WN Conference
A two-day game industry conference in Abu Dhabi bringing together 500 professionals for roundtables, masterminds, and networking focused on real business challenges.
- Dates
- Feb 11 – Feb 12, 2026
- Location
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Industry
- Games
Event Sponsors
34 sponsors on record
Showing 34 of 37 sponsors (low-confidence data hidden).
Platinum Partners· 2
Dizzaract
dizzaract.com
Xsolla
xsolla.com
Gold Partners· 3
BytePlus
byteplus.com
Epic Games Store
store.epicgames.com
GEM Capital
gem.capital
Silver Partners· 1
Salary
salary.cab
Media Partners· 20
AffMaven
affmaven.com
AIMojo
aimojo.io
App2Top
app2top.com
Bitcoin Insider
bitcoininsider.org
Blockchain Reporter
blockchainreporter.net
Capital Bay News
capitalbay.news
CoinCarp
coincarp.com
CoinCheckup
coincheckup.com
CoinCodex
coincodex.com
CoinPaper
coinpaper.com
CoinsCapture
coinscapture.com
CryptoNewsZ
cryptonewsz.com
DroomDroom
droomdroom.com
Events for Gamers
eventsforgamers.com
Game World Observer
gameworldobserver.com
Glorium Tech
gloriumtech.com
MAF
maf.ad
Swaggy Agency
swaggy.agency
Talents in Games
agency.talentsingames.com
Times of AI
timesofai.com
WN Abu Dhabi Partners and Supporters· 8
Airbridge
airbridge.io
Appier
appier.com
AudioMob
audiomob.com
HypeFactory
hypefactory.com
JustMoby
justmoby.com
New Edge
newedge.games
Subscrible
subscrible.com
Sunstrike Studios
sunstrikestudios.com
Sponsor figures are recorded as published, not independently guaranteed.
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Speakers
39 speakers on record
panelist· 10
Eric Husny
Senior Investment Associate, Impact46
Kirill Gurskiy
Managing Director, GEM Capital
Mike Siamantas
CFO, Holyday Studios
Mikhail Petrov
Founder, New Edge
Nick Matsokin
Executive Director, MGVC
Nikita Matsokin
Executive Director, MGVC
Piotr Gamracy
CEO, Vivid Games
Roman Gurskiy
Managing Director, GEM Capital
Sali Elagab
Value Creation & Strategy Associate, Shorooq
Stanisław Fiedor
CBDO, Elympics
moderator· 1
Inna Gosteva
CBDO, Digital Vortex
speaker· 28
Aleksandr Gaidash
Delivery Producer, Royal Ark
Alexey Sobolev
Strategic Partnerships Manager, Google Play, Google
Ali Al Hamwi
Founder & CEO, SIFOR GAMES
Bahaa Hamza
MENA Analyst, Niko Partners
Boris Kalmykov
CEO & Co-Founder, Hypemasters
Elio Polizzi
Production Director, Hypemasters
Emre Han
Head of BD, Dizzaract
Ilman Shazhaev
Founder & CEO, Dizzaract
Jobaidur Rahman
Founder & CEO, Consistency Core Services
Joseph Saade
Operations Manager, DigiPen Institute of Technology
Kristina Frolova Lasenko
Founder, Activation Group
Mahmoud Zeidan
Director of BD (MENAT), PlaySide Studios
Mario Rizzo
Co-Founder & CEO, Artisan Studios, Inc.
Muhammad Zeeshan K.
Technical Director - Online, Ubisoft
Nick Phipps
Product Owner (Growtopia), Ubisoft
Noor Ul Ain Fatima
Co-Founder & CGO, Bleeding Edge Studio
Ozgur Ozalp
EVP of Business Development (MENATI), PlaySide Studios
Peter Tolochkov
Founder, EvaAI
Philipp Mishchenko
Chief Marketing Officer, Jet Games
Pieter van der Pijl
CEO & Co-Founder, Triple Dragon Limited
Raymond Yan
Senior Executive Vice President, Special Initiatives, DigiPen Institute of Technology
Robert Bagratuni
CEO, Mundfish
Shahrukh Zafar
Associate Producer, Ubisoft
Sho Sato
CEO at LUDiMUS Inc, Chairperson of IGDA Incubation SIG, LUDiMUS Inc
Stanislav Sychenkov
Senior Business Development, Eastern Europe, Unity
Stoyan Angelov
Founding Member @ Arcana / Founder & CEO @ Evedo
Vincent Ghossoub
Co-Founder, Nifty Craft
Walter Somol
Director, Epic Games Store Biz Dev, Epic Games
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Agenda
12 sessions on record
Day 1
Welcome Coffee
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Welcome Coffee
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Navigating Investment in Gaming's Evolving 2026 Landscape
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speakers: Roman Gurskiy, Kirill Gurskiy, Nikita Matsokin, Sali Elagab, Eric Husny, Piotr Gamracy, Mike Siamantas
Navigating Investment in Gaming's Evolving 2026 Landscape
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Speakers: Roman Gurskiy, Kirill Gurskiy, Nikita Matsokin, Sali Elagab, Eric Husny, Piotr Gamracy, Mike Siamantas
How Deals Really Happen: A Guided M&A Postmortem
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Speakers: Philipp Mishchenko
How Deals Really Happen: A Guided M&A Postmortem
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Speakers: Philipp Mishchenko
Refreshments Break
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Refreshments Break
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Live Pitch Session (Indie Pitch)
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speakers: Inna Gosteva, Kirill Gurskiy, Roman Gurskiy, Sali Elagab, Mikhail Petrov, Stanisław Fiedor
Live Pitch Session
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speakers: Inna Gosteva, Kirill Gurskiy, Roman Gurskiy, Sali Elagab, Mikhail Petrov, Stanisław Fiedor
Networking Dinner
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Networking Dinner
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM