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Agenda Unpacked

May 9th (Monday)


17:00-21:00

Reception

May 10th (Tuesday)


CORE

Time TBA

An Introduction the Games Industry

  • How the industry works
  • The different players and how they fit together
  • The economics of the industry
  • Business models and current trends

Speaker(s) TBA


CORE

Time TBA

Key Game Agreements, Part 1

  • Contractor / employment agreements
  • Platform agreements
  • Tech agreements (game engine, tools licences)
  • Open source / public domain licences

Speaker(s) TBA


CORE

Time TBA

Key Game Agreements, Part 2

  • Development agreements
  • Publishing agreements
  • Porting agreements

Speaker(s) TBA


FOOD

Time TBA

Lunch buffet


CORE

Time TBA

IP in games

  • Understanding the different IP rights in a game
  • The protection provided by each category of IP

Speaker(s) TBA


CORE

Time TBA

Acquiring / clearing content for games

  • Using names, locations and images in games – when is a licence required?
  • Content licences
  • Music in games

Speaker(s) TBA


CORE

Time TBA

Regulaiton, Part 1

  • Privacy / data protection (e.g. privacy policies, user access requests, working with partners, mobile etc)
  • Youth protection / ratings systems (e.g. online harms)

Speaker(s) TBA


CORE

Time TBA

Regulation, Part 2

  • Consumer law
  • Advertising / marketing
  • EULAs / Terms of Service

Speaker(s) TBA


CORE

Time TBA

Dinner

May 11th (Wednesday)


CORE

Time TBA

Censorship

  • Types of censorship
  • Country by country specifics

Speaker(s) TBA


CORE

Time TBA

M&A in games industry

  • Overview of the process
  • The role of investment banks in M&A

Speaker(s) TBA


CORE

Time TBA

Running a public games company

  • Pros and cons of being public
  • Ways of getting listed
  • Risks and requirements specific to public status

Speaker(s) TBA


FOOD

Time TBA

Lunch buffet


CORE

Time TBA

Conflict resolution

  • Audit
  • Litigation
  • Arbitration
  • Enforcement

Speaker(s) TBA


CORE

Time TBA

Tax benefits and other incentives

  • Tax rebates
  • Tax rulings
  • IP boxes

Speaker(s) TBA


CORE

Time TBA

Regional overview

  • USA
  • Germany
  • France
  • Poland
  • UK
  • Russia

Speaker(s) TBA


CORE

Time TBA

Closing words