🎯 MARKETING, COMMUNITY & VISIBILITY

🚨 New Launches & Spoiler Sessions
Take the stage to launch your game or reveal your next big project live at gamescom latam’s main stage — a spotlight for world premieres, first looks, and major announcements that may capture attention worldwide. Studios would need to provide a high-quality trailer or gameplay video and have creators on stage connecting directly with fans and press.

🎥 Trailer Showcase Sessions: Stories Without Borders
Trailers and gameplay from delegations of countries and regions worldwide, followed by creators on stage. When a national delegation or association is present, its representatives might also be invited to introduce their region’s creative highlights. This format could offer global visibility and might even extend to the show floor for hands-on play.

🎞️ BIG Festival: Stories to Tell from 2012 and Beyond
A celebration of the memories, milestones, and victories that have shaped Latin America’s most iconic game festival. Since 2012, BIG has inspired generations of studios, opened global doors, and built bridges between creators, publishers, and players. Tell your journey with your awarded game and pass the torch to the next generation of creators.

📣 Marketing & Community
Visibility starts with authentic storytelling. These sessions could explore audience building, influencer partnerships, and earned media strategies that boost awareness and engagement. Learn how to turn marketing budgets into meaningful connections and transform visibility into long-term community growth and brand relevance.

💬 Building Communities, Communication & Go-to-Market
From the first prototype to launch day, communication defines success. These talks may guide studios in defining audiences, planning outreach, and building genuine relationships. Understand how to align marketing, PR, and influencer work, structure your go-to-market strategy, and turn visibility into sustainable engagement.

🎤 Influencers & the Industry
Streamers and content creators are vital connectors between studios and audiences. These sessions might explore how authenticity drives influence, how creators shape discovery and reputation, and how studios can collaborate responsibly. Learn to balance brand goals with creative freedom in a world where personality defines reach.

🧭 INDUSTRY, BUSINESS & GLOBAL LANDSCAPE

💼 Business & Publishing
Explore how studios could build sustainable growth, develop strong IPs, and forge strategic partnerships for long-term success. These sessions look at the evolving publishing landscape — from traditional deals to new hybrid models — showing how collaboration, ownership, and creative independence can coexist globally.

⚡ Layoffs, Mergers & Cancellations: What Is Going On?
The global industry is shifting fast — studios closing, AAA projects cancelled, and teams restructuring. These sessions would unpack what drives the change: consolidation, rising costs, and evolving player behavior. Learn how leaders might adapt through resilience, new business models, and strategies to sustain creativity.

💸 Follow the Money
Understand the financial forces shaping the games economy in 2026 and beyond. From venture capital and private equity to accelerators, public funds, and tax incentives, investment paths may continue to evolve rapidly. These talks bring experts who could help studios navigate funding and sustain creative independence.

🌍 Co-Production, External Development & International Partnerships
Collaboration is becoming the heart of creation. These sessions could connect studios, service providers, and publishers across borders to co-develop, finance, and distribute games. Learn how to structure fair agreements, build trust, and establish long-term relationships that strengthen creative ecosystems.

🚀 Launching a Game in LatAm for Global Audiences
What does it take to turn regional creativity into global success? These talks highlight the challenges and opportunities for Latin American studios scaling internationally. Discover case studies of creators who broke cultural barriers, secured publishing deals, and proved that local stories could travel globally.

🏆 Esports: The Business Chain
Behind every competition lies a complex ecosystem of players, publishers, sponsors, and arenas. These sessions may explore how esports organizations build value and audience loyalty, create sustainable revenue models, and collaborate across sectors — turning competitive play into a long-term professional industry.

🎮 CREATION, DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

🎮 Creation & Design
The foundation of every great game lies in its design. These sessions could dive into gameplay, mechanics, UX, and player psychology — exploring how creators balance innovation with intuition to craft memorable experiences. Hear from designers redefining fun, flow, and creativity in games that resonate with players.

🧩 Production & Leadership
A closer look at how great teams make great games. From production pipelines and creative direction to collaboration and studio culture, these talks might reveal leadership practices that encourage innovation, solve conflicts, and keep projects on track. Learn how empathy and structure could drive creative excellence.

🎮 Game Doc Talks
An intimate look at the art and process of game creation — told by the developers themselves. These sessions could feature production stories, post-mortems, and creative bibles that highlight triumphs and challenges. A unique opportunity to generate media interest while showing the human side of development.

🌱 First Steps for a Truly Indie Developer
Ready to share your game with the world? Learn how to build visibility and momentum from day one through festivals, press coverage, and authentic community engagement. These sessions may help indies craft marketing plans, grow organically, and stay true to their voice while navigating publishing realities.

💰 Monetization & Live Ops
Games don’t end at release — they evolve. These sessions could explore how developers sustain player engagement through fair monetization, transparent updates, and community-driven content. Learn how data and creativity combine to create live experiences that respect players and ensure longevity.

🎨 Art & Audio
When visuals and sound design become storytelling themselves. These talks might explore how rhythm, color, and movement define immersion, and how soundscapes turn gameplay into emotion. Discover how cross-disciplinary teams could shape sensory worlds that push boundaries between technology and creativity.

🧠 TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION & FUTURE TRENDS

🤖 AI: Rethinking Creativity in the Age of Algorithms

Artificial Intelligence is transforming how we design, create, and play — but also challenging our understanding of creativity itself. These sessions question how far technology should go in shaping artistic expression, production, and storytelling. Can algorithms truly enhance imagination, or do they risk diluting the human spark that gives art its meaning?

🌐 🕶️ XR, VR & Beyond: Is the Revolution Finally Coming? As immersive technologies evolve — from VR and AR to the broader spectrum of XR — and hardware becomes cheaper and more accessible, the long-promised revolution might be closer than ever. But is mass adoption finally within reach? These sessions bring together creators, studios, and investors to explore what it will take for immersive storytelling and gaming to truly scale. How can developers craft experiences that move beyond spectacle to reshape how we play, feel, and connect in virtual worlds?

🧠 Technology & Innovation
The invisible engines behind modern creativity continue to evolve. These talks explore how cloud tools, AI pipelines, and next-gen engines are reshaping workflows and collaboration. Learn how developers and studios may adapt to a fast-changing ecosystem and use technology as an ally to amplify ideas.

💥 The Future of Play & Storytelling
The boundaries between play, art, and narrative are dissolving. These sessions examine how new formats, interactive fiction, and emergent gameplay could redefine why and how we play. Discover creators who blur genres, merge mediums, and experiment to build the next generation of stories and playable worlds.

🔥 Wildcard Track
The unexpected, the unfiltered, the uncharted. This space invites bold voices, prototypes, and perspectives that challenge conventions. Anything might happen — from early experiments to daring concepts that question what games can be. A playground for innovation where creativity takes the lead.

🌎 CULTURE, IMPACT & CREATIVE IDENTITIES

🕹️ The Revival of Local IPs
From folklore to futuristic worlds, Latin American studios are turning cultural roots into global storytelling power. These sessions show how authenticity travels and why local perspectives matter. Discover projects that reinterpret identity, heritage, and imagination, proving that creativity can resonate universally.

🌍 Games for Impact: Culture, Accessibility & Inclusion
How can games change perspectives and foster empathy? These sessions explore initiatives that promote accessibility, inclusion, and equity across platforms. Developers, educators, and activists share experiences that show how interactive media may contribute to representation and social awareness.

🧠 Playable Memories – Games as Living Memory
What if games aren’t just played but remembered? These sessions dive into how interactivity preserves emotion, culture, and history. As virtual worlds evolve into cultural archives, creators become modern storytellers who use games to capture shared experiences that endure beyond the screen.

🎬 Cross-Media Storytelling
Where games meet film, animation, books, and live performance. These talks examine how IPs expand beyond screens through collaboration and adaptation. Learn how transmedia thinking can strengthen brand identity, reach new audiences, and open creative and commercial opportunities.

🎓 CAREERS, EDUCATION & INDUSTRY PATHWAYS

👩‍💻 Careers in Games
From art to code, from community to business, these sessions uncover the many professions shaping the gaming world. Learn what skills studios seek, how roles evolve, and where creativity meets technology. A guide for those who want to grow in a dynamic industry that rewards innovation and curiosity.

🎓 So You Want to Be a Game Dev?
How do you start a career in games today? Hear from developers who built their journeys through formal education, mentorship, or self-teaching. These talks may reveal how curiosity, collaboration, and persistence open doors to opportunity and creative fulfillment.

📱 Mobile & Indie Innovation
Agility, experimentation, and freedom define the mobile and indie scenes. Learn how small teams with limited resources create big global impact through design, storytelling, and innovation. These sessions highlight how new platforms and creative risk-taking could redefine the future of independent development.

💡 Session Formats

🔥 Fireside Chat – 20-minute conversational interview (up to 2 speakers)
⚡ Microtalks – 20-minute rapid-fire mini-lectures under one theme
🎤 Keynote – 40-minute deep-dive presentation (1–2 speakers)
💬 Panel – 50-minute structured discussion (up to 5 speakers)
🧠 Workshops – up to 2-hour hands-on learning experiences
🌎 Delegations Showcase Reels – 20-minute curated reels with short live intros
🌟 Other Formats – Feel free to propose something new — if it fits our mission, we could make it happen!

🎧 Language, Interpretation & Presentation Style

All stages offer simultaneous interpretation in English and Portuguese, both ways — ensuring everyone can fully connect, learn, and participate.
We encourage sessions that make us see, listen, and feel — storytelling, sound, imagery, prototypes, and creative formats that bring ideas to life.

🎭 Stages & Audiences

gamescom latam is a multi-stage experience blending creativity, business, and community.
This Call for Speakers refers to B2B programming, though some sessions may also reach general audiences depending on stage allocation.