Digital Dragons Celebrates 15th Edition – Tickets Now on Sale

27 January 2026

Digital Dragons Conference – the iconic event for the gaming industry – returns for its fifteenth edition. From 17 to 19 May 2026, it will once again draw top names from across the globe to Krakow. Ticket sales have just launched for one of Europe’s largest B2B gamedev events, and the organisers have announced that this year’s programme will be graced by such luminaries as Xbox’s Guy Richards and CD Projekt co-founder Michał Kiciński.

Early Bird tickets at the most attractive rates will be available until the end of March. Digital Dragons Conference is a venue for business networking, the transfer of knowledge and experience, and the showcasing of the most intriguing independent studios. It is also home to the presentation of the Polish industry's most significant and longest-standing accolades – Digital Dragons Awards – in the form of the iconic "dragon eggs".

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Top names from Poland and abroad

Digital Dragons is renowned for attracting the industry’s biggest names to Krakow every year; previous guests have included Swen Vincke (Larian Studios) and Mike Pondsmith (creator of the Cyberpunk universe). This year will be no exception. The event organiser – Krakow Technology Park – has already announced the first stars of this year’s conference programme.

The first announcement is particularly significant for independent developers, who always attend the Krakow event in large numbers. Guy Richards is the Director of ID@Xbox – a Microsoft programme dedicated specifically to them, enabling independent publishing across Xbox and Windows ecosystems.

Meanwhile, Michał Kiciński is a pioneer of the Polish industry, co-founder of CD Projekt, the architect of the success behind The Witcher and Cyberpunk franchises, and the owner of the digital distribution platform GOG.com.

Tina Nawrocki (Art Director and 2D Animator at Woodrunner Games) has a portfolio featuring spectacular titles in both gaming (Cuphead) and film (Space Jam: A New Legacy). At the conference, she will discuss her current project – the indie game CROAK.

The full list of confirmed guests is available on the organiser's website.

Business, knowledge, innovation

For the third time, the conference programme will be enhanced by Legal Summit powered by Rymarz Zdort Maruta, while a substantial space will be taken over by independent studios showcasing their projects in Indie Zone. Booths in this zone are also now available for purchase.

The unique B2B character of the Krakow event is defined by its business focus – last year's edition saw over 2,400 such meetings take place.

Our ambition is to continue building a welcoming space for all those looking to take action and grow within gamedev. We help young studios attract publishers or investors, and we assist publishers, investors, and major developers in discovering new talent, signing new contracts, broadening horizons, and finding inspiration. As every year, we also await the verdict of the Digital Dragons Awards jury and are preparing the trophies for the best Polish games of 2025.

Anna Krampus-Sepielak, Head of Digital Dragons

Digital Dragons Conference 2026 will be held from 17 to 19 May 2026 at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre. For the 15th time, the conference is organised by Krakow Technology Park, which builds a support ecosystem for the Polish games industry, also running Digital Dragons Accelerator and Sectoral Council for Competences – Gaming and GameDev.

Krzysztof Szeremeta

koordynator ds. promocji branży gier at Krakowski Park Technologiczny

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