PG Connects Stage - MIGS 2026

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A dedicated mobile and AI stage presented by Pocket Gamer.

PG Connects Stage

10:35 am

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AI May Make Your Game Cheaper. Does It Make Your Studio More Valuable?

10:35 am - 10:55 am (20 min)

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Rhys Dekle

Partner, Strategic Alternatives LLC

When to Burn It Down and Start Again: The Story of Adventure Capitalist 9.0

10:55 am - 11:15 am (20 min)

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Alexandre Denault

VP Production, Hyper Hippo Entertainment Ltd.

Liveops Strategy – Managing a 10+ Year Old Successful Liveops Game

11:15 am - 11:55 am (40 min)

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Lucas Larbodiere

Sr. Product Manager, Ludia

Karl Dandan

Senior Director, Ludia Games

Building Your Discord Server Through Every Stage of Game Development

1:00 pm - 1:20 pm (20 min)

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Anthony Tešija

Senior Developer Advocate, Discord

Indie Dev & AI: Accelerating Without Compromising

2:20 pm - 2:40 pm (20 min)

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Adam Clare

Cofounder, Game Space Agency

How an Indie Company Can Thrive in Difficult Times by Building Real Capacity for Change

2:50 pm - 3:10 pm (20 min)

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Frederic Tremblay

VP Strategic Growth, ALTKEY

Six Months, Nothing Shipped: What Founding a Studio Actually Costs

3:15 pm - 3:35 pm (20 min)

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Jon Huffman

President & Co-Founder, Phantom Rowboat Ltd.

Shipping Is Not the Final Boss – How to Build Resilient Live Service Businesses for Fun & Profit

3:40 pm - 4:00 pm (20 min)

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Sean Wylie-Toal

CEO, Extra Dimension Games

Writing for Established IP

4:05 pm - 4:45 pm (40 min)

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Ashley Cooper

Principal Writer, Motive Studio

Lonnie Nadler

Franchise Narrative Director, Bandai Namco

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Pocket Gamer Connects is an international series of B2B conferences for the global games industry. Since our London launch in 2014, we’ve grown into Europe’s premier mobile games event, leading the field across the UK and Scandinavia. While mobile is our heritage, we’re as diverse as gaming itself, with PC, console, web3, XR and Al all part of the content mix in 2025.