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Vanessa is Narrative and Encounters Producer at Inflexion Games. She has worked on titles such as Nightingale, Mythforce, and Forza Motorsport, and has previously offered marketing and communications strategy and grant application consulting for indie developers. Additionally, Vanessa was also one of the consultants on the Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (IDMTC), a tax credit program that accelerated the growth of the Albertan game development industry and was available from 2018-2019.

In addition to working in in the AA and AAA space, Vanessa is the Chair of GameCamp Edmonton Game Developers Association, a professional association focused on advocating for and connecting game developers of all disciplines and levels of experience throughout Edmonton and the wider Albertan region with resources, connections, and other industry supports they need to grow and thrive. She is also the founder of Alberta Game Jam, an annual province-wide game jam that unites developers throughout the province to come together and showcase their creativity.

Andie was born and raised in the Vancouver area and began her professional career in the music industry. She spent 8 years working for a large music festival, in various roles including volunteer coordinator, festival production, conference coordinator, and artist coordinator. She also worked independently with local bands and production companies working with national and international artists. After moving to Edmonton in 2007, Andie started a 15-year career with the City of Edmonton. In various administrative roles with the City, Andie worked closely across departments establishing a knowledge base and deep understanding of City processes. A key role included overseeing the report process within Citizen Services, which saw hundreds of reports flow in and out of the department. Andie worked collaboratively on corporate projects that looked to improve council report processes among other corporate activities.