HEAD OF OPERATIONS, LIMIT BREAK / DESIGN DIRECTOR, SNAP FINGER CLICK

Jo is the Design Director at Snap Finger Click and has been in the games industry for 15 years. She started out working on the BAFTA award-winning Buzz! franchise and has since worked on several console and mobile titles including Furby! BOOM, Fantastic Beasts, and Family Feud. Jo is passionate about knowledge sharing, having spoken at gaming events including Develop, EGX, and Pocket Gamer Connects. Jo is one of the BAFTA Breakthrough UK cohort and a member of the Game Awards Future Class.

OPERATIONS MANAGER, LIMIT BREAK / MANAGING DIRECTOR, BONSAI COLLECTIVE

Hollie Emery is the co-founder and Managing Director of Bonsai Collective, a video game development studio specialising in original IP created in Unreal Engine. Hollie has shaped publishing and development processes for the BAFTA award-winning Overcooked, Yoku's Island Express, Horizon: Call of the Mountain and more. They are also a BAFTA Member, UKGI Slack Admin and UK Department of Trade Export Champion. When they are not working in video games, they are growing plants, rock climbing or volunteering for Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity.

OPS SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK/ OPERATIONS LEAD, KYTHERA AI

Lara is the Operations Lead at Kythera AI, and has an 8 year background of working with start-up companies in various creative industries, such as voiceover casting and escape rooms. She's been involved with Limit Break since 2022 as a mentee, mentor, and committee member, and is very excited to bring her passion for process and general organisation skills to the Ops team for another year!

PLATFORM & RESOURCE MANAGER, LIMIT BREAK/ LEAD UX/UI DESIGNER, SPLASH DAMAGE

Fran is a Lead UI/UX designer at Splash Damage and has been with Limit Break for a number of years as a mentor and committee member.

She has been working in the games industry for 13 years and her main passion in design focuses on accessibility and also in encouraging more marginalised people into senior roles, with empathy-led leadership and mentorship practices.

OPS SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, ELECTRIC SAINT

Pavle is the Technical Director at Electric Saint. He started his game development career at 18 as a programmer at Peter Molyneux's 22cans. After working on Curiosity and Godus, Pavle moved on to co-found Flavourworks, where they released Erica, an innovative marriage of film and games published by Sony on Playstation, iOS and Steam that reached 8 million players. They also raised venture capital at Flavourworks, with a $3 million Series A round led by Hiro Capital and Sky.

OPS SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / AUDIO & NARRATIVE FEATURE TESTER, ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS

Georgia is currently working at Rocksteady Studios and the Audio and Narrative Feature Tester and is returning for a second year with Limit Break on the Ops Team. Georgia has been working in audio in the games industry for 3 years working for AAA studios. Before working in games she worked freelance in the music industry most often as a session musician, but was also involved in working behind the scenes at many popular UK festivals. Georgia's experiences range across both creative and production roles, and she's looking forward to spending another year with the amazing team at LB!

OPS SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / SENIOR 3D ARTIST, SNAP FINGER CLICK

Amanda is a Senior 3D artist working at Snap Finger Click with a range of experience in everything 3D.

PR & SOCIAL LEAD, LIMIT BREAK / BRAND DIRECTOR, UBISOFT REFLECTIONS & LEAMINGTON

Louise is a Brand Director at Ubisoft Reflections and Leamington. After a stint at a PR agency convinced her that working in games could be a pretty good idea, Louise moved in-house, taking on a variety of marketing, brand and communications roles, first at EA and then Ubisoft. She has over 14 years' industry experience, working on campaigns for an eclectic range of titles - from Rock Band and Just Dance, to The Division and Assassin's Creed, and is a multiple MCV Women In Games nominee.

PR & BRANDING MANAGER, LIMIT BREAK / SENIOR SEO ANALYST & GAMING WRITER, CNN EN ESPAÑOL

Sergio Gómez Martín is a journalist and digital communicator working as a Sr. SEO Analyst at CNN en Español, where he is trying to spread video games coverage within the international news media. He stands up for more inclusion, diversity, and equity in the games industry and the whole society and he has always tried to promote empathic and honest communication strategies. He has also worked on Social Media, PR & Comms in MálagaJam a nonprofit association responsible for organizing inclusive and diverse game jams and Guadalindie, an international indie dev festival.

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER, LIMIT BREAK / BRAND MANAGER, UBISOFT LEAMINGTON

Abbie is a Brand Manager at Ubisoft Leamington. Abbie has previously worked in host of different marketing and communications roles over the last 8 years, and made the jump into the games industry 4 years ago working at studios such as Sumo, Rebellion and now Ubisoft.

After joining Limit Break as a mentee in 2020 and discovering firsthand how incredible mentorship can be for underrepresented people, Abbie volunteered for the committee in 2022 and is back again for her third year looking after the Limit Break social accounts alongside the rest of the amazing Limit Break team.

PR & SOCIAL SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / JUNIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER, SWIPE RIGHT

Adam has a variety of experience working across esports and tech clients, including some of the largest brands in the industry such as NVIDIA, Team Vitality, and the Esports Awards and their mobile gaming awards platform the Mobies. With experience across a variety of clients and campaigns, Adam has developed an adaptive attitude to strategic communications.

Outside of work, Adam enjoys swimming, video games, and dungeons and dragons.

PR & SOCIALS SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / CONTENT CREATOR & FREELANCE DEI CONSULTANT

Mollie is a disabled content creator and DEI advocate. Her work focuses on pushing for inclusivity within the gaming space and industry, and being incredibly vocal of how games themselves can be a better representation of the gaming community as a whole.

COMMUNICATIONS LEAD, LIMIT BREAK / CONTENT & SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER, LIQUID CRIMSON

Toni is a Content & Social Media Manager for award-winning creative agency Liquid Crimson. They started out their journey into games as a mentee in Limit Break. This is Toni’s third year as a member of the committee and they’re excited to continue supporting the program alongside the rest of the Communications team.

Toni is passionate about welcoming and inclusive communities and championing a more accessible and equal games industry.

In their free time, Toni enjoys live music, Dungeons & Dragons, and video games.

COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / UX DESIGNER, SUMO LEAMINGTON

Nida Ahmad is a UX Designer at Sumo Leamington. With over 4 years experience across mobile, she previously headed the user research arm at Netspeak Games. She was selected for MCV’s 30 under 30, has spoken at the Game UX Summit, GRUXOnline and other leading industry conferences, advocating for UX practices in game development. She is also a founding member of POCinPlay, an organisation aiming to increase the inclusion and retention of POC in the UK games industry.

COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / DIGITAL DEVELOPER, SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP

Jasmine is a Digital Developer at the Science Museum in London, where she integrates her passions for audio and game development with a versatile skill set. With experience as a Technician specializing in AV implementation, she has honed expertise in cutting-edge technologies, such as VR/AR and Apple platforms. The latest project she's had the pleasure of being involved with is Power Up, an interactive gallery at the museum about video games. Previously, Jasmine has streamed music and gaming content, showcasing her proficiency in audio production. With a background in music, Jasmine also brings a deep understanding of classical and improvisational instrumentation to her work.

In her free time, she explores further projects in music, audio, and game development, including game jams! This year will Jasmine's third year participating in Limit Break, and she is very excited to be of help as part of the Comms team for the committee this year!

HEAD OF TRAINING, LIMIT BREAK / ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, NO BRAKES GAMES

Harun has over 5 years of industry experience working in QA department for companies such as No Brakes Games, TT Games and Cloud Imperium Games. He loves to play, learn and work on games, but more recently, he wishes to promote games development to young people which is why he is also a STEM ambassador and working within his local community to discuss various elements of the games industry to try and promote. Harun is leading limit break’s training division this year and will be delivering mentorship training for aspiring mentors to help them started on their journey.

TRAINING CONSULTANT & RESEARCHER, LIMIT BREAK / CO-CEO, CODE COVEN

Cinzia Musio is an award-winning Equity, Diversity & Inclusion consultant, with an approach focusing on intersectionality. They work across the industry with helping build awareness and education, and using data to drive a culture of inclusion, knowledge sharing, and allyship. Cinzia is Interim CEO at Code Coven, a training consultant and researcher for Limit Break, and is involved within the industry in many ways, such as helping manage the UK Games Industry Slack.

TRAINING SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / ANIMATOR, REBELLION

Hi, I'm Ross, a Cornish gameplay animator! I make things move about the place. I've been in the games industry for 3 years but also worked on my own indie games four 4 years before that. I previously was at Firesprite and Frontier and have worked on titles such as Sea of Thieves A Pirate's Life and Warhammer Realms of Ruin.

TRAINING SUPPORT, LIMIT BREAK / USER RESEARCHER, PLAYER RESEARCH

Irem joined Player Research after finishing her PhD research in neuroscience and psychology, and a stint at McKinsey Design. Her PhD thesis focused on understanding the neurological and physiological processes that relate to social interactions and fear. Now, she leverages her academic background to unearth insights into player behaviour, preferences, and experiences. Passionate about contributing to industry knowledge, Irem strives to share her insights and findings through presentations, and collaborations.