Get 20% off your Gamescom Congress Ticket

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The Gamescom Congress takes place on 22 August 2024 at the new Confex conference centre on the Koelnmesse exhibition grounds and shows that games are much more than just great entertainment. In a wide-ranging programme, 130 speakers from all over the world will present the social, economic and technological opportunities that games offer for our future in over 60 programme items. This year's programme will focus on the topics of 'Games and Artificial Intelligence' and 'Games and Democracy'.

Using contemporary practical examples, the Gamescom congress demonstrates how culture, business, science and society can benefit from the innovative power of games. This makes the Gamescom congress unique worldwide and in demand far beyond the games industry. The congress will take place for the 16th time in 2024 as part of Gamescom and is targeted at experts from a wide range of business sectors including culture, education, politics, science, journalism and game development.

Programme details and tickets are available at: https://congress.gamescom.global/en/gamescom-congress.

IGDA Finland members get 20% off when using the following code when checking out: congress24b3ews4pdq

Get 15% off Tickets to the Mobidictum Conference

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Returning for its third edition, the Mobidictum Conference 2024 is set for October 15-16 at the Lütfi Kırdar Congress Center in Istanbul, drawing over 1,500 attendees from 70 countries. With a strong focus on mobile gaming, the event features 100 speakers, including top names from Supercell, Rovio, and Ubisoft, and industry leaders like Peter Vesterbacka, Harri Manninen, and Fawzi Mesmar.

The conference, a key event for gaming professionals, offers networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities, with dedicated areas for PC, console, indie, and mobile games. Side events include a mixer, main party, and various meetups.

New this year, Mobidictum has partnered with Turkish Airlines, offering discounted flights to Istanbul from October 8-23. Tickets are now available on the conference page, with options to suit various budgets. Don't miss out!

Apply to speak at the conference using this form.

For more information visit the conference website. IGDA Finland members get 15% using promo code: partner-IGDA

Leadership Day: Call for Speakers

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Leadership Day by IGDA Finland explores how we build companies, teams and working cultures to make the best games. Offering often overlooked insights to game development, this event kicks of Finnish Games Week in Helsinki on September 30, 2024.

We invited you to share your expertise on leadership topics that define success in the industry. Whether it's building resilient companies, navigating team dynamics, embracing change, fostering accessibility, shaping corporate culture, guiding mentorship programs, managing stakeholders, optimizing remote work, nurturing communities, mediating conflicts, cultivating investor and publisher relations, strategizing outsourcing needs, championing corporate social responsibility, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, or any other leadership topic that you are passionate about, we welcome your contribution.

Submissions should be made using this form by June 7, 2024.

For more information visit: https://www.igda.fi/leadership-day

Free Virtual Tickets to the GameExpo Summit in Dubai

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Interested in learning more about the MENA game market but can’t go to Dubai GamoExpo Summit powered by Pocket Gamer Connects. No worries. IGDA Finland will send you there virtually. We have 20 free online tickets. The conference is taking place this week May 1-2, 2024

The first 20 members who sign up using promo code VIRTMEDIA24 using the registration link will get free virtual tickets.