SLUSH PLAY – NOT JUST FUN AND GAMES
A new conference discussing rising trends and insights into gaming and virtual reality
Slush PLAY is a brand new addition to the events calendar designed to create an unforgettable meetup for enthusiasts of both gaming and virtual reality. The event will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland on April 28th-29th and has been organized in conjunction with the Slush executive team, Klak Innovit and the Nordic Gaming Institute. Alongside two days of talks covering topics from leadership and strategy to funding, marketing and sales, ten of the most prominent startups will partake in a pitching competition.
Slush, organized annually in Helsinki, Finland, has grown to become one of the leading investor and startup events in the world with 14,000 attendees in November 2014. This spring, Slush set sail for Reykjavik and will welcome investors and startups to meet and put Iceland on the map as a growing startup hub in the North. Slush PLAY will be the first Slush event to focus primarily on one theme, in this case gaming and virtual reality.
The non-profit event will function as a meeting point for Nordic gaming companies and investors from all around the world. Slush PLAY will bring together startups from the Nordic region and venture capitalists from North America, who will have the chance to arrange one-on-one meetings. In addition to an exuberant stage program, a pitching competition will be held for the most prominent Nordic startups within the industry.
The conference will also feature two days of talks with themes ranging from leadership and strategy to funding, marketing and sales within gaming and virtual reality. Speakers at the event include CEO of CCP Games, Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, Founder and CEO of Plain Vanilla Games, Þorsteinn Fridriksson, General Partner at London Venture Partners, David Gardner and Founder and CEO of Microtask, Ville Miettinen.
“The Icelandic startup scene is dynamic, dense and growing,” says Salóme Guðmundsdóttir, CEO of Klak Innovit, the company that serves a dual role of nurturing Icelandic talent and forging relationships between entrepreneurs and investors. “Our goal.” Salóme explains, “Is to accelerate businesses for high growth and to connect Icelandic startups to leading experts and startup communities abroad.”
The event will be held at a newly renovated venue Gamla Bíó in the heart of the city.
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Further information
Salóme Guðmundsdóttir,
CEO / Framkvæmdastjóri
Klak Innovit Startup Center
Mobile: (+354) 869 8001
@salogud
About Klak Innovit:
Klak Innovit accelerates Icelandic startups and improves access to international markets. Klak Innovit is an independent centre for innovation and entrepreneurship in Iceland. The main emphasis is placed on supporting startups and entrepreneur. Empowering the Icelandic Entrepreneurial Eco-system.
Klak Innovit’s initiatives provide effective guidance to the rising generation of Icelandic entrepreneurs, from the seed of an idea to its fruition as a business. Opportunities for collaboration and feedback exist through Klak’s scheduled private meetings, regular lecture series, various meetups, and Startup Weekends.
Klak Innovit facilitates Iceland’s participation in the global marketplace not just by shepherding new Icelandic businesses into existence, but by closely involving venture capitalists and angel investors in that process. Klak works closely with organizations such as Global Accelerator Network, UpGlobal and Global Entrepreneurship Week to identify suitable potential industry and investment partners for Icelandic startups.
Klak Innovit hosts a number of events each year including Startup Reykjavik, Investor Days and Startup Energy Reykjavik.
About Slush Play:
Klak Innovit is organizing a new conference in Reykjavik that is intended to bring together startups and investors in the games industry as well as virtual reality, with a particular focus on bringing together Nordic startups and VC’s from N-America, knowledge sharing and relationship building.
The conference is powered by NGI (Nordic Gaming Institute) and co-organized with Slush executive team in Finland. Slush is a focal point for Eurasian startups and tech talents to meet with top-tier international influencers, investors and media. Slush is organized by a non-profit community and backed by the founders of Nordic success stories like Rovio (Angry Birds), Supercell and MySQL. In the past four years, Slush has grown from a local, 300-person event to become one of the leading tech and startup events in the world, reaching over 14.000 attendees, almost 3.500 companies from 80 countries, 750 investors, over 700 journalists, and 300 speakers in 2014.
The conference in Reykjavik will be branded under the Slush umbrella as “Slush Play” which encapsulates the small size of the country and the theme of the conference. We estimate a number of 250 – 300 attendees this first year.
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