Hamburg Games Conference 2024: First Highlight Speakers

November 23, 2023

Hamburg Games Conference 2024: First Highlight Speakers

The Hamburg Games Conference will bring the international games industry together on March 5 and 6, 2024 under the key topic of "Invest in Games."

The Hamburg Games Conference 2023 welcomed more than 500 conference guests from 26 countries. On March 5 and 6, 2024, the Altonaer Museum will once again offer an attractive setting with a maritime atmosphere for exclusive keynotes, panels, roundtables, networking, and matchmaking over two conference days.

Speakers will present current investment topics and insights on two stages

Already confirmed: Brjánn Sigurgeirsson, Co-Founder Thunderful Group on "Creating and Sustaining a successful Gaming Brand," Sophie Vo, Founder Rise and Play on "Cultural Due Diligence in M&A," James Batchelor, Editor-in-Chief GamesIndustry.biz on "What's definitely NOT the future of games development?", Timm Geyer, Founder Geyer Media Consult on "Options in Challenging situations for Game Studios" and Are Mack Growen, Partner at London Venture Partners on "Raising venture capital - How to approach a VC."

The guests can expect an exclusive program in the Altonaer Museum.

In addition, the call for speakers for HGC 2024 is running until December 4: https://www.gamesconference.com/call-for-speakers.

Tickets for the Conference 2024 are available at https://HGC2024.eventbrite.de.

Exclusive program on-site

The program of the Hamburg Games Conference offers exclusive talks and panels as a unique live experience in the unique atmosphere of the Altonaer Museum. Participants will gain practical insights into current investment topics and the best conditions for B2B matchmaking and business meetings on-site. With the support of Hamburg's games companies, the HGC is the hub for intensive networking and matchmaking. Companies and game studios will present their products and games in the expanded Expo area in the Altonaer Museum and will be available for talks and meetings. In addition to the companies on the Advisory Board, the HGC is supported by the sponsors 4Players, Bytro, Photon, Photon, Playa Games, THREAKS, and Tiny Roar.

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