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W Love Games 2025 Program
Welcome to the event!
We are delighted to present this year's program
NOTE: The event is following Finnish time zone, UTC +3, EEST
Thursday, October 9
TIME
MAIN STAGE - Hybrid
Kino Regina, ground floor and Twitch
09.00 - 10.00
Signups, coffee and networking
10.00 - 10.15
Welcoming words
10.15 - 11.00
KEYNOTE
Ari Arnbjörnsson, Epic Games
Getting started in the games industry
11.00 - 11.30
Joni Lappalainen / Dreamloop Games
STOP WITH THE HERO COMPLEX: Shipping is mandatory. Suffering is optional.
11.30 - 12.00
David Branco / Fingersoft
Thriving Through Chaos: A Community Manager’s Survival Handbook
12.00 - 13.00
LUNCH BREAK
13.00 - 13.30
Wanda O Rly (Valtteri Lahti) / Psyon Games, Sustainable Games Alliance
Rooted & Responsive - Standing Up For A Cause In The World Of (Game)Business
13.30 - 14.00
Chris Hainsworth
Art, Advocacy and Accessibility: Non-visual access to careers and creativity in video game development
14.00 - 14.30
COFFEE BREAK
14.30 - 15.00
Juha Fiilin / Fiilin Good Films
Expanding Worlds: Building Transmedia IP with Game Studios
15.00 - 16.00
KEYNOTE
Mafalda Duarte / IGDA
Inspiring Change: Growing a Giving Community
16.00 - 18.00
IGDA Finland Mentor Cafe
Oodi top (3rd) floor ​
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NETWORKING
TIME
ONLINE STAGE
11.00 - 11.30
Emily Powers / University of Cumbria
Is Technology the Gender of Cyborgs?
11.30 - 12.00
Mira Wardhaningsih / Game Director
I Wish I'd Known Earlier: My Journey from Game Writer to Game Director
12.00 - 13.00
LUNCH BREAK
13.00 - 13.30
Nguyen (Naomi) Le / Dreamloop Games
How did I step into the gaming industry without any experience or uni certificate?
13.30 - 14.00
David Zuratzi / Layout Forum, Those Who Design
The problematic representation of LATAM for the entertaiment industry
14.00 - 14.30
Tatjana Ristić / Dibidus Games
The Last Slava: Representing Local Culture in a Video Game
Thursday, October 9
Afterparty sponsored by 💜Supercell💜
Party is hosted at Thirsty Scholar,
a charming restaurant in the heart of Helsinki
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@ 19.00 EEST, Fabianinkatu 37, 00170 Helsinki
Friday, October 10
TIME
MAIN STAGE - Hybrid
Kino Regina, ground floor and Twitch
09.00 - 10.00
Morning coffee and networking
10.00 - 10.45
KEYNOTE
Inari Revonjoki / Principal Designer
Hopepunk: Aesthetics Resistance
10.45 - 12.30
Interactive Session
Maria Wagner / Sustainable Games Alliance
Improving energy efficiency without compromising the player experience
12.30 - 13.30
LUNCH BREAK
13.30 - 14.00
Jinni Lü / Fingersoft
Building Winning Cross-Cultural Partnerships
14.00 - 14.30
Jon Li Yeng / SkillMaster
A Game Designer beyond games: How can we Leverage Games and Play to impact new industries.
14.30 - 15.00
Pedro Santoro Zambon / Utrecht University
Crossing Latitudes Through a Game Jam
Summary of the event, closing words
TIME
ONLINE STAGE
09.00 - 21.00
FINNISH GAMES WEEK
STEAM EVENT 2025
​Introducing the games and teams
participating at FGW Steam Event
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!