Alessandra is initiator and organizer of:

• Amsterdam Game Borrel
• European Game Showcase at GDC (co-organizer)
• Dutch GDC Vault Night
• GDC Grant for Students

In 2022 at the Dutch Game Awards she was awarded the Career Achievement Awards. From the jury report:

This award is a recognition of EVERYTHING she’s done for the games industry…so far! Next to keeping us all informed online through Control Online and Gamejobs.eu and managing countless live events like Control Conference, the European Game Showcase and in the past the Holland Pavilion and Festival of Games, she also handles countless volunteer jobs.

She’s an advisor to several conferences, has mentored and helped multiple people to kick off their game careers, managed the Student GDC grant, the Amsterdam Game Borrel, etc. She connects you with relevant people in the game industry (whether you ask for it or not ;). Always ready to be the voice of the minority and a true fighter for diversity.

Companies and organizations Alessandra is/was working for:

• Control Magazine (owner/editor)
• Dutch Games Association
• gamescom congress
• devcom developer conference
• Cook & Becker
• Curatomic / gamescom congress
• Reboot Develop Blue
• Reboot Develop Red
• Local Heroes
• Tamalaki
• Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds (VAF)
• Osmo
• Rolltower Studios
• Creative Industries Fund NL (Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie)
• Soedesco Publishing
• Azerion
• Little Chicken Game Company
• Quo Vadis Developer Conference
• Paladin Studios
• &ranj
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
• SocialReferral
• Kalydo
• Envy Create
• Game in the City
• Funky Fish
• NLGD Festival of Games
• Playlogic
• Dutch Media Professionals

Alessandra is/was also:

• Speaker scout INDIGO (2025 – present)
• Speaker manager gamescom congress (2023 – present)
• Event manager Dutch Games Association (2025 – present)
• Mentor Spielfabrique European Videogame Accelerator (2024 and 2025)
• Member of the devcom strategic advisory board (2019 – present)
• Co-founder European Game Showcase at GDC San Francisco (2017 – present)
• Program director Dutch Game Day powered by Control (2022 – 2024)
• Judge for the IGF awards 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
• Jury member and mentor Interactive Media Pro Helvetia (2021 – 2025)
• Jury member Ludicious awards 2020
• Member of the Gamerome advisory board 2019
• Devcom 2018 speaker scout
• Quo Vadis 2018 speaker scout
• Online judge for the IMGA Global Awards 2018 and 2019
• Reserve member of the VAF Game evaluation committee
• Indie Prize Judge at Gamerome 2018 and 2019
• Speaker at Gamerome 2018 and 2019
• Guest programmer for The Hmm (november 2018)
• Organiser Dutch Local Multiplayer event at GDC San Francisco (2015 and 2016)
• Organiser Dutch Games Association member days (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014)

Alessandra has worked on the following projects:

• Control Conference (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017; in 2016 and 2017, Alessandra was in charge of the conference)
• The Last of Us Part II Notebook Collector’s Edition (project manager, 2022)
• The Official 10th Anniversary World of Tanks Art Book (project manager, 2020)
• Level Up! booths at various career fairs (2012 and 2013)
• Control Industry Dinner (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013)
• Holland Pavilion at Frankfurter Buchmesse (project manager, 2012)
• Holland Pavilion at GDC San Francisco (project manager, 2012)
• Control booth at Firstlook (2011)
• Holland representation at Serious Games Expo Lyon (project manager, 2011)
• Holland representation at Gstar Korea (project manager, 2011)
• Holland Pavilion at Gamescom Cologne (project manager, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014)
• Rethinking Media at the Beach Bloemendaal (2010)
• Utrecht Pavilion at HME Utrecht (project manager, 2008)
• Expo-village at Festival of Games Utrecht (project manager, 2008)
• Brown Shoe booth at WSA show Las Vegas (February 2007)
• Playlogic booth at E3 Los Angeles (project manager, 2005 and 2006)

A selection of Dutch articles can be found here.
For some articles in English, please click here.

For Alessandra’s LinkedIn page click here.