Developer with a game to pitch? Publisher looking for new IP?
Then you won't want to miss this event because Develop:Brighton brings together the entire game dev community for three days - it's a great place to network. We're big enough that it feels like the whole industry is here, but relaxed and small enough to make meeting people easy.
There are plenty of informal networking opportunities - bumping into people in between conference sessions, over a coffee or lunch, plus all the after hours events and parties in the evenings. Then there's the Expo where you can meet companies offering the latest tech and services or developers showcasing their games - so you can even play games and share feedback with the creators.
If you'd rather not leave your meetings to chance, then use our online networking tool [email protected] to pre-arrange meetings with other attendees.
After Hours Events
Tuesday 11 July:
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From 18.00 Develop:Brighton IceBreaker in the Metropole Bar - everyone with a Develop pass welcome sponsored by Unreal Engine
Wednesday 12 July:
- Expo: featuring Networking Lounge sponsored by Unreal Engine, [email protected] Meeting Zone and ever popular Indie Showcase
- From 16.00 - 17.00 Expo Mixer
- From 19.00 Develop:Star Awards drinks reception followed by dinner in the Oxford Suite
Thursday 13 July:
- Expo: featuring Networking Lounge sponsored by Unreal Engine, [email protected] Meeting Zone and ever popular Indie Showcase
- It's a Wrap - the final session on Thursday 13 July in Room 1 from 17.00
- From 19.00 at Ohso Social Bar on the seafront, the post-conference party in support of SpecialEffect and OneSpecialDay.
Develop is important – the networking is very important. And go to talks they’re inspiring and get your creative juices flowing, they can make you think and you’ll learn how other people do things.
Jason Kingsley
Rebellion
We are so lucky to have Develop here in the UK. It’s a unique event where you can come and discover new things with people who care passionately about video games. It’s a sea full of new ideas.
Jonathan Smith
TT Games
I’ve been to every single Develop in the last 12 years. One thing you get here is networking - you will meet the most amazing individuals in the video games industry.
Kish Hirani
Terra Virtua
It’s fantastic to have such an event that provides this opportunity for all the game devs, indie devs and other organisations to get together to showcase what they do, meet and interact.
Rebecca Sampson
Hangar 13
If you really want to have a good interface with the British game developer community then this is the place to come.
Kate Edwards
Geogrify
Develop is a really great way to network, it’s also great for going to talks and finding that little tip that you didn’t know before and thinking – oh I’ll bring that back to the team!
Leanne Loombe
Riot Games
I absolutely love coming to Develop, it’s a brilliant, brilliant conference – you just know you’re guaranteed to meet everyone.
Jo Twist, OBE
Ukie
Develop:Brighton’s a great conference. It’s got a spread of people from all parts of the games industry talking about such a wide range of topics.
David Amor
Mag Interactive
There really is a huge mix of people at Develop - loads of peers that you can learn from and the perfect blend of every element of game development as well.
Alex Moyet
Curve Digital
It’s really nice to see some of the younger people in our studio come to Develop, interact with other people in the dev community and make new contacts. I think it’s really important to learn from other people.
Abbie Heppe
Media Molecule
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