11.00am – 11.30am

“Behind the scenes of WarDucks with Founder and CEO Nikki Lannen”

11.45am – 12.15am

Presentation of London Games Festival and the Green Games Guide with Michael French, Festival Director at the London Games Festival.

12.30pm – 1.00pm

Tax Credit Panel

Discussing the new 32% Tax Credit with Chair Olivier Masclef and panellists Eibhlín Ni Mhunghaile of Creative Europe Media Desk, Rory Clifford of Northern Ireland Screen, and Brendan Dillon oImirt and Demonware.

1.05pm – 1.30pm

Creative Europe Funding Informations Session with Eibhlín Ní Mhunghaile.

2.15pm – 2.35pm

Colm Larkin joins us in conversation to talk about his company Gambrinous, their releases Guild of Dungeoneering and Cardpocalypse, and how they navigate the Irish Games industry.

2.50pm – 3.45pm

Hazel Kelly, Executive Producer, will be joined in conversation by Brenda Romero to talk about her position in the games industry and her journey there from starting in Galway just over ten years ago. Hazel has worked with some of the biggest names in gaming and her perspective will be invaluable to hear.

4.00pm – 5.00pm

Emil Pagliarulo, Design Director at Bethesda Game Studios will be joined by Katie Gardner, Lead Narrative Designer at Romero Games, to have a look back at his career as a writer on some of the biggest and most impactful RPGs ever made. Having started working on Morrowind before moving on to Oblivion, Fallout 3, Skyrim, Fallout 4, and more, Emil has an impressive track record and we look forward to hearing from him.