Fianna appreciates having seen how different kitchens work. Previously she had been at Alias|wavefront, Autodesk and now, SideFX. She works closely with developers and external artists, and enjoys the tremendous opportunity to see new tools and incredible artistry that comes from the CG community.

Nikola is a 3D generalist with 15 years of versatile experience. He made baby-steps in the industry making animations and effects for music videos and movies. Eventually, he found his happy place as a Game Artist at Nordeus. Nikola invests a lot of time in exploring proceduralism, generative art bridging tech-art gaps, and making stunning interactive art installations. He collaborates with Substance, SideFX, Adobe, etc.

Jamy Wheless has over 30 years of experience in character animation. In 1996, he was hired by ILM to work on commercials as a technical director and animator. In 2000, he became a member of ILM’s feature production team, where he was a lead animator responsible for the character development and key performances of the first digital Yoda for the Star Wars prequels as well as Davy Jones for the Pirates of the Caribbean films, amongst many others.

Miljana graduated from the Faculty of Architecture, but her passion for creative processes naturally led her to the animation and visual effects industry. With her 10-year long experience in this field, Miljana helped establish the biggest computer graphics school in the region having 200 students enroll in the VFX and Gaming courses per year. She is the co-founder of CGA Belgrade conference with the mission of bringing the international and Serbian VFX and Gaming industries together for education and collaboration.

Milica has been actively engaged in the establishment of the Serbia Film Commission and runs the independent industry-driven network of over 60 companies with a focus on the international positioning of Serbia as a film destination. This has enabled her to develop core skills in international marketing and communications at the same time as policy development and facilitator in capacity building of the film professionals in the country. She took upon a strategic role in is development of Computer Graphics and Arts Conference Belgrade that strives to bring an international spotlight to Serbian VFX, game dev, and digital arts studios and talents.

Producer Kęstutis Drazdauskas is the Founder of Artbox, a leading film and TV production company in the Baltic region. Kestutis has produced and co-produced more than 20 feature films and TV series in collaboration with a number of countries from around the globe. He joins CGA as a President of the Baltic Film & Creative Tech Cluster.

Relja is an independent curator, cultural arts event manager, promoter, radio author, and translator. His projects were realized in Serbia, Europe, Canada, and the USA. He has initiated and participated in hundreds of events, founded four international festivals, and conceived exhibitions, conferences, publications, and other programs. He co-founded Nova Iskra creative hub and the European Creative Hubs Network.

Throughout his career, Ivan has played multiple roles. From all things PC, across being employed and freelancing in various CG facilities to Founder and CEO at one of the most recognized advertising outsource studios in Germany – Digital Asset Tailors.

More and more speakers are jumping onboard every day. So, stick around for more exciting names to be confirmed soon!