The WN C-Level Summit took place in Abu Dhabi, bringing together over 100 participants

In mid-December, a summit for top managers in the game development industry took place in the capital of the United Arab Emirates — the WN C-Level Summit.

The event was attended by 105 individuals from various countries around the world. The overwhelming majority — specifically 91% — were owners, founders, and CEOs.

(Distribution of guests by specialization)

A total of 70 companies related to the gaming industry were represented. More than half of them — 54% — are involved in game development and publishing. In addition, several participating companies are service providers (20%), advertising agencies (16%), or investment organizations (16%).

(Distribution of participating companies by specialization (a company can have multiple specializations))

Among the investors were professionals from GEM Capital, Games Ventures, and Triple Dragon Limited. Also, significant figures from Google, Ubisoft, Apple, Snap Inc., Oracle, Meta*, Utmost Games, Yandex Games, Mundfish, The Sandbox, and many other companies participated in the event.

The key sponsors of the event were the international fintech platform Xsolla, VR startup CleverPoint, consulting agency SOTA, and studio Redhill Games.

The summit was held under the patronage of the local Department of Culture and Tourism, which leads the Abu Dhabi Gaming (AD Gaming) initiative. The project aims to turn this MENA region into an international gaming hub.

WN Media Group will return to the UAE in February with a larger event. This will be a conference for developers and publishers — WN Conference Abu Dhabi’25.

Below are some photos from the event:

*Meta is recognized as an extremist organization in Russia, and its activities are prohibited in the country.