Discover the Complete Speaker Lineup for the GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit at PAX

The GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit, taking place in Seattle the day before PAX, has finalized its speaker schedule with the addition of Kowloon Nights, London Venture Partners, and Hiro Capital. The event, held at the Seattle Convention Center, will also feature talks from industry heavyweights such as Xbox, Valve, Shawn Layden, Square Enix Collective, and TinyBuild, with tickets available for purchase starting at $50 (+ booking fee) for developers. Over 65 game developers and more than 25 publishers and investors have already signed up to attend. The schedule includes: 09:00 am - 09:30 am PDT Registration; 09:30 am - 09:55 am PDT Welcome and Fireside Chat with Shawn Layden, where the former head of PlayStation Studios will discuss the past, present, and future of video games; 09:55 am - 10:10 am PDT Creating Thousand Hour Long Experiences, a talk by TinyBuild's CEO Alex Nichiporchik on the importance of emergent gameplay; 10:10 am - 10:30 am PDT How Square Enix Collective and FuturLab took PowerWash Simulator to 7m players, a discussion on the partnership that led to the indie hit's success; 10:30 am - 10:55 am PDT Steam Visibility: How Games Get Surfaced To Players, a presentation by Valve on game visibility and how developers can improve their chances; 10:55 am - 11:10 am PDT Break; 11:10 am - 11:30 am PDT Fireside Chat with Jen MacLean of Xbox, where the general manager of Game Creator Partnerships will talk about opportunities with Xbox and offer advice to indie teams; 11:30 am - 12:00 pm PDT The Games Investment Panel, featuring leading investors and publishers discussing the current state of the market and what developers should consider when seeking financial support; 12:00 pm - 13:00 pm PDT Lunch; and 12:40 pm - 18:00 pm PDT One-To-One Meetings, a series of 20-minute meetings set up via the MeetToMatch meeting system. With over 65 game developers already signed up, the event will provide ample opportunities for them to meet with investors, publishers, and platforms such as 101XP, Agnitio Capital, ByteDance, Fellow Traveller, Hiro Capital, Hooded Horse, Kabam, Kepler, Kowloon Nights, Limited Run, London Venture Partners, Nintendo, Phoenixx Inc, Retrovibe, Rogue Games, Secret Mode, Serenity Forge, Skystone Games, Snail Games USA, Square Enix Collective, TinyBuild, Thunderful, Valve, Whitethorn Games, and Ysbryd Games. The event is headline sponsored by tinyBuild, with CEO Alex Nichiporchik speaking about the importance of emergent gameplay. Tickets are available now, with prices starting at $50 (+ booking fee) for developers and $200 (+ booking fee) for publishers and investors, including access to the conference, meeting system, lunch, refreshments, and two days of access to PAX West. Developers and publishers exhibiting at PAX can attend the event for free by contacting Kevin Brady for sign-up details. Limited sponsorship opportunities are still available; contact George Corner for more information.