Leadership Day (Sept 28): Better Cultures. Better Teams. Better Games.

IGDA Finland is pleased to announce Leadership Day, a one-day online conference dedicated to how we build companies, teams and working cultures to make better games. This year’s Leadership Day will take place on September 28th. 

Games companies, their inner workings and cultures are some of the least documented aspects of game development. Yet we and our work are all defined by these choices every single day. Join us in learning and challenging the cutting edge of leadership in games from some of the brightest minds in the industry!

This one day event is designed around a thought provoking speaker track and ample room for networking with industry peers, including an IGDA Mentor Cafe to help you grow your professional network! Hear from industry influencers, like our keynote speaker, Joakim Achren of Elite Game Developers, and join in digital discussions to help better your business. 

Like all things IGDA Finland, Leadership Day is free and open for everyone and made with love by our volunteers. To sign up and learn more visit: https://www.igda.fi/leadership-day-2020

This event wouldn’t be possible without the kind support of our sponsors: RedHill Games, Next Games, Epic Games, and Supercell.

PGC Helsinki Digital - Special offer for Finnish Devs!

Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital is getting closer! And although it will be global and 100% online, we still very much want to celebrate the best of Finland like we always do in September. So we have created a special offer for Finnish developers to make it easy for them to attend.

Exclusively for Finnish developers: if you buy 3 tickets together, you get the third one free. It’s a special ticket type that goes live tomorrow.

The code FinnFree makes the 3-for-2 ticket appear!

Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020 - 20% OFF for IGDA members!

Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020

The Global Games Industry Conference ONLINE

Also featuring: Blockchain Gamer LIVE! Digital event

Monday, September 14 - Friday, September 18, 2020

https://www.pgconnects.com/helsinki/

Following two fantastic digital events in 2020, Pocket Gamer Connects will celebrate this year's Helsinki edition online too!

The need to connect and do business remains as strong as ever, despite many of us being isolated at home. We had hoped that IRL games industry networking events would return to normal as the year continues, but we've accepted that 2020 is going to be an unusual one all the way to the winter.

This means that we cannot return physically to Helsinki this year, but we will be doing the next best thing, by squishing our traditional Helsinki edition with our world-beating Digital editions to create an online event that you can join no matter where you’re working from!

And you can also join our partner event which caters towards blockchain gaming. Your ticket will grant you access to both Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital and Blockchain Gamer LIVE! Digital - one mega week of conference activity.

As one of an expected 1,500+ delegates, you will have access to an innovative online platform for five days in September.

You'll be able to select from a programme of great live video content full of insight and practical advice across ten themed conference tracks. We will be celebrating the best of fantastic Finland, the spiritual home of mobile gaming, but also casting the net wide to bring you the most insightful content from around the world. You can watch the tracks live or catch up on the recorded videos within your own time, and if you're online while the speakers are performing you'll be able to interact with them and the other viewers with questions and comments.

You can expect the usual inspiring talks from over 250 speakers who will educate and inspire through an agenda of themed tracks set to cover monetisation and growth, global game trends and company culture, development tools and stories and strategies to thrive in the modern gaming market be it mobile, PC, console, blockchain or XR.

On top of the talks, you'll also be able to search and connect with other attendees, to meet, discuss, do deals and make plans using the MeetToMatch online meeting platform. The platform will go live a couple of weeks ahead of the event. Plus we'll also be running online variants of our celebrated Big Indie Pitch, Investor Connector, and Publisher SpeedMatch activities, that will bring together specific groups with specific needs.

20% discount for the IGDA Finland members with code IGDAFinland20!

If you are an indie developer, there are FREE INDIES PASSES you can get - first come first served!

Book your tickets now and join us for Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital and Blockchain Gamer LIVE! Digital this September. https://www.pgconnects.com/helsinki/

AWS Online Event Providing GDC 2020 Content

Registration is now open for AWS Game Tech: The Digital Download!

AWS Game Tech: The Digital Download is an online event taking place on 20th May, and will feature content and talks from what supposed to be at GDC 2020. This free, online event is designed to inspire and educate game developers of all skill levels about AWS Game Tech services, and help teams build faster, operate smarter, and delight their players. Content includes: 11 sessions with live Q&A from speakers representing Behaviour Interactive, Clean Cuts Interactive, Gearbox Software, Oasis Tech, and Ubisoft; 17 technical demos; game architecture examples from over 15 studios, a live 'ask the expert' zone, and more!

To learn more and register visit the event site: AWS Game Tech: The Digital Download

Get 15% off DevGAMM Online Tickets

DevGAMM is moving online for the first time and will take place on May 14-15. The DevGamm and PINE App Teams are working on a tool for online meetings and networking.

DevGAMM Online is:
- Live sessions, round tables, and panel discussions;
- Online meetings;
- The DevGAMM Game Awards;
- Speed Game Dating for developers and publishers;
- A new format for presenting games — Public Pitch;
- Live communication.

Game submissions for developers are open:
Public Pitch (a new format for presenting games) — April 26;
Speed Game Dating (three-minute meetings with publishers online) — April 30.

There is one submission form for all game activities.

Participants will get a digital swag bag that includes promo codes, certificates, and trial access to online products from our partners and sponsors.

IGDA Finland Members get 15% off when using promocode IGDA_Finland15 when buying tickets.

For more information visit the conference website.