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PG Connects Advent Day One: Snapchat, FunPlus, Cherry Pick Talent, MojiWorks and Supercell lead 20-strong 'new speaker' unveiling

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PG Connects Advent Day One: Snapchat, FunPlus, Cherry Pick Talent, MojiWorks and Supercell lead 20-strong 'new speaker' unveiling

We're kicking off December with a 'PGC London 2018 Advent Calendar'. Every day, a conference-related update full of joy and fun.

Okay, look: it'll be informative, at least.

As we're on the countdown to the festive season, let's begin big by announcing a whole new load of expert minds who'll contribute to 100+ insightful sessions covering every aspect of the industry at PGC London on January 22nd to 23rd.

For context, we've even included which track they're commited to (well, it's only 24 days until Christmas after all):

  • Mike Hines, Amazon.com (The Developer Toolkit)
  • Adam Telfer, Chatterbox Games (InduTrends)
  • Brittany Bagnall, Cherry Pick Talent (Influencer Insight)
  • Shanti Bergel, FunPlus (Show Me The Money)
  • Macy Mills, GameInfluencer (Influencer Insight)
  • Christopher Cataldi, Genvid (eSports Academy)
  • Scott Prather, JetSynthesys (Global Publishing)
  • Stanislav Sychenkov, Mail.Ru Group (Global Publishing)
  • Aurora Berg, Megacool (InduTrends)
  • Matthew Wiggins, MojiWorks (InduTrends)
  • Graham Mcallister, Player Research (The Developer Toolkit)
  • Tony Pearce, Reality Clash (Cracking Crypto + Blockchain Basics)
  • Timur Kulbaev, Rebound Mobile (Global Publishing)
  • Kat Peterson, ReelStyle Creator Company (Influencer Insight)
  • Samuel Bevan, Snap (The Developer Toolkit)
  • Marika Appel, Supercell (Influencer Insight)
  • Sue Greenwood, Staffordshire University (The Developer Toolkit)
  • Slava Taraskin, Unity Ads (Monetise, Retain Acquire)
  • Rich Keith, Yogscast (Influencer Insight)
  • Dmitry Liapin, Zorka.Mobi (Monetise, Retain Acquire)

We're unveiling the full schedule later this month (you can catch an 'overview' version here) so not long to wait until you get to see who slots in where and why. Plus, every day until 'it's presents time!' we'll have a little something to share. 

If you're planning on coming but haven't yet, PG Connects London 2018 Mid Term tickets are still live.

Reasons to come

  1. We're Europe's largest dedicated mobile games industry event
  2. We've been running the Connects international conference series since 2014 – that's 13 events in the UK, North America, Finland, India… and every one has been bigger/better than the last
  3. For London 2018 we'll have 2,000+ delegates from every corner of the industry – indies, dev studios, publishers, c-level executives, investors, service providers, hardware manufacturers, students, media and more
  4. Full international representation with over 55 nationalities in attendance
  5. 950+ companies ranging from the biggest names to promising start-ups
  6. More than 120 speakers with some of the finest minds delivering the sharpest insight
  7. A 12-track programme consisting of 45+ hours of content, from classic topics monetisation strategies, market overviews and indie success stories to newcomers influencers, ICOs and eSports
  8. Brand new dedicated workshop sessions for essential practical knowhow
  9. A bustling expo area showcasing the latest unmissable – and often undiscovered – talent
  10. 3 x Indie Pitch competitions set to unearth 'the next big thing'
  11. More than 5,000 business encounters through our bespoke meeting system
  12. Networking-tastic options, from arranged encounters to a fully restructured scheduling to the renowned Global Connects after-party, everything is centred on you making the connections that matter
  13. Our very latest addition at the end of day two, Mobile Games Awards
  14. Full access to associate conferences XR Connects and PC Connects taking place alongside PGC

With three boys under the age of 12, former Edge editor Joao has given up his dream of making it to F1 and instead spends his weekends transforming his living room floor into a venue for hosting increasingly complex Scalextric tracks. When in work mode, he looks after the production (aka the behind-the-scenes magic) of Steel Media's series of conferences.