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Pocket Gamer Connects London - full conference schedule now live
More than 250 world-class expert speakers covering the hottest topics across mobile, PC and blockchain gaming
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Joao Diniz Sanches
About 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.
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Bigger, better, newer: Meet Steel Media's 2019 event line-up
Which of the 45 events across 11 nations will you come to?
Special Offer
Pocket Gamer Connects London Black Friday offer - 23% off!
One-day only discount doubles down with Early Bird prices for up to 43% saving
Scarily Good Offer!
24-hour Halloween 25% discount on Pocket Gamer Connects London
Super-spell combo stacks with Early Bird prices for a double discount - today only!
G-star 2018
Meet Pocket Gamer and Jagex Partners at G-STAR
We’ll be at the Korea show with the Big Indie Awards, a Big Indie Pitch and a sweet PG Party
20x20 Awesomeness
King, Nitro Games, Rovio, ZeptoLab and friends in epic PG Connects Helsinki PechaKucha Sessions
Wilhelm Taht returns with supercharged, hugely popular Connects element
Event
Join us for The Big Indie Pitch & Big Indie Drinks @ Develop:Brighton 2018
Software by the seaside with sponsors Space Ape, Jagex, The Games Hub and G-STAR.
Got Insight?
Call for speakers for biggest PG Connects Helsinki on September 11th to 12th
Fifth outing to feature new tracks, new partner conference, new fringe events in new venue
Content-tastic
Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018 schedule is live
Niantic, King, Super Evil, EA, Zynga lead best line-up to date for May 14th to 15th conference
It's Indie Game
EA's Katherine de Leon Superstar Session to open Indie track at PG Connects San Francisco 2018
Zynga, Super Evil, Skillz, 231 Play, MoPub, Liftoff and more also confirmed for May 14th to 15th conference
New Speakers
Super Evil Megacorp, ESL, Reality Clash, FunPlus and Seriously confirmed for PG Connects San Francisco 2018
May 14th to 15th mobile games industry conference set to be biggest US outing to date
Improved Recipe
Save the date: Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 is set for January 21st to 22nd return
Europe's largest mobile games industry confirms sixth appearance in UK capital
Fifth Finland
PG Connects Helsinki 2018 confirmed for September 11th to 12th
Call for speakers, content overview, save the date
Up Where We Belong
Peter Vesterbacka leads first PG Connects San Francisco 2018 speakers announcement
Flaregames, Scientific Revenue, MoPub, Facebook, Epic Games and more confirmed for May 14th to 15th conference
Final Countdown
Final hours of Super Early Bird rate for Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018
Entry to May 14th to 15th conference won't get any cheaper
Talk Torque
Call for speakers: The finest games industry insight sought for PG Connects San Francisco 2018 on May 14th to 15th
Influencer marketing, cryptocurrency, development knowhow, trends, monetisation... all and more welcome
Monster Conference
The Pocket Gamer Connects London 2018 schedule is live
And it's our biggest, baddest Connects yet
Wrapping Up
PG Connects Advent Day 24: All you need to know about PGC London 2018
2,000+ delegates, 21 tracks, 200 speakers, 180 sessions, 75-hour programme, endless networking
Tri-conference
PG Connects Advent Day 23: Connects London 2018 is mobile... but also AR/VR/MR... and PC
One ticket gives full content and fringe access to all three events
Good Companies
PG Connects Advent Day 22: Who's coming to PGC London 2018?
A list-tastic selection of the industry players set to turn up to the ball on January 22nd to 23rd
Start Matchmaking
PG Connects Advent Day 21: The Pitch & Match PGC London 2018 meeting system is live
Let the free-and-unlimited connecting begin
Stellar Insight
PG Connects Advent Day 20: From ESL to Supercell, it's our greatest star speaker line-up yet
Jam City, Space Ape, SYBO, ustwo, Snap, King, Grand Cru, Rovio, Jagex, NetEase and many more to contribute to an unmissable conference programme
Indie Innit
PG Connects Advent Day 19: How to get into PGC London 2018 for free
Step-by-step guide to transaction-less conference access for independent developers
Press Gang
PG Connects Advent Day 18: Come meet the media
Whether it's real-time feedback from our Journalist Bar or catching up with the leading publications in attendance
Mobile Pc Ar/vr
PG Connects Advent Day 17: Three conferences, one ticket
21 tracks, 200+ speakers, 180 sessions, 75 hours of mobile & PC gaming and AR/VR/MR content
Quality Quantity
PG Connects Advent Day 16: Meet 2,000 mobile games industry professionals
Continent's biggest conference series is also the only to offer genuine cross-section representation
Casual Connects
PG Connects Advent Day 15: Developers, meet investors (or vice versa)
Reworked matchmaking session enables one-to-one meets within a relaxed and conducive setting
Festive Networking
London-based developers: Join Pocket Gamer and Alibaba Cloud for pre-Christmas PG DrinkUp next week
Wednesday December 20th relaxed networking event for anyone looking at China market
Trends Talks
PG Connects Advent Day 14: Want to emulate the Subway Surfers success story?
From Animoca Brands to War Child, via SYBO and Seriously, our InduTrends speakers share their game-changing insight
Star Speakers
PG Connects Advent Day 13: SYBO, Ustwo, Jam City, Grand Cru, NetEase, LVP, Creative Assembly form latest 'speaker reveal' package
Another round of expert minds join our January 22nd-23rd conference line-up
Click Tock Click Tock
PG Connects Advent Day 12: It's the final day of Mid Term ticket rates
Grab a pass to Europe's premier mobile games industry conference now to save up to $450
Culture Club
PG Connects Advent Day 11: Gram Games, Rovio and friends on why company culture is fundamental
Brand new addition for Connects 2018 conference series joins packed 12-strong track programme
Party Time
PG Connects Advent Day Ten: All work and no play wouldn't be PGC anyway
Free drinks, dancing, and discourse for delegates at Global Connects post-conference bash
Key Connections
PG Connects Advent Day Nine: Developers get to meet publishers, guaranteed
Scheduled SpeedMatch session for one-to-one meetings adds to the networking prowess of PGC London 2018
Money Money Money
PG Connects Advent Day Eight: Discover the way to financial success
Let Sisu Game Ventures, Agnitio, Nitro Games, FunPlus, LVP and friends show you the way in reworked PGC London 2018 track
Even More Insight
PG Connects Advent Day Seven: A speakavalanche from Rovio, Bandai Namco, NaturalMotion, Seriously, Nitro Games, PlayRaven, Gfinity, Lima Sky
Latest unveiling of confirmed speakers for 2018 London Connects conference rolls in
New Track
PG Connects Advent Day Six: ZPLAY, Snap, DeltaDNA, Exit Games, Outfit7, Google confirmed for new Developer Toolkit track
Latest addition for 2018 conference content focuses on core aspects of successfully making mobile games
Free Entry, Big Win
PG Connects Advent Day Five: Time to enter our Very Big Indie Pitch Competition
Shortlisted entries for flagship pitching event get free access to PGC London, underpinning conference's devotion to helping indies
Grow Up Time
PG Connects Advent Day Four: Indie Strategies track powered by Hello Games, Curve, Tricky Tribe, White Wolf, Imperia Online and chums
The indie apocalypse is done. Indie survival has been overcome. What's next for the 'little' guys looking to go big?
Hotels.con
PG Connects Advent Day Three: How to beat the London conference accommodation conundrum
Finding where to stay on January 22nd-23rd a little pricey? Allow us to help…
Special Space
PG Connects Advent Day Two: Why The Brewery is PGC delegates' venue of choice
Second return to celebrated central London Connects conference spot will push space to its limits
Sizzling Speakers
PG Connects Advent Day One: Snapchat, FunPlus, Cherry Pick Talent, MojiWorks and Supercell lead 20-strong 'new speaker' unveiling
From influencer marketing to eSports to funding to monetisation to indie development and beyond
Cracking Crypto
Understand cryptocurrency, blockchain and ICOs in new content track for PG Connects London 2018
Presented by Reality Clash, latest addition to PGC agenda answers all your crypto questions
Stateside Sessions
Call for speakers - want to join our PG Connects San Francisco 2018 agenda on May 14th to 15th?
Now considering all industry themes, from influencers to ICOs and everything in-between
Viral Visionaries
Join Supercell, ReelStyle, GameInfluencer, Matchmade, Yogscast, Space Ape and more for Influencer Insight at PG Connects London 2018
New content track for London conference reflects one of hottest current industry trends
New Script
Early Bird rate for PG (and XR, PC) Connects London 2018 sequel is ending
In a world where getting a discounted conference ticket means everything...
Essential Attendance
13 reasons to make PG Connects London your first conference of 2018
A list-friendly 'convince your boss' cheat sheet for January 22nd to 23rd event
Hi-fi Conf
Smartly, Janeious, AdoptMyGame, War Child join 'Latest PG Connects London 2018 Speakers Vol 1'
More speakers than an audio convention
California Calling
Save the date: Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018 is set for May 14th to 15th
And speaker submissions are open
1 Ticket, 3 Events
Venue confirmed for PG / PC/ XR Connects London 2018 'triple conference'
The Brewery returns as host of new three-conference set up