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Business of games event; executives, producers, publishers and investors.
- Dates
- Nov 2 to Nov 3, 2026
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Cost
- Ticket $899 to $1,200. Conference Pass $1,200 (listed against $1,600); Indie Pass $899 for freelancers and companies under 50 staff; two Conference Passes for $899 total through Oct 11, 2026.
- Type
- Conference · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- GamesBeat
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: Indie Pass $899; Brand & Agency Pass $499 or complimentary for qualified professionals by application (first 100).
Speaking opportunities
Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Game development
Roles: game producer, game developer
The field it serves: Technology & Software
- Verified open jobs
- about 89,532
- Typical posted salary
- $184,000 a year (middle half $131,000 to $234,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 24% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- −4.2% in information, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 2,228 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Technology & Software snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- Aghanim Sponsoring 2026
- Ares Interactive Sponsoring 2026
- Artificial Agency Sponsoring 2026
- Creativ Sponsoring 2026
- GAMELAB Sponsoring 2026
- INZONE Sponsoring 2026
- Mattel Sponsoring 2026
- Medal Sponsoring 2026
- Miniboss Sponsoring 2026
- Overwolf Sponsoring 2026
- Raptor PR Sponsoring 2026
- Tebex Sponsoring 2026
- Thinking AI Sponsoring 2026
- Void Interactive Sponsoring 2026
- Xsolla Sponsoring 2026
- Baobab Studios Speaking 2026
- Corsair Speaking 2026
- Electronic Arts Speaking 2026
- Geogrify Speaking 2026
- Hidden Door Speaking 2026
- Nintendo of America Speaking 2026
- PlayStation Worldwide Studios Speaking 2026
- Skybound Entertainment Speaking 2026
- The New York Times Speaking 2026
- Ubisoft Speaking 2026
- Unity Technologies Speaking 2026
Read from the event’s own pages: events.gamesbeat.com.
Speakers and sessions
Named on the event’s own program. Titles and organizations are as the event lists them.
Panelists
Doug Bowser
Former President and COO, Nintendo of America Inc
Gaming Legends Panel
Peter Moore
Former SVP/GM, Unity Technologies
Gaming Legends Panel
Shawn Layden
Former Chairman, PlayStation Worldwide Studios
Gaming Legends Panel
Speakers
Amir Satvat
General Partner; Founder, 1UP Ventures; ASGC
Andrea Hopelain
GM & SVP Marketing, Electronic Arts
David Alpert
CEO & Co-founder, Skybound Entertainment
Ed Fries
General Partner, 1UP Ventures
Greg Off
Founder, Off Base
Jonathan Knight
Chief Games Officer, New York Times
Kate Edwards
CEO, Geogrify
Maureen Fan
CEO & Co-founder, Baobab Studios
Thi La
CEO, Corsair
Read from the event’s own pages: events.gamesbeat.com
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in San Francisco, CA. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2026: November 2, 2026 to November 3, 2026, San Francisco, CA
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