Madrid in Game, present in Lisbon to participate in Web Summit and Devgamm Lisbon

The Madrid City Council and Madrid in Game have attended the Web Summit Lisboay to Devgamm Lisbon 2024, two of the most important meetings of the technology sector and the video game industry at European and global level. In addition to continuing attracting investmentpresenting the initiative, building the brand, and establishing synergies with key players in the sector. The objective of this new destination on the initiative’s internationalization agenda has been to to get to know the Portuguese ecosystem in depth and build bridges between the two capitals.

Before the start of Web Summit Lisbon y Devgamm LisbonMadrid in Game took advantage of the visit to the Portuguese capital to be present in some valuable meetings. It attended the Innovation Ecosystem,an ICEX mission to better understand the Portuguese innovation ecosystem and make strategic contacts.This meeting included presentation rounds about the Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem, meetings and networking.

There was also contact with the Association of Portuguese Video Game Producers (APVP) and the Association of Video Game Production and Distribution Companies. (AEPDV) to strengthen links between the video game development ecosystems of both countries. and visited the headquarters of The Gaming Hub at Unicorn Factory Lisboa. This initiative of the Lisbon City Council has the mission to turn the Portuguese capital into one of the leading centers of innovation and promotion of the gaming industry. startups.

Since the launch of the gaming vertical, The Gaming Hub, barely a year ago,shares the same objective as Madrid in Game. This meeting was the perfect scenario to share bestpractices and the search for synergies with the Start IN Up Programthe accelerator of the videogame and gamification sector of Madrid in Game.

Already in the Web SummitMadrid in Game was present at the Spanish Pavilion, where it held business and networking meetings. After the end of the technological meeting, the delegation traveled to Cascais to visit the Devgamm Lisbon 2024where the municipal initiative had a stand. During its two days of duration, this meeting of the gaming which has been connecting gaming industry professionals in Europe for more than 15 years, was attended by more than 50 gaming professionals from around the world. speakers and the visit of nearly a thousand industry professionals from more than 20 countries.

Within the framework of this same event, Madrid in Game participated in a Fireside Chat together with Unicorn Factory Lisboa.in front of developers and decissionmakersfrom across the Old Continent. The panel focused on the growth of the gaming industry through local initiatives that globalize emerging companies.

Since its launch in 2022, Madrid in Game has participated in the main international video game fairs such as the Tokyo Game Show, the Games Developer Conference in San Francisco, Reboot Developers Conference in Croatia, Gamescom in Cologne and the Nordic Games Conference in Malmo, Sweden..

Likewise, it has also visited strategic markets such as. New York, London, Buenos Aires or Miami where valuable meetings were scheduled with companies, developers, investors and leading associations in the gaming sector to attract investment and position Madrid as a new capital for the video game industry. The next destination of the initiative will be within our borders.

For the second consecutive year, Madrid in Game will go to Bilbao International Games Conference 2024which will be held in the Biscayan capital on December 6 and 7. The course of visits to trade fairs and events in the video game sector of the December 13 to 15 with its presence in Gamergy 2024 at IFEMA, the leading national Esports event, where it will be present with a stand to showcase its entrepreneurs and hold part of the finals of Esports Series Madrid.