Investor Workshop

The games industry is the most dynamic creative industry worldwide with an exponential growth rate. Investment is key for developing the games industry which is why the Baltic Sea Game Incubation (BSGI) project now hosts an Investor Workshop aiming to empower investors and to increase pre-seed and seed investments in games.

During this event, you will learn more about the games industry, meet some of the best Investors in the industry, get insight into some of the opportunities that are out there, and discuss real game pitches with other investors.

Date: October 28th

Place: Digital

12.45 The digital event platform is available for guests to log in

13.00 Welcome to Investor Workshop

• Moderator Malin Winberg is opening the event

13.05 State of Swedish Games Industry

An overview on the Swedish and European games industry

Speaker

• Johanna Nylander, The Swedish Game Industry Association

13.20 Panel discussion: Why invest in games

Speakers

• Susana Meza Graham, Co-Founder & Chairwoman of the Board at ALDEON AB
• Matti Larsson, CEO of Zordix
• Niclas Holmberg, Managing Director Global Listings at Nasdaq
• Marina Andersson, Head of M&A at Stillfront Group

14.00 Investment types & early co-investment and European Game Fund

Speaker

• Thierry Baujard, co-founder of Pan European game accelerator SpielFabrique

14.20 Panel discussion: A road to early co-investment

Speakers

• Pontus Mähler, Director of Business Development at GTR Accelerator
• Lars Lindblom, CEO of Mind Detonator
• Thierry Baujard, co-founder of Pan European game accelerator SpielFabrique
• Phylicia Koh, Vice President at Play Ventures

15.00 Game pitch - a crash course in how to listen in to a game pitch

Speaker

• Henrik Jonsson, Head of New Frontiers at Amplifier Game Invest

15.10 Pitch no. 1 (TBD)

15.17 Pitch no. 2 (TBD)

15.24 Pitch no. 3 (TBD)

15.30 A fireside chat on the pitches

• Henrik Jonsson, Head of New Frontiers at Amplifier Game Invest
• Patrick Yuan, General Manager and R&D lead at Tencent

15.50 Breakout session for group discussions

16.20 Feedback session

16.30 Concluding words from organizers

This event is financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund, within the programme Interreg Baltic Sea Region and it is a cost-free event for participants.

We greatly appreciate your consideration and time in this matter and hope you will be able to join us.