City University, this sold-out event demonstrated the power of collaboration to shape the future of the UK games industry. TIGA will continue to champion initiatives – including our accreditation programme, our awards and our annual games education conference – that bring education and industry closer together, building a stronger talent pipeline for the years ahead.”
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Meet our TIGA Games Education Conference speakers:
- Dr Andra Ivănescu, Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead for the BA Games Design, Brunel University London
- Chris Kingsley CBE, CTO and Co-founder, Rebellion
- Dr. Richard Wilson OBE, CEO, TIGA
- Jody Zarkos, People and Talent Lead at Lockwood Publishing
- Rob O’Farrell, Co-CEO, Dovetail Games
- Teodora Kuzmanova, Programme Leader, Ba Hons Art, De Montfort University
- Michaela Thompson, Associate Director of Talent – Talent Acquisition / Employee Experience, Jagex
- Ryan Taylor, Training & Development Lead, Rare Ltd
- Neil McKenna, Lead External Producer, Slitherine Software Ltd
- Nathan Dewell, Course Lead for Game Technology, Birmingham City University
- Dr Lee Cheng, Associate Professor and Course Director of MA/MSc Games Development, Anglia Ruskin University
- Anna Limpens, Associate Head of School (Students), Principal Lecturer – Computer Games Production at University of Portsmouth
- Lloyd Savickas, Associate Director of Digital Media and Games Technology, UWE
- Mark Wickham, Associate Professor, Director of Computer Arts and Technology, Norwich University of the Arts
- Dr Ian Willcock, Head of Screen Department, School of Creative Arts, University of Hertfordshire
- Dr. Peter Howell, Senior Lecturer in Games Design, University of Portsmouth
- Dr Simon Scarle, Senior Lecturer in Games Development Program Director for BSc Games Design and Development, Cardiff Metropolitan University
- Prof. Chris Headleand, National Teaching Fellow, Head of Games Institute, University of Staffordshire
- Carlo Harvey, Professor of Digital Arts, School of Digital Arts (SODA), Manchester Metropolitan University
- Jon Weinel, Programme Leader for Game Design, University of Surrey
- Chris Janes, Head of Technology – School of Technology, Business and Arts, University of Suffolk
- Dr Sharon Coleclough. PhD, SFHEA Staffs, Senior Lecturer, Technical Game Design, University of Staffordshire
- Joel Cable, Strategic Lead – Product (BTEC Applied), Pearson UK
- Rob Reed, Deputy Head of Department, Leeds City College
- Brian McDonald, Senior Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Game Development and BSc (Hons) Computing for Games, Falmouth University
- Ann Longley, Independent Consultant and Lecturer, School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Greenwich
- Brett Clarke, Head of Curriculum – Creative Industries, North Hertfordshire College
- Andrew Hamilton, Senior Lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University
- Zayd Dawood, Academic Course Leader in MSc Games Development, School of Creative Arts, University of Gloucester
- Iz Head, Co-founder, Moss Monkey Games
- Alfie Wright, Co-founder, Moss Monkey Games
- Dr Darrel Greenhill, Associate Professor, Course Leader Game Development, School of Computer Science and Mathematics, Kingston University.
If you have any questions about the event, please email nisha@tiga.org.
