CONFERENCE

Investor Meet agenda

Theme - Defining New Frontiers - The Future of Gaming In India


Day 1 - 16 February 2023

1400– 1415 hrs Registration
1415 – 1430 Hrs Inaugural – Opening Remark Mr Rajan Navani
1430 – 1530 hrs The Indian gaming landscape – Where do the big bets lie?
Topics to be covered:The Indian gaming segment is fast emerging as one of the most prominent M&E segments. There is significant consumption in the segment across Casual gaming, RMG, Esports etc. and emerging use cases around crypto and Web 3.0 in gaming. Monetisation too, is picking up pace. In this panel we discuss sub-segments where the big bets lie, and the next set of unicorns could come from.
Moderator Mr Anuj Tandon, CEO – Gaming, JetSynthesys
Speakers Ms Salone Sehgal Founding Partner, Lumikai
1530 – 1630 hrs Demo Session
1630 – 1645 Hrs Break
1645 – 1730 Hrs Start-up Showdown

Day 2 - 17 February 2023

1400 – 1430 hrs Registration
1430 – 1530 hrs Regulatory landscape of Indian gaming – Time to untangle to knots
Topics to be covered: The regulatory landscape of the gaming segment in India is complex, with multiple states and jurisdictions that companies have to contend with. There have been efforts by the government to simplify this and in this panel, we discuss the present pain points and what needs to be done for the Indian gaming segment to realize its true potential.
Moderator Mr Vibhor Gauba, Associate Partner, KPMG
Speakers Ms Smrita Singh Chandra, VP (Policy Communications) Dream11
Mr Madhukar Bhardwaj, VP, Business Development and Investments Inflection Point Ventures
Mr Jehaan Shroff, Founding Partner, Consortia Legal
Mr Nandan Kamath, Principal Lawyer, Lawnk
1530 – 1600 hrs Break
1600 – 1630 Hrs Demo Session & Start-up Showdown

Day 3 - 18 February 2023

1400 – 1430 hrs Registration
1430 – 1530 hrs The gaming studio business in India – Turning Davids into Goliaths
Topics to be covered: The casual gaming landscape in India is the largest sub-segment in terms of consumption. There gaming studio business has had some breakout successes, and some Indie hits as well. In this panel, we discuss as to how investors look at nurturing gaming studios over their journey to produce truly global successes and what are the critical success factors that go into making a game that can travel well internationally.
Moderator Mr Sharan Tulsiani, CEO Jetapult (Moderator)
Speakers Mr Tarun Davdam Partner & Managing Director Matrix Partners
Mr Krishnendu Mukherjee Co-Founder, Giga Fun Studios
1530 – 1630 hrs Demo Session
1630 – 1645 Hrs Break
1645 – 1730 Hrs Start-up Showdown