The Next Level
The Next Level is London Games Festival’s face-to-face conference and networking event.
Built as part of our 2022 theme ESCAPE THE METAVERSE, the event will feature a series of talks, panels and demos looking at the future of games. We’ll look at changes to the way games are made, created and played – and how virtual worlds are reshaping the physical world around us.
The Next Level will be accessible to in-person delegates on Monday 4 April, with VOD content made available to all other delegates online in the following days.
The in-person conference takes place at The Royal Institution (nearest tube: Green Park).
Conference Agenda
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Chaired by Robert Fenner, Partner, Taylor Wessing
10:30am
Building and expanding the Hitman Trilogy with Azure
Christian Corsano, Senior Online Programmer, IO Interactive
11:00am
PANEL: Musings on the Metaverse
Laura Higgins, Roblox
HaZ Dulull, Hazimation
11:30am
Building the Future of 3D Collaboration
Alex Karim, Metaverse Lead, Microsoft
THE WAY WE WORK
Chaired by Will Freeman, Journalist
1:00pm
PANEL: The esports talent pipeline
Giulia Zecchini, FACEIT
Danny Lopez, Tundra – talent
Shahneila Saeed, Digital Schoolhouse
Chaired by Dom Sacco, Esports News UK
1:30pm
How can we raise awareness on gender equality, diversity and inclusion via video games
Simay Dinc, Recontact
2:00pm
PANEL: Returning to the office vs Working from home
Mo Basma, Making Moves
Sara Veal, Uplift Games
Russ Clarke, Payload Studios
GAMES IN THE WIDER WORLD
Chaired by Annabel Ashalley-Anthony, Founder, Melanin Gamers
3:00pm
PANEL: Made in London
Louise Conolly Smith, London & Partners
Anatolijs Ropotovs, Ultra Horse
Kyra Chan, Netspeak Games
KEYNOTE: State of the Nation
John Clark, Curve Games