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XP Game Connect Vancouver
XP Game Connect Vancouver is a one-day B2B event connecting game studios with publishers, investors, and industry partners to build stronger game businesses and explore emerging opportunities in Asia-Pacific markets.
Attend XP Game Connect Vancouver to:
- Meet publishers, investors, and partners
- Learn strategies for studio growth and sustainability
- Position your studio and your projects
- Create opportunities that move your business forward
Overview
Date: Oct 2, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Venue: Kabam Studios – Vancouver Centre II, 733 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC
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Create Opportunities That Move Your Business Forward
Develop relationships that can lead to partnerships, publishing opportunities, investment conversations, future growth, and new opportunities for studios interested in expanding into Asia-Pacific markets.
Meet Publishers, Investors, and Partners
Build relationships with the people and organizations that can help support your studio’s growth.
Build Business Expertise
Discover strategies for funding, publishing, studio growth, and building a sustainable game business.
Position Your Studio and Your Projects
Share your work, increase your visibility, and build awareness among key industry stakeholders.
Expect a day of expert-led sessions, industry discussions, networking opportunities, scheduled meetings, and Indie Game Showcase activities. Select sessions will explore emerging opportunities in Asia-Pacific markets and strategies for studios looking to expand internationally.
Janine Steele
Director, Interactive, Digital, and Emerging MediaCanada Media Fund at Canada Media Fund
| Time | Atrium |
|---|---|
| 8:30 am | Registration Opens |
| 9:20 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks
Founder & CEO, XP Gaming Inc.
Chief Executive Officer, Hyper Hippo Entertainment
CEO, Kabam & Jam City
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| 9:30 am | A Chat with Kabam’s CEO – What’s Next: Navigating Games in 2027
CEO, Kabam & Jam City
Founder & CEO, XP Gaming Inc.
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| 10:15 am | 20 Legal Hacks You Would Know If You Were A Lawyer
Partner; Global Lead, Video Games, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Partner, DLA Piper
Associate, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
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| 11:15 am | Canada ↔ Asia: Finding Opportunity Across Markets
Managing Director, Huqiao Games
Game Director, Kabam
Chief Executive Officer, Hyper Hippo Entertainment
Founder & CEO, XP Gaming Inc.
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| 1:00 pm | Growing Our Audience with AI
VP, Marketing, HyperHippo
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| 1:35 pm | |
| 2:35 pm | Built to Last: The Long Dark, Hinterland, and 15 Years of Change
Founder & Creative Director, Hinterland
Founder & CEO, XP Gaming Inc.
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| 3:15 pm | Great Games Aren’t Enough: What Indie Studios Can Learn From the Businesses That Outlast Their Hits
Regional Vice President - Canada, Xsolla
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| 4:00 pm |
| Time | Pride Rock |
|---|---|
| 10:15 am | A Multiplayer Conversation
Actor, UBCP/ACTRA
Voice Actor, UBCP-ACTRA
Actor/Voice Actor, UBCP/ACTRA
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| 2:35 pm | Funding Your Game: Building the Right Financing Strategy
Senior Manager, SR&ED, Ryan CPA
Director, Interactive, Digital, and Emerging MediaCanada Media Fund, Canada Media Fund
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Pitch Review
| Time | Game Room |
|---|---|
| 3:00 pm | 1-1 Pitch Deck Reviews
CPO / Co-Founder, Simply Sweet Games
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Speakers
Janine Steele
Director, Interactive, Digital, and Emerging MediaCanada Media Fund at Canada Media Fund
panels
| Time | Red Stage | Green Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 9:40 am | If You Can Make It Here
President, InteractiveNB
CEO, Geogrify
Senior Director of Developer Success, Xsolla
Business Development Director, Tencent Games
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| 10:40 am | Building A Cooperative Game Studio
Cofounder, besszong
Co-Executive Director, Baby Ghosts Studio Development Fund
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| 11:40 am | Rise and Shine: Why I’m Still Betting on Nova Scotia Gaming
CEO, Punk Science Studios Inc.
| Building an OP Cashflow Strategy for your Studio to Thrive
Co-founder, Insert Coin
Co-founder, Insert Coin
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| 1:25 pm | From Indie Startup to Scale: How We Grew Beyond $1 Million
CEO, Red Diamond Interactive
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| 2:00 pm | Full Picture to Fast Lane: Xsolla Ecosystem Overview & Live SDK 3 Integration
Developer Evangelist, Xsolla
| Getting Started in NS: What You Need to Succeed
Director of Marketing & Communications, XP Gaming Inc.
Cofounder, besszong
Jon Huffman
Co-founder and President, Phantom Rowboat Ltd.
General Manager, Gamemode One
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| 3:00 pm | Building a Business Inside Minecraft
Executive Producer, Gamemode One
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Roundtables
| Time | Red Stage | Green Stage | Roundtable - Room 105 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:40 am | If You Can Make It Here
President, InteractiveNB
CEO, Geogrify
Senior Director of Developer Success, Xsolla
Business Development Director, Tencent Games
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| 10:40 am | Building A Cooperative Game Studio
Cofounder, besszong
Co-Executive Director, Baby Ghosts Studio Development Fund
| What Do We Want To Be Known For: Reimagining Atlantic Canada as a Game Development Hub
Studio Creative Director, Gamemode One
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| 11:40 am | Rise and Shine: Why I’m Still Betting on Nova Scotia Gaming
CEO, Punk Science Studios Inc.
| Building an OP Cashflow Strategy for your Studio to Thrive
Co-founder, Insert Coin
Co-founder, Insert Coin
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| 1:25 pm | From Indie Startup to Scale: How We Grew Beyond $1 Million
CEO, Red Diamond Interactive
| Unpacking the OP Financial Strategy: Deep Dive & Open Q&A
Co-founder, Insert Coin
Co-founder, Insert Coin
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| 2:00 pm | Full Picture to Fast Lane: Xsolla Ecosystem Overview & Live SDK 3 Integration
Developer Evangelist, Xsolla
| Getting Started in NS: What You Need to Succeed
Director of Marketing & Communications, XP Gaming Inc.
Cofounder, besszong
Jon Huffman
Co-founder and President, Phantom Rowboat Ltd.
General Manager, Gamemode One
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| 3:00 pm | Building a Business Inside Minecraft
Executive Producer, Gamemode One
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| 6:30 pm | |||
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