{"id":5308,"date":"2023-09-21T17:05:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/?p=5308"},"modified":"2023-09-21T17:14:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:14:21","slug":"speaker-line-up-unveiled-for-irelands-games-industry-conference-nexus-by-gamerfest-taking-place-in-dublin-on-18th-october-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/speaker-line-up-unveiled-for-irelands-games-industry-conference-nexus-by-gamerfest-taking-place-in-dublin-on-18th-october-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker line-up unveiled for Ireland\u2019s games industry conference \u2018NEXUS by GamerFest\u2019 taking  place in Dublin on 18th October 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5309 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nexus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nexus.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nexus-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nexus-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nexus-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker line-up unveiled for Ireland\u2019s games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>industry conference \u2018NEXUS by GamerFest\u2019 taking <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>place in Dublin on 18<sup>th<\/sup> October 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>200 game developers, publishers, investors and service providers will gather to explore the Irish and global games industry ecosystem <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Participating companies include Delta Partners, Goodbody, Romero Games, Testronic, EPIC Games and War Ducks <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Up to 200 industry leaders and professionals from the Irish and global gaming ecosystem are set to attend NEXUS by GamerFest, Ireland\u2019s first games industry conference, in Dublin next month.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The event will offer game developers, publishers, investors and service providers the opportunity to explore the Irish and global games industry and the incredible opportunities for job creation and economic growth for Ireland. Attendees will also have the chance to hear from industry thought leaders and engage in valuable knowledge-sharing and networking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Taking place in One Windmill Lane in the Dublin Docklands on Wednesday 18<sup>th<\/sup> October, NEXUS will welcome leading industry game developers and investors who will discuss a range of topics such as the journey to investment for games companies, Ireland\u2019s new Digital Games Tax Credit, foreign direct investment opportunities and the continued growth and success of the sector in an Irish context. Ireland\u2019s leading independent game developers will also showcase new gaming titles and highlight future investment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speakers already confirmed for NEXUS include:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brenda Romero \u2013 CEO, Romero Games<\/li>\n<li>John Romero \u2013 Chief Creative Officer, Romero Games<\/li>\n<li>Nikki Lannen \u2013 CEO, War Ducks<\/li>\n<li>Rich Barnwell \u2013 Partner at Delta Partners<\/li>\n<li>Adam Keating \u2013 Senior VP Sales and Marketing, Testronic<\/li>\n<li>Patrick O\u2019Donnell \u2013 Senior Equity Analyst in Technology, Goodbody<\/li>\n<li>Ian Kehoe \u2013 Editor, The Currency<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Adanan \u2013 Course Director, Pulse College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NEXUS has been created by the team behind GamerFest, Ireland\u2019s leading consumer gaming and esports festival. Since its establishment six years ago, GamerFest has welcomed over 25,000 visitors to its Irish events to experience all things gaming \u2013 including the latest gaming releases from Irish developers and international partners including Ubisoft, 2K Games, SEGA and Warner Bros. Visitors to GamerFest events also experience a huge range of additional gaming content including multiple live stages, esports tournaments, VR tech and sim racing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NEXUS by GamerFest takes place the same week as GamerFest Winter, which is happening in the RDS, Dublin on the weekend of 21<sup>st<\/sup> and 22<sup>nd<\/sup> October, with 6,000 gamers from across Ireland and beyond expected in attend.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXUS by GamerFest CEO Stuart Dempsey says: <\/strong><em>\u201cOur new NEXUS games industry conference is a unique opportunity to shine a light on the incredible talent and potential of the Irish games industry. We see the opportunity for this space to drive significant economic growth and job creation in Ireland for years to come and in conjunction with all industry stakeholders, we believe that NEXUS can play an important part in this exciting journey.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>NEXUS will facilitate invaluable knowledge sharing and networking amongst developers, studios, publishers, service providers and investors. <\/em><em>With the value of the global games industry set to reach a valuation of $385bn, allied to the wonderful talent we have in this country, Ireland is ideally positioned to benefit from this thriving global industry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXUS by GamerFest \u2013 9am to 3pm on the 18<sup>th<\/sup> October 2023 at<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1 Windmill Lane, Dublin 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard ticket prices start at \u20ac145 and discounted developer ticket cost \u20ac45<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets available at <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nexusdublin.ie\"><strong>www.nexusdublin.ie<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Find us on Twitter <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NexusDublin\"><strong>@NexusDublin<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker line-up unveiled for Ireland\u2019s games industry conference \u2018NEXUS by GamerFest\u2019 taking place in Dublin on 18th October 2023 \u00a0 200 game developers, publishers, investors and service providers will gather to explore the Irish and global games industry ecosystem \u00a0 Participating companies include Delta Partners, Goodbody, Romero Games, Testronic, EPIC Games and War Ducks \u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5308"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5308"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5317,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5308\/revisions\/5317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}