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Xbox, BBC Studios, CI Games and LivingBridge join GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit

One more week for developers to request meetings with investors and publishers

Four more investors and publishers have joined the GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit later this month.

Xbox, BBC Studios, CI Games and investment firm LivingBridge are all looking to meet with indie creators and developers at the event, which takes place on September 20th during EGX at Birmingham NEC.

Developers looking to attend the event, make sure to pick up your tickets quickly as the deadline to request meetings is this week. Once you’ve acquired a ticket, you’ll be sent a meeting form, which will be put in front of almost 30 investors and publishers who have signed up to appear.

Those investors include the four new additions, plus: All 4 Games, Amazon App Store, BFI, Creative Europe, EA Originals, Fig, Green Man Gaming, Humble Bundle, Jagex Partners, London Venture Partners, Makers Fund, Miniclip, Moonshot Capital, Nintendo of Europe, Private Division (Take-Two), Sega, SIE XDEV Studio Europe (Sony), Supernova, Team17, Thunderful, UK Games Fund, Wales Interactive and Wicked Sick.

Indie attendees will receive a half-day conference (details below), a networking lunch, access to the meeting system (deadline September 7th), and a special pass to EGX that gives you access to the GamesIndustry.biz Industry Zone for the full weekend. Tickets are on sale here.

Almost 200 indie developers have signed up for the event. There are still meeting rooms and tables available for investors and publishers looking to attend the event. Simply contact Jamie Sefton here.

The event is sponsored by Jagex Partners and Harbottle & Lewis.

Here is the full speaker schedule:
09.30 – 10.00: Sign-in and refreshments
10.00 – 10.05: Introduction by Jamie Sefton, Organiser
10.05 – 10.20: John Polson, Humble Bundle
10.20 – 10.35: Francesca Walker, Creative Europe
10.35 – 10.55: Jon Bellamy, London Venture Partners
10.55 – 11.10: Alex Amsel, Fig
11.10 – 11.25: Markus Wilding, Private Division
11.25 – 11.45: Networking break
11.45 – 11.50: Jagex (speaker TBC)
11.50 – 12.30: The Games Investment Panel hosted by Chris Dring (GamesIndustry.biz) featuring Saad Choudri (Miniclip), Debbie Bestwick (Team17), Rob Letts (EA Originals), Kirsty Gibson (UK Games Fund), Alan Moss (Harbottle & Lewis LLP)
12.30 – 1.30: Networking Lunch
1.30 – 6.00: Formal meetings between games companies and investors

To join the Investment Summit as a sponsor, contact Charlotte Nangle.

For more information about the Investment Summit, check out our special website.

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