Agenda

09:45 - 10:00

Festival Opening

Ruby Yang

Vince Siu

MWT2, Meng Wah Complex

Opening Keynote

10:00 - 10:20

Festival Talks

Games + GenAI → Global Impact: Playing Our Way to Diplomacy

Dr. Lindsay Grace

MWT2, Meng Wah Complex

Panel Talks 1

10:30 - 11:15

Track A: Inspiring Across Sectors

Headlines and Subcultures: Exploring the Intersection of Media, Entertainment, and Communities

Nathalie Tay

Razlan Manjaji

Sewon Chung

Moderator

Yee Chia

MWT7, Meng Wah Complex

Track B: Pushing New Boundaries

Permissions and Parities: Redesigning Inclusion and Accessibility

Timothy Ma

Tina Arcilla

Victoria Wisniewski Otero

Moderator

Michael Chan

MWT5, Meng Wah Complex

Breakout Session 1

11:30 - 12:30

Track A: Inspiring Across Sectors

Devices and Domes: Building XR Experiences for Change

Vrinda Khanna

MWT7, Meng Wah Complex

Track B: Pushing New Boundaries

Playing for Empathy: Experiencing Welfare and Caregiving through Health Seekers, a Board Game

Dr. Pauline Luk

MWT5, Meng Wah Complex

Breakout Session 2

13:45 - 14:45

Track A: Inspiring Across Sectors

Paper and Barcodes: Reimagining Interactivity and Accessibility

Dr. Clement Zheng

MWT7, Meng Wah Complex

Track B: Pushing New Boundaries

Immersing in Community: Experiencing Migration and Agency through Juniper City, a VR Experience

Milad Mozari

MWT5, Meng Wah Complex

Track C: Indie Track

From Outsourcing to IP Building: Growth Stories, Lessons and Opportunities from Malaysia's Global Indie Studio

Ang Shi Fan

Lim Pei Yen

Reeca Lim

Sim Min Kian

MWT6, Meng Wah Complex

Panel Talks 2

15:30 - 16:15

Track A: Inspiring Across Sectors

Scouting Promise: Identifying, Investing, Incubating the Next Big Idea

Cintia Nunes

Lillian Li

Samuel Lee

Moderator

Vince Siu

MWT7, Meng Wah Complex

Track A: Inspiring Across Sectors

Track B: Pushing New Boundaries

Dismantling the Ivory Tower: Bridging Academia with Industry

Dr. Jeffrey T.K. Valino Koh

I-Van Yee

Jack Tsao

Moderator

Rachel Lu

MWT5, Meng Wah Complex

Track A: Inspiring Across Sectors

Track C: Indie Track

Building Ecosystems: Gaming Perspectives Across Asia

Jeremy Lam

KunAn Li

Sho Sato

Sophie Azlan

Moderator

Megan Tan

MWT6, Meng Wah Complex

Track A: Inspiring Across Sectors

Closing Keynote

16:30 - 16:50

Festival Talks

Authorship + Agency → Action: Leading the Way with Intention

Dr. Jeffrey T.K. Valino Koh

MWT2, Meng Wah Complex

16:50 - 17:00

Closing Remarks

Jack Tsao

Vince Siu

MWT2, Meng Wah Complex

17:00 - 19:00

Festival Social

MWT4, Meng Wah Complex

Agenda

09:45 - 10:00

Festival Opening

Opening Keynote

10:00 - 10:20

Games + GenAI → Global Impact: Playing Our Way to Diplomacy

Panel Talks 1

10:30 - 11:15

Headlines and Subcultures: Exploring the Intersection of Media, Entertainment, and Communities

Permissions and Parities: Redesigning Inclusion and Accessibility

Breakout Session 1

11:30 - 12:30

Devices and Domes: Building XR Experiences for Change

Playing for Empathy: Experiencing Welfare and Caregiving through Health Seekers, a Board Game

Breakout Session 2

13:45 - 14:45

Paper and Barcodes: Reimagining Interactivity and Accessibility

Immersing in Community: Experiencing Migration and Agency through Juniper City, a VR Experience

From Outsourcing to IP Building: Growth Stories, Lessons and Opportunities from Malaysia's Global Indie Studio

Panel Talks 2

15:30 - 16:15

Scouting Promise: Identifying, Investing, Incubating the Next Big Idea

Dismantling the Ivory Tower: Bridging Academia with Industry

Building Ecosystems: Gaming Perspectives Across Asia

Closing Keynote

16:30 - 16:50

Authorship + Agency → Action: Leading the Way with Intention

16:50 - 17:00

Closing Remarks

17:00 - 19:00

Festival Social

More in Indie Track

19:00 - 19:30

Deep Dive with Tencent Institute of Games

19:30 - 20:00

Pitch Workshop with Kepler Interactive

20:00 - 21:00

Game Industry Open Discussion and Townhall with GameDEVA HK and G4CHK