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Dubai GameExpo Summit 2025
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
| Date & Times: |
Wednesday, May 7th - 8th 2025 12am to 12am |
| Location: | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Region: | Middle East |
| Expected Size: | 1,000 - 3,000 |
| Ticket Cost: | FREE |
| Target Audience: | Ad Companies, App Advertisers, App Marketers, ASO Practitioners, C-Level, Creatives, Developers, Indie Developers, Investors, Marketing, Media, Publishers, Students, Technical teams, Tool Providers |
| Event Type: | Summit |
We’ve been running PG Connects for over a decade. Over the past 11 years, we’ve welcomed over 55,000 delegates to our events (live or digital), hosted 49 conferences across 11 countries, facilitated more than 130,000 business meetings and, as such, had some impact on or initiated over $1bn deals.
Pocket Gamer Connects focuses on connecting you with the right people from all sections of the games industry. We unite delegates across the entire ecosystem with all the key formats covered, from mobile, PC and console to XR, web3 and AI technology. All while having fun and fostering a real 'games industry family' feel.
ABOUT DUBAI GAMEEXPO SUMMIT POWERED BY PG CONNECTS
We've been delivering the Dubai GameExpo Summit – by partnering with the Dubai Economy & Tourism department (DET) and, for 2025, the Dubai Esports and Games Festival – since 2023 and have welcomed 2,750+ games industry delegates from and to the ambitiously driven MENA region via an unmissable 2-day conference experience right in the heart of this glorious United Arab Emirates city.
Celebrating the best of the MENA games industry - MENA Awards
Doing business with the world - The Investment Summit
More information: www.pgconnects.com/DubaiGameExpoSummit
Tickets are now live for our 2025 edition (May 7–8):
Venue
Dubai World Trade Centre
2nd Zaabel Road (D 73 Rd)
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
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Platinum Sponsors
Playhop
https://playhop.comPlayhop is a web games platform where developers can publish their games for free, reach millions of players, and unlock new revenue streams through ads and in-game purchases.
DMCC Gaming Centre
https://dmcc.ae/ecosystems/gamingHeadquartered in Dubai, DMCC is the world’s leading international business district in charge of driving the flow of global trade through Dubai. DMCC counts over 3,200 tech companies across its international business district, including over 800 companies within its integrated technology ecosystem, which encompasses the DMCC Crypto Centre, DMCC Gaming Centre and DMCC AI Centre. In connecting companies across these three areas, DMCC has fostered an environment fully optimised for collaboration, growth and unrivalled opportunities for any Web3 business.
As one of the world’s fastest-growing gaming markets, the MENA region presents immense opportunities for gaming and esports businesses. The DMCC Gaming Centre provides a dynamic ecosystem designed to help gaming and esports businesses scale regionally and globally.
Located in Uptown Tower, the Gaming Centre is a strategic gateway to the MENA region’s rapidly growing gaming market. It offers access to capital through a robust global partner network, a collaborative community, and tailored mentorship programmes. As a hub for developers, distributors, and tech innovators, the Gaming Centre enables seamless collaboration, education, and content creation.
Gold Sponsors
CloudFlare
https://www.cloudflare.com/en-gb/Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud company. It empowers organizations to make their employees, applications, and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while reducing complexity and cost. Powered by one of the world’s largest and most interconnected networks, Cloudflare blocks billions of threats online for its customers every day.
Jordan Gaming Lab
www.gaminglab.joThe Jordan Gaming Lab, established in 2011 under the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein and supported by the King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD), is a hub of innovation in Jordan’s gaming industry. Overseen by Maysalward, the pioneering mobile game studio in the MENA region, the lab bridges expertise and creativity to empower aspiring game developers.
With six branches across Jordan, it provides free access to advanced tools, workshops, and resources, helping individuals transform their game ideas into reality. The lab fosters growth by covering all aspects of game development, from design to marketing.
ID@Xbox
https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/idID@Xbox empowers independent game developers by providing the tools, resources, and global platform to bring their creative visions to Xbox and PC. Through ID@Xbox, developers gain access to self-publishing opportunities, technical support, and a vibrant community, helping them reach millions of players worldwide. Since its launch, the program has championed thousands of indie titles, driving innovation and diversity in gaming.
Whether you're an emerging studio or an established developer, ID@Xbox is committed to supporting creativity and making great games accessible to all.
Xsolla
https://xsolla.comXsolla is a leading global video game commerce company with a robust and powerful set of tools and services designed specifically for the industry. Since its founding in 2005, Xsolla has helped thousands of game developers and publishers of all sizes fund, market, launch, and monetize their games globally and across multiple platforms.
As an innovative leader in game commerce, Xsolla’s mission is to solve the inherent complexities of global distribution, marketing, and monetization to help our partners reach more geographies, generate more revenue, and create relationships with gamers worldwide. Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles, California, with offices in London, Berlin, Seoul, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Raleigh, Tokyo, Montreal, and cities around the world.
For additional information and to learn more, please visit: xsolla.com
Silver Sponsors
Almedia
https://www.almedia.coAlmedia is a leading player in rewarded UA for mobile games and one of the largest and fastest growing UA companies in the world, identified by Singular as the fifth-highest absolute leader for ad spend growth globally.
With market-leading data analytics, we create reward funnels that drive engaged, high-spending users to your games. This approach delivers the best value for ad spend and allows our partners to reach maximum UA efficiency while scaling.
And we achieve all this while delivering a great experience to our community of over 35 million users. Thanks to their consistently excellent testimonials, our reward platform Freecash is considered the most trustworthy across the entire industry, which is why they keep returning, and they keep spending.
We look forward to connecting with you in London, and to adding your great games to our network.
American University in Dubai
https://www.aud.edu/aud-school/mohammed-bin-rashid-school-for-communication/programs/bachelor-of-science-in-game-design-and-development/Founded in 1995 as the first private institution of higher learning in Dubai, the American University in Dubai is one of the most recognized universities in the UAE – with Ministry of Education licensure and US accreditation (SACSCOC) for the institution, as well as the most prominent US-based professional accreditations for its academic programs: ABET (Engineering), AACSB (Business), NAAB (Architecture), NASAD (Visual Communication and Interior Design), CIDA (Interior Design) and ACEJMC (Communications and Information Studies).
AUD, a university known for its emphasis on effective teaching and the high rate of employability of its graduates, is pleased to be classified as Group II (“Very Good”) among research universities according to the UAE Ministry Classification of Higher Education Institutions.
Bronze Sponsors
Winking Studios
https://www.winkingworks.comHeadquartered in Singapore and dual-listed on the London Stock Exchange and Singapore Exchange (Trading Code: WKS), Winking Studios is one of the largest game art outsourcing and game development studios globally, with over 20 years of experience providing complete end-to-end art outsourcing and game development services across various platforms for the video games industry.
Sensor Tower
https://sensortower.comSensor Tower is the leading source of mobile app, digital advertising, retail media, and audience insights for the largest brands and app publishers across the globe.
With a mission to measure the world’s digital economy, Sensor Tower’s award-winning platform delivers unmatched visibility into the mobile app and digital landscape, empowering organizations to stay ahead of changing market dynamics and make informed, strategic decisions.
Founded in 2013, Sensor Tower’s mobile app insights have helped marketers, app, and game developers demystify the mobile app ecosystem with visibility into usage, engagement, and paid acquisition strategies. Today, Sensor Tower’s digital market insights platform has expanded to include Audience, Retail Media, and Digital Advertising Insights (formerly Pathmatics), helping brands and advertisers understand their competitor’s advertising strategies and audiences across web, social, and mobile.
For more information, visit sensortower.com.
Infatica SDK
https://infatica-sdk.io/?utm_source=DubaiGameExpoSummit&utm_medium=conference&utm_campaign=logo_linkInfatica SDK is a software library that offers an alternative method of monetizing your Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android apps. Add Infatica SDK to your app and earn money for each of your monthly active users in Infatica’s peer-to-business network.
Antifreeze Games
https://dubaigameexpo.immersionica.comAntifreeze Games is an aspiring game development studio founded in 2021. We specialize in creating immersive, interactive experiences that blend physical spaces and innovative gameplay.
Our flagship project, Immersionica, is a team adventure where players control a spaceship in a fully immersive, real-world environment using our custom-made consoles.
We have also released our first pc game Satellite Odyssey: Prologue, which received very positive reviews and over 10,000 installations. Our team consists of over 50 professionals with extensive experience in the industry.
Ludo AI
https://ludo.aiLudo (Latin for I play) is the product of a global team of AI PhD’s and engineers. Dedicated to the videogames industry the platform uses artificial intelligence to help developers design and produce original hit games.
Ludo assists through every stage of the games design and production process and even helps developers assess their chance of success with the innovative Ludo Score. With sophisticated data resources that help users identify trends and take inspiration from the top charting games, Ludo takes the user on a journey of ideation and creation to the point where it even helps with scripts, game art and asset generation in video and 3D. Ludo’s AI draws data from its proprietary database of 1 million games and 8 million images to provide near-instant inspiration with new ideas.
Ludo also integrates with app stores to analyze their charts and streamlines the game design process with features such as automated game design document creation.
Learn more by visiting https://ludo.ai
Associate Sponsors
BLKBox
https://www.blkbox.aiBLKBOX.ai is an AI-powered creative intelligence platform that helps advertisers analyze, ideate, create, test, and scale in one place.
We work with studios globally to rapidly identify their top scalable creatives across audiences with omni-channel creative testing and reduce CPIs by up to 30% with conversion-focused AI Video Ads and AI Storyboards. Helping them to reduce the cost of testing by up to 50%, increase production by up to 50% and unlock scale faster than ever before.
Lavega Pro
https://www.lavegaproject.comWelcome to Lavega Project — a creative playground where storytelling, gaming, and sound come to life. As a multi-disciplinary studio, we’re driven by three core pillars: Production, where we create everything from high-quality content to YouTube videos in our top-tier studio spaces; Lavega Games, with a portfolio of 19 original mobile games and exciting PC titles currently in development, including Space Bross; Sound, offering powerful voiceovers, immersive sound design, and professional dubbing.
Our teams work together to bring innovative ideas to life, delivering unforgettable experiences across multiple platforms.
Gamelight
https://www.gamelight.io/Gamelight is the world's largest rewarded marketing platform for mobile games. Our award-winning AI Algorithm analyzes user behaviour, playing patterns and demographic data to identify games that align with each user's specific interests and gaming history. The platform connects gamers and game developers through its own game recommendation systems, offering top-tier user acquisition services to mobile game publishers worldwide.
Games Factory Talents
https://gamesfactorytalents.comGames Factory Talents connects top-tier games industry professionals with forward-thinking studios. Based in Helsinki, we specialize in tailored recruitment and high-impact talent events that help companies scale fast with the right people. From boutique teams to AAA giants, studios trust us to deliver talent that fits — technically, culturally, and creatively.
Let’s build your dream team!
Infernozilla
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jIxLk3ytqWq3PlpncR7_ltiscWNtIq78/view?usp=sharingInfernozilla is a global marketing agency helping video game studios build thriving communities and lasting success.
Founded in 2016 and based in Dallas, Texas, Infernozilla has partnered with over 200 games, empowering developers of all sizes to connect deeply with players. Backed by a team of 50+ worldwide experts and 70+ industry awards, Infernozilla blends creative strategy with proven results—helping studios grow on social media, build strong Discord communities, boost Steam wishlists, and turn great games into unforgettable brands.
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