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Ukie Annual General Meeting and Members' Day 2020

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This event is for Members of Ukie only. Registrations will be verified.

In September we will bring all members together for a fun, business focused series of activities that will provide insight and support to our members and give members the chance to shape Ukie projects.


The members day is free to attend for all Ukie members and their staff. 


We proactively encourage each member to invite several key staff along to maximise the opportunities of the day.


All sessions will be run on Zoom. Log in details will be sent to all attendees in the week of the AGM.


If you do not receive them, or have any other questions ahead of the day, please contact the Ukie team for support.


Annual General Meeting - running order


10:00-11:30am – Formal Business, featuring Mediatonic Q and A


The first part of the session will feature speeches from Dr Jo Twist OBE, CEO of Ukie, Stu Dinsey, Chair of Ukie board and Chairman of Curve Digital and the conclusion of Ukie formal board business (including the conclusion of the Ukie board elections)


This will then be followed by an in conversation session with Dave Bailey and Paul Croft, the co-founders of Mediatonic, to discuss the breakout success of Fall Guys, their experiences in the UK games business and much more.


11:30am-12:00pm - Break


We’ll take a short break following the conclusion of the formal business before commencing the Members’ Day sessions.


Members' Day Sessions - running order


The Members’ Day sessions give you an opportunity to hear directly from the Ukie Team about their work, to discuss how Ukie can help you in those key areas and to meet with like minded members to discuss topics close to your company’s heart,


There will be two tracks running in parallel, with the Ukie team running Zoom sessions over the course of the afternoon. Log in details will be sent ahead of time in the week of the AGM.


Track 1


12:00-12:45pm – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (Dom Shaw, Sophie Mangara)


A session exploring Ukie's overall equality, diversity and inclusion work, with a specific focus on the #RaiseTheGamePledge


13:00-13:45pm – Communications (George Osborn)


A session exploring Ukie's communications approach, including a breakdown of media outreach and campaign activities.


14:00-14:45pm – Policy and Public Affairs (Tim Scott)


A session exploring developments in the policy environment around the UK games industry.


15:00-15:45pm – Insight and Innovation (Luke Hebblethwaite)


A dive into the findings of Ukie reports and research from 2020, including the census, regional economic report and industry valuation.


Track 2


12:00-12:45pm – Esports (Daniel Wood)


A session exploring Ukie’s latest esports work and projects.


13:00-13:45pm – Intellectual Property (Mo Ali)


A look at Ukie's work protecting intellectual property on behalf of its members.


14:00-14:45pm – Trade and Investment (Sam Collins)


A breakdown of Ukie's trade and investment work, with reference to the extraordinary nature of this year.


15:00-15:45pm – Education (Shahneila Saeed)


An update from Ukie's education team about its work through Digital Schoolhouse, the Video Game Ambassador schemes, Into Games and more.

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