{"id":114252,"date":"2026-02-17T16:02:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondconference.org\/?page_id=114252"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:02:53","slug":"ben-ackland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beyondconference.org\/b25\/speakers\/ben-ackland\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Ackland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"hero\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/beyondconference.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/speakers-banner.jpg')\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cut\" style=\"--whichColor: var(--rgbPurple)\"><div class=\"cetBody\"><h3>Speakers<\/h3><\/div><\/div> \n\n<div class=\"cetBody\" style=\"margin-top:4rem;\">\n\n<div class=\"cetColumns\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"halfAndLess\">\n\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/bynd-2025\/ben%20ackland.jpg\" width=\"100%\">\n\n\t<div class=\"day\">\n\t\t<h5 style=\"margin-top:2rem;--whichColor: 255,255,255\">26 November<\/h5>\n\t\t<p style=\"padding:0\">\n\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong><\/br>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a style=\"--whichColor: var(--rgbWhite);\" href=\"\/b25\/schedule?e=3068\">From MyWorld to your world, designing an impactful regional R&#038;D programme<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"halfAndMore\"><h1 style=\"--whichColor: var(--rgbPurple)\">Ben Ackland<\/h1><h4 style=\"--whichColor: 255,255,255;padding: 0;\">Co-Founder<\/h4><h4 style=\"--whichColor: 255,255,255\">Meaning Machine<\/h4><hr class=\"hr cet left-to-right\" style=\"--whichColor: var(--rgbPurple);margin:2rem 0;\"><h3 style=\"--whichColor: 255,255,255\">Speaker Biography<\/h3><p>Ben Ackland is the Co-Founder and Tech Lead at Meaning Machine, a creatively-driven game tech start-up unlocking all-new gameplay experiences through generative AI. 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