Schedule

Synopsis – The MENA gaming industry is taking the world by storm. The rise of e-sports in the MENA region now account for a 3.2% share of global gaming revenues and is the fastest growing region with revenue increasing +14.5% year-on-year, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE ranking in the...

Synopsis – Big Data has been used by professional esports teams & broadcasters in new and innovative way. Data helps players and teams in making new strategy and analysing the past performance. The secrets to success lie in data and esports is overflowing with it.

Synopsis – When we talk about the gaming industry, we think of titles, gamers, and developers, but often forget about the brains behind the studios. These CEOs put their fun-loving passion and knowledge of this intensely competitive market to the test with every step.

Synopsis – How subscription as a source of revenue has become more important than ever for all the stakeholders starting from gamers to broadcasters. Find out how to fuel the game, going forward.

Synopsis – The Middle East is a fast-growing gaming market. In MENA, Egypt has the highest population of gamers- at 68%, followed by UAE (65%) and KSA (61%). In UAE and KSA  21% gamers play on consoles and 57% for mobiles. A majority of smartphone gamers in the UAE (79%),...

Synopsis – Multidisciplinary nature of the game development processes that combine sound, art, control systems, artificial intelligence (AI), and human factors, makes the game development practice unique in relation to traditional software development. This panel will discuss the tools and methods used in the game development and highlight areas that...

Synopsis – With the expected growth of 3,107 million in 2024, cloud gaming is going to change the way we interact with our devices. No longer will there be need for high-end, processing-power hungry hardware which keeps evolving every month. You can literally play any high-end gaming title with just...

Synopsis – Monetization is one of the most important factors to consider when embarking on your journey of becoming a successful gamer. It takes a lot of money, time, and effort to build and maintain a game, so you need to figure out how to make money out of this...

Synopsis – Gamers, like most consumers, are increasingly using new digital payment methods to unlock greater convenience, more payment options, and faster pay-outs. The industry which has more than 2.5 billion gamers globally provide huge opportunity for online payment apps, banks, and financial companies. This session is about how they...

Synopsis – As per reports, Gaming is the most profitable form of entertainment in the world. Worldwide, the gaming industry is worth $148.8 billion, while in the Middle East and Africa, the industry’s value is $4.8 billion – 3 per cent of the global total.

Synopsis – The MENA gaming industry is at the centre of social media and entertainment trends; gaming is expected to earn $152 billion in global revenue this year, up 9.6% year over year. Although venture capital funding has slowed across the MENA region in the wake of the coronavirus crisis...

Synopsis – How has the entry of devices such as Alexa and Google home changed the game for gaming industry? Is Voice Games being a next step?

Synopsis – As they say, ‘It’s all about the experience!’ and there is no doubt that a gaming experience, has taken significant strides since VR/AR humble beginnings. On iOS, games make up 25% of AR app downloads, making gaming the most popular AR category on the platform, followed by lifestyle...