On Friday at 12:00, the focus will be on game development and digital experiences. Game Hub Umeå, of which eXpression Umeå is a part, is broadcasting live and invites you to be inspired by industry expert Stefan Lampinen, who will also lead a subsequent think tank. Register today!
The starting line-up for the event on Friday is really impressive. It shows that there is an eagerness to talk about these issues and find a common direction for the future. Umeå has all the prerequisites and much good is already being done. But it feels like we're ready to kick it up a notch," says Emil Hägglund, one of the leaders of the Game Hub Umeå community, a joint initiative between indie game developers, eXpression Umeå, Uminova Innovation and Umeå Municipality.
In one of the latest episodes of Ekonomiekot Extra, the game development industry was named as one of Sweden's new basic industries. Its turnover, which reached a record 24.5 billion in 2019, is on a par with exports of both iron ore and paper pulp.
Umeå has what it takes to catch up with the explosive development and create the conditions for more games and game studios to flourish. For this, we need collaboration and a common vision and action plan. Friday's live broadcast will revolve around these issues - an event not to be missed.
The think tank:
- Johanna Björklund, Co-founder, CTO, CodeMill
- Peter Juneblad, Business Manager, Umeå municipality
(replaces Agneta Filén from Umeå Municipality, which now has special responsibility for the gambling industry). - Mattias Wiking, CEO, Truborilla
- Daniel Lagergren, Producer & Manager, Paradox
Read more and register at Design by Umeå website.
We will be live from Red Carpet Media's studio at 12:00 on 4 June, broadcasting via the Coeo platform (registration required, see link above).
Facts about Stefan Lampinen:
Founder of Game Advisor Ltd, a UK company specialising in bespoke consultancy and business development. He is considered by many to be one of the founding fathers of Sweden's successful global games industry and has held senior roles at EA, Nokia, Microsoft and Warner Bros.
Stefan was previously on Mojang/Mincraft's management board and is co-founder of the Swedish Game Trade Association and chairman of the Swedish Video Federation 2013-2015. He received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Nordic games industry in 2008.
Stefan applies his knowledge by advising on market entry plans, strategy, publishing and distribution models.
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