Casual Connect Europe 2017 in Berlin: First insights

Berlin, GERMANY – November 25th, 2017 – Casual Connect Europe 2017 will be held in Berlin, Germany, on February 7–9 by Casual Games Association, an international trade organization for the videogames industry. Over 2000 professionals from all parts of the gaming industry, including 170 high-class speakers will gather at the new location, the Station Berlin. Additionally over 120 developer teams will showcase their newest projects at the Indie Prize Showcase as part of the conference.

“We are thrilled to be back in Germany again and hosting Casual Connect in Berlin this year,” says Jessica Tams, Managing Director of Casual Games Association. “Attendees can look forward to a packed schedule with speakers from all over the world as well as discovering the talent Europe has to offer.”

Casual Connect is a professional conference created to support the mass-market game community by gathering top developers, publishers, distributors and others involved in related industries for networking opportunities and useful lectures created by a board of industry members. Catch a look at the latest speakers at http://europe.casualconnect.org/content.html.

This year Casual Connect will offer nine different tracks in four lecture halls with 170 speakers. Among others, featured speakers include: Andrew Sheppard, CEO, Gree International Entertainment; Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CEO, CCP; Petri Ikonen, Creative Director, Electronic Arts; Baris Ozistek, CEO, Netmarble EMEA; Tommy Palm, CEO, Resolution Games; Stephen Jarrett, VP of Game Design, King; Clark Stacey, Co-Founder & CEO, Wildworks; Wilhelm Taht, Executive Vice President, Games, Rovio Entertainment; Ryan Chaply, Esports Program Manager, Twitch; Barbara Medvedieva, Product Owner, Murka; and Michael Fuller, VP Global Digital Business Development, Hasbro.