Latinx Games Festival 2024

I was born and raised in Colombia. I studied Industrial Design before moving to New York to pursue an MFA degree in Design & Technology at Parsons. As an Impact Producer, I champion inclusive development across the creative and game development process at E-line Media. My experience includes projects in Central America, Asia, and the Middle East with focuses ranging from maternal health to civic engagement, as well as platforms cultivating youth game creation with partners including MIT, Caltech, and Google; and commercial video games that allow players to reflect on current pressing issues, bring attention to underrepresented voices, and explore meaningful themes not commonly represented in games and popular culture.

Cisco Maldonado heads up the marketing and publishing team at NetEase Games for the North America market. Working with several AAA, 1st party studios; he helps develop, market and ship Console/PC games and grow original as well as licensed IP. Known for his talent to bind together transmedia elements and functions- as well as his engaging style of storytelling, he has helped shape the future of some of the most celebrated franchises of all time. Prior to joining NetEase, Cisco spent his career at DC Comics, Warner Bros, and Bandai Namco on such properties such as Batman, Harry Potter and Dragon Ball. Born in Puerto Rico, he grew up and was educated in Southern California; and currently lives in his childhood home as an active member of his community.

Jorge Lacera was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and grew up in Miami, Florida drawing in sketchbooks, on napkins, on walls, and anywhere his parents would let him. After graduating with honors from Ringling College of Art and Design, Jorge began working as a visual development and concept artist. He was the Lead Concept artist at Irrational Games on Bioshock Infinite, and Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea pt. 1 and 2. He also worked on the upcoming Judas from Ghost Story Games. Jorge most recently worked as Artist Director on Bioschock 4. As a big fan of pop culture, comics, and monster movies, Jorge rarely saw Latinos as the heroes or leads. He is committed to changing that. He is a co-founder of #LatinxPitch (www.latinxpitch.com). Jorge is also the author and illustrator of the bilingual books, Zombies Don't Earn Veggies! and The Wild Ones. He currently lives in Montréal, Canada.

Eduardo Vaisman Audio Director, Ubisoft Toronto Eduardo Vaisman is an Argentine-Canadian audio professional with 30 years' experience in both film and video games. Since joining Ubisoft Toronto in 2010, he has shipped AAA titles including Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist, Far Cry 4, Far Cry Primal, Far Cry 5 and Far Cry 6. He is currently the Audio Director on the Splinter Cell remake.

Gricelda Hernandez is a Business Manager, Content Curation & Programs at ID@Xbox team focused on the growth and success of global developers on Microsoft gaming platforms. Gricelda is a longtime gaming enthusiast, whose interest in gaming started as a young girl playing video games with her cousins on the living room floor. Gricelda has held various roles within her 9-years at Microsoft and through each of her roles, has always kept gaming at the forefront, even before her start at Xbox.

George Torres, better known as NeoStarling, is a dedicated podcaster and video creator who focuses on sharing lessons he wishes he knew when he was younger. His podcast, "Big Brother Neo's Podcast," covers a wide range of topics including relationships, philosophy, life, fitness, and mental health with occasional tutorials. George emphasizes that it's never too late to become who you could have been. He is committed to building a strong, supportive community and invites others to join him on this journey.

Ernie C'deBaca is President and CEO of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce (Hispano Chamber). Ernie began in that capacity in June 2017 having served prior as the Vice President of Conventions and Tourism for the chamber. Ernie retired from PNM Resources in January 2016 having worked there for 38 years and serving the past 20 years as its Vice President of Governmental Affairs. Under his leadership, PNM collaborated with various entities, some adversarial, to develop legislation resulting in the Renewable Portfolio Standard and Energy Efficiency laws, among other legislation, that many states have since adopted. Ernie was also a long-serving Board Member at the Chamber and was its chair in 2006. In his current capacity, Ernie leads the Hispano Chamber which is one of the largest chambers in New Mexico and one of the largest Hispanic Chambers in the United States. The mission of the chamber is to promote economic development, to enhance economic opportunities and to provide business and workforce education with an emphasis on the Hispanic and Small Business Community in Albuquerque and New Mexico. Ernie currently serves on the board of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and New Mexico Tech's University Research Park Corporation. He has also previously served on boards of the United Way, National Hispanic Cultural Center, the Utilities Executives for Change (University of Idaho), as well as the Bernalillo County/City of Albuquerque Unification Charter Commission.

Mr. Bujanda began his career as a Special Agent with the FBI in July 2002. He was first assigned to the Portland Field Office, where he investigated violent crime, gang, and Mexican based Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs). In this role, Mr. Bujanda initiated, managed, and participated as an undercover employee in several long term undercover operations targeting DTOs responsible for transporting and distributing kilogram level quantities of cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine throughout the United States. Mr. Bujanda worked these investigative matters jointly as a member of two federally funded Gang/Drug Task Forces comprised of local, state, and federal partners. Mr. Bujanda most recently served as Section Chief in the Criminal Investigative Division, National Covert Operations Section. In this role Mr. Bujanda oversaw all criminal and national security undercover operations for the FBI. Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Bujanda was a Special Agent for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and a 5th grade school teacher. Mr. Bujanda is married and has a son.