In mid-June, we held the first and only international conference in Russia devoted to games on mobile platforms -
White Nights: Mobile Games Conference . And, frankly, the results even exceeded our expectations. Nearly 400 developers and publishers, speakers from Google, Microsoft, Flurry Analytics, Big Fish, Mail.ru, Alawar, i-Free and not only gathered in St. Petersburg on White Nights
(links to video recordings of presentations inside) . Even Rovio we made on Skype! :) Plus, in the opinion of many participants, not a single conference has given so many useful business contacts for a long time. Thank you very much to everyone who came to us!

Why did we decide to gather developers and publishers of mobile games? Nevosoft has been in the gaming market for 10 years, we are developing along with the industry and, as they say, “in the subject” of what is happening. We are confident that now is a unique moment when the developers of Russia and exUSSR have excellent chances to achieve outstanding results. In a market where you can still “sweep through” without a multi-million dollar budget. In a market where creativity and game design are still not empty words.
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By the way, the “only lecture” format justified itself: many said thank you for finally being able to listen to the speakers, because usually there is no time left for that. And the program was good - without the traditional “water” and advertising reports (well, almost). However, the next time we plan to do something like a business lounge with tables to make it easier to find each other.
Separately, I want to note the atmosphere of the event - all were very positive. Maybe because the reports on the white nights began only at 16 o'clock, and everyone had time to sleep, even after the official party on the ship;)
Video recordings of presentations and slides can be found at the links:
 Pavel Räikkonen Distribution Director, Nevosoft
| Mobile gaming market: overview, trends, trends
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 Julia Palatovskaya Business Development Director, G5 Ent.
| From mobile downloadable games to mobile social programs
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 Alex Patsay Head of Mobile, Mail.ru Games
| Major errors when starting a mobile game
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 Sanjar Ismailov Industry Manager (Games), Google
| Playing with Google Play
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 Vladimir Kolesnikov Software Development Expert, Microsoft
| Ecosystem of Windows 8 and Windows Phone applications today and tomorrow
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 Sandra ilyina Business Development Manager, Opera Software
| Opera Mobile Store - opportunities for developers and partners
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 James mooney Sales and Business Development Director: EMEA, GetJar
| App Stores: Distribution and Monetization
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 Roundtable “App Store Capabilities” (Google, Microsoft, Opera Software, GetJar)
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 Richard Firminger Managing Director (Europe), Flurry Analytics
| New heroes of the social gaming industry: iOS and Android applications
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 Round table "Monetization of games" (Fortumo, InMobi, Nevosoft, Social Quantum, etc.)
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 Wibe wagemans VP Mobile, Big Fish
| How to achieve success on mobile platforms
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 Alexander Lyskovsky CEO, Alawar Ent.
| Investing and other ways to get money for a game project
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 Kirill Petrov CEO, i-Free
| Russian mobile game developers: market and strategies
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 Leonid Bugaev Creative Director, Nordic
| No, free: types of monetization through Freemium in the mobile industry
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 Maxim Grinev Contre Jour author and developer (Apple's best iPad game)
| Why it is worth being an indie developer right now
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 Anton Volny Founder of the company Playmous
| Tap the Frog 2: all aspects of creating a mobile hit
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 Round table with developers of hit games (Tap the Frog 2, Contre Jour, Mafia Rush, Doodle God)
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We plan to do the next conference in January 2013, the exact information will appear in a month and a half. Follow the news!