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    "slug": "2026-programming",
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    "title": {
        "rendered": "MIGS26 – Programming"
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        "rendered": "<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7396\" class=\"elementor elementor-7396\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa4231 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6aa4231\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd5122e elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd5122e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Programming<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234164d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ready to learn from some of the sharpest minds in game development?<\/p><p>MIGS26 returns with <strong>more stages, more speakers, and more opportunities to grow your business and career.<\/strong><\/p><p>This year features <em><strong>three content stages<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; spanning <strong>business, external development strategies, and game development tracks<\/strong> &#8211; to deliver the insights, strategies, and stories shaping what\u2019s next.<\/p><p>From AAA giants to trailblazing indies, these industry experts have built worlds, launched hits, and led global teams.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136de21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"136de21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0106402 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https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images-9-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images-9-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ecea23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ecea23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e130cc elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e130cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 speakers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2efe64e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2efe64e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339e317 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"339e317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n\t\t<div class=\"tec-speakers\" style=\"text-align: left; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(1, 1fr); grid-gap: 30px;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-alex-masse\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Alex-Masse-Studio-Paralives-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Mass\u00e9\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/alex-masse\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Mass\u00e9\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder and lead developer, Studio Paralives\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains 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id=\"tec-speaker-daniel-wilen\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DanielWilen.jpeg\" alt=\"Daniel Wil\u00e9n\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/daniel-wilen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDaniel Wil\u00e9n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManaging Director, Arctic Game\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-gabriela-siemienkowicz\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gabriela-Siemienkowicz-11-bit-studios.jpg\" alt=\"Gabriela Siemienkowicz\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/gabriela-siemienkowicz\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGabriela Siemienkowicz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunications Lead, 11 bit studios\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-hans-haave-2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hans-Haave-300x300.png\" alt=\"Hans Haave\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/hans-haave-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHans Haave\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOro Interactive, Chief Publishing Officer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-hugo-obi\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hugo-Obi_14-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Hugo Obi\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/hugo-obi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHugo Obi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder, Maliyo Games\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-ignacio-baldini-pescarmona-2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ignacio-Baldini-Pescarmona-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ignacio Baldini Pescarmona\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/ignacio-baldini-pescarmona-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIgnacio Baldini Pescarmona\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, Byzantium\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-james-karras\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/James-Karras-Brain-Jar-Games.png\" alt=\"James Karras\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/james-karras\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Karras\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExecutive Producer, Brain Jar Games\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-jason-della-rocca-2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jason-Della-Rocca-300x300.png\" alt=\"Jason Della Rocca\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/jason-della-rocca-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJason Della Rocca\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-Founder, Execution Labs\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-jesse-paliotto\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jesse-Paliotto.png\" alt=\"Jesse Paliotto\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/jesse-paliotto\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJesse Paliotto\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Demand Generation, FastSpring\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-junae-benne\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Junae-Benne-Benne-Media-Solutions.png\" alt=\"Junae Benne\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/junae-benne\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJunae Benne\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarketing journalist, Benne Media Solutions\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-kris-schoneberg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kris-Schoneberg-Studio-Reset-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Kris Schoneberg\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/kris-schoneberg\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKris Schoneberg\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-Founder &amp; Design Director, Studio Reset\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-kristian-roberts-2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kristian-Roberts-e1714075684289.jpg\" alt=\"Kristian Roberts\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/kristian-roberts-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKristian Roberts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, Nordicity\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-louis-rene-auclair\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Louis-Profile-eclipse-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Louis-Ren\u00e9 Auclair\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/louis-rene-auclair\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLouis-Ren\u00e9 Auclair\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, RocketRide Games inc.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-mark-val-2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/markval_2-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"Mark Val\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/mark-val-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Val\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHead of Growth, Photon\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-mike-coeck\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mike-Coeck-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Coeck\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/mike-coeck\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMike Coeck\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, Cybernetic Walrus\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-nick-hall\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nick-Hall.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Hall\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/nick-hall\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNick Hall\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommercial Manager, Reforged Studios\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-paul-fogolin-2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Paul-Fogolin.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Fogolin\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/paul-fogolin-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPaul Fogolin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident &amp; CEO, ESAC\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-phil-molodkovets\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Phil-Kraken-Express.jpg\" alt=\"Phil Molodkovets\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/phil-molodkovets\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhil Molodkovets\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublishing Director, Kraken Express\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-pierre-andre-dery\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PierreAndreDery_StudioRicochet-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Pierre-Andr\u00e9 D\u00e9ry\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/pierre-andre-dery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPierre-Andr\u00e9 D\u00e9ry\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-Founder &amp; CEO, Studo Ricochet\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-robert-feather\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/650pix-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Feather\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/robert-feather\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobert Feather\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Product Manager, Fireshine Games\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-samer-abbas\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Samer-Abbas-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Samer Abbas\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/samer-abbas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSamer Abbas\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder, Arabic Game Partners\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-sandra-smedegaard-mondahl\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sandra-S.-Mondahl-IO-Interactive-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra Smedegaard Mondahl\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/sandra-smedegaard-mondahl\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSandra Smedegaard Mondahl\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Manager - Global Studio Strategy, IO Interactive\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-sarah-thomson-2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sarah-Thomson-1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Sarah Thomson\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/sarah-thomson-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Thomson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccount Management Director, EGS and UE, Epic Games Store\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-soren-lundgaard\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/soren_lundgaard_CEO_-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"S\u00f8ren Lundgaard\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/soren-lundgaard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tS\u00f8ren Lundgaard\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, Ghost Ship Games\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Organizers note: The id attribute is deprecated and only remains for backwards compatibility, please use the corresponding class to target individual speakers -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker\" id=\"tec-speaker-tanya-short\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tanya-Headshot-2024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Tanya Short\" class=\"tec-speaker-image\" width=\"250\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tec-speaker-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/speakers\/tanya-short\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTanya Short\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tec-speaker-title-organization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCaptain, Kitfox Games\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tec-speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0209ae3 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0209ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8fd8b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8fd8b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b4735 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51b4735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 sessions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7cc901 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"b7cc901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;em&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;em&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;em&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers_and_prev_next&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7428 tec_session type-tec_session status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/sessions\/404-error-player-not-found\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t404 Error: Player Not Found\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Many developers don&#8217;t think about their audience until they&#8217;re getting ready to launch. They build a game they love, assume &#8220;it&#8217;s for everyone,&#8221; and discover too late that if everyone is your audience, no one is.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/sessions\/404-error-player-not-found\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 404 Error: Player Not Found\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tlearn More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7425 tec_session type-tec_session status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/sessions\/alt-funding-new-approaches-to-financing-games-in-a-self-published-world\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAlt Funding: New Approaches to Financing Games in a Self-published World\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In a world where self-publishing has become the default setting for most games studios, the question remains: how do we finance our games? In this panel, we will explore different perspectives on how to address the issue. The discussion will range from emerging new fund models, to changes in financing terms, to the evolution of funder objectives. If you are looking for funding outside the traditional publisher landscape \u2014 or looking to invest in games through a new vehicle, this is where you want to be.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/sessions\/alt-funding-new-approaches-to-financing-games-in-a-self-published-world\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Alt Funding: New Approaches to Financing Games in a Self-published World\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tlearn More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7507 tec_session type-tec_session status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/sessions\/how-io-interactives-studio-strategy-shaped-007-first-light\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow IO Interactive&#8217;s studio strategy shaped 007 First Light\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Empowering Impactful People: &#8220;How IO Interactive&#8217;s studio strategy shaped 007 First Light&#8221; explores how IO Interactive evolved from a single studio into a globally connected development organisation while building 007 First Light. Sandra S. Mondahl shares lessons on scaling teams, maintaining culture across locations, enabling effective leadership in distributed environments, and connecting local studio strengths to a shared global vision.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/sessions\/how-io-interactives-studio-strategy-shaped-007-first-light\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How IO Interactive&#8217;s studio strategy shaped 007 First Light\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tlearn More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7426 tec_session type-tec_session status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/sessions\/international-growth-markets\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tInternational Growth Markets\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>This panel will explore the game consumption growth markets of Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Often dismissed as insignificant relative to the USA and Chinese global dominance, these more &#8220;exotic&#8221; regions are experiencing higher degrees of growth in recent years and represent untapped markets for selling our games and finding new fans. Further, each region has its own peculiarities to achieve success, best understood from experts operating in the region.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/sessions\/international-growth-markets\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about International Growth Markets\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tlearn More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7498 tec_session type-tec_session status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/migs.biz\/en\/sessions\/leading-a-studio-to-overwhelmingly-positive-success\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLeading a Studio to Overwhelmingly Positive Success\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brain Jar Games successfully launched a new IP into Early Access with their hit title, Dead as Disco, a top Steam seller with reviews at an astonishing 97% (Overwhelmingly Positive). As today&#8217;s gaming landscape gets more and more difficult, James will walk through what set Brain Jar up for not just Early Access success, but continued success in the future. 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