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May 23rd – Chennai
May 27th – Kochi
May 29th – Ahmedabad
June 3rd – Bangalore

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Date: 23rd May 2025

Venue: Central Lecture Theatre, IIT Madras

Address: Sardar Vallabhai, Sardar Patel Road, Chennai ,Tamil Nadu 600036

Time	Topic	Names of Speakers
9:30:00 hrs	Registration & Networking
10:30 - 10:35 hrs	Welcome & Introduction	Machaiah Kalengada, GDAI
10:35- 10:50 hrs	Inaugural Session: Crafting a Creative Economy: Tamil Nadu’s Mission to Lead in Games and Beyond	Thiru Brajendra Navnit, IAS, Principal Secretary to Govt, IT and Digital Services Department, Govt of Tamil Nadu
10:50 - 11:20 hrs	Talk: Future of XR Game Development in India	Dr.M.Manivannan, Professor, IIT Madras
11:20 - 12:05 hrs	Master Class: The Nuances of Scoping & Staging for Games	Prashanth Krishnan, Highbrow Interactive Mario Royston, Weloadin
12:05 - 12:35 hrs	Talk: Building Global Games with Local Soul- Creating cultural experiences that connect globally	Abraham K, Ayelet Studio
12:35- 12:45 hrs	Women in Games	Pavithra Sridhar, GDAI Women in Games Lead
12:45 - 13:45 hrs	Lunch
13:45- 14:30 hrs	Panel: From Pitch to Profit- Navigating the Game Development Life cycle for Success	Karthic Ramamoorthy, T-Accelerate Shobana Prakash, Ventana Ventures Saikt Mondal, Nazara Aditya Deshpande, Lumikai Jeno Manickam, Highbrow Interactive Moderator: Machaiah Kalengada, GDAI
14:30 - 15:00 hrs	Talk: Monetisation 3.0: Gamifying Commerce in the Attention Economy	Upamanyu Chatterjee, PlaySuper
15:00- 15:45 hrs	Masterclass: Are We World-Class Yet? What Still Holds Back India’s Game Art and How to Fix It	Magesh Kumar Udaya Kumar, Lighthouse Games Sarath Kumar, GitInk Studio
15:45 - 16:15 hrs	Talk: Career Positivity in Games	Joshua Jebadurai, Gitink Studio
16:15 - 17:00 hrs	Game Dev Spotlight: Demos & AMA	Moderated by GDAT
17:00 - 17:05 hrs	Closing Remarks	Prannay Suvarnaa, GDAI
17:05 onwards	Tea Break

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Date: 27th May 2025

Venue: Kerala Start-up Mission (KSUM),

Address: Kerala Technology Innovation Zone, Kinfra Hi-Tech Park Main Rd, HMT Colony, P.O, Kalamassery, Kochi, Kerala 683503

Time	Topic	Names of Speakers
10:00- 11:00 hrs	Registration & Networking
11:00- 11:05 hrs	Welcome & Introduction	Machaiah Kalengada, GDAI
11:05- 11:35 hrs	Talk: From Idea to Launch: What It Takes to Build a Game from Scratch	Anuj Sahani, KRAFTON India
11:35- 12:05 hrs	Talk: Monetisation 3.0: Gamifying Commerce in the Attention Economy	Abhir Das, PlaySuper
12:05- 12:35 hrs	Talk: Navigating Growth and Visibility for Games - MetaShot Journey	Prince Jacob Thomas, Metashot
12:35- 1:35 hrs	Lunch
13:35- 14:30 hrs	Panel: From Pitch to Profit- Navigating the Game Development Life cycle for Success	Anuj Sahani, Krafton Poornima Seetharaman, Ventana Ventures Abhir Das, PlaySuper Mukesh Dev, Banzan Studios Moderator: Machaiah Kalengada, GDAI
14:20- 14:05 hrs	Talk: Bringing Games to the Global Stage- An Indie Studio Perspective	Dr. Jake Koshy, Norian Games
15:05- 15:35 hrs	Panel: Building a Game Developer Ecosystem in Kerala	Jim Jose, DynamicNext Gokul Elayidath, Ether Games Tom Thomas, KSUM Moderator: Karthik Suresh, Offline Human Studios
15:35- 16:05 hrs	Panel: Skilling for the Future- Policies driving change	Philip Thomas, Academy of Media & Design Jayaraj G, CDIT Anando Banerjee, Lakshya Digital Fr. Dr. Jaison Paul Mulerikkal, Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology Moderator: TBC
16:05- 16:15 hrs	Women in Games	Prannay Suvarnaa, GDAI
16:15- 16:45 hrs	Game Dev Spotlight: Demos & AMA	Moderated by GDAI
16:45- 16:50 hrs	Closing Remarks	Prannay Suvarnaa, GDAI
16:50- 17:20 hrs	Tea Break