Up to 150 industry leaders and professionals from the Irish and global gaming ecosystem are set to attend NEXUS by GamerFest, a new games industry conference, taking place in Dublin next week.
The event will offer game developers, publishers, investors and service providers the opportunity to explore the Irish and global games industry and the opportunities for job creation and economic growth for Ireland.
Attendees will also have the chance to hear from industry thought leaders and engage in valuable knowledge-sharing and networking.
The event will take place at One Windmill Lane in the Dublin Docklands on Wednesday 18th October, with the range of topics including the journey to investment for games companies, Ireland’s new Digital Games Tax Credit, foreign direct investment opportunities and the continued growth and success of the sector in an Irish context.
Ireland’s leading independent game developers will also showcase new gaming titles and highlight future investment opportunities.
NEXUS has been created by the team behind GamerFest, Ireland’s leading consumer gaming and esports festival. Since its establishment six years ago, GamerFest has welcomed over 25,000 visitors to its Irish events to experience all things gaming – including the latest gaming releases from Irish developers and international partners including Ubisoft, 2K Games, SEGA and Warner Bros.
Visitors to GamerFest events also experience a huge range of additional gaming content including multiple live stages, esports tournaments, VR tech and sim racing.
GamerFest Winter will also take place in the RDS, Dublin on the weekend of 21st and 22nd October, with 6,000 gamers from across Ireland and beyond expected in attend.
“Our new NEXUS games industry conference is a unique opportunity to shine a light on the incredible talent and potential of the Irish games industry,” said CEO Stuart Dempsey.
“We see the opportunity for this space to drive significant economic growth and job creation in Ireland for years to come and in conjunction with all industry stakeholders, we believe that NEXUS can play an important part in this exciting journey.”
“NEXUS will facilitate invaluable knowledge sharing and networking amongst developers, studios, publishers, service providers and investors. With the value of the global games industry set to reach a valuation of $385bn, allied to the wonderful talent we have in this country, Ireland is ideally positioned to benefit from this thriving global industry.”
The conference is being backed by IDA Ireland, Amazon Web Services and Pinsent Masons and will include contributions from Allsyon Gormley of Riot Games who was on the Sport for Business women of influence in irish sport list in 2022.
Sport for Business will be there to learn and report from the discussions taking place, helping to position Ireland as a real european powerhouse for the gaming industry.
