The Saudi Arabia special edition will again explore the gaming industry

Digital Games Conference Middle East and Africa is back next week, via another virtual event held from December 15-17.

As per usual, the event will explore all that’s great and good in the games industry, with a host of some of the gaming world’s biggest names.

The three day event is brought to you this time by NEOM; all part of its ambition to become the regional epicenter of the gaming industry, and the region’s first true media industry hub.

The speakers have now been locked in and include:

  • Omar Alzayed, CEO & Co-Founder, Moving Dimensions & Abo Khashem
  • Mohammed Khalid Tayyar, CEO, Tagit Games
  • Yousef Shanti, Co-Founder, Hala Yalla
  • Sultan Ghaznawi, Founder, Vibes Offices KSA
  • Abdullah Ba Mashmos, Lead Interactive Developer, Backyard Experiential
  • Meshael MR, Saudi Gamer
  • Ahmad Jadallah, Director of Development, Semaphore
  • Tony Kelly, CTO & CPO, Playhera
  • Alex Tunbridge, Chief Executive, Stevenage FC
  • Alfredo Bermejo, Digital Strategy Director, LaLiga
  • Pedro Rodrigues, Head of EMEA Games Partnerships, Snap Inc
  • Karim Ibrahim, CEO, Robocom VR
  • Annabel Bristow, Marketing Director, Boss Bunny Games, and more…

The three day agenda includes:

Day One – 15th Dec: A look ahead at 2021: Industry trends and product launches.

Day Two – 16th Dec: The Explosion of Mobile Gaming: A spotlight on the rise of mobile gaming, as global and regional professionals dissect the opportunities available for emerging talent in the region.

Day Three – 17th Dec: Careers in Gaming: An opportunity for young professionals in the region to gain and share the latest information on the science, art, mechanics and business of making and promoting games in the GCC.

If you want to know more of bag yourself a ticket, go here.


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