Asher McClennahan, Kickstarter's head of games, is scheduled to speak at Game Republic New Horizons

Asher McClennahan, the head of games at Kickstarter, is set to join notable industry players like Maverick Games, Hat Trick, Rainy Frog, Transcend Fund, and Double Eleven at the highly anticipated Game Republic New Horizons. This premier gaming business conference will occur in Northern England this October.

McClennahan is scheduled to discuss potential opportunities and share best practices for gaming companies on Kickstarter, alongside participation in a panel focused on funding and investment.

The conference will feature several prominent figures, such as Harinder Sangha, COO of Maverick Games, Kimberley Turner, CFO and Commercial Director at Double Eleven, Elaine Dowman, who serves on the board of the Irish Game Makers Association, Barclays’ Head of Games, Rainy Frog's Tony Byus, investors from the Transcend Fund, and Harvey Hayman, the games lead at Hat Trick Lab.

Chris Dring, formerly with Gamesindustry.biz in the games B2B sector, will be in attendance alongside a "very special guest" who is yet to be announced. Additionally, MachineGames' Axel Torvenius will participate in a BAFTA fireside chat. See more details here.

Jamie Sefton, Managing Director of Game Republic, expressed enthusiasm about the event, stating, "We are excited that Game Republic New Horizons will take place in the UK’s fastest-growing tech hub outside London – and it's great to welcome international guests including Kickstarter." This conference is poised to become an essential annual gathering in the region, drawing investors, platform-holders, publishers, and studios, as well as professionals from film, TV, creative, and tech sectors from both the UK and abroad.

Scheduled for October 16 at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium, Game Republic New Horizons will feature an expo, interactive roundtables, sessions for bookable meetings via MeetToMatch, and guests from the UK and across the world. Learn more about the event here.