BSGI Investor Workshop in October 2021
The game industry is the most dynamic creative industry worldwide with an exponential growth rate. Investment is key for developing the game 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 game 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.
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
- Harri Manninen, Founding Partner 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, Tencent
15.50 Breakout session for group discussions
16.20 Feedback session
16.30 Concluding words from organizers
The project Baltic Sea Game Incubation is financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund, within the programme Interreg Baltic Sea Region.