The game industry dealmaking event
Istanbul
June 7-8, 2023
Business networking
Meeting system
1,500+ attendees
On-site expo
Meet decision makers from
around the world in one place
around the world in one place
WN Istanbul’23 is a hybrid conference
taking place on June 7-8, 2023.
The event will unite more than 1,500 game industry decision-makers on-site in Istanbul and online via the WN Hub communication platform.
The core topics that will be covered during the event include investments, game publishing, talent management, game analytics, and web3 gaming. Also, there will be two networking parties held as a part of the event.
taking place on June 7-8, 2023.
The event will unite more than 1,500 game industry decision-makers on-site in Istanbul and online via the WN Hub communication platform.
The core topics that will be covered during the event include investments, game publishing, talent management, game analytics, and web3 gaming. Also, there will be two networking parties held as a part of the event.
Content Oriented Web
Make great presentations, longreads, and landing pages, as well as photo stories, blogs, lookbooks, and all other kinds of content oriented projects.
Why attend
Get access to emerging markets in the MENA region
Istanbul is an essential hub for businesses seeking expansion into the Middle East and North Africa.
Istanbul is an essential hub for businesses seeking expansion into the Middle East and North Africa.
Gain a global perspective
Meet industry professionals from different regions, exchange ideas and get insights into the evolving game industry worldwide.
Meet industry professionals from different regions, exchange ideas and get insights into the evolving game industry worldwide.
Learn from industry experts
Listen to speakers and take part in exclusive workshops.
Listen to speakers and take part in exclusive workshops.
Experience Turkish culture and hospitality
Istanbul is known for its rich history and vibrant culture.
Istanbul is known for its rich history and vibrant culture.
Speakers
Meet our featured speakers!
WN Conference Istanbul'23
For Developers
Applications will be accepted till May 24, 2023.
Free access to the conference
Enjoy free access to the conference and use it to get a wealth of educational and networking opportunities
Professional feedback
Get professional feedback from industry experts and fellow developers to increase your chances of creating an award-winning game
Exposure to industry leaders
Present your project and gain exposure to influential figures in the game industry
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
WN Developers Showcase offers both an on-site and online platform for game developers to exhibit their projects and capture the attention of industry leaders.
WN Dev Contest is a competition that provides developers with the chance to win prizes and gain exposure to industry leaders.
Pre-Party *For Standard and Premium badge holders
Badge pick-up
When
Where
June 6th, 2023
18:00 - 22:00
18:00 - 22:00
Amazing Turkish street food available for purchase
Unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks included
WN Main Party *For Premium badge holders only
Expand your network in a relaxed atmosphere
General Sponsor of the Main Party
When
Where
June 7th, 2023
21:00 - 01:00
21:00 - 01:00
A variety of delicious food served buffet style
Unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks included
WN Hub and meeting system
WN Hub is a communication platform for the game industry that makes business networking available to everyone. Each WN Conference features a unique meeting system, which is an essential part of the WN Hub. Unlock its opportunities with your ticket!
Online features
- → Online Expo Zone
- → Lectures Streaming
- → Unlimited Private Chats*Not available for Indie Access
- → Unlimited Meeting Requests*Not available for Indie Access
- → Unlimited Video Meetings*Not available for Indie Access
Tickets
Do business and network with 1,500+ attendees
The online features unlocked with the tickets will be available
on the WN Hub until June 24, 2023
on the WN Hub until June 24, 2023
INDIE ACCESS
$230 +VAT
WN Hub features:
*Online Expo Zone
On-site participation as a free bonus:
*Access to Expo Zone
*Access to Lectures
*Coffee/Tea/Water
For indie game developers
with the team of 1-7 people max
Сlaim pass
Please tell us about your team and your game at welcome@wn.media.
We will review your request and get back to you ASAP!
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Online access
Unlimited Meeting Requests
Unlimited Video Meetings
Unlimited Private Chats
Get a free lesson
Just type your contacts
It's totally free
Standard access
*Access to Expo Zone
The main space of the event with booths and lounge & meeting zones.
The main space of the event with booths and lounge & meeting zones.
*Access to Lectures
Learn from industry leaders and talk to them in-person; watch recordings later.
Learn from industry leaders and talk to them in-person; watch recordings later.
*Coffee/Tea/Water
Unlimited coffee/tea/water during the conference days.
Unlimited coffee/tea/water during the conference days.
*Badge Pick-Up Pre-Party
Start networking early with whoever is already in town.
Start networking early with whoever is already in town.
Get a free lesson
Just type your contacts
It's totally free
Premium access
*Access to Expo Zone
The main space of the event with booths and lounge & meeting zones.
The main space of the event with booths and lounge & meeting zones.
*Access to Lectures
Learn from industry leaders and talk to them in-person; watch recordings later.
Learn from industry leaders and talk to them in-person; watch recordings later.
*Coffee/Tea/Water
Unlimited coffee/tea/water during the conference days.
Unlimited coffee/tea/water during the conference days.
*Badge Pick-Up Pre-Party
Start networking early with whoever is already in town.
Start networking early with whoever is already in town.
*WN Party with dinner&drinks
The most efficient way to network with decision makers and make industry friends.
The most efficient way to network with decision makers and make industry friends.
Sponsors & Partners
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If you'd like to explore branding opportunities, please let us know!
If you'd like to explore branding opportunities, please let us know!
Partners
Floor plan
Volunteers
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Help the WN Istanbul'23 team and get a free pass to join the conference in Istanbul!
Events reviews
What people say
- AmberMihai Pohontu"WN Seattle was a wonderful opportunity to learn from industry luminaries and connect with our colleagues. It was a well-organized event from the beginning to the end, and I cannot wait to return to future editions."
- GooglePhoena Pang"I'm glad to witness the WN conference debut in the US. The whole conference was super organized despite Covid and had a great mixed group of speakers & attendees. Looking forward to seeing more in the States."
- Joygame & Bogazici VenturesBarış Özistek"It was the first time such a global scale game conference was held in Istanbul and It was amazing. Top global leaders met at Istanbul, it was above our expectations. Congratulations to WN team for the splendid organization."
- Pollen VCMartin Macmillan"The WN team did a great job of hosting WNSeattle - my first in-person gaming conference since January 2020. Despite it being their first event in North America there was a great mix of attendees and high-quality speakers, and curation of interesting panels and presentations. Will definitely be back next year!"
- Transcend FundAndrew Sheppard"The WN conference brings industry insiders from around the world together to discuss key trends in and around gaming. It's a one-of-a-kind opportunity to network and expand your horizons."
- Global Game Jam & GeogrifyKate Edwards"WN Seattle is an ideal environment to maximize the ability to network - an event that's not too large and not too small, centered in one of the most robust game developer communities in the world. I appreciated being able to enjoy both high quality content and high quality networking all in one place."
- UbisoftAlessandro Canossa"A lot of effort put into, and generally everybody feel comfortable: it was easy to talk to anyone. Organization is spotless, that's a success!"
- NewzooEmma McDonald"WN is a very well organized and effective conference with a great atmosphere and lots of interesting attendees from the games business. The organizers are a pleasure to work with too."
- The Games FundMaria Kochmola"WN Conference proved to be very productive for us, we had many prospective meetings! Also, we are always happy to contribute to the program."
- Square Enix MobileAlbert Custodio Martinez"WN Conference is for sure one of the must attend events in the industry with an excellent organization and location. The mix of good developers and third party companies was fantastic."
- OguryRomain Escaich"That's great to meet people, great to meet app developer, great to meet very serious guys on the market!"
- Kelly VeroCore Game"WN events present something different to games and global entertainment. From a gathering of voices and perspectives to learning from the masters: WN events are international, influential and intrinsic to anyone looking for an authority in industry leadership and shared experiences. WN events is my go-to conference and networking platform."
Important info
Post-moderation will be applied. We reserve the right to cancel any Standard Pass or Premium Pass if it was registered NOT for a game developer or game publisher.
We highly recommend sending meeting requests and private messages only to the people that may be interested in your services. Avoid sending spam, it won't help you get more leads! Also, we reserve the right to deactivate your account in such a case.
If you want to draw attention to your company and invite others to contact you, consider branding the WN Hub or lecture streaming during the conference. To learn more about branding options, contact the team at welcome@wn.media.
Payment info
If you prefer to pay for the tickets by bank transfer please contact us at welcome@wn.media.
Refund Policy
You may request a refund for tickets no later than 10 calendar days before the start of the event by emailing us at welcome@wn.media. We will reimburse the funds after the deduction of the service charge of 5% within 10 calendar days.
Post-moderation will be applied. We reserve the right to cancel any Standard Pass or Premium Pass if it was registered NOT for a game developer or game publisher.
We highly recommend sending meeting requests and private messages only to the people that may be interested in your services. Avoid sending spam, it won't help you get more leads! Also, we reserve the right to deactivate your account in such a case.
If you want to draw attention to your company and invite others to contact you, consider branding the WN Hub or lecture streaming during the conference. To learn more about branding options, contact the team at welcome@wn.media.
Payment info
If you prefer to pay for the tickets by bank transfer please contact us at welcome@wn.media.
Refund Policy
You may request a refund for tickets no later than 10 calendar days before the start of the event by emailing us at welcome@wn.media. We will reimburse the funds after the deduction of the service charge of 5% within 10 calendar days.
Payments. Payment by bank card online
Our website is connected to Internet acquiring, and you can pay for the Goods with a Visa or Mastercard bank card. After confirming the selected Product, a secure window will open with the payment page of the cloudpayments.ru processing center where you need to enter your bank card details. For additional authentication of the cardholder, the 3D Secure protocol is used. If your Bank supports this technology, you will be redirected to its server for additional identification. For information about the rules and methods of additional identification, please contact the Bank that issued you a bank card.
To pay with a bank card, you must fill out a short payment form:
1. specify the card number (16-19 digits, depending on the type of card on the front side of the card);
2. the name and surname of the cardholder (exactly as they are written on the front side of the card);
3. the validity period of the card, which is written on the front side of the card;
4. enter the CVC / CVV number (3 digits that are printed on the back of the card, on the signature strip).
Security guarantees
Processing center cloudpayments.ru protects and processes your bank card data according to the PCI DSS 3.0 security standard. Information is transmitted to the payment gateway using SSL encryption technology. Further information is transmitted via closed banking networks that have the highest level of reliability. http://cloudpayments.ru/ does not transfer your card data to us or other third parties. For additional authentication of the cardholder, the 3D Secure protocol is used. If you have any questions about the completed payment, you can contact the customer support service by email support@cloudpayments.ru.
Online payment security
The personal information provided by you (name, address, phone number, e-mail, credit card number) is confidential and is not subject to disclosure. Your credit card data is transmitted only in encrypted form and is not stored on our Web server. The security of online payment processing is guaranteed by CloudPayments LLC. All transactions with payment cards are carried out in accordance with the requirements of VISA International, MasterCard and other payment systems. When transmitting information, special security technologies for online card payments are used, data processing is carried out on a secure high-tech server of the processing company.
Our website is connected to Internet acquiring, and you can pay for the Goods with a Visa or Mastercard bank card. After confirming the selected Product, a secure window will open with the payment page of the cloudpayments.ru processing center where you need to enter your bank card details. For additional authentication of the cardholder, the 3D Secure protocol is used. If your Bank supports this technology, you will be redirected to its server for additional identification. For information about the rules and methods of additional identification, please contact the Bank that issued you a bank card.
To pay with a bank card, you must fill out a short payment form:
1. specify the card number (16-19 digits, depending on the type of card on the front side of the card);
2. the name and surname of the cardholder (exactly as they are written on the front side of the card);
3. the validity period of the card, which is written on the front side of the card;
4. enter the CVC / CVV number (3 digits that are printed on the back of the card, on the signature strip).
Security guarantees
Processing center cloudpayments.ru protects and processes your bank card data according to the PCI DSS 3.0 security standard. Information is transmitted to the payment gateway using SSL encryption technology. Further information is transmitted via closed banking networks that have the highest level of reliability. http://cloudpayments.ru/ does not transfer your card data to us or other third parties. For additional authentication of the cardholder, the 3D Secure protocol is used. If you have any questions about the completed payment, you can contact the customer support service by email support@cloudpayments.ru.
Online payment security
The personal information provided by you (name, address, phone number, e-mail, credit card number) is confidential and is not subject to disclosure. Your credit card data is transmitted only in encrypted form and is not stored on our Web server. The security of online payment processing is guaranteed by CloudPayments LLC. All transactions with payment cards are carried out in accordance with the requirements of VISA International, MasterCard and other payment systems. When transmitting information, special security technologies for online card payments are used, data processing is carried out on a secure high-tech server of the processing company.
Contacts
Got questions?
Please let us know!
Please let us know!
For any questions including payment issues, please contact us at welcome@wn.media
CEO & Founder
COO & Partner
Marketing & PR
Pavel Ryaykkonen
Julia Lebedeva
Yuliana Baygazova
Antonio Pasalic
Program Director
Denys Prymakin
Head of Sales
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Safety Measures Against COVID-19
Entering Israel
There is no need to present a certificate of recovery or vaccination, and it is not required to take a COVID test upon entry to Israel.The travelers must have a health insurance policy with coverage for the treatment of Covid19 virus.
Admission to the Venue
It is not mandatory to wear hygienic masks or provide vaccination certificates or PCR tests to be admitted to the territory of the event. Your ticket is the only requirement.The World Health Organization (WHO) still recommends keeping your social distance more than one meter, washing your hands regularly, and using alcohol-containing sanitizer.
If you have any questions about COVID-19 safety measures in action, please contact us via welcome@wn.media. We'll get back to you shortly!