PG Connects Summit San Francisco 2026

Games industry professionals in San Francisco for GDC 2026 can turbosize their networking and business opportunities with the mobile games sector due to the return of PG Connects to this incredible city in March.

Main tickets* include:

• Access to MeetToMatch meeting platform* (5 days – GDC week)
• Access to talks and panels program
• Access to expo area and indie showcase zone
• Early access to the official after-conference party
• Fringe events where eligible (separate applications required)

Please address ticket queries to [email protected]

PG Connects events are about connecting the games industry together – the clue's in the name – and that principle guides our mission. Which is why main ticket holders* to PG Connects Summit San Francisco get to join the great and the good of the mobile games industry at our event, but also get an extended five-day access to our MeetToMatch meeting platform included* to assist their week-long GDC networking.

PG Connects Summit San Francisco will feature talks and panels with experts from some of the biggest companies within the mobile games space, plus unmissable networking opportunities, curated fringe activity, a showcase expo, indie pitching competition, party and more.

Conveniently located less than 7 minutes' walk from Moscone, the summit will welcome 750 people from across the mobile games ecosystem.

As well as a deep dive into mobile games, you can expect the program to cover cutting edge topics like AI and web 3. Our speakers and panellists will share their expert insight into design and development, monetization and growth, life as an indie, new technologies, company culture, business knowhow, and more.

*MeetToMatch included with main tickets only – detailed in the ticket description (an upgrade option with other ticket types may be offered).

For sponsorships or other business development opportunities, please contact Lisa at [email protected] or to discuss your requirements.

You can expect a schedule of insightful talks and panels taking place on the main stage. The Pocket Gamer format keeps sessions short and sharp so that you can cover a lot of ground.

Our 30 speakers come from the biggest companies in the mobile games, AI, web3, and XR sectors. Topics will include latest industry trends, investment, monetization, UA & retention, development insight, data, company culture and more.

Speakers at recent events hosted by Pocket Gamer include senior experts from the leading companies, including Supercell, Tencent, Niantic, Com2uS, King, GameAnalytics, Netflix, TikTok, Hiro Capital, Space Ape, ustwo, Rovio and more.

If you are interested in speaking at this or any of the conferences hosted by Pocket Gamer, please apply using .

The event is designed to help you connect with the mobile gaming industry, from new indie studios to AAA businesses, local media, and international investors.

There’s a well-stuffed expo to explore featuring representatives from the cream of international mobile companies.

We are working with MeetToMatch to be an official MeetToMatch San Francisco meeting point (see below) so you can find that perfect contact and arrange to meet them in person.

MeetToMatch provides an opportunity to search attendees and connect. But we know it can be hard to find the perfect person to meet with if you’re looking for a publisher or investor. So we will also be running a Connector SpeedMatch session at the event. This curated event pairs developers in rapid succession with publishers and investors in a series of speed-dating style meetings – perfect first contacts for you to follow up with a more extended meeting if you find a potential partner. They are a shop window for devs to display their wares and a pipeline of prospects for anyone looking to sign up-and-coming talent.

Our events connect the whole industry.

Over 67,000 industry professionals – indies, developers, publishers, media, investors, recruitment, ad networks, data&analytics, tools, service providers, hardware platforms, app stores, recruitment, marketing/PR, and monetization companies – have attended the PG Connects international conference series since 2014.

The roadshow has landed in the USA, UK, China, Canada, Spain, Finland, Hong Kong, Jordan, UAE, and India with a genuinely international client base; on average, delegates from more than 45 countries attend each event. Over 70% of our audience works in game creation/publishing.

PG Connects Summit San Francisco will be drawn from the same diverse, international, expert crowd. And we'd love for you to be part of it!

And because Steel Media owns and operates the leading media in this space too, including PocketGamer.com and PocketGamer.biz, our events benefit from direct press access and coverage.

MeetToMatch will run all week while people are in town for PGC and GDC. It's the platform for business in the games industry (and has been since 2017), operating all over the city during the week's conference activities. Trusted by hundreds of publishers, investors, and developers, the MeetToMatch messaging and matchmaking platform enables you to get in contact with the right people from game companies around the world.

And because it's operating all week, a main ticket to PG Connects Summit San Francisco enables you to use it all week.

We've partnered with MeetToMatch to ensure that our main ticket holders can network beyond our conference and use the platform to make meetings all week at locations around the city – and can also take meetings at the PGC Summit San Francisco venue with any games professional in town.

Indie devs are the lifeblood of the mobile games industry. PG Connects Summit San Francisco will continue the mission of PocketGamer.biz and PG Connects in championing the work of indies on the international stage.

The conference floor will have a dedicated Big Indie Zone for known names and newcomers to display their latest projects. This is a vibrant and varied expo area for publishers looking to sign promising titles.

And, of course, the hugely popular Very Big Indie Pitch pitching competition will be part of it, with indie devs competing to impress a panel of expert judges. The winners walk away with instant feedback, online promotion, and a promotional prize.

Keep the networking going! For many years, PG Connects has been renowned for its San Francisco parties, and 2026 will see the return of the Monday night shindig.

The summit will close with our legendary Pocket Gamer Party – with early access for PGC Summit San Francisco delegates! That’s where the networking goes on into the night, and you might just make lifelong friends, fortunes, and memories.

Please note you need to be over 21 to attend the party.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

715 Harrison St, 715 Harrison Street, San Francisco, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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