International companies and partners from the gaming industry, game developers & studios are invited to participate in a company mission as part of the gamescom trade fair – the world's largest event for computer and video games and Europe's most comprehensive business platform for the games industry in Cologne.

During the two-day extensive business program, participants will have the chance:

• meet industry leaders, potential cooperation partners and business contacts from the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia,
• gain insights into the hotspot of the gaming industry & business opportunities in Germany,
• get in touch with main network partners & companies from the gaming city of Cologne & establish new collaboration,
• inform themselves about European funding programs for joint projects with German partners.

Programme Company Mission

Tuesday, 22^nd August

10:00am           Registration & Coffee@KölnBusiness
                              (Börsenplatz 1, 50667 Cologne)

10:30am           Welcome & Introduction of the Delegation

11:15am           City of Cologne & the Games Industry by Samira Kingreen &
                               Christoph Kohlhaas; KölnBusiness

11:35am           Gaming opportunities in the German State of
                               North Rhine-Westphalia by Florian Schnitzler,
                               NRW.Global Business

11:50am           Cologne Game Lab by Prof. Bjoern Bartholdy

12:10am           games.nrw - representing the interests of the
                              digital games industry in North Rhine-Westphalia
                              by Denise Gühnemann

12:30pm           Networking Lunch@KölnBusiness

2:00-2:45pm   Presentation Bild und TonFabrik by Robert May

5-7pm                European Game Night, networking & pitching event by
                              SpielFabrique, NRW.Global Business & Business France
                              (free of charge, pre-registration compulsory; DevCom,
                              MesseKöln, Deutz-Mülheimer Str. 51, 50679 Cologne)

Wednesday, 23^rd August

9am                    Visit gamescom Cologne
                               (for B2B area trade visitor tickets required!)

10:50am           Meeting point: booth Medien Digital Land NRW
                              (B2B area, Hall 4.1 | A061gB070g)

11-12am           NRW@gamescom – meet main streamers, associations &
                               networking partners of the German State of
                              North Rhine-Westphalia

12 am              Visit booth Nurogames (Hall 10.1, booth C031)

6.30 pm           Cologne gamescom Business Mixer @Design Post
                             (pre-registration), Deutz, Mülheimer Str. 22A, 50679 Cologne

Cologne gamescom Business Mixer @Design Post (pre-registration)

*** The number of participants is limited ***

Please note: 

You need to fill in 2 forms to register to this event: 1. the Registration and 2. your Company Application (deadline: 21^st July).

The organisers reserved the right to select participants based on the application profiles. The applicants will be notified about their participation no later than 31^st July 2023.

The registration is closed!