SGC announces Keynote Speaker: Ben Kvalo

Shawnee State University, the SSU Kricker Innovation Hub and Shawnee Game Conference are pleased to announce our newest keynote speaker - Ben Kvalo.

Ben is an entertainment and video games industry leader, most recently supporting the build-out of films and games at Netflix. Prior to Netflix, Ben has worked at two of the largest global video game companies, 2K and Blizzard, working across various roles in the publishing, marketing, and technology end of games and Esports.

Ben has worked on some of entertainment's biggest brands across video games and film. He's led film campaigns for Bird Box, Extraction, Army of the Dead, and over 50 other titles. He has also worked on major game franchises like NBA2K, Borderlands, BioShock, Civilization, Mafia, and all of Blizzard’s Esports brands, having helped to publish over 100 titles. Ben is originally from Wisconsin, having graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Shawnee Game Conference is the longest running academic game conference in the Midwest. This year SGC continues to be hosted by the Kricker Innovation Hub — a center for entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity and the home of the EDA funded gaming accelerator program.