ALL DAY GAMES INDUSTRY MICRO-CONFERENCE
SET IN THE HEART OF BRISTOL
TOPICS
MARKETING YOUR GAME
GROWING YOUR GAMES COMMUNITY
SECURING A PUBLISHING DEAL
HOW TO SUCCEED AS AN INDEPENDENT GAMES BUSINESS
10:00AM: DOORS OPEN
6:00PM: DOORS CLOSE
ALL SPEAKERS & TALKS ANNOUNCED!
10:00am: Doors Open!
10:30am: "Accessibility for indies"
Harriet Frayling // Senior Games Accessibility Specialist
11:00am: "New Tools, New Rules? Implications of AI in Indie Game Development"
Mike Ahyow // Partner, RWK Goodman
11:30am: Coffee Break
12:00pm: "Insert Credits Here: VGEC and Passing the Cultural Test"
Jacob Heayes // Certification Analyst (Games), BFI
12:30pm: "Meet the IMPACT! Indie Showcase!"
James Parker // Founder, Ground Shatter
1:00pm: Lunch Break
2:00pm: "Indie Insights: Lightning Round – Market Research, Content Strategy, & Engaging Influencers"
Claire Barilla // Publishing Producer, Freelance
Najmah Salam // Director, Small Loan Studio & Freelance Marketing Alchemist
Abi Le Guilcher // Influencer Marketing Specialist, Future Friends Games
2:30pm: "How a small indie hit #1 New & Trending with a Steam demo: lessons from a horror game!"
Helen Carmichael // Marketing, Narrative & Game Design, Grey Alien Games
3:00pm: "You matter as much as your game"
Steve Stopps // Founder, Team Lumo
3:30pm: Break
4:00pm: "How We Grew a Niche Indie Game to 120k Wishlists"
Jarvs Tasker // Head of Communications, Happy Volcano
4:30pm: "Everything you need to know about game showcases"
Rich Keith // CEO, Fourth Floor
Jake Tucker // Editorial Director, PC Gaming Show (Future)
Mark Cantwell // Starcairn
5:00pm: "The Indie Publishing Landscape"
// Curveball Games
Simon Byron // Yogscast Games
5:30pm: "Indie Knowledge Showdown"
Jonas Gawe // Program Manager, Limit Break & Community Manager, Electric Saint
6:00pm: Doors Close
7:30pm: Doors re-open for party!
Midnight: Doors Close & Event Ends
EXPO
THE VERY BEST OF BRISTOL & SOUTH-WEST GAMES EXHIBITION
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRISTOL GAMES HUB
The Joe Chronicles
Antivenin Games
PLANTED!
Cloth Cat Games
Cards on the Table
Fishernaut Games
Glory on Pluto
LittleBigEars
Chessman Adventures
Merlin Game Studios
Bathory: Heritage of Blood
Moonana
RUIN
PocketLight Studio
Ryan's Rally Championship
Ryan Street: Creature Creative
Tabula
This Way Up
Crisis Island
Webster Entertainment Ltd
EVENING
Networking & entertainment accompanied by drinks until midnight
We have also prepared an alternative no-alcohol quiet space
7:30pm: Doors Re-Open
Midnight: Doors Close
Supported by
The Venue
Strange Brew, Bristol
Fully wheelchair and ambulant disabled accessible with step free access and dedicated wheelchair user WC.
Gender neutral toilets with both sit-down and stand up facilities.
Two WCs separately partitioned for use solely by those identifying as women.
TICKETS
By attending, you agree to the Code of Conduct
Short Version: We strive to provide as balanced, safe and comfortable a space as possible, so everyone can have fun and be themselves. We welcome people from all backgrounds. We do not tolerate and will take action against racism, misogyny, homo/trans/femmephobia, classism and any other form of discrimination or prejudice.
