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ABOUT GIC
The Game Industry Conference (GIC) is the largest and most important conference for game developers in Europe, while also bringing together professionals from across other technology sectors. It is organized alongside the Poznań Game Arena (PGA), creating a unique space that connects both industry professionals and gaming enthusiasts.
Geek Careers Zone has been a vital part of the conference since 2016. Attracting over 24 recruiting companies both in 2022 and 2023, it’s a top hiring spot for both Polish and international candidates and companies.
In this year’s edition, one of the new exhibitors joining us is AMD – a company that recently signed a strategic partnership with OpenAI and will be conducting on-site recruitment during the conference.
TEACHING EVENT WITH ADVANCED TALKS
At the GIC we believe in the learning value of talks. Speaker candidates have to go through an advanced and rigorous submission and review system, while our Advisory Board is working hard to verify the potential value of every talk.
Game Industry Conference 2025
Today, GIC is much more than just a conference for game developers. It’s an international platform for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and networking across the entire technology sector!
At GIC 2025, not only game developers but also representatives of leading tech companies, universities, and startups from across Europe will come together. The AI Beyond Gaming Summit will explore how artificial intelligence shapes culture, creativity, and the future of work. Featuring speakers such as Jacek Dukaj, Prof. Włodzisław Duch, and experts from ElevenLabs, AMD and Leonardo AI.
Attendees will also have the chance to join the GameDev Investment Forum, Marketing Summit, and Legal Summit, bridging the worlds of business, law, and technology.
Though GIC keeps evolving and embracing new tech sectors, gamedev remains at its core:
- Recruitment opportunities to meet top industry talent – Geek Careers Zone (6+ companies recruiting),
- Knowledge exchange through talks, panels and roundtables with industry experts (around 200 items on our agenda),
- Many themed summits cover legal regulations, game marketing, and more,
- Business meetings with decision-makers including a mentoring system,
- A lively Exhibitor Zone (around 14 conference stands + many B2B booths),
- Over 900 representatives of companies from around the world in our meeting system,
- 10+ Workshops.
- and more…
UMWW (Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Wielkopolskiego) once again serves as the General Partner of the conference for the second year in a row!
GIC is an event with a legacy. Built continuously for over a decade, bringing together thousands of professionals from around the world while significantly contributing to the growth of the local economy. Discover the history of previous editions.
Featured speakers of GIC'25
Hendrik Lesser
CEO and founder of Remote Control Productions, leading 16 teams in six countries and over 450 developers. President of the European Games Developer Federation.
Zurab Barisashvili
Stylized 3D Environment Art Director at Room8 Studios with13+ years of experience across AAA, AA, and live-service productions, both mobile and PC/console.
Jakub Stasiorowski
Technology Programmer at Techland, working on Dying Light 2 and Dying Light: The Beast. Also worked on the Intel DirectX 12 development team.
Weronika Furtak
CEO/Senior QA Engineer at Bugstruck, worked on 30+ titles on all platforms. Women in Games ambassador. Forbes 30 under 30 honoree.
Katarzyna Władyka
Expert Quest Designer with credits in Fool’s Theory‘s The Thaumaturge and CD Projekt RED‘s Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and expansions.
Krzysztof Szafrański
International Business Developer at Rebel. BizDev Expert, rogue trader, and board game guru with 15 years of experience in sales, development, and marketing.
Sara Costa
Game Design Director at Digital Sun. Worked on Moonlighter, The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story, and Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault.
Łukasz Szczepankowski
Associate Director of Technical Design at Elsewhere Entertainment. Ex-Gameplay Designer at CD Projekt RED. Worked on The Witcher franchise and Cyberpunk 2077.
Susana So
Game Production & Outsourcing Professional who worked at Room 8 Studio, overseeing 40+ artists, and at CD PROJEKT RED, coordinating external dev partnerships.
Łukasz Hacura
Co-founder and CEO of
Anshar Studios. In the industry for 20+ years and 20+ games e.g. Painkiller, Baldurs Gate 3 and Silent Hill 2. GIC Best Speaker!
Anshar Studios. In the industry for 20+ years and 20+ games e.g. Painkiller, Baldurs Gate 3 and Silent Hill 2. GIC Best Speaker!
Matt Ceckiewicz
Creative Director at überliner inc. with experience at Robot Gentleman, Gamecan, and CD PROJEKT RED. Worked on Gwent, and Contenders: Arena.
Richard Schmidbauer
Art Director and CEO of Skyward Assembly, working on 3D, Shaders, and VFX. Ex-Art Producer at CipSoft. Has almost 10 years of gamedev experience.
Guy Davidson
Ex-Head of Engineering Practice at Creative Assembly for 24 years. Member of C++ standard committee. Worked on many titles from Total War series.
Irma de Wind
Music Supervisor and consultant. Worked for Frontier Development on Planet Zoo, Jurassic World 2, Sumo Digital, and currently works for Bulkhead on Wardogs.
Jack Gutmann
Real-Time VFX and Technical Artist. Creator of the award-winning autobiographical RPG Path Out and host of the “The Generalist” podcast.
Łukasz Łukasik
Tools Director at Techland with 18+ years of experience. Worked on Dying Light 2 and Dying Light: The Beast, and previously on Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and DLCs and more.
Manfredo Stagno d’Alcontres
Senior Technical Game Designer at Wargaming. Worked on Project Gemini for People Can Fly and Kao The Kangaroo.
Greg Hennessey
Game Design Director at CCP Games working on EVE Online. Previously worked on Dauntless, Need for Speed, and more.
Cat Chew
Managing Director at Ichiba, a last-mile project financing fund.
Previously ran investments at Kepler Interactive, and Virtuos Games.
Eric Vezzoli
Director of Technology at Razer, developing WYVRN, next-gen AI gaming ecosystem. Scholar, podcaster, and innovator.
Karolina Baran
Games UX Researcher at Bloober Team. Worked on Ghostrunner, Dead Island 2, Warhammer 40K: Speed Freeks, Cronos: The New Dawn and more.
Thomas Feichtmeir
Pixel artist, Art Consultant, and Art Director, currently in tinyBuild with 11 years of experience. Worked on Blasphemous, Songs of Conquest (2022), Symphony of War and a lot more.
Tereza Roller
Creative Director at Plan A Collective. Worked on Devil May Cry V, Warhammer Vermintide II, Battlefield 2042, and Dragon’s Dogma 2.
Teut Weidemann
F2P and LifeOps consultant for Ubisoft, Digital Extremes, Edge of Reality, Headup Games and many more. Shipped 100+ titles in 30 years of career. GIC’22 Best Speaker.
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Poznan Congres Center
International Poznan Fair
300+ Speakers
in 9 parallel tracks
55+ exhibitors
in B2B expo zone
3500+ attendees
from 50+ countries