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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