About the European Video Games Society
Launched by the European Commission, the EVGS aims to develop a thorough understanding of the video games sector in the EU and its impact on a range of policy areas (such as economic, educational, social, cultural, and financial), and point out opportunities for collaboration between the industry and the public sector.
About this workshop
This workshop will focus on challenges and opportunities regarding financing and investments in the video games sector, by exploring private financing, public funding and instances of blended finance. It will identify them in the context of wider market trends and propose possible solutions to be undertaken by policymakers and industry actors. The discussion will take into account structural differences between smaller/indie companies and larger companies, which generally face different problems in terms of financing, as well as the stage of funding where identified challenges are more likely to happen.
Why should you participate?
The workshop will bring together a network of experts, thinkers and leaders of key sectors and influence groups from various sectors and value chains, with the objective of gathering their opinions and views on on challenges and opportunities faced infinancing and investments in the video games sector. These insights will be used to inform policymakers in developing a European agenda for video games. Since this workshop will focus on on investments and financing issues across the video games industry, we particularly encourage video game publishers, financiers, policymakers focusing on public funding, VCs, accelerators, investors, and developers with experience on the subject to join.