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Alongside a cheery yellow banner to brighten up a dull January day, Sam Collins headed off to Brighton to a jam packed Barclay Eagle Lab to host our first session of the series.

Featuring Salman Shurie of Gesinimo Games, Reedah EL-Saie from Brainspark Games, Tristan Clark from Trailmix and Maria Sayans from ustwo games.

Last week Ukie returned to Newcastle to hear from PROTO, Sports Interactive, Ubisoft Reflections, Atomhawk and our Hub Crawl Hero - Iain Farrell of Double Eleven

In the latest Hub Crawl, Ukie invited some the leading experts in remote or hybrid working to discuss employee opportunities and potential challenges when integrating remote processes.

Last Thursday, Ukie invited some of the best names of sustainable game making to join us on this very green edition of the Ukie Hub Crawl

Despite the weather being a little grey and storm warnings a-foot, developers from Glasgow and beyond braved it all to listen to our speakers and to meet peers

After 7 months of learning, networking, strategizing and support our first cohort from the Mobile Games Growth Programme concluded their time by presenting their games pitches in-front of potential future partners.

Developers Unite has been warmly received by speakers and attendees alike, that we couldn’t roll up the banners for the final time after Belfast.

The final Ukie Hub Crawl of 2022 took place in the Ukie offices this Monday - here's what happened...

In our penultimate Hub Crawl, Ukie crossed the Irish Sea and headed to Belfast, parking up in the beautiful co-working space of Ormeau Baths.

A borderline tropical Thursday afternoon event hosted by the excellent Co-Op Mode coworking space saw four speakers and a panel discussing growth strategies for game studios.

Last week the Hub Crawl went to Liverpool, news

Discussing the top 'Next Level Indies' in the birthplace of Scottish game development.

This summer the Ukie Hub Crawl will make its way to Leamington Spa, Belfast, Bristol and London as part of a 9-week tour also including Guildford, Brighton, Dundee and Liverpool.

Heading out in person to Guildford, Brighton, Dundee and Liverpool, the Hub Crawl will provide knowledge, discussion and insight for indie developers and their studios who are looking towards future growth

The event dealt with where and how to find and retain the talent that fuels the games industry.

Building on last week's event, speakers shared guidance on helping your team develop the skills you, and they, need for the long term.

Speakers shared experience and guidance on innovation in technology used by, and developed for, the games industry.

Speakers discussed how games companies can access external finance for business expansion.

How are viewers consuming esports? What games are they viewing and how can a games company grow their place in the esports community?

Speakers explored the opportunity of digital currencies and tokens looking at it from a games company and consumer perspective.

Speakers shared their insight around key issues including the latest technology, staff recruitment and retention, access to finance and reaching your all-important consumers.

A collection of roundtables hosted by Ukie members for Ukie members from October to June.

A new event series will bring together some of the brightest minds in finance and games together to discuss access to finance for games businesses.

The first of its kind in the UK, Ukie and Barclays have brought together 15 of the most promising CEOs and leaders in the UK mobile space to help them flourish in their future business endeavours.

The events brought together financial experts and games businesses to think about their investments, access to funding and resilience for the upcoming year.

The annual knowledge-sharing tour will focus on the theme ‘Developers Unite,’ visiting Brighton, Newcastle, Glasgow and Belfast with a new ‘Hub Crawl Heroes’ programme for 2023.