Study tasks II : Networking opportunities

This is a compiled lists of potential events and contacts for networking opportunities that I've gathered from around the web, most of which generally relates to the core pillars of my practice :
Animation, Gaming and Illustration.

Live events

Leeds Illo (illustration) 

- a gathering of local Leeds Illustrator for networking with a sketching event coming up in March

Gamayo (Gaming) 

- Group dedicated to promote Yorkshire gaming industry

Thoughtbubble ( Comic arts events ) 

Manchester Animation festival

Insomnia  64 Gaming festival (UK Biggest gaming festival) -April 19th -22nd

London Games festival

Animex (gaming and animation)

Birmingham MCM

List of contacts :

Many of which are from Roosterteeth studio whom I shared a working relation with and thereby much easier to make contact 

Gray Haddock : Animation head – Roosterteeth

Michael Pedro : Art director – RT

Melanie Stern : Lead Animator – RT

Kim Newman : Lead Animator  - RT

Rachel Doda : Storyboarding artist – RT

Erin Winn : Character designer – RT

Brian K Lee : Associate producer - RT

Character designers : 

Raiko : Freelance Illustrator

Krenz : Illustrator , art teacher (Taiwan)

Z E R O : Senior character design at Riot Games

AnhDang : Character design at Blizzard (Overwatch)

Matte Painters , 3D modellers : 

Gavin Manners : Matte painter , concept artist

Robin Chyo : Senior Concept artist at Sanzaru Games

Joe Gloria : Senior Concept artist at Ubisoft Paris

Hai Phan : Character art outsource supervisor at Blizzard Entertainment.