MEET OUR SPEAKERS
We are delighted to introduce our speakers for
Over 7 Hills 2025 edition!
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Inari Revonjoki
Principal Game Designer,
CI Games
Inari is a creative professional with a diverse background in design, project development, and problem-solving. Over the course of her career, she has contributed her expertise to leading companies such as Netflix, Ubisoft, Embracer, and Microsoft, where she focused on creating thoughtful, innovative solutions that resonate with a global audience.
Begüm Doğan
Marketing Specialist
Hexen Marketing
A Marketing Witch with a degree in Art History who found her way into tech and games—and never looked back since. With 12 years of experience in marketing, including 6 in the game industry, she’s collaborated with companies like Nokia, Saxo Bank, and VRKiwi, where she led the marketing team behind Cave Digger VR—the first Finnish VR game to reach #2 on the Oculus Global Store.
Susanna “Tipi” Ilmonen
Senior Software Developer,
Futurice
Susanna “Tipi” Ilmonen is a Senior Software Developer and Team Lead at Futurice, and the founder of solo game studio Isse Rüü. With a background in both software and game development, she brings hands-on experience from indie production to commercial software & game projects. Her recent game Glowpop, developed by Punnu Games, launched on Nintendo Switch in early 2025.
Kim Kupiainen
Senior Producer, Zaibatsu Interactive
Chairperson, IGDA Finland
Kim is a Senior Producer at Zaibatsu Interactive and a longtime advocate for empathetic, sustainable game development. With a background spanning indie experiments to global live games, Kim believes the best production isn't just efficient — it's human. As Chair of IGDA Finland and a speaker, he champions collaboration, mentorship, and leading teams with care.
Joni Lappalainen
CEO, Dreamloop Games
Finnish Games Incubator
Joni is the CEO of Dreamloop Games and an instrumental contributor to Finland’s gaming scene. Joni serves as the President of both the Tampere Game Hub and Finnish Game Developers' Association, the Chairperson of the Board at Platform6, the co-founder of Tampere Startup Hub, and Finnish Game Incubator.
Tuomas Roininen
Project Manager JYU
Peliosuuskunta EXPA
With a background in Business Development and Entrepreneurship, coupled with my extensive (about 15 years) Game Industry experience, I have actively contributed to the Finnish Game Industry, serving on the boards of organisations such as IGDA Finland, Neogames, The Finnish Game Developers’ Association, Peliosuuskunta Expa, and Digi & Game Center.
Petter Skult
Lead Game & Narrative Designer, MiTale
Petter is Lead Game & Narrative Designer at MiTale. Throughout his career, he has been working as game designer and narrative designer on variety of genres and platforms with game studios worldwide. He has PhD in English literature on post-apocalyptic literature and post(post-)modernism from Åbo Akademi University (Turku, Finland).
