Sektörün Liderleri. Gerçek Deneyimler.

Cüneyt Devrim, PhD

Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi, GIST

Jason Della Rocca
Venture Partner, Griffin Gaming Partners
Kurucu, Execution Labs

Barbaros Günay
Bulut ve Yapay Zeka Çözümleri Mimari Lideri, Microsoft

John Goodale
Asya Başkan Yardımcısı, Nura Studios Inc.

Can Gürsu
Ülke Müdürü, Tencent Türkiye

Figen Çağlayan
Satış Direktörü, Huawei Cloud Türkiye

Daniel Torbjörnsson
Yetenek ve Büyüme Lideri, İsveç Oyun Endüstrisi – Dataspelsbranschen

Jenny Brusk, PhD
Proje Müdürü, Sweden Game Arena
Kurucu, DONNA

Tobias Sjögren
İş Geliştirme Lideri, Alinea Analytics

Taedoo Um
CEO, Soulgames

Osman Erkol
CEO, 23 Studios

Pietro Faccio
Ticari Direktör, Universally Speaking

Burak Günsev
Chief Ego Operator, UGC90

Aylin Şahin, PhD
Yönetici Ortak, Igniters Law Tech

Akın Semih Şahan
Kurucu Ortak & CEO, Fuse Games

Efe Kethüda
CEO, Mediazone Games & WePlay Ventures

Keith Kawamura
CEO & Kurucu Ortak, Shoreline Games

Atakan Cankorur
Kurucu Ortak & CEO, Arvis Games

Volkan Biçer
Kurucu Ortak, Ludus

Görkem Türk
Kurucu, Laton Ventures

Moderatör: Dilara Keçeci
Kurucu Ortak & CEO, Lorien Accelerator

Fasih Sayın, PhD
Kreatif Direktör, Elyzio - Pera Coda
Öğretim Üyesi, Okan Üniversitesi Oyun Tasarımı Bölümü

Ertuğrul Süngü
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi, Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Dijital Oyun Tasarımı Bölümü

Dilara Keçeci
Kurucu Ortak & CEO, Lorien Accelerator

Sinan Akkol
Kurucu Ortak, GameDev.ist

Yusuf Toptan
Kurucu Ortak & CEO, Nokta Games

Alper Kılıçalp
Kurucu Ortak, Compact Core Games

Moderatör: Mahmut Karslıoğlu
Dijital Direktör, WIRED Türkiye

Özgür Karayalçın
Yönetim Kurulu Başkan Yardımcısı, TOGED

Moderator: Cüneyt Devrim, PhD
Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi, GIST

Speaker: Caner Yeşil
Managing Attorney, Igniters Tech Law

A practical legal guide for gaming founders and investors, covering the essentials from company formation and governance to investment rounds and exits. This hands-on workshop with Caner Yeşil, Managing Attorney at Igniters Tech Law, will help participants navigate key legal considerations at every stage of building and financing a gaming business.

Asher McClennahan
Oyun Bölümü Lideri, Kickstarter

Registration through: https://luma.com/ves3lpq0

Speaker: Bora Özkut
Solution Architect, BytePlus

​Powered by BytePlus and hosted by Lorien Accelerator at Gaming Istanbul, join Bora Özkut, Solution Architect at BytePlus, for an interactive session exploring how generative AI can support game studios across creative production and content creation.

​Through live demonstrations of Seedance 2.5, Seedream 5.0 Pro, and SeedAudio 1.0, the masterclass will showcase practical gaming applications across AI-generated video, images, and audio—from character and visual development to promotional content and other creative assets.

​The session offers a practical look at how the BytePlus Seed family can help gaming teams bring ideas to life, accelerate creative workflows, and explore new possibilities with GenAI.

​What We’ll Explore

• ​AI-generated video with Seedance 2.5

• ​Image and visual creation with Seedream 5.0 Pro

• ​Audio generation with SeedAudio 1.0

• ​Practical applications for game production and marketing

• ​New creative workflows enabled by generative AI

​Who Should Attend

​Game studio founders, senior fund managers, creative leads, artists, designers, producers, marketers, and other team members interested in applying generative AI to game development and content creation.

​Capacity is limited, and all registrations are subject to approval.

N. Özge Akçizmeci
YouGov Türkiye Genel Müdürü ve MENA Ticari Bölge Lideri & Girişimci

Canan ÜNLÜ ŞAHİN
Kümelenme Daire Başkanı, T.C. Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı

Mustafa Cihat Durmuş
Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı, StartGate
Yürütme Kurulu Üyesi, Türkiye Oyun Kümelenmesi

Ahmet Nova YILMAZ
Uluslararası İlişkiler Direktörü, Misa Games

Moderatör: Sezgin ERZAN
Genel Müdür, Biruni Teknopark
Yürütme Kurulu Üyesi, Türkiye Oyun Kümelenmesi

Alper Mat
Kurucu Ortak, OAT

Safa Sofuoğlu
Kurucu Ortak, OAT

Oğuz Silahtar
Chief AI Officer, Transform Gaming

Moderator: Can Deniz Tokman
Venture Capitalist, 212 VC

Registration through: https://luma.com/nbffg8j6

Join our workshop, Funding Fundamentals: Models, Traction & Deal Math by Jason Della Rocca (Venture Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners), for a practical workshop designed for game studios navigating the funding landscape

​Powered by Lorien Accelerator, the session will cover different funding models, explore how investors evaluate traction, and break down the essential deal math founders should understand when raising capital.

​This workshop is open to game studios at different stages, from early concepts to launched titles. Space is limited, and all registrations are subject to approval to keep the session focused and valuable for participants.

Stephan Reichart
Proje Lideri, Gamescom Dev

Arvind Neelakantan
Çözüm Mimarı, Epic Games

Barkın Belen
CTO, Clerion

Cem Uçar
Co-Founder, Funexagon

Doğu Taşkıran
CEO, Stambol

Moderatör: Baturhan Gürbüz
İş Geliştirme Direktörü, Lorien Accelerator & GIST

Christian Fonnesbech
Kurucu & IP Lideri, Leverage

Speaker: Doğu Taşkıran
CEO, Stambol

AI is already changing how games are made. The more consequential question is what happens to the game company itself when production capacity becomes cheaper, faster and increasingly abundant.

“If making the game gets cheaper, what becomes more valuable?”

This session is a working conversation among decision-makers:
- Studio founders and senior operators
- Publishers and platform leaders
- Investors and ecosystem builders
- AI / technology leaders close to production

Kristian Roberts
CEO & Genel Müdür, Nordicity

İbrahim Altunkes
Kurucu, DezzTech

Moderatör: Hande Özer Gürbüz
Kurucu Ortak, Grantsary

Öznur Enli
Kurucu, Upside App Studio

Moderatör: Barış Erdem
Oyun Pazarlamacısı

Atakan Cankorur
Kurucu Ortak & CEO, Arvis Games

İbrahim Halil Çiftçi
Kurucu Ortak, Houf Games

Deha Çaman
Kurucu Ortak & CTO, Lucid 11 Interactive

Speaker: Christian Fonnesbech - Founder & Head of IP, Leverage

Registration: https://luma.com/s7guh5ye

A practical, interactive masterclass on building stronger IP foundations around your game.

​The session will begin with common IP mistakes game companies make, then turn the discussion toward participants’ own projects. Together, we will explore how IP strategy connects to ownership, contracts and the rights chain, as well as the long-term potential of a game’s brand, world, and characters.

​Participants will leave with a clearer sense of the questions they should be asking—and the areas investors and partners may examine as a project grows.

​Key Discussion Themes

​Common IP mistakes and how to recognize them early
​Ownership, contracts, and the rights chain
​Building value around a game’s brand, world, and characters
​Connecting IP strategy with growth and investor readiness
​Applying these considerations to participants’ own games

​Who Should Attend

​Game founders, studio leaders, creative directors, producers, and teams developing original games or expanding existing IP.

​Capacity is limited, and all registrations are subject to approval.

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