We are done for 2023! We just wanted to thank and give the Intel FutureGen 2023 cohort a final shout-out and a rundown of what we were able to offer these great students this year.
Thank you very much to our cohort again for continuing to be so enthusiastic about the industry. We are confident that you will get fantastic career opportunities in the future and we are excited to see where you will land.
- Ashley Kluver, University of Warwick
- Bee Smith, Bangor University
- Benji Halford, University of Bath
- Cherrie Leung, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Christina Liddell, University of East Anglia
- Giovanni França, Imperial College London
- Hinako Ishida, University of Warwick
- Issra Khan, University of Warwick
- Jakub Sielski, University of Dundee
- Jamie Sykes, Sheffield Hallam University
- Joshua Pattison, Durham University
- Laura Riches, University of Oxford
- Mahraz Abdullah, City, University of London
- Marcus Macsween, Keele University
- Millie Sandiford, University of Leeds
- Morgan Decanter-Morris, University of Winchester
- Olivia Helena Martinoli Issler, University College London
- Sameer Mazhar, University of Oxford
- Sofia Freire Henriques Da Silvia, Durham University
- Summer Link, Roehampton University of London
This year we once again featured the buddy system, where 20 carefully selected industry professionals were paired up with each of the students to have one-to-one conversations about careers in the esports industry. We would like to thank the buddies for their contributions:
- Alice Leaman, Head of Operations at British Esports
- Becks Donaldson, Talent Executive at DotXTalent
- Charlie Stebbings, Co-Founder at Reset
- Dom Sacco, Founder at Esports News UK
- Dominika Szot, Head of Brand Strategy at GRID Esports
- Joe Hills, Partnerships Manager at Activision Blizzard
- Joshua Norris, Fan Engagement Coordinator at OG Esports
- Kerry Waananen, International Account Manager at Unlocked (META)
- Laura Tomlin, Senior Community & Events Manager at Excel Esports
- Mark Broom, UK Consumer Client Marketing Specialist at Intel
- Matthew Macdonald, Esports Manager at Player1 Events
- Michael Blount, Communications Director EMEA at The Story Mob
- Monika Strauja, Social Lead at Heaven
- Prince Yeboah, Project Manager at PlayStation
- Raphael Rau, Esports, Gaming & Metaverse Brand Partnerships at SPORTFIVE
- Rob Sargent, Co-Founder at Flex
- Samuel Jones, Influencer Lead at Bastion
- Sarah Fox, Production & Events - Project Manager at EPIC.LAN
- Sue Lavasani,Account Manager at Tundra
- Vicky Cheng, VP, Partnerships at Sportskred
Furthermore, we also had 5 sessions broadcasted to our Twitch channel from industry professionals where they were able to go in-depth about their personal experiences in the industry that were available to everyone. The 2023 FutureGen cohort then had access to an exclusive Q&A session after the presentations on Twitch. Here’s a rundown of who we had this year:
Finally, we were able to offer our cohort a range of goodies and event access!
- Exclusive Intel merch kits.
- Full access tickets to ESI NextGen 2023.
- Full access tickets to Insomnia i70 & NSE Spring Finals.
- Full access tickets to ESI London 2023.
Does this sound like something you want to be a part of? The sign-ups for the 2024 cohort are opening on the 16th of October, keep an eye on our announcements channel in Discord!
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