TIGA Conference: Supporting Game Start-Ups and Studio Growth

Gaming Staff • January 30, 2025

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TIGA, the trade association for the UK video games industry, will host the Start-Up, Scale-Up & Grow Conference in London this spring. The conference, aimed at supporting start-ups and studios looking to expand, will take place on April 3rd and feature over 25 expert speakers discussing key issues related to launching, expanding, and growing a studio. Topics will include raising investment, claiming tax credits, recruiting and retaining staff, marketing, and the use of artificial intelligence.

The first speakers announced include Chris Kingsley CBE, CTO & Co-Founder of Rebellion; Gemma Brown, COO of Dovetail Games; Chris McCourt, Investment Director at Mercia Ventures; Joanna Haslam, Design Director at Snap Finger Click; Nathalia Garcia, Fractional CMO; Salman Shurie, Founder and Game Designer at Gesinimo Games; Professor Christopher Headleand, Head of Department at Sugi; Laurence Keir-Thomas, Director and Solicitor at Fragomen LLP; Julia Kenny, Head of Console Partnerships at Headup; Astrid Refstrup, Developer Relations and Business Development at Wings; Felix Wong, Partner at Lvl Up Partners; and Luke Thomas, Managing Director at Plus Accounting.

Tickets for TIGA members are free, while non-members can purchase early bird tickets for £59 before February 26th. The full-day conference will include lunch, refreshments, and networking opportunities, as well as a free copy of TIGA’s new Start-Up, Scale-Up & Grow Guide.

TIGA's focus is to make the UK the best place in the world to develop video games, and the Start-Up, Scale-Up & Grow Conference is part of their efforts to support the growth of independent studios. According to TIGA's research, 53% of all studios founded between 2008 and 2018 did not survive to 2023, and 78% of all UK games studios employ four or fewer people. The conference aims to provide unrivaled advice, information, and inspiration to studios seeking to scale-up and grow.

The Passage, a charity partner of TIGA, provides

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