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The Future of Mobile Gaming: Growth, Engagement & AI

10:05 am - 10:35 am (30 min)
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Blair Dolson
Sales Director, Xsolla
Wolfgang Hamann
Pres./CEO/Founder/Owner, Koolhaus Games Inc.
Ryan Holowaty
CEO, Noodlecake

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)
PG Connects Stage
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

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

<Hello Marketplace> How Indies Ship and Earn More

1:20 pm - 1:40 pm (20 min)
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Ted DiNola
Developer Evangelist, Xsolla

Flow State: The Science Behind Games Players Can’t Put Down

1:40 pm - 2:00 pm (20 min)
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Robert Warren
Chief Creative Officer, LoopLight Studios

Indie Dev & AI: Accelerating Without Compromising

2:05 pm - 2:25 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

2:30 pm - 2:50 pm (20 min)
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Frederic Tremblay
VP Strategic Growth, ALTKEY

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

2:55 pm - 3:15 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

3:20 pm - 3:40 pm (20 min)
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Sean Wylie-Toal
CEO, Extra Dimension Games

Writing for Established IP

3:45 pm - 4:25 pm (40 min)
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Ashley Cooper
Principal Writer, Motive Studio
Lonnie Nadler
Franchise Narrative Director, Bandai Namco
James Nadiger
Scriptwriter, Ubisoft Montreal
Yannick Belzil
Narrative Director, Tribute Games

PGC Big Indie Pitch: Results

4:25 pm - 4:35 pm (10 min)
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Michael Eardley
Developer Partnerships Executive & Big Indie Pitch Lead, Steel Media

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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.

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