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Lightspeed, GamesBeat and Nasdaq announce second annual Game Changers startup list | The DeanBeat

Lightspeed, GamesBeat and Nasdaq announce second annual Game Changers startup list | The DeanBeat

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Join gaming leaders live this May 20-21 in Los Angeles to examine the strategies needed to adapt and excel in an ever evolving landscape, featuring insights from leading voices and thought leaders in the industry. Register here. Lightspeed, GamesBeat and Nasdaq are excited to announce the second year of Game Changers, an annual list celebrating and accelerating 25 extraordinary startups in gaming and interactive media. More information about this year’s program — such as categories, timeline, and judges for this year’s nomination process — will be shared during GamesBeat Summit 2024 at the Marina del Rey Marriott in Los Angeles. The panel, Lightspeed x GamesBeat Game Changers — Innovations in gaming & interactive media, will take place on May 20 with Moritz Baier-Lentz (partner at Lightspeed), Sophia Xing (director of product at Inworld AI), Chris Bell (CEO of Gardens Interactive), Jani Penttinen (CEO of Bitmagic), and GamesBeat lead writer Dean Takahashi. Submissions for the list this year will open in June. Together with GamesBeat, Nasdaq, and industry-leading judges, Lightspeed is excited to announce the second …

Meet the judges of the 2024 GamesBeat Visionary Awards

Meet the judges of the 2024 GamesBeat Visionary Awards

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Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here.  Today we’re announcing our seventh annual GamesBeat Visionary Awards and the team of judges we’ve selected to help pick the winners of this year’s awards. (You can sign up for 25% off using this code: gbs24dean25). The GamesBeat Visionary Awards started in 2018 to recognize industry leaders who took a daring, visionary approach to shaping the future of gaming, forging new paths that have mesmerized audiences and redefined the very nature of video games. We give out two awards every year: the Visionary Award and the Up-and-Comer award. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Leah Hardy, a global marketing leader with decades of experience from companies like TikTok and Meta. Judging for the Visionary Awards for GamesBeat Summit 2024 (May 20-21 in Marina del Rey, California; see the agenda here) is now complete and we’ll have new winners to announce at our event. We’ve chosen a panel of 12 judges for this year’s contest. …

GamesBeat Summit 2024 agenda: Lotsa talks on resilience and adaptation | The DeanBeat

GamesBeat Summit 2024 agenda: Lotsa talks on resilience and adaptation | The DeanBeat

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Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here.  I’m very excited to present our full agenda for our GamesBeat Summit 2024 event on May 20-21 at the Marina del Rey Marriott in Los Angeles. You can use this code gbs24dean25 for a 25% discount on tickets. It’s my pleasure to note this is our 16th annual event, and our theme is Resilience and Adaptation. The game industry had a pretty bad year and a half when it comes to 20,000 layoffs. We have felt that pain with you at GamesBeat. But we’re so glad to have your support and a chance to discuss what matters with you. We have 99 speakers across 48 sessions. About 57% come from diverse backgrounds. Deciphering what’s happening in games The Super Mario Bros. Movie hit $1.36 billion in revenue. We’re all looking for the ideas that will deliver the next level of growth for gaming. We believe the agora of the game industry needs to bring …

GamesBeat Summit 2024 will be about resilience and adaptation

GamesBeat Summit 2024 will be about resilience and adaptation

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Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here.  GamesBeat Summit 2024 will take place on May 20 to May 21 in Los Angeles and address relevant real-world issues facing the game industry. We know that the game industry has had a rough year and an even rougher January when it comes to layoffs. Why is this happening? Is this part of a cycle, or is there something structurally changing in the game industry? And how can companies and people be more resilient and adapt to the change? These are some of the questions will tackle at our next big event, which drew more than 900 people a year ago to Los Angeles. This year, we’ll have the event at the same spot — the Marina del Rey Marriott. Our conference will address how to adapt to a rapidly changing world, and will address big topics like GenAI, cross-media adaptations (games and Hollywood), and the challenge of layoffs in an industry …