
More Than Just a Game: March 6, 2026
More Than Just a Game – Cyprus is a one-day legal conference organized by the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London, Games Industry Law Summit and the American University of Beirut – Mediterraneo with the support of Chrysostomides Advocates and Legal Consultants and C Business Advisors.
The conference is open to lawyers who are based in Cyprus and are engaged with the international games industry, as well as to the students of the AUB – Mediterraneo campus.
To attend the conference, you must be registered in advance. The registration is free of charge.
Event venue: American University of Beirut – Mediterraneo
Currently registered attendees come from:
A.G. Erotocritou, Aream & Co., C Business Advisors, CD PROJEKT RED, Charlie Oscar, Chrysostomides Advocates & Legal Consultants, Eurobank, Gaijin Entertainment, Karamanolis & Karamanolis, Queen Mary University of London, Playrix, Research and Innovation Foundation, SayGames, Strikerz Inc., Vizor Apps, Wargaming.
AGENDA
09:00-10:00
Breakfast
10:00-10:15
Opening
Gaetano Dimita (Queen Mary University of London)
Michaela MacDonald (Queen Mary University of London)
George Mountis (Chrysostomides)
Sergei Klimov (Small Fish Big Dreams)
10:15-11:00
The State of the Global Games Industry 2026
Micha Katz (Aream & Co.)
11:00-11:15
Coffee Break
11:15-12:00
Games Industry Footprint in Cyprus (Report 2025)
Aris Damianou (C Business Advisors)
12:00-13:00
Lunch Break
13:00-13:45
Migration & Employment Law in Cyprus:Impact on Education and Creative Industries
Eri Kozakou (Chrysostomides)
Pavel Shynkarenko (Mellow)
13:45-14:00
Coffee Break
14:00-14:45
Preliminary Injunctions in Cyprus: Risks and Opportunities
Victoria Papagiannis (Chrysostomides)
Andrew Mackenzie (DLA Piper)
Roman Zanin (Wargaming)
George Mountis (Chrysostomides)
Special thanks to Dr. Prof. Christian Rauda (ARTANA)
14:45-15:00
Coffee Break
15:00-15:30
Banking for Games Industry: Challenges & Special Needs
Roman Zanin (Wargaming)
Elpiniki Frantzi (Eurobank)
Maria Kukleva (Mellow)
Aris Damianou (C Business Advisors)
15:30-15:45
Coffee Break
15:45-17:00
The Legal Needs of Studios and the Availability of Legal Talent: Hiring, Training, Retaining for In-house Teams
Gaetano Dimita (Queen Mary University of London)
Kinga Palińska (CD PROJEKT RED)
17:00-17:15
Closing
George Mountis (Chrysostomides)