Invest in Games 2018
Tid 12 September 2018 11:30 – 17:30
Plats Nasdaq Stockholm, Tullvaktsvägen 15, 105 78 Stockholm, Sweden
Welcome to Invest in Games 2018 – Where investors meet the Games Industry.
In 2017, the Swedish Games Industry presented figures showing an industry growth with a compound annual growth rate of 39 percent the past 10 years. How to take part in this growth?
On September 12th Dataspelsbranschen, Bird & Bird and Nasdaq are hosting the annual Invest in Games, Sweden's leading event for developers and investors in the games industry. Throughout the day, we will present the Game Developer Index 2018, listen to insights and perspectives from international speakers, and host the "Dragons' Den” - an opportunity for selected companies to pitch their game in front of a panel of investment experts, and win spectacular prizes.
PROGRAM
11:30 Doors open
12:00 Networking Lunch, expo
13:00 Welcome, intro
13:05 Opening remarks
13:15 Keynote: "The Next 2 Billion Players - The Inevitable Global Growth of Games" - Kate Edwards, former Executive Director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) from 2012 to 2017, CEO and principal consultant of Geogrify, a consultancy for content culturalization and a Board Member of Take This
14:00 Presentation of the Game Developer Index 2018 - Johanna Nylander, Association of Swedish Game Developers
14:30 Coffee break
15:00 Panel 1 - Being a Games Studio on the Stock Market
Jussi Tähtinen, Nitro Games, Alexander Bricca, Paradox Interactive, Daniel Hasselberg, MAG Interactive, Maeva Sponbergs, Starbreeze
15:30 Panel 2 - In the head of an Games Investor
Samuli Syvähuoko, SISU Ventures, Lars-Ola Hellström, Pareto Securities, Per-Arne Lundberg, Goodbye Kansas, Niclas Holmberg, NASDAQ, Hans Svensson, Bird&Bird
16:00 Coffee Break
16:30 Dragons' Den - pitching competition
17:30 Cocktails and networking
