As the fastest growing and largest game event in China, the GMGC Beijing is the international platform for sharing industry trends and ideas in the ever-evolving game industry. Hosted annually, TNext year the GMGC Conference is held on April 1st-3rd, 2018, at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, and will draw more than 200 speakers and 16,000 industry professionals from over 38 countries.
In the past 5 years, the GMGC – Beijing hosted some of the biggest names in the game industry, including top minds from Baidu, EA, Tencent, Samsung, Xiaomi, Gameloft, Google, Paypal, and App Annie. This year we're back to engage more top industry players and meet new game-changers in our keynote speaker series, panel discussions, and insightful forums.
Don’t miss the developer workshops and D-Forge stages, discover new game ideas at our 9th edition of the Indie Pitch Arena competition, and meet other like-minded professionals at the VIP Welcome Dinner and Official Party.
To kick off GMGC 2018, GMGC’s members are invited to gather at the closed-door G50 Summit for strategic industry discussions and to welcome new members. All invited G50 guests and VIP Pass holders have access to an exclusive networking dinner after the Summit.For information on GMGC membership and how to become a member, please visit our official website: www.gmgc.info
On our Main Stage, we bring together the world's most dynamic industry elite, who are always thinking ahead and full of surprises. They all have different backgrounds and a variety of stories on how they became the leaders of industry today. Dozens of speakers will stand on our Main Stage and panelist stages to share insights on the industry and the essence of the tough journey they have made to reach the top. GMGC is proud to be the connecting dot between multiple generations to push the industry even further. Attendees will have the chance to hear exclusive advice on how they can help their own businesses grow within the gaming industry.
Be it reviving game scenarios and characters, doing real live demos, or using interactive technology, the ever-changing and fascinating interactive booth exhibitions have always been the highlight of GMGC. To showcase companies’ best products and market their unique personalities, GMGC booth exhibition invites various companies to put on a multimedia display, by reproducing the scenes, settings, props and/or characters from their games in a compelling and visually stimulating manner. Companies are free to utilize any products such as large touch-screen machines, cool props and other technology products so that players can have a vivid impression of the games, and hence better understanding of the game features, along with increasing interest in interactive games on a whole.
Are you on the lookout for the next big game idea?
The Indie Pitch Arena is a competition for indie game developers, where up-and-coming start-ups and developers get to pitch their best ideas. Indie developers will have the chance to gain feedback from a panel of the industry’s most seasoned professionals and sponsors of the event, while companies get to explore potential investment and partnership opportunities with these small studios.
Click here to get more details on the event and steps on how to apply.
Developers are given the opportunity to sharpen and expand their skill-sets at the Developer Camp, which also earns them a GMGC-authenticated certificate for game development. Developers get to learn about distribution, recent developments in hardware and software, launching platforms, major industry players and how to get involved with them, and the ecosystem development.
Hosted by yours truly, the GMGC Official Party is an attendees-only event. Join us, your GMGC 2017 speakers and fellow attendees, and unwind with music and great conversation, as well as free drinks sponsored by our generous Official After Party sponsors. More details on this year's party will be posted as we get closer to the conference.
Designed exclusively for industry leaders in order to facilitate them with creating new collaborations & strategic alliances. The party is a mix of industry giants across the globe, sharing their insights, latest trends, and company news with each-other over selection of drinks & delicious food.
To promote the rapid development of China VR industry and enhance cooperation relations between VR industry partners, industry leaders will be invited to explore the current and future VR trends at the VR Global Summit held in GMGC 2018.
This year, GMGC will be hosting a Technology conference along with gaming tracks. It will cover cutting edge technologies such as AI, Smart home techs, Innovations within unmanned systems and 3D Printing modernization.
GMGC
iCarbonX
SOFTSTAR TECHNOLOGY
iFLYTEK
Lilith Games
Beijing Film Academy
CMGE
VALHALLA
LeEco
Ourpalm
Alibaba Games
Tianmashikong
360
Nazara Games
World Medical Network
Tencent Cloud
Shanda Games
bilibili
Uzone Network
ChangYou
DataEye
Caishi Media
Fancy Guo
7road
Tencent Social Ads
iPinYou
GY GAMES
IaaS Department of JD Cloud
HenKuai
Dianru Mobile
Kingnet Games
Renren Games,U+
Firefly Games
Colorful Tech.
Layabox
Tencent Qzone
Appsflyer
AppLovin
Egret Technology
BeiJing Wondersea Tech
ADDICT MOBILE
Chartboost
Good Game Studios
Immersion
Ubisoft
Bandai Namco
Vectr
Game Plus
Falafel Games
Cmune
VNG Corporation
Tamatem
Play 3arabi
Babil Games
AsiaPay
IappPay
Dubeta Pty Ltd
Forest Interactive
GMGC
Aliyun
SohaGame, VCCorp.
Redbana
Social Touch Advertising
Avazu
Coda Payments
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation
loveOTA
GameFY
SOFTGAMES
Founding Partner
WCA
TITAN PLUS
ZTE9
Keahoarl Information Technology Co.,Ltd
PPLive Corporation（pptv.com）
GAEA
VP Interactive Entertainment
China Animation Comic Game Group
Mirage Interactive
Game Gyro
银狐游戏
UP ENTERTAINMENT
Jilin University of the Arts,New Media Institute
Foil Olympics champion
China Reading
Wanda Cinemas Games
中国作协委员会
Huihuang Culture
Shenzhen Radiant Interactive Technology Co., Ltd
Mangofun
National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin
Tencent
UISEE-TECHNOLOGIES
Singulato
CloudMinds Inc.
Gowild Robotics
Nexway
SenseTime
Vinci
Tencent
247 Technology
Ali Cloud
Tencent Games
Google Play
Kuaishou
Wooduan
GAEA
Onesight
Turing Robot
Epic Games
IEG, Tencent
Unity Technologies
Flyingwing Digital Tech
Imperia Online
IDEALENS
CV Capital
iCandy
iCandy
Virtual Arts Ltd
GameFounders
Fortumo Mobile Payments
Bushiroad
Playrix
DePaul University Chicago
IBM
MyGamez
Pocket Gamer
Tamalaki
Polish Institute, Polish Embassy
Guojin Capital
NetEase
BEST CREATORS
Kascend TV
163888 LIVE
YouXiDuo & Shihou Live Platform
bilibili
SuperD Technology
YuHou HaiTang
G50 Game SummitGrand Ballroom B, 2F, InterContinental Beijing Beichen |
Registration |
G50 Game Summit |
VIP Welcome DinnerGrand Ballroom , 2F, InterContinental Beijing Beichen |
Registration |
Welcome Speech by Organizer:David Song, CEO, GMGC |
Sponsor Speaker: Peinuan Wang, Assistant President, 360 |
Sponsor Speaker: Rexy, General Manager, World Medical Network |
Buffet |
Main Stage ACNCC 3F Room309 |
Registration |
Opening CeremonyWelcome Speech by Organizer |
GTA AnnouncementGoogle,Twitter,China Telecom etc |
Ubisoft VR - The Mobile Reach!Aurelien Palasse, Head of Publishing - Asia, Ubisoft |
Cooperation opportunities of Japan-China in game industry and Company introduction of ValhallaSATOSHI KANEMATSU，CEO，VALHALLA |
Keynote: Open up Tencent Ecosystem , Fuel Global Expansion of Gaming EnterprisesWat Yang, Business Dep Deputy GM, Tencent Cloud |
Keynote: Enhance Cooperative Competition, Mobile Games Are Moving to the next LevelSteven Hu, CEO, Ourpalm |
Keynote: 360 Game Marketing "Trend·Method·Tactics"Peinuan Wang, Assistant President, 360 |
Keynote: TBDSun li jun, Vice president, Beijing Film Academy |
Lunch |
Panel: PC, Web & Mobile Games - Battle for the Throne
Moderator: Angel Mo, Co-founder & CEO, Uzone Network |
Keynote: The Driving Force of Ecosystem Development in Gaming IndustryWang Zhi, GM, IaaS Department of JD Cloud |
Keynote: IP Appreciation: Create & Operate IP Contents, Achieve Win-Win SymbiosisPing Huang, General Manager of Global Business, Kingnet Games |
Panel: Mobile Game, Seemed good in 2016…Moderator: David Song, CEO, GMGC |
Keynote: The Small Data in Game Advertising and the Report Releasing for China Pan-Entertainment Industry of 2016Yustar, CEO, DataEye |
Panel: Data network in 2017
Moderator: Gang Zhang, CEO, Caishi Media |
Panel: Global H5 Gaming Summit Moderator: Michael Zhang |
Main Stage BCNCC 3F Room311 |
Registration |
Opening CeremonyWelcome Speech by Organizer |
Keynote: Go Global with GoogleHui Deng, Head of Industry, mApp/Gaming/O2O/Social, Google |
Panel: How diverse teams boost productivity, and how to build them
Moderator: Robin Kiera, Tech Industry Expert |
Keynote: 2017: The Year of #LiveAlan Lan, Head of Greater China, Twitter |
Keynote: What We Learned from 10 Years of Making Social & Mobile FPS GamesLudovic BODIN, CEO, CMUNE |
Keynote: Discovering New Game Segments in MMORPG-Crazy VietnamChristopher Liu, Head of Mobile Game Publishing, VNG |
Keynote: AppsFlyer Data Study: App Engagement and Power RankingWei Wang, GM AppsFlyer |
Lunch |
Panel: Best Practices for User Acquisition Overseas
Moderator: Chen Zeng, GM, Glispa |
Keynote: Immersive Haptic Experiences in MobileMahesh Sundaram, VP of Worldwide Sales & Customer Support, Immersion |
Panel：The MENA Market, is it Ready Yet?
Moderator: Jakob Nilsson, CEO, Game Plus |
Keynote: New Era of e-Payment: Opportunities & ChallengesJoseph Chan, CEO, AsiaPay |
Keynote: Neuroscience in Gaming: Lessons from Donald Trump's Campaign and How to Get Players Fired up About Your GamePhilip Beck, Chairman, Dubeta |
Panel: Is the sky really the limit for the Southeast Asian Market?
Moderator: Johary Mustapha, CEO, Forest Interactive |
keynote: Winning Impressions – How Creatives Are Changing the MarketYoni Eyal, GM of APAC, ironSource |
Fireside Chat: India: The Land of a Billion Opportunities
Moderator: Maxim de Wit, Founding Partner, Skylark Partners |
Developer CampCNCC Function Hall A |
Registration |
Opening SpeechMC：Julia Yang, Founder/Exeutive Director, BEST CREATORS |
Keynote: Project Management in GamesZhiguo Ren, Game Producer& Director, Tencent |
Keynote: Game Industry Consumption Upgrade Under the Cloud Service ChangeQuanzhi Ma, GM of Game Department, Ali Cloud |
Keynote: Quality Management of Tencent Highest Ranking Mobile GamesAllen Fang, Quality Director, Tencent Games |
Keynote: Sniper Web Games and Stand Alone GamesMing Zheng, Co-Founder & President, Wooduan |
Keynote: Keys to Developing MMORPGChen Liu, R&D director, GAEA |
Lunch |
Keynote: Cross Industry Application of Unreal EngineHao Wu, Greater China General Manager (Corporate Dev & Marketing), Epic Games |
Keynote: Understanding Games Through DataTavy Chen, Product Manager, IEG, Tencent |
Keynote: The Future of VR That You Never KnewTiancheng Liu, CO-CEO, IDEALENS |
Keynote: Ambitions of a Small TeamOliver Wu, CEO, Flyingwing Digital Tech |
Keynote: Unity New Features Explained 2017Richard Yang, Platform Technical Director, Unity Technologies |
CNCC Function Hall AMC: Ruixin Yang, Meidou TV |
Registration |
Keynote: Investment in Live Streaming 2.0Tianyan Li, Partner, Guojin Capital |
Keynote: Live content security solutionsAndy, Senior Product Manager of Yidun, NetEase |
Keynote: The Mobile E-Sports is Blooming, Mobile Live Streaming is facing infinity possibilities.David Cao，CEO，Kascend TV |
Panel: The Future of the Live Streaming Industry
Moderator：Solan, COO, 163888 LIVE |
Panel: Managing the 100 billion market with innovative mindset
Moderator：Ruixin Yang, Meidou TV |
Main Stage ACNCC 3F Room309 |
Registration |
Keynote: Huge transformation of the way of aggregate payment forerunnerYuekun Qiu, CEO, IappPay |
Keynote: Widely Entertaining IP Ecosystem by Alibaba GamesSimon Shi, President, Alibaba Games |
Keynote: How to Improve the R&D Success Rate of Games by Graphic Design and ProductionZhe Yang, Senior Designer, VISE 3D |
Panel: Navigating Changes in the Gaming Industry
Moderator: Vince Ren, Partner, GMGC |
Lunch |
Panel: Opportunities in E-sport
Moderator: Nicky Zhang, GM, GameFY |
Keynote: Innovation in Anime IndustrySun Hao, Vice General Manager, China Animation Comic Game Group |
Keynote: Trends and Core of Purchase in Mobile GamingChong Yu, CEO, Infox Games |
Panel: IP 3.0 Era
Moderator: Lei rong zu, Chairman&CEO, UP ENTERTAINMENT |
Keynote: 11 Ways to Die for VR Games in 2017Wang Ke, CEO, Mirage Interactive |
Panel: New Market Situation in Mass Entertainment
Moderator: Eric Yu, CEO, Game Gyro |
Main Stage BCNCC 3F Room311 |
Registration |
Welcome Speech |
Keynote: |
Keynote: Smart - LifePhenix Qin, Partner & SVP, iCarbonX |
Keynote: A.I. age: technology innovation and industrializationYu Hu, Executive President of iflytek, President of Consumer Business Group, iFLYTEK |
Keynote: Integration Platform of High Performance Computing, Cloud Computing and Big DataJinghua Feng, Assistant Director, National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin |
Keynote:Wu, Gansha, CEO, UISEE TECHNOLOGIES |
Keynote:Tiger Shen, CEO, Singulato |
1+2 Interview: Future Technology and Smart Transport
Hunterlong, Industry Information Department Director of Tech news Center, Tencent |
Lunch |
Registration |
Keynote: AI and LeEcoBin Yuan, CTO, LeEco |
Keynote: Visible Artificial IntelligenceDr.Xu, CEO, SenseTime |
Keynote: Future Applications of Mixed RealityBen Zhang, Founder & CEO, 247 Tech |
Keynote: Motorola: Upgrading Modular Innovation and Future ExperienceYu Chen, VP of Lenovo, GM of MBG China Product Development |
Keynote: Daydream: Platform for High Quality Mobile VRLeon Zhao，Head of Business Development , Google Play |
Keynote: AI Technologies Behind the 2 Billion Pieces of VideoCheng Yixiao, Founder & CPO, Kuaishou |
Panel: Future of Smart Robots
Moderator: Daisy, CEO, Onesight |
Overseas TrackCNCC 1F Function Hall A |
Lecture: Global Investment and M&a in the Gaming SectorJim Ying, Senior Advisor, CVCapital |
Lecture: Getting Your VR Game Performance Right: Tips for OptimisationNizar Romdan, Co-Founder & CEO, Virtual Arts |
Lecture: Differences in Publisher and Investor Deals and How to Choose Between ThemKadri Ugand, Co-Founder & CEO, GameFounders |
Lecture: Fast pace: 5 steps to success in the WestArtur Grigorjan, Head of Marketing Growth, Playrix |
Lecture: The Future of Games: Avant-garde Artists Disrupting the MarketBrian Schrank, Co-Chair of the Game Design Program, DePaul University Chicago |
Lecture: Top Trends in the Western Mobile Games Market – the Key Factors You Need to Understand to Succeed in 2017 and Beyond.Chris James, Managing Director, Pocket Gamer |
Lunch |
Lecture: Mobile Gaming and the Retention RhetoricMartine Spaans, Owner, Tamalaki Publishing |
Lecture: Russian: A Key to 15 Eastern Europe Mobile MarketsAleksander Novozhenov, CEO, ForGamer |
Lecture: Why Chinese Games Fail on US Market and Vise VersaCvetan Rusimov, COO, Imperia Online |
Lecture: Shaking up Game Development in South-East AsiaGerald Tock, COO / Hoo Jia Ling, VP ，iCandy |
Lecture: How to Ensure Overseas Success Through Localization?Andrea Boetti, VP of Global Business Development & Sales, Fortumo |
Lecture: Why HTML5 Instant Games Will Kill the App Stores in 2017!Alexander Krug, Founder & CEO, SOFTGAMES |
Lecture: Closer Ties of Developers and Japanese IP Holders - next Opportunity for Asian Gaming Market.Kazuhiko Hirose, Director, Bushiroad |
Lecture: IBM Public Cloud Oversea Deployment & Operation and Maintenance ManagementXuchun Jiang, Director of IBM Public Cloud Product Line, IBM |
Lecture: West to China Publishing - Key Elements of Successful PartnershipsMikael Leinonen, Founder & CEO, MyGamez |
Lecture: Your Stepping Stone to the European MarketDamian Jaskowski, Specialist, Polish Embassy |
Lecture:Anna Fedorova, Business & PR Communications, RJ Games |
D-Forge |
Cooperation Specials |
Indie Pitch Arena |
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