Pgc Summit Shanghai
MyGamez on why co-publishing could be your way into China
At PGC Summit Shanghai 2025, MyGamez CEO Mikael Leinonen made the case for co-publishing as the route into the world's biggest games market
Profile
Mikael Leinonen
Job Title
CEO
Organisation MyGamez
About
Mikael is native of Finland and has been working and doing business in China since 2004. He started his China career with Finpro, Finland Trade Center, assisting Finnish ICT companies in China market. In 2008 he founded his first company, Posse Ltd, which has since provided numerous leading European handset and mobile VAS related companies with market entry, business development, and sales representative services.
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