Ticket sales for Digital Dragons Conference 2025 have launched, and we know the names of the first speakers!

16 January 2025

On May 18-20, Krakow will become the capital of gamedev thanks to Digital Dragons Conference 2025, the next edition of the leading industry event in Europe. The organizer, Krakow Technology Park, has started selling tickets at an attractive Early Bird price. We also learned the first names of the speakers.

Speakers on the Krakow stage will include Celia Hodent (worked as Director of UX on Fortnite, cognitive science researcher), Mike Pondsmith (author of the Cyberpunk universe), and Andrey Muravyov (advises CEO at Wargaming).

Lower ticket price - only until the end of March!

Until March 31, tickets can be purchased at an attractive Early Bird price. Tickets for Digital Dragons Conference 2025 provide access to lectures by esteemed developers, Expo Zone, Indie Zone, side events and the prestigious Digital Dragons Awards gala, where the winners of the best Polish games of 2024 will be announced. The event will be held at the ICE Krakow Congress Center, while the summit part will be held at the Q Hotel Plus Krakow.

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Passes can be purchased in Regular, Business and VIP options. Once again, there will be themed summits - Game Design Summit powered by Anshar Studios & Fool's Theory and Legal Summit powered by Rymarz Zdort Maruta. For more details on pricing and ticket types, visit the organizer's website.

The heart of the conference will traditionally lie in expert lectures. According to last year's surveys, the presence of the most well-known creators as speakers is one of its key aspects. Last year we hosted Swen Vincke, and this year Mike Pondsmith will join us - and that's just the beginning! After positive feedback, we are also returning with summits. Also important for our participants is the presence of large companies at the event, something we are also working hard on - the first official announcements are coming soon.

Anna Krampus-Sepielak, head of Digital Dragons

Prominent names at Digital Dragons Conference 2025

One of the speakers will be Celia Hodent, who is considered a leader in the field of UX and cognitive science in the game industry. She has worked at Ubisoft, LucasArts and as Director of UX at Epic Games (on Fortnite), and currently works as an independent consultant. She holds a PhD in psychology and is the author of several books, including The Gamer's Brain: How Neuroscience and UX can Impact Video Game Design.

Another lecturer will be industry legend Mike Pondsmith, a famous designer of role-playing, board and computer games. As part of his own publishing house, he has created such games as Mekton, Cyberpunk and Castle Falkenstein, among others. His cyberpunk world lived to see an adaptation in the CD PROJEKT RED game, which he also worked on.

Andrey Muravyov, CEO advisor at Wargaming, on the other hand, is an expert in building monetization strategies from the ground up. He specializes in non-standard solutions, in-depth analysis and quick results.

Digital Dragons Conference 2025 is part of the Krakow Technology Park's ecosystem for the game industry, which includes, among other things, Digital Dragons Acceleration programme for young studios and training sessions such as Digital Dragons Academy aimed at those starting out in the game industry.

Radosław Syguła

specjalista ds. promocji branży gier at Krakowski Park Technologiczny

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