The next edition of Digital Dragons, the leading European B2B conference aimed at the gaming industry, will start next week. The event will be held from 7-9 September. The lectures, discussion panels, recruitment meetings, and access to job offers – all this is free of charge and will be hosted online through Pine.
All you need to do to access the online part of the event is register your Regular Pass. The icing on the cake of this year's conference is live, face-to-face networking during the third day of Digital Dragons in the Krakow Technology Park, Poland. The offline event starts on September 9 at 12.00 pm CEST. At the business stands you’ll be able to talk to publishers or representatives of game studios. Meetings will be accompanied by a series of lectures and, during the breaks, a barbecue and beer sponsored by Unreal Engine.
A wide range of free activities – online
A huge plus of this year's conference is free registration with an unprecedented number of benefits. This year's Digital Dragons will feature over 60 different and interesting talks, lectures, and panels conducted by industry specialists from around the world. All events scheduled for the first two days will take place online on the Pine platform. After logging in, participants can view the schedule of lectures taking place simultaneously on four stages. During each lecture hour, attendees can choose from four different panels to attend to. Of course you can dynamically move between the scenes to satisfy your curiosity and see what is happening one the other lectures at the same time. After each lecture you can participate in a Q&A session, so it is worth noting your questions down.
The complete programme of lectures and panel discussions is now available on the official website.
Digital Dragons is the perfect opportunity to take the next step in your career! As part of the free registration option, those taking their first steps in gamedev or thinking about changing jobs, will have the opportunity to speak directly to game companies looking for employees. Meetings will be visible in the platform’s menu. To speak with recruiters, join them at the times listed below and start a video call. Specialists from BoomBit, SoftServe, and PixelAnt Games will be available at your fingertips. It's a good idea to visit the "Job offers" tab before the interview to get a good starting point for your conversation.
- Let's Talk! Meet SoftServe: September 7 from 2:30 to 4:00 pm CEST; September 8 from 12:30 to 2 pm CEST
- Meet the Boombit team: September 7 from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm CEST; September 8 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm CEST
- PixelAnt Games – Meet&Talk: September 7 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm CEST; September 8 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm CEST
When you join selected meetings, you’ll be connected to a company representative for a 10 min video call. You can also visit other companies' booths and start a chat. See what they offer:
- Innogames: September 7 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm CEST and 3:30 pm 6:00 pm CEST; September 8 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm CEST
- 11 bit studios, Sperasoft, Unreal Engine: representatives from these companies will be available at their virtual booths throughout the event
Additionally, Digital Dragons promoters have prepared a special Expo Zone on Pine. Virtual stands allow for direct contact with the representatives of the event’s sponsors. The list of the company’s participants is visible in the side menu at each booth. This way you can set up a face-to-face meeting or start a chat to learn more about the company, its products or job offers.
A prestigious award ceremony for the best Polish and foreign games is planned for September 8. Among the local projects competing for statuettes we will find Cyberpunk 2077, Ghostrunner or Carrion, while foreigns ones feature titles such as The Last of Us Part II, Ghost of Tsushima or Hades.
Business solutions available online and live
The paid Bussiness Pass offers unlimited access to business meetings. These can be arranged in advance using the “My Meetings” option on Pine. If you are planning to talk to an investor, publisher or studio, it is a good idea to visit Pine in advance and check the availability of the people you want to meet.
You can also conveniently schedule a live meeting at the Krakow Technology Park on September 9 through Pine. This makes it easy to contact partners of interest and arrange your meetings - both online and face-to-face.
A business ticket holder can invite people who registered for free. So even if you choose the free option, you have a chance to take part in discussions about your project, if it will spark potential publishers’, investors’ or journalists’ interest.
On the last day, September 9, the hosts have planned a live networking meeting. All interested attendees can meet face-to-face in the Krakow Technology Park to celebrate this important industry event. The team behind Digital Dragons has made sure that after long months of limiting direct contacts, people can meet in a friendly atmosphere with a barbecue and beer sponsored by Unreal Engine. Do you want to take part in it? We advise you to hurry as only a limited number of tickets is available.
The participants of networking day will have an opportunity to attend three additional discussion panels. The first one will be dedicated to indie productions and how the pandemic affected the game development process. The main theme of the second panel is female professionals in gamedev and esports. The last panel of this year's Digital Dragons conference will be devoted to HR in gamedev.
Paid ticket options include all benefits available free of charge - no need to register for them separately. The promoters of the event have made sure that each participant can find something for themselves during this year's Digital Dragons. The substantive offer of the conference is therefore available non-commercially. And the business option offers two types of tickets.
- Regular Pass – free registration allows online participation in lectures, panels, Q&A sessions, the Digital Dragons Awards gala, recruitment meetings, and give access to prepared job offers,
- Business Pass – 260 PLN (approx. 60 EUR) – allows arranging business meetings with the event’s participants,
- Business Pass Plus + Networking Day – 386 PLN (approx. 90 EUR) – this ticket, besides allowing you to arrange business meetings, lets you take part in the networking meeting in the Kraków Technology Park scheduled for September 9. Only 150 tickets available.
About Partners:
Małopolska Region is the main partner of the event. The regional authorities implement a number of projects that serve the innovation and economic development of Małopolska and its attractiveness to investors. Małopolska is a perfect location for conducting business, especially based on new technologies.
Krakow is a modern metropolis with over a million people working in it. Krakow is 140 thousand students, 23 universities, over 200 international corporations employing nearly 80 thousand people in sectors such as finance, IT, services, research and development, business analytics.
We base the development of the city, among others on intelligent management and strengthening the sector of modern services and research and development. That is why we focus on innovation and effective cooperation between science, business and local government.
We base the development of the city, among others on intelligent management and strengthening the sector of modern services and research and development. That is why we focus on innovation and effective cooperation between science, business and local government.
BoomBit is the Gold Sponsor of the event. It is one of the largest worldwide mobile game developers and publishers. They publish their own, internally developed games as well as projects created in cooperation with studios from around the world. They're a group of highly experienced development, publishing, UA, Ads monetization, and BI professionals. At BoomBit they create games with passion, realizing their dreams of bringing entertainment to hundreds of millions of users from around the world, from the USA to China. Among their hits are hyper-casual titles such as Ramp Car Jumping and Slingshot Stunt Driver, and mid-core games like Hunt Royale and Idle Inventor. They build their own production and sales tools, which allow them to release high-quality games with optimized monetization potential.
SoftServe is the Gold Sponsor of the event. It is a team of over 600 people experienced in areas such as VR, AI, Machine Learning, Big Data, as well as core software development, Experience Design, DevOps, and many others. The company is present in five locations in Poland – Wrocław, Gliwice, Białystok, Poznań, and Warsaw. SoftServe is more than technology and ideas – it is a place where talented and ambitious people can develop their passion!
Pixelant is a Gold Sponsor of the event. Together with Sumo Group, it works on some of the most recognizable high-end AA+/AAA game brands (like Forza Horizon, Hitman, and Sackboy) and collaborates with some of the biggest partners in the gaming industry (Microsoft, Sony, Nvidia, AMD, Intel, WB). This year the company is launching its own IP based on the Unreal Engine. Nothing is impossible for this brand!
Kraków Technology Park (KPT) has contributed to the development of proper conditions for the development of entrepreneurship for 20 years. For 10 years it has managed the Technology Incubator for IT start-ups. The KPT inspires the start-up community by organising numerous events including workshops, hackathons, and conferences that help to verify business concepts. Besides these, it runs KPT ScaleUp acceleration programme. Companies may count on the support of seed funds, tax reliefs offered by the Polska Strefa Inwestycji (Polish Investment Zone) programme, and preferential office space rental conditions. The KPT is particularly focused on Industry 4.0 and the video games industry. It is the leader of the hub4industry consortium aiming to provide comprehensive support for companies wishing to implement Industry 4.0 solutions. The KPT also organises Digital Dragons – the leading games industry event in Europe. The KPT also works with the international EIT Digital, which aims to drive the digital transformation in Europe.
