Date : 11月2日，星期四 - 12.00 - 13.00 >

Description: With a panel made of: - Thierry Baujard from SpielFabrique, ecosystem catalyst dedicated to the professionalisation of indie video games developers - Stéphane Rappeneau, CFO at AAA studio in Paris, who knows the jungle and already raised funds - and Amelia Tomasicchio a venture capitalist specializing in video games. The panel is on a journey to explore the jungle of financing tools and opportunities for video game developers, working diligently to craft a survival toolkit that ensures not just survival but thriving in this challenging terrain. The panel's objective is to elucidate the myriad financing options accessible to video game developers and to offer valuable guidance through the complicated financial landscape that can be bewildering. Ultimately, the panel delivers practical insights on steering a financing strategy and constructing a robust and efficient plan by mixing various financing avenues thanks to the knowledge of three different persons, a CFO, an investor and a professionalisation expert, each bringing complementary knowledge and practical vision. The panel's relevance stems from the challenge of securing funding considering the surge in available resources, yet paradoxically, much of this funding remains obscure, with unclear pathways to access. Its primary objective is to highlight these challenges and furnish actionable solutions. The panel discussion focused on these points: * Understanding the different sources of financing: public funding across Europe, private financing tools and opportunities in Europe for developers * Strategic analysis of financing opportunities through CFO’s eyes * Insights and perspectives from a VC (TBC) regarding the financing ecosystem and her perspective on investing in studios. * Hands on discussion how to navigate the financial jungle with different point of views about how to be well prepared to find financing, how to find the relevant financing, and how to build the perfect financing-mix Intended audience: Managing Directors and founders of Small and Medium size studios (1 to 50 persons) Indie Game Developers Business Developers Production Managers Public and private financiers Game Consultants, lawyers, any curious interested in this topic Experience level : Intermediate Session takeaways: The attendees will know how to navigate through the jungle of financing and have a global and concrete overviews about financing opportunities. They will be able to understand how to set up a financing mix. By the end of the panel, participants know: - Where to find information, how to navigate the jungle and how to present themselves. - Understand in concrete terms how a studio raises money - And how an investor finds & analyzes financing