Talking Figures
London Venture Partners, Agnitio Capital, Denali Publishing, Genvid Technologies and Giant Interactive set to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2020
The latest speakers for May’s two-day B2B conference are revealed
Efuse Elite
eFuse's Tom Newton on becoming an elite and the trends of 2020
"You'll never be elite at something if you aren't willing to put thousands of hours into it."
Talking Heads
Bungie, Sony, The Pokémon Company and 9GAG confirmed to speak at Big Screen Gaming Seattle 2020
First speakers revealed for Pocket Gamer Connects’ partner event covering PC, console and XR
Idle Games
East Side Games’ Josh Nilson on the idle genre
“More people are playing games on multiple platforms, and people are consuming content more than ever, across the board.”
Politics In Games
Taso Advisory’s Ben Greenstone on policymakers and politicians increasing interest in games
“The industry has found itself on the radar of politicians and governments across the world. That’s brought a whole lot of attention that games businesses aren’t used to.”
Supporting Women In Games
Women in Games’ David Smith on supporting the progression of women in the games industry
“The vision of Women in Games is to see a games industry, culture and community free of gender discrimination”
Ux Success
Guffaw Digital’s Adam Barker discusses UX for success
“There's a lot of raw talent which if nudged in the right way would reap dividends for the UK economy.”
Future Trends
Rogue Games’ Levi Buchanan on the next trends set to hit the games industry
“We’ve gone from a two console battlefield to games that exist on dozens upon dozens of screens and are purchased right from the device versus going to retail.”
Future Of Games
Rogue Games' Bryan Buskas on the future of the games industry
"15 years ago, games were predominantly console-based and purchased at retail. Today, games are nearly 100% digital, available everywhere, and hardware fits in your pocket."
Homa's Odyssey
Olivier Le Bas discusses the success of Homa Games
"We work with developers to improve their games"
Hatch A Plan
Pascal Debroek from Hatch Entertainment on the future of streaming mobile games
"We aim to bring people together to play games in new ways"
Talking Heads
Microsoft, Google, MoPub, Rollic and Enthusiast Gaming confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
The speaker lineup is set for the two day B2B mobile games industry conference to make an incredible return to London
Up Your Game
Patrik Wilkens from Azerion on the rising cost of UA and the emergence of hypercasual
"There is room and demand for innovation"
Hammo Time
Hussam Hammo from Tamatem on publishing for the Arabic and emerging markets
"The data behind it is fascinating"
All In
Nicolas Sierro from Grand Casino Bern on delivering online casino services
"It's inspiring to be part of it"
Sociable Talk
Industry legend Jon Hare from Tower Studios on the problems of poorly made clones
"It takes time and skill to succeed"
Deck13 Building
Jan Klose from Deck13 Interactive on how subscription services could shake up the gaming industry
"Things are looking better than last year"
Time To Pay
Zaair Hussain from FRAG Games on his hopes for a new era of premium mobile gaming
"There will be demand for models that deliver premium games"
London Connects
Louise Conolly-Smith from London & Partners on the potential of the videogame industry in London
"London has the opportunity to become the European hub"
Launch Window
Rob Hewson, CEO and creative director at Huey Games, on the big chances in gaming over the next year
"This is an opportunity for small, nimble teams to pounce"
Eating Too Much
Oliver Kern from Lockwood Publishing on the dangers of all-you-can-eat subscription models
"It's not a great model for developers"
Changing Times
Jacki Vause, CEO and founder of Dimoso, on the changing state of the games industry
"The games industry is fascinating, innovative and surprising"
Cheat Sheet
Michail Greshishchev from Denuvo by Irdeto on stopping cheaters in their tracks
"Building the next generation cheat detection solution"
Play Dirty
Nutaku's Tom Greenwood on the explosion of the adult games industry
"It's a tougher industry than ever before"
It's Heating Up
JetFuel CEO Tim Lenardo on the state of influencer marketing
"Achieve success in the dubious world of fake followers, bots, and algorithmic ranking"
Block Booking
Caty Tedman from Dapper Labs on kitties, the NBA and the future of blockchain gaming
"I'm learning more about the challenges to the industry and how blockchain can help solve those"
Strive To Survive
Funday Factory's Anders Leicht Rohde on the hypercasual bubble
If you know, you win
Time To Connect
MAG Interactive's Chris Peters on the importance of live ops
How evolution can become revolution
Esports Connects
Nancy Basi from the Vancouver Economic Commission on esports potential
A strong ecosystem is key
International Monetisation
LatinDV co-founder Julian Migura on emerging markets' potential
New markets are starting to catch up
A New Way To Play
Edge Esports' David Yarnton on dealing with constant change
From Nintendo to what's next
Looking Forward
Make Real's Sam Watts on how the possibility for XR breakthrough in 2020
It's this the year for mass adoption
Hype Balance
Nitro Games' Maria Maunula on working with influencers
But maintaining your integrity
Crunch Time
Kukouri CEO Kim Soares on how mobile is getting harder for everyone
UA costs continue to bite
Q&a
Matthew Buxton, Ideation lead at Mag Interactive, on how great ideas "can carve through the competition"
"Give players a long lasting, rich experience that will be fondly remembered"
Q&a
Leverage CEO Christian Fonnesbech on how to make "games into global Brands and lasting IPs"
"Building stable businesses without losing the passion"
Talking Heads
Facebook Gaming, Resistance Games, Rovio and Niantic confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Speaker lineup is heating up
Event
Riot Games, Paradox Interactive, Red Kite Games and Super Evil Megacorp speaking at first Big Screen Gaming conference in January
Explore PC, console, VR and AR at Pocket Gamer Connects London partner event
Speaker Line Up
The India Game Developer Conference 2019 reveals speakers
It is being held between November 22nd and 23rd
Event
Geewa, Tencent, Snap Inc and the IMGA to speak at the first ever Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
Final set of speakers revealed for next week’s two-day B2B games industry conference
Events
Supercell, Google, Thatgamecompany and CCP take to G-STAR 2019 stage
Show held between November 14th and 15th in Korea's Busan
Event
Supercell, Tencent, King, Wargaming, Facebook and more already confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020
Two-day B2B games industry event poised for an incredible return in January
What's Next?
Snap Finger Click's Joanna Haslam on a unique career in social games
"2019 has been a difficult year for the games industry"
Amman Bound
Ubisoft, King, Unity and Maysalward speaking at first ever Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
Next set of speakers announced for next month’s two-day B2B conference
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Timo Ylikangas will be on a panel discussing the benefits of using existing IP vs creating your own
"It was and still is a forerunner industry"
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Anette Staloy will be presenting a joint session of postmortems, as well as talking on a panel about making teams work
"We need a variety of skill sets and backgrounds"
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Cuneyt Unar will be hosting a session about using blockchain technology in mobile gaming
"This is an ever-evolving and growing industry"
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Zsuzsa James will be on a panel discussing funding strategies at the show
"We are truly spoiled for choice these days"
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Alexey Sazonov from Panzerdog will be part of a panel discussing mergers and acquisitions
"The time to enter can't get any better"
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Rosemary Lokhorst will be presenting a session called Leveling up to remission - A clinical study of playing toward your strength
"I hope that there will be more focus on serious games and alternative uses for gaming"