Jeff Kaplan, the director of Blizzard’s popular multiplayer shooter Overwatch, will deliver the opening keynote at the 2017 DICE Summit, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced.
Previously announced speakers for the 2017 DICE Summit include 343 Industries head and Microsoft corporate VP Bonnie Ross, as well as Oculus head of content Jason Rubin.
The 2017 DICE Summit will run from February 21 to February 23 at the Mandaly Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In addition to Kaplan’s presentation, titled “Overwatch: How Blizzard Created a Hopeful Vision of the Future,” several other talks will be held at the event.