A Games Dev and Esports Summit will be hosted between Thursday 3rd November and Friday 4th November, were industry stakeholders will come together to share their knowledge and work experiences being both local and on an international level. With more than 40 speakers, the summit will be offering a networking opportunity for those interested to seek into these sectors.
Day 1 - Thursday 3rd November
Registration and Breakfast
- 09.00 - 09.30
Opening Address
- 09.45 - 09.52
Video
- 09.52 - 09.55
Panel 1 - The Future is Now
- 10.10 - 10.30
Marie Mejerwall
Moderator
Neville Spiteri
Co-founder & CEO, Wevr
Chris Deering
NARC
Paul Houlders
Senior Director of Art, Keywords Studios
Panel 2 - The Changing World of Publishing and Games Investment
- 10.30 - 11.00
Dan Licari
Games Industry Broker (Moderator)
David Clark
CEO, Cuba Entertainment
Philippe Dao
CEO & Co-founder, Hatinh Interactive
Adrian Galea
Finance Manager, BITKRAFT
Johannes Brauckmann
Head of Licensing, Gamigo
Catherine Bygrave
Director, Humble Games
Jacques Benchetrit
Head of M&A, Global Top Round
Panel 3 - Exploring the Maltaverse
- 11.00 - 11.45
Alexiei Dingli
Professor of AI, University of Malta (Moderator)
John Keefe
Co-founder & Director, Draw & Code
Arne Peters
CSO & Co-Founder, MetaverseMe
Alistair Hume
Co-Founder & Head of Design, Axon Park
Panel 4 - Strengthening the Maltese Grassroots in Esports
- 11.45 - 12.20
Kersten James Chircop
Director, GMR (Moderator)
Michele Magro
President, Malta Esports Association
Sergey Bidzan
CEO, Eden Esports
Jaap Visser
Managing Director, ESL Benelux
Justin Mifsud
Founder & CEO, World Pro Racing
Kurt Bonnici
Esports Project Manager, Malta Football Association
Panel 5 - Supporting Video Game Development
- 12.20 - 12.50
Melanie Debattista
Manager, Investment Promotion, Malta Enterprise (Moderator)
Charly Harbord
Director, Global Game Jam
Ivan Filletti
CEO, Gaming Malta
Tim Cullings
Executive Director, The Global Game Jam
Panel 6 - Establishing a Studio in Malta
- 12.50 - 13.25
Ivan Filletti
CEO, Gaming Malta (Moderator)
Dave Hawkins
CEO & Founder, Exient
John Chasoulidis Abela
Founder & Studio Director, Amazing Geeks
Nick Porsche
CEO / Head of Studio, Dorado Games
Toti Beck
Founder, NARC
Giuseppe Crugliano
CEO & Creative Director, PlayMagic
Lunch and Networking Session
- 13.30 - 14.30
Day 2 - Friday 4th November
Registration and Breakfast
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- 09.00 - 09.30
Seaside Chat
- 09.40 - 09.55
Marie Mejerwall
Moderator
Matthew Vella
Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research & Innovation
Panel 1 - Developing the Next Generation of Talent for the Industry
- 09.55 - 10.30
Charlotte Pook
Talent Acquisition Manager, Electric Square (Moderator)
Raymond Yan
Senior Executive Vice President, DigiPen USA
Paul Pulis
Deputy Director, Institute for ICT, MCAST
Martina Caruana
Director, Institute for The Creative Arts, MCAST
Francesco Sapio
Engineering Lead, Axon Park
Renato Carvalho
Research Support Officer, University of Malta
Charles Theuma
Principal, Saint Martin's Institute of Higher Education
Seaside Chat - Distributed Esports: Playing together across the globe and beyond
- 10.30 - 10.45
Quinton Scerri
Moderator
Gordon Grech
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Arkafort
Panel 2 - Future Proofing the Infrastructure for Growth
- 10.45 - 11.25
Francois Piccione
Tech Consultant (Moderator)
Nate Payne
Dygital 9
Mireille Muscat
Head of Marketing, Melita
Kenneth Brincat
CEO, Malta Digital Innovation Authority
Ian Gauci
Managing Partner, GTG Advocates
Alexander Pfeiffer
Co-Founder, B&P Emerging Technologies Consultancy Lab
Panel 3 - Cultural Differences in Esports (East meets West)
- 11.25 - 11.55
Marie Mejerwall
Moderator
Ryan Hart
Multi-Game World Champion
Su Yong Park
Co-Founder & Executive Director, JUEGO and CNJ Esports
Hoa "Anakin" Luu
Professional Tekken 7 Player
Panel 4 - Commercializing Esports
- 11.55 - 12.30
Sam Cooke
Managing Director & Co-Founder, Esports Insider (Moderator)
Chris Kissack
Co-Founder, Discover: Esports
Matthew Galea Debono
Legal Counsel, Esports Entertainment Group
Tomi Tikkala
Head Of Business Development, Tundra Esports
Matthew Pisani
Director, Industrial Property Registration
Marcel Sema
Partner, Wolfpack Management
Panel 5 - View from the Trenches
- 12.30 - 13.10
Ivan Filletti
CEO, GamingMalta (Moderator)
Beppe Scavo
Head of Development, Draw & Code
Andrew Farrugia
Director & Producer, Anvil Game Studios
Justin Loudermilk
Engineering Manager, PlayEveryWare
Mark Cochrane
Founder & CEO, Electric Manta
Anthony Demanuele
Founder/Tech lead, Flying Squirrel Games
Marcel Tau
Studio Production Director, Electric Square
Lunch and Networking Session
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- 13.15 - 14.30
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