Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Zorka.Mobi's Dmitry Chudovsky on influencer marketing trends and tools
Will speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2018, which takes place on September 11th to 12th
Evasyst
Speaker Spotlight: Evasyst CEO Evasyst Dr. Mark Ollila
Dr. Mark Ollila will be talking about Why gaming today is less about the game and more about social experiences at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Paladin
Speaker Spotlight: Paladin Studios CEO Derk de Geus
Derk de Geus will be talking about agile live ops at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Agile
Speaker Spotlight: King's Sabrina Carmona on Fortnite's impact on the mobile games industry
Sabrina Carmona will be discussing how companies can create agile teams and foster a culture of excellence while developing games at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Dead Cells
Speaker Spotlight: Motion Twin games developer Sebastien Bernard
Sebastien Bernard will be talking at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki about the making of Dead Cells
Unleash
Speaker Spotlight: Bango VP of product marketing Guy Singh discusses Far East and Latin American markets
Guy Singh will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki titled Unleash The Power Of Operator Data To Convert 9X More Paying Users
Keys
Speaker spotlight: Quicksave Interactive CEO Elina Arponen on the past and future of chat games
Elina Arponen will be part of a panel discussing the Keys for Success in Hypercasual and Messenger Games at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Rollback
Speaker Spotlight: Exit Games senior engineer Erick Passos
Erick Passos will be giving a talk titled How Rollback Networking will Revolutionize Game Development at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Parrot
Speaker Spotlight: Nitro Games head of community Ida-Emilia Kaukonen on keeping with mobile games trends
Ida-Emilia Kaukonen will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki called Shit on the Floor: Parrot Cage of Game Community
Fiend
Speaker spotlight: Seriously VP of games design Reko Ukko
Reko Ukko will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki titled Telling Your Brand's Narrative Across Mediums: A Case Study on Seriously's Best Fiends
Structure
Speaker Spotlight: Oktagon Games lead game designer Pedro Rauiz Estigarribia Gestal
Pedro Rauiz Estigarribia Gestal will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki called Discipline-based team structures vs. Lifecycle-based team structures
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: From RAF pilot to indie games with Powerless developer Lauren Carter
How the Narratio founder got into the industry and developed new interactive fiction title Powerless
Cloud
Speaker spotlight: Polystream CEO Bruce Grove
Bruce Grove will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki called Cloud Gaming - Leaving the lag behind
License
Speaker Spotlight: RocketJump Games CEO Louis René Auclair
Louis René Auclair will be talking about Working With Licenses at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Adult
Speaker Spotlight: Nutaku business development manager Jean-Francois Tremblay
Jean-Francois “Jeff” Tremblay will be talking about the rise of the adult gaming market at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Quantum
Speaker spotlight: Quantum Shake CEO Luai Mahjneh
Luai Mahjneh will be part of a panel discussing Growing as a Developer in Finland at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Develop
Speaker Spotlight: Futureplay Games CEO Jami Laes on the past and future of the battle royale genre
Jami Laes will be giving a talk called Battlelands Royale - Inside View Into The Process And Development Of Futureplay’s Hit Game at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Social
Speaker Spotlight: Flaregames head of product Antubel Moreda on the growth of hardcore and hypercasual games
Antubel Moreda will be part of a panel discussing Social Gaming Trends - From Casino to Casual at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Retain
Speaker Spotlight: Libring Technologies CEO Marcelo Ballestiero on the changing ad landscape
Marcelo Ballestiero will be part of a panel at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki discussing gold standards for acquisition and retention
Excel
Speaker Spotlight: Zeptolab head of publishing Dylan Tredrea
Dylan Tredrea will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki called Revenue Projections: or How I Learned to Love Excel
Success
Speaker Spotlight: Gamee CEO Bozena Rezab
Bozena Rezab will be part of a panel at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki discussing the keys for success in hypercasual and messenger games
Maximise
Speaker spotlight: Wappier CEO Alex Moukas on how to maximise revenue from your existing players
Alex Moukas will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki titled Users Acquired… Now What? Maximising Revenue from Existing Players
Video
Speaker Spotlight: Traplight marketing, PR and influencer manager Veera Rouvinen on how to make a game YouTubeable
At Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Veera Rouvinen will be giving a talk called What makes a Game YouTubable - Top 10 Analysis and Tips for Developers
Together
Speaker Spotlight: Redlynx live ops manager Roland Peters shares how to run in-game events alongside TV shows
Roland Peters will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki about running in-game events alongside weekly TV show episodes
Empath
Speaker Spotlight: 12traits CEO Joe Schaeppi reveals the importance of empathy in retaining players
Joe Schaeppi will be giving a talk titled The Future of Gaming is Empathy - The Key to Retaining Players at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Grow
Speaker Spotlight: Bon Games CEO Ilkka Immonen on how to grow as a developer in Finland
Ilkka Immonen will be part of a panel at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki discussing Growing as a Developer in Finland
Global
Speaker Spotlight: Yengage director of sales Justin Susumu Endo reveals how to be an international player
Justin Susumu Endo will be part of a panel at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki discussing how to be a truly international player
Expand
Speaker Spotlight: Jam City VP Jeremy Horn on how the developer is expanding from casual to mid-core
Jeremy Horn will be giving a talk titled From Casual Publisher to Mid-Core Player - How Jam City is Expanding at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Owl Studio CEO on how to run a successful business without investment
Vera Velichko will be talking about running a successful business without investment at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Square Enix head of production Ed Perkins on taking triple-A IPs to mobile in the West
Ed Perkins will be talking about building a successful mobile publishing team to take triple-A IPs to mobile in the West
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Game art lead Juuso Mattila reveals how Wargaming Helsinki built 100 tanks with three people
Juuso Mattila will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki about building 100 tanks with three people
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: RiseAngle's Kaveh Vahdat talks VR, AR and evolving immersive gaming
Kaveh Vahdat will be talking about publishing on VR/AR platforms from a business perspective at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: AppAgent CEO Peter Fodor on creating media plans for mobile games
We catch up with Fodor ahead of his talk at Pocket Gamer Connect Helsinki
Indie Spotlight
"I had way too much confidence": Ben Esposito on Donut County's six year journey through development
“One of the biggest challenges was the decision to make it by myself"
Lydia
Speaker spotlight: Jussi Loukiainen, Platonic Partnership
Jussi Loukiainen will be talking about the development of the award-winning Lydia at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Pocketgamer Connects Helsinki
Speaker spotlight: Hatch CEO Juhani Honkala on cloud gaming and the future of the industry
"In the end it’s all about great games and creativity that matters"
Headsets
Speaker spotlight: Marcus Pullen, Blue Donut Studios
Marcus Pullen will be running a panel discussing the future of AR and VR at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Gold
Speaker spotlight: Mihai Sfrijan, Amber
Mihai Sfrijan will be talking about the gold standard for Live Ops at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Pocketgamer Connects Helsinki
Speaker Spotlight: Veikkaus game producer Karoliina Korppoo on taking a bet on gambling games
"To me the most interesting trend recently is how people who play gambling games are moving from buying physical scratchcards and playing on physical slot machines to play on mobile"
Console
Speaker spotlight: Kristoffer Benjaminsson, Fast Travel Games
At Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki, Kristoffer Benjaminsson will be talking about Achieving Console-Like Experiences on Mobile
Soft
Speaker spotlight: Teemu Mäki-Patola, Frogmind
Teemu Mäki-Patola will be giving a talk about soft launching real-time PvP games at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Compete
Speaker spotlight: Arne Peters, eSports.com
Arne Peters will be giving an overview on the stare of eSports and competitive gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Lively
Speaker spotlight: Petri Ikonen, EA tracktwenty
Petri Ikonen will be talking about Live Service Game Design at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12
Rivals
Speaker spotlight: Jukka Laakso, Rival Games
Jukka Laakso will give a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12 titled Narrative Meets Gameplay - Thief of Thieves: Season One
Hyper
Speaker spotlight: Carlos Estigarribia, Gazeus Games
Carlos Estigarribia will be part of a panel discussing eSports in Brazil and casual games in eSports at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12
Triple
Speaker spotlight: Pablo Fraile, Arm
Pablo Fraile will be talking about bringing AAA-console quality to mobile at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12
Influence
Speaker spotlight: David Kim, nevaly
David Kim will be speaking about influencer marketing in the games industry at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12
Publish
Speaker spotlight: Oliver Kern, Lockwood Publishing
At Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12, Oliver Kern will be part of a panel discussion about the gold standard for Live Ops
Diamond
Speaker spotlight: Tim Shepherd, Wooga
Tim Shepherd will be talking about seven years of lessons learned and mistakes made with Diamond Dash at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Fishing
Speaker spotlight: Kimmo KARI, FakeFish
Kimmo KARI will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on September 11-12