Pocket Gamer Connects London 2023

The leading mobile gaming industry conference, Pocket Gamer Connects, returns to London in January 2023. Roughly 2,000 attendees from the games industry will gather at The Brewery for two days in January 2023 to network, discover, pitch and learn from over 200 of the world’s leading authorities.

The event will cover mobile, PC and console, blockchain, VR/AR and more across 20 unmissable conference tracks. Our speakers and panellists will share their expert insight into design and development, monetisation and growth, new technologies, company culture and loads more. Plus, there will be all the usual fringe events designed to foster great networking and inspire new business opportunities.

London is always our biggest and most-popular conference. But just because you've attended in the past, don't think you've seen it all before! Pocket Gamer Connects London 2023 will feature new track themes and new business content designed to look to the future.

For sponsorships or other business development opportunities, please contact Lisa at [email protected] or book a meeting to discuss your needs at: https://calendly.com/lisa-bisset

We're once again back at the popular venue known as The Brewery, in the heart of the City. People come from all over the world to take part, and the most exciting thing for us is always the chance to meet the industry. We're using MeetToMatch as our meeting platform these days, which will enable attendees to find each other and arrange meetings in our dedicated meeting zones.

A Pocket Gamer Connects conference is a place to get business done. It's famous for being a place where new connections are made (hence the name) and productive meetings take place. You'll be able to network with hundreds of industry professionals and we will do our best to make that easy.

We'll bring together the whole gaming industry, from students and indie studios to the media, international investors and AAA publishers. Unlike some other events, we offer our MeetToMatch meeting scheduler free to all delegates, with unlimited requests, so you can find that perfect contact and arrange to meet them in person.

As well as the meeting platform, there's the chance to bump into like-minded folk at the Global Connects Party, and we'll even help you meet the right investor or publisher with our curated fringe activities.

Well over 30,000 industry professionals have attended the Pocket Gamer Connects international conference series since 2014, whether that's online or at a venue. The roadshow has landed in the UK, America, Canada, Finland, Jordan, India and Hong Kong with a genuinely international client base: on average, delegates from more than 45 countries attend each event. (When we took the event online during the pandemic, delegates from over 75 countries tuned in!)

In 2016, we became the biggest dedicated mobile games industry conference series in Europe and have stayed on top ever since. Not only have our previous delegates voted Connects the "best value conference", but 97% would recommend it to a colleague.

Previous speakers and delegates from all the key industry players include Supercell, King, Space Ape Games, Niantic, SYBO, Tencent, Telltale, Apple, Rovio, Disney, Wargaming, Kabam, NetEase, NTT Docomo, Ubisoft, Facebook, Google, Square Enix, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Gameloft, Sega, Capcom, Unity, Twitter, Snapchat, Twitch and many, many, many more.

Curated fringe events like our Publisher SpeedMatch and Investor Connector sessions pair developers in rapid succession with a series of publishers or investors.

Each one is an exclusive session where our experts hand-pick businesses that we know will find objectives in common. These short, sharp encounters enable first contact for you to follow up with a longer meeting if you find a potential partner. It’s a shop window for devs to display their wares and a pipeline of prospects for anyone looking to sign up-and-coming talent. Places are limited and early application is advised as they fill up quickly and cannot be joined on the day. Look out for details in your email and on the official Pocket Gamer Connects website.

Indie devs are the lifeblood of the mobile and PC games industry. Pocket Gamer Connects always champions their work. Our hugely popular Very Big Indie and PC Indie Pitches will be back in force with indie devs competing to impress a panel of expert judges. The winners walk away with armfuls of prizes and online marketing worth thousands of dollars. Again, look out for the application links once you've bought your Pocket Gamer Connects ticket, or see the Big Indie Pitch site.

And if that all sounds a bit serious, the first day will close with our awesome Global Connects Party – that’s where the networking goes on into the night and you might just make lifelong friends and memories.

We welcome regional and international specialist media to our events so that your work reaches the widest audience possible. Are you a member of the press? Apply for a press pass here.

With our own publishing powerhouse behind us, you are guaranteed that our Pocket Gamer journalists will be on site for demos, interviews and other ways to raise awareness of your brand or project to the online community outside the walls of the event.

If you’re looking for feedback on a project, stop by our Journalist Bar for a free consultation from professional games journalists from sites including PocketGamer.com. Our editors can also be contacted through the MeetToMatch platform.

Your conference ticket includes...

• Entry to the main conference including access to all content tracks, expo and dedicated meeting areas on both days
• Invitation to access fringe sessions such as The Very Big Indie Pitch, Investor Connector, Publisher SpeedMatch, Journalist Bar and more (if eligible: free separate application required, places may be limited)
• Entry to the Global Connects Party on the evening of day one
• Free coffee, tea and refreshments on both days
• Free wifi in the venue
• A personal and company profile on the MeetToMatch meeting platform and unlimited meeting invites
• Access to video recordings of all talks and panels in our Video Vault after the event

Select your ticket above and follow the simple online booking system. Payment is required at the time of booking, so please have your credit or debit card ready. If you don't have a credit or debit card, please see the alternative payment methods listed.

Block bookings: To arrange a discount on block bookings, please contact us if you wish to purchase more than 5 tickets via [email protected]

Students: Heavily discounted student tickets are available, but numbers are limited. Access to the MeetToMatch platform may be restricted and full access to the venue may be kept to a limited number of days at our discretion. We run a programme for free student tickets too, organised in conjunction with recognised places of study: if you represent a university and would like to inquire about complimentary tickets for your students, please contact [email protected]

Journalists: Please apply for accreditation here or email [email protected]

Please note all conference tickets are subject to UK VAT at a rate of 20%. You will be sent a VAT receipt by email along with confirmation of your booking.

Terms and conditions apply. Please read the notices on the order form. For full details, please visit www.pgconnects.com/terms-conditions.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Brewery, 52 Chiswell Street, London, United Kingdom