Thursday 22nd September 2016

9.30am-6pm
The NEC
Concourse Suite 1
Birmingham B40 1NT

The GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit 2016, is the UK's premier games investment event, now in its seventh year, taking place in Birmingham as part of the huge EGX games expo on Thursday 22nd September 2016. Every ticket gives you access to the Investment Summit PLUS two-day access to EGX Birmingham and the exclusive non-public GI.biz Trade Zone on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd September.

The GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit 2016 is an opportunity for small-to-medium-sized games companies to find out more about public and private games investment, and also have an opportunity to network and pitch informally and formally to investors, publishers and platform-holders. At last year's event, there were more than 60 private meetings between investors and games developers.

Investors and speakers confirmed already include UK Games Fund, Gambitious, Nintendo of Europe, All 4 Games, Creative England, SIE XDev Studio Europe, Team17, BFI, Miniclip, Sheridans, Cocoon Networks, Authentic Media, Standfast Interactive and Mercia Technologies,

Every ticket purchase for the GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit includes:

• Two-day access to EGX Birmingham and the exclusive non-public GI.biz Trade Zone on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd September!
• Four morning speaker sessions from games industry investors
• The Games Investment Panel with an opportunity for Q&A
• Refreshments and a full networking lunch

Applications to apply for formal meetings with investors have now closed, however all attendees will have the opportunity to network with investors during the breaks and over lunch.

Schedule:

09.30 - 10.00: Sign-in/Coffee

10.00 - 10.05: Introduction by Jamie Sefton, Organiser

10.05 - 10.25: Paul Hanraets, Gambitious

10.25 - 10.45: Mark Hogarth, UK Games Talent and Finance CIC

10.45 - 11.05: Alex Tutty, Sheridans - "Making your Company Investor Ready - What to Expect When an Investor Comes Calling"

11.10 - 11.15: Jamie Sefton, "Official Kickstarter stats on crowdfunded games projects"

11.15 - 11.25: Debbie Bestwick MBE, Team17, "Company investment - a Team17 Perspective"

11.25 - 11.40: Coffee/Tea Networking

11.40 - 12.25: The Games Investment Panel featuring Paul Hanraets (Gambitious), Mike Hayes (Mercia Technologies), Saad Choudri (Miniclip), Dawn Paine (Creative England) and Alex Chapman (Sheridans).

12.25 - 1.30: Networking Lunch

1.30 - 6.00: Formal meetings between games companies and investors in private meeting rooms on the EGX show floor Trade Zone area at The NEC

At any time during/after lunch, attendees can access to EGX at The NEC to check out the Trade Zone, GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair and also play all the latest games on the showfloor at EGX.

* Please note: Any formal meetings will be at the discretion of the investors. Also, Gamer Network and GamesIndustry.biz cannot guarantee that any meetings with investors will result in investment for your company. Tickets are non-refundable.