DConf keynote speaker ideas

[Kiith-Sa via Digitalmars-d]

On Sunday, 22 November 2015 at 15:23:18 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
> On 11/22/2015 06:38 AM, Mathias Lang via Digitalmars-d wrote:
>> Over the proposed speakers so far, Carmack would be my 
>> favorite.
>
> I've asked him a few days ago, he declined. -- Andrei

+1 for Tim Sweeney (if Carmack is not available).

AFAIK he even was somehow involved with D waaay back around 2000.

...

after googling: not sure about involved, but he did post to the 
forum:

https://www.google.sk/search?sclient=psy-ab&gbv=2&biw=1678&bih=985&noj=1&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A01.01.1999%2Ccd_max%3A01.01.2002&q=tim+sweeney+digital+mars&oq=tim+sweeney+digital+mars&gs_l=serp.3...55655.57773.1.57878.13.8.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..13.0.0.sPMPPuI2DqA

https://www.google.sk/search?sclient=psy-ab&gbv=2&biw=1678&bih=985&noj=1&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A01.01.1999%2Ccd_max%3A01.01.2002&q=tim+sweeney+d+lang&oq=tim+sweeney+d+lang&gs_l=serp.3...78672.79872.2.80041.7.6.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..20.0.0.NXIxL1ISmy0