20 YEARS OF PLAYGROUNDS & THE STATE OF THE DUTCH GAME INDUSTRY
Want to know more about the challenges, opportunities, and ambitions from various perspectives within the game industry? Join this exploration!
We start this morning with a welcome of Carla Kranenborg-van Eerd Councilor for Economic Affairs, Innovation, and Land Affairs, First Deputy Mayor of Breda and festival director of DGW and founder of Playgrounds Leon van Rooij on 20 years of Playgrounds.
Then we will witness an insightful presentation on some key findings by Simon de Ruijter’s ongoing research on the current state of the Dutch Game Industry. Simon is International Sector Advisor, Digital Creative Industries at Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).
The outcome of this presentation we are gonna discuss with a diverse group of experts.
Panel 1: Policy / Education
- Carla van Kranenborg-van Eerd – Councilor for Economic Affairs, Innovation, and Land Affairs – First Deputy Mayor
- Heleen Rouw – Director of CiiiC
- Ingrid van Zutphen-Timmermans – Executive Board (CvB) at BUas (Breda University of Applied Sciences)
Panel 2: Creators / Trade Association
- Jan Willem Huisman – Founder / Director of IJsfontein
- Matthijs van de Laar – Founder / Director of Twirlbound
- Martine Spaans – Executive Director of DGA (Dutch Games Association)
Looking forward to welcome you with cake and afterwards hear your thoughts on how we can create a strong climate for games in the Netherlands.
