Are you a games educator or games industry professional? Come and join us at TIGA’s Games Education Conference 2025 on Thursday 3 July at Birmingham City University and contribute to the broader development of games education and build new relationships with academics from across the UK.
We’ll be covering the following topics with keynotes and panel discussions and have just announced 7 new additional speakers:
🕹️ Skills requirements in the games industry in 2025 and beyond
🎯 Maximising graduate employment opportunities
💼 Incorporating business and entrepreneurship acumen in course delivery
🚀 Incubators and accelerators within universities for start-up studios
🤝 How education can build better links with the industry
🏆 Excellence in games research, innovation and teaching
🌍 Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
📘 Further Education and Level 3 challenges
🎓 Internships, placements and industrial secondments
🧩 Designing a new games course
✅ TIGA Education Accreditation
🎤 Hear from our excellent line-up of 19 speakers so far:
Dr Andra Ivanescu, Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead for the BA Games Design, Brunel University London
Rob O’Farrell, Co-CEO, Dovetail Games
Teodora Kuzmanova Leader, Ba Hons Art, De Montford University
Neil McKenna, Lead External Producer, Slitherine Software Ltd
Zuby Ahmed, Associate Professor, Birmingham City University
Nathan Dewell, Course Lead for Game Technology at Birmingham City University
Dr Lee Cheng, Associate Professor and Course Director of MA/MSc Games Development at Anglia Ruskin University
Anna Limpens, Head of School (Students), Principal Lecturer – Computer Games Production at University of Portsmouth.
Lloyd Savickas, Associate Director of Digital Media and Games Technology, UWE
Ruth Falconer, Head of Division: Games Tech and Maths, Abertay University.
Mark Wickham, Associate Professor, Director of Computer Arts and Technology, Norwich University of the Arts.
Dr Ian Willcock, Head of Screen Department, School of Creative Arts, University of Hertfordshire.
Prof. Chris Headleand, National Teaching Fellow, Head of Games Institute at University of Staffordshire.
Dr Sharon C. PhD, SFHEA Staffs, Senior Lecturer, Technical Game Design at University of Staffordshire.
Carlo Harvey, Professor of Digital Arts, School of Digital Arts (SODA) at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Jon Weinel, Programme Leader for Game Design, University of Surrey.
Chris Janes, Head of Technology – School of Technology, Business and Arts at the University of Suffolk.
Joel Cable, Strategic Lead – Product (BTEC Applied) at Pearson UK.
Rob Reed, Deputy Head of Department, Leeds City College.
📍 The event takes place on Thursday 3rd July 2025 from 10.00am – 6.00pm at Birmingham City University.
📢 Tickets are selling fast – book your place now: https://tiga.org/events/tiga-games-education-conference-2025
