Opportunities, Licensing and Technological Innovation: Gaming Meets Business at the Hamburg Games Conference 2024

On March 5 and 6, the Hamburg Games Conference (HGC) will become the meeting point for international games companies and start-ups as well as all those who want to understand the underlying issues and are aiming for cooperation with games studios.

Remedy Entertainment, Metacore, Thunderful Group, The Sandbox, Animoca Brands, Bigpoint, InnoGames, Sunday GmbH, Gamelight, London Venture Partners and GamesIndustry.biz are joining the HGC with speakers and representatives.

The organizers Gamecity Hamburg, GRAEF Rechtsanwalte and Super Crowd Entertainment offer impulses for companies and founders with the talk program, roundtables and MeetToMatch matchmaking to be able to position themselves strongly in the constantly changing market. Hamburg’s First Mayor, Dr Peter Tschentscher, will give a welcoming address at the HGC. Tickets for companies and start-ups are available https ://HGC2024. EventBrite.de.

The program addresses current issues with international speakers on topics such as licensing or the wave of layoffs in the industry.

International games experts:

On stage at the HGC 2024 will be Guido Schmidt, Associate Executive Producer for Remedy Entertainment, with a talk on ‘A Healthy Creative Process: Why Planning Stuff During Proof of Concept is a Bad Idea’, Tim Shepherd, Product Manager for Metacore, on ‘Learning What Your Players Really Want’, Christoph Sachsenhausen, co-founder and Managing Director for Sunday GmbH, on ‘The State of Hyper-Casual in 2024’, Michelle Zou, Chief Executive Officer for Bigpoint, on ‘Bridging East and West: The Power of Transnational Collaboration in the Gaming Industry’, Gunay Aliyeva, co-founder of Gamelight, on ‘How we Bootstrapped our Company to $1 Billion Revenues’, Rachit Moti, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer for Layer, with a talk on ‘Licensing IP Into Video Games: A Risky Investment or Profitable Partnership?’, and Davin Miyoshi, co-founder and Chief Product Officer for Skillprint, with a talk on ‘Unleashing the Power of AI to Personalize Games’.

Roundtables and panels on current topics:

In addition to keynotes and talks, the Licensing in Gaming, a Match Made in Heaven? panel will discuss how brands can cooperate with games. The How Web3 Enables Creative Freedom in Gaming panel is all about user-generated content. There will also be a roundtable on artificial intelligence (AI) and the legal implications for games studios.

Indie Arena Booth Pitch Royal – applications now open:

Indie devs and start-ups can apply until February 14 for the Indie Arena Booth Pitch Royal, which will be held live on-site on March 5. Whoever can convince the expert audience and the jury with their pitch in five minutes will receive a small booth at the Indie Arena Booth at gamescom 2024. Further information at https ://bit. ly/HGC24IAB.

In addition to an advisory board made up of the companies Sunday, Bigpoint, The Sandbox, InnoGames and 1SP Agency Holding, the sponsors Alibaba Cloud, 4Players, Bytro, Photon, Playa Games, Threaks and Tiny Roar support the HGC. The program is accessible via https: //www .GamesConference .com/talks-panels -2024/.

Networking and B2B matchmaking:

The Altonaer Museum offers all participants a MeetToMatch Cafe and the opportunity for extensive networking in a welcoming atmosphere. At the extended expo area in the museum, international companies and game studios will present themselves.

Business and start-up tickets available:

The business ticket for €349 grants guests access to the two-day conference program, B2B meetings via MeetToMatch and participation in the get-together on the evening of the first conference day. Start-up tickets are also available for newly founded companies at a discounted price of €199. Tickets for the HGC 2024 are available at https ://HGC2024 .EventBrite.de.

All current information on the HGC 2024 is available at www .GamesConference .com.

Cooperation with the German Creative Economy Summit on March 6 and 7, 2024 in Hamburg:

Visitors can also take part in the German Creative Economy Summit in Hamburg on March 7, organized by the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft. All information is available at: https ://german- creative- economy-summit.de/. Anyone who purchases a ticket for the Hamburg Games Conference can benefit from a 20% discount on a ticket for the German Creative Economy Summit. If you are interested, please contact HGC @Super-Crowd .com.