Advisory Board

Game Global Summit is supported by high-profile professionals in the gaming industry, with their combined expertise covering the gamut of both quality assurance and localization. All members of our Advisory Board are actively involved in the event preparation, from the creation of the program, all the way through the final rehearsal of the presentations.

Meet our Advisory Board

Michaela Bartelt-Krantz

Senior Localization Director
Electronic Arts

Michaela Bartelt-Krantz

Senior Localization Director
Electronic Arts

Michaela Bartelt-Krantz is the senior localization director at EA, heading up all worldwide localization functions including translation, recordings, vendor management, testing and engineering for the video game developer and publisher. Originally a translator by education, she looks back at 15 years of experience in the game localization industry. Her current focus is on shaping the strategic direction of localization in the company’s shift to online service models.

Miguel Bernal-Merino

Lecturer
University of Roehampton

Miguel Bernal-Merino

Lecturer
University of Roehampton

Miguel Bernal-Merino believes passionately in great quality game localization and has been working nonstop to raise awareness of issues within the game and localization industries as well as academia and translation studies. He is convinced that research into these topics will improve quality, player satisfaction, turnover and return on investment. Miguel holds a doctorate in the localization of video games and is currently lecturing at the University of Roehampton in London. He is a sought-after speaker and prolific author on audiovisual translation and game localization. Miguel was instrumental in the creation of the Localization Summit within the Game Developers Conference and is one of the advisors. He is also a member of the International Game Developers Association and co-founder of the Game Localization Special Interest Group.

Chris Bewick

Regional FQA Director - Eurasia
Keywords Studios

Chris Bewick

Regional FQA Director - Eurasia
Keywords Studios

Chris Bewick has over 19 years of experience in the games and interactive entertainment industry. As the Regional FQA Director, he is currently working to shape and improve Keywords in Europe and Asia. Previously, Chris grew Testronics QA services in Warsaw and London, delivered a bespoke solution for Microsoft’s XBOX ONE console Certification, was Compliance Manager at Electronic Arts and made his bones in the industry with 12 years at Babel Media culminating as Unit Manager of their FQA Testing facility in New Delhi, India.

Gaëlle Caballero

Director of Localisation QA
Testronic

Gaëlle Caballero

Director of Localisation QA
Testronic

Gaëlle Caballero is a global head of localization quality assurance (LQA) with years of experience in video game QA and localization. A former lawyer, she started her career as a French LQA tester in London and developed her localization skillset working on multiple titles and platforms as a technician, lead and project manager. Gaëlle successfully developed and delivered Testronic’s Warsaw-based LQA department and is responsible for its continued success. She is recognized for her extensive experience in team management, development and swift delivery. A great motivator and team builder, she creates confidence and excitement across multiple Testronic global LQA facilities. An advocate for women in games, Gaëlle is involved in Testronic’s initiative aiming to mentor and promote the role of Women in the Games industry. She is also chairman of Testronic’s learning and development committee.

Nadine Martin

Senior Manager, Test Services
Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

Nadine Martin

Senior Manager, Test Services
Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

Nadine Martin has been working in the games industry and quality assurance (QA) for over 15 years. She joined Sony PlayStation’s internal QA team after completing a degree in business administration, starting initially as a localization tester for German and progressing to the management of the localization test team. In 2013 she became senior manager for test services which includes localization and functional testing. The team is responsible for testing game franchises such as Gran Turismo, The Last of Us, Uncharted, Horizon and God of War on all PlayStation platforms, including virtual reality and mobile. Nadine has presented extensively on QA and localization topics.

Fabio Minazzi

Text Localization Director
Keywords Studios

Fabio Minazzi

Text Localization Director
Keywords Studios

Fabio Minazzi has been into localization of interactive media since 1992, dealing with text, audio and video contents at Philips Interctive Media. After founding Binari Sonori, he dealt with software localization projects for Sun, Oracle, Peregrine and Adobe for a decade, using CAT and WISIWIG localization tools, DTP and workflow systems. This experience has proven useful in the roaring game localization industry, where, for the past ten years, Fabio has been in charge of game localization by Codemasters, Microsoft, Capcom, Square Enix and Bandai-Namco. An active member of Games Localization SIG and cofounder of the Games Localization Round Table, he is passionate about building bridges between cultures and helping people publish great content worldwide.

Seb Ohsan Berthelsen

Program Director
Keywords Studios

Seb Ohsan Berthelsen

Program Director
Keywords Studios

Seb Ohsan Berthelsen is officially an industry veteran, having spent 20 years in different roles in testing and localization services at Square Enix. He has recently joined Keywords Studios to build cross-service programs, supporting their global development and publishing clients. He remains an active and enthusiastic member of the game localization and testing community.

Miguel Sepúlveda

Global Localization Manager
King

Miguel Sepúlveda

Global Localization Manager
King

Miguel Sepúlveda started his journey in the exciting localization world in 1995. He worked as a quality assurance (QA) specialist for Microsoft for a few projects such as Microsoft Project, Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. Early in his career, Miguel worked on the vendor side, mainly working for Lionbridge as localization QA manager for different clients. In 2007 he had the opportunity to enter the gaming industry thanks to Electronic Arts where he was responsible for setting up the technical team to provide automated localization QA services to games such as FIFA, Harry Potter or Need for Speed among others. Then Miguel moved the buyer side giving him the opportunity to complete his vision of how the localization industry worked from both sides. In 2014 he joined the King Candy Crush world where his role is to lead the globalization efforts of a very talented team.

Vanessa Shallcross

Head of Localization
SEGA Europe

Vanessa Shallcross

Head of Localization
SEGA Europe

Having been in the games industry since 1996, Vanessa Shallcross is an experienced manager of computer game localization on a global basis. In her early years, she worked for Psygnosis, then moved to Sony Computer Entertainment and more recently Bigpoint GmbH based in Hamburg. Since November 2020 Vanessa was honored to be appointed as the Head of Localisation for Sega Europe overseeing all Localisation, Audio, LQA, and Engineering, part of the wider Operations Team, located in Brentford HQ. Her current focus is on getting to know her team and all the stakeholders across the Sega business, as well as planning the strategic direction of the Localisation Department.

Nate Stoddard

QA Discipline Principal
Epic Games

Nate Stoddard

QA Discipline Principal
Epic Games

Nate Stoddard has been working in quality assurance (QA), testing, hardware development and game development for more than 12 years. In that time, he has worked on over 34 titles, on almost as many platforms. Nate recently moved from Boston to North Carolina to work at Epic Games and is now a senior QA lead on Fortnite.

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Advisory Board

Meet our Advisory Board

Michaela Bartelt-Krantz

Miguel Bernal-Merino

Chris Bewick

Gaëlle Caballero

Nadine Martin

Fabio Minazzi

Seb Ohsan Berthelsen

Miguel Sepúlveda

Vanessa Shallcross

Nate Stoddard

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LOCALIZATION WORLD, LTD
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Sandpoint, ID 83864-1495 USA
Phone: 1-208-263-8178
General Game Global Email Enquiries