# Event Details - **Event Name**: IGDA London - Launch event - Video game industry talks, panel & networking - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 17 Oct, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Fri, 17 Oct, 2025 at 10:00 pm - **Event Description**: An evening of thought-provoking talks, panels and networking targeted at those who work, or are seeking to work in the games industry.About this EventThe International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the world's largest nonprofit membership organisation serving all individuals who create games. Each chapter around the world is volunteer-led. As the London Chapter, we organise regular accessible events under the IGDA banner, which gives this community an opportunity to unite and flourish. You do not need to be a member of the IGDA to attend most of these events, but we do encourage you to become a card carrying member so you don't miss out on member-only, special events each year and many of the benefits from becoming an IGDA member.Summarised, our purpose is for members of the IGDA London Chapter to: Belong, Bond and Learn. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/17f7e890-a341-11f0-9b04-497206e902e4-rimg-w1200-h303-dcffffff-gmir.png Join us at Newspeak House to celebrate the launch of the IGDA London chapter with a series of informative talks, a great panel and a chance to network with your peers.Agenda18:30: venue open, refreshments, network (colour sticker collect!)19:00: IGDA Welcome talk19:20: Katherine Bidwell, Founder at State of Play - TBC Talk topic19:40: refreshments, networking (colour sticker collect!)20:00: Jennifer Estaris, Game Director, Monument Valley 3 - "Impacting Impact Impactfully"20:20: Nicolas Pirot, Lead Technical Artist at ZA/UM; Ste Curran, Veteran Game Designer / Developer / Director [and others TBC] - TBC panel topic21:00: refreshments, networking (colour sticker collect!)22:00: doors https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/1889a140-a341-11f0-827f-c9ccc8ddc872-rimg-w1200-h675-dc1b1614-gmir.jpg RefreshmentsLight refreshments will be available free of charge. We're talking tea, squash, biscuits etc.NetworkingThey'll be a fun little mini-game for networking which will involve collecting stickers with other attendees.Donations to Newspeak HouseFree tickets are available to anyone, no questions asked! Newspeak House is letting us use the venue free of charge, so if you'd like to donate, any donations will go towards their running costs.What is Newspeak House?Newspeak House, The London College of Political Technology, is an independent residential college founded in 2015. Their mission is to study, nurture and inspire emerging communities of practice across civil society and the public sector in the UK.Newspeak House has two core activities; it hosts a busy calendar of events at its campus in central London, as well as a one year course for emerging leaders in the field. Those who have graduated from the programme - over 80 now - become Fellows of Newspeak House.If you would like to visit the college and find out more about its work, the current cohort hosts a weekly community dinner called Ration Club. To find out more or if you'd like to attend, please register. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/19d6e1c0-a341-11f0-bc91-b5c573147be5-rimg-w1200-h343-dc363636-gmir.jpg Agenda?: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PMVenue open, refreshments, network (colour sticker collect!) ?: 07:00 PM - 07:20 PMIGDA Welcome talk ?: 07:20 PM - 07:40 PMKatherine Bidwell, Founder at State of Play - TBC Talk topic ?: 07:40 PM - 08:00 PMRefreshments, networking (colour sticker collect!) ?: 08:00 PM - 08:20 PMJennifer Estaris, Game Director - "Impacting Impact Impactfully"?: 08:20 PM - 09:00 PMPanel (topic TBC) Nicolas Pirot [and others TBC]?: 09:00 PM - 10:00 PMRefreshments, networking (colour sticker collect!) ?: 10:00 PMDoors - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/igda-london-launch-event-video-game-industry-talks-panel-and-networking/100001757554084579 - **Event Categories**: art, nonprofit, workshops, calendar - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Figda-london-launch-event-video-game-industry-talks-panel-networking-tickets-1757554084579 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 20, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Newspeak House - **lat**: 51.5251662 - **long**: -0.0713456 - **full address**: Newspeak House, 133 Bethnal Green Road, London, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: IGDA London (https://allevents.in/org/igda-london/26880738) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/6dacd20bcd6fe8b5867bdffdb028d6187c66b9859131bb264dfed2c4d0783300-rimg-w1200-h830-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1759839025 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/c6865aa0f32a8f27cd9666a1b4bfadf056d914a2575f5f75f0b1c12d2a7d4844-rimg-w400-h400-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1759839025 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? 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