April 8-9TH 2020
The Westin Harbour Castle
XP Game Developer
Summit
The XP Game Developer Summit is a conference in Toronto, Canada about sharing knowledge and supporting growth in the video game industry.
April 8-9TH 2020
The Westin Harbour Castle
The XP Game Developer Summit will host over 25 talks and panels led by mentors in the video game industry focused on game design, business & marketing, funding, game development, technical challenges and how to overcome them. Check back weekly as we announce more talk and panel information!
Presenter: Jean Leggett – CEO of One More Story Games
This talk looks at OMSG’s strategies for maximising resources and overcoming challenges. Topics such as recruiting interns, raising over $500K, accessing government grants, and developing valuable partnerships will be covered. Learn about how to deal with difficult situations with your co-founders, staff, contractors, financers.
Presenter: Annette Stavenow Eriksson & Tommy Persson – Lawyer.se
Welcome to a talk about game developers’ mistakes with IP rights, music collaboration and other easy deals that have the potential to make your future revenues disappear. Or worse, lose your company.
The lawyer company´s CEO Annette, and Tommy, the most experienced video game lawyers in Sweden, will tell you stories from real life and explain the advantages of taking the legal parts seriously when making games.
Questions you may have that will be answered during this session:
When and why do you need to use external lawyer help? Is it important to have a lawyer specialized in videogames or will any lawyer be OK?
Why is it necessary to have proper contracts? What can happen if you don’t?
We will also talk about the importance of negotiating in a smart and clever way and point out ways to do so.
Take the chance to level-up your thoughts about video game law to avoid mistakes other people have already made!
Presenter: Stephen Kim – CEO of Crystallized Games
Creating development teams is hard! From finding the right people, aligning goals and availability, to managing expectations, every aspect is filled with pitfalls and difficulties. This talk will explain how and when indie developers should create teams, and what they can do to ensure that team’s success in the long term.
Presenter: Perry Burkum – Composer at Atooi
Music composer Perry Burkum talks about composing video game music, networking, and music production from the beginning stages to final production.
Executive Director
Global Game Jam
Co-Founder
Execution Labs
Professor of Video Games
Ryerson University
Director of Games Outreach
Kickstarter
Global Director Evangelism
Unity Technologies
CEO
One More Story Games
Founder, Designer
Atooi
CEO/Co-Founder
Crystallized Games
Atooi
East Side Games
Lawyer
Entertainment Counsel
Magmic
Capybara Games
Elastic Games
Associate Dean
University of Ontario
CEO
Lawyer.se
Lawyer
Lawyer.se
Independent
Founder
81monkeys
Director
Mighty Yell Studios
QA Lead
11bit Studios
We bring world-class speakers to Toronto so that they may share their knowledge and experience with the local industry to help them grow and advance their careers. We also provide networking opportunities through a business lounge and programming that encourages attendees to meet new people.
We help connect indies with mentors so they can receive the critical feedback and/or monetary support they need to make their game successful.
We help build the foundation of the next generation of developers’ networks through specific networking events and opportunities.
Attend gaming talks and panels focused on game design, business & marketing, funding, game development, technical challenges and how to overcome them.
Network and connect with new business partners or old colleagues in the Business Lounge.
This program is designed to build one-on-one mentorship sessions in our Business Lounge across several fields
Put on your classiest look and come mingle with other members of the industry at an exclusive party at the Westin Harbor Castle on April 8. The party will feature games, champagne and a few other surprises.
This year the Canadian Game Awards will take place Thursday, April 9th 2020, via a pre-recorded broadcast on GINX Tv
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