Senator's Roundtable 2023

16. Februar 2023

Senator's Roundtable 2023

The games industry is a driving and innovative factor in Hamburg’s economy – this is why Hamburg’s Minister for Culture and Media, Dr. Carsten Brosda, together with Gamecity Hamburg regularly invites representatives from the industry for the Senator’s Roundtable.

Senator Dr. Carsten Brosda discussing with games industry representatives at the roundtable event | Photo by Selim Sudheimer

At the yearly event, the industry meets up with city representatives to exchange information, listen to the needs and challenges of the industry and think of new ways how Hamburg can support its games industry.

On February 3, we had the pleasure of welcoming representatives from InnoGames, Bigpoint, Fishlabs, Bytro, Exit Games / Photon Engine, Daedalic Entertainment, Rocket Beans Entertainment, Square Enix, Niantic, Twitch, Razer, THREAKS, XYRALITY, Mooneye Studios, Beardshaker Games, Tiny Roar, HAW Hamburg, Initiative Creative Gaming / PLAY Festival, Tivola Games, Super Crowd Entertainment, GRAEF Rechtsanwälte, Overhype Studios and More than Sports for this year’s roundtable in the Senate Guest House.

Thank you for the fruitful exchange, giving your perspective and sharing your thoughts and ideas on how to further strengthen Hamburg as a games industry location!

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