Room 8 Group at XDS 2025 — see you in Vancouver 

This September 3–5, we’re returning to Vancouver for one of our favorite industry events — External Development Summit (XDS) 2025. For the third year in a row, Room 8 Group is proud to be a Presenting Partner, and we can’t wait to see everyone there.

Our amazing team on site: 

• Anna Kozlova, CEO 
• Julien Proux, Chief Content Officer 
• Yann LeTensorer, VP of Technology 
• Luc Blouin, VP of Global Accounts 
• Dmitriy Koval, Executive Art Director 
• Inna Pendyur, Senior Business Development Director 
• Alexander Fletcher, Vice President 
• Anna Berdnyk, Deputy Head of Business Development 
• Guillaume Carmona, VP of Game Development 
• Matt Eaton, Business Development Director 
• Andrew Dutra, Senior Program Management Director 
• Sarah Miller, Business Development Director 
• Max Acree, Business Development Director 

Alongside catching up with friends and meeting new partners, we’re looking forward to diving into the big conversations shaping the future of external development. 

One of those will be our table topic session hosted by Julien Proux and Guillaume Carmona: 

Going Hollywood: How and why the Marvel model is working for external game development 

We’ll explore how a centralized vision combined with distributed execution helps teams stay aligned and creative—without sacrificing quality. 
📍 Ballroom B+C 
– Wednesday, Sept 3 | 3:30–5:00 PM 
– Thursday, Sept 4 | 3:30–5:00 PM 

You’ll also find Yann LeTensorer on the main stage with a talk that looks ahead to the next evolution of content creation: 

Reshaping game content creation through modding, GenAI, and external development 

Yann will break down how next-gen modding frameworks, generative AI, and procedural systems are empowering players to build personalized, real-time content—and how external partners can help studios embrace these shifts. 
📍 Main Stage 
📅 Thursday, Sept 4 
🕝 2:30–3:00 PM PDT 

We’re always happy to connect and talk about new projects—whether it’s co-development, art, trailers, QA, or tech. Want to meet us at XDS? Book a meeting here 

See you in Vancouver!