Tandem Events, organisers of Develop:Brighton and The Develop:Star Awards, have announced the first set of speakers for Develop:North, taking place on Thursday 14 November at The Spine in Liverpool.
The first set of Develop:North speakers includes representatives from Sumo Digital, Remedy Entertainment, Sad Owl Studios, Game Republic and Criterion Studios. More speakers are yet to be announced.
MD of Game Republic Jamie Sefton is excited to see Develop in the North “This is really good news and we are pleased to be partnering with the conference in Liverpool and we are looking forward to playing our part in it all.”
The UK’s biggest game developer conference promises to bring something for everyone. Attendees can expect seven tracks covering almost every discipline, as well as a keynote and post-conference networking. The tracks are: Art, Audio, Business, Coding, Design, Discoverability, and Indie.
“Develop:North 2024 offers a comprehensive conference programme which will explore some of the key areas of UK game development, whilst providing a focal point for the hugely talented dev community in the North.” said Tandem Events Managing Director Andy Lane. “This is an exciting step in bringing the highly-regarded Develop conference further afield, this time to an award-winning venue in Liverpool, The Spine.”
Amongst the speakers announced so far are Lovewish’s Nina Roussakoff who joins Dr Jackie Mulligan from Game Republic as one of the panellists in Running a Studio in Turbulent Times. She will be joined by Stuart Dinsey of Curve Games, Des Gayle of Altered Gene and Andrew Crawshaw of Thunkd. Attendees can also look forward to Tips and Tricks from a Music Supervisor to Navigate Music Licensing in Games from renowned music supervisor, Irma de Wind.
“The first wave of talks we’re announcing today covers a wide range of topics across fields, disciplines and platforms that we know our delegates want to hear about. These range from character art to developing new IP, from diversity in game narratives to TikTok, with plenty more to be announced in due course,” Lane added.
Conference passes are available now. Secure your place at the Super Early Bird rate of £250 + VAT until Thursday 10 October. Micro Indies and Student Early Bird rates are also available for £120 + VAT.
For more details on passes, visit the Develop website: https://www.developconference.com/north/event-info/passes-prices/
