Game Tech Academy Forum

Morning: Game Tech & Entrepreneurship

How can we better support game tech entrepreneurs? We'll share learnings from the Game Tech Academy project, discuss the differences between coaching game tech, serious games, and entertainment game startups, and explore real-world applications of game technologies beyond entertainment.

Afternoon: The Future of Education & Industry

How is generative AI changing education and the skills companies need? Through panels and roundtable discussions, we'll explore the challenges and opportunities generative AI brings to education, how to encourage curiosity and innovation among students, and how to bridge the gap between what companies need and what future talent can offer.

Whether you're working in education, game development, entrepreneurship, or innovation, we'd love to have you join the conversation!

Come share your perspectives, exchange ideas, and connect with others shaping the future of game technology.

Schedule

Morning Session

9:30        Arrival and Coffee

9:30        Welcome

9:40        PRESENTATION 

How to train a game tech entrepreneur. The GTA compass and how we got there

10:10       PANEL

Coaching across industries when the Lean Canvas doesn’t fit all. Exploring the unique challenges and approaches of business coaching across different industries.

Kristina Björkman, Science Park Skövde       

Stefania Citraro, Dimh Norden

Allan Abildgaard Kirkeby, Dania - Moderator

10:50          Break

11:00           PRESENTATION - Tools for Serious Games business development - Eric Jeansson                                              

11:50            PRESENTATION - Gothenburg City Digital Twin

12:10            Lunch

Afternoon sessions

13:10                PRESENTATION   

How can we foster students' curiosity and authentic engagement with real-life problems? - Uffe Wedsgaard Koch

13:50          Break

14:00          PANEL                       

 Rethinking Education in the Age of Generative AI? Generative AI's role in and influence on higher education in technical and creative fields

Max Friberg, YRGO-HouseFire

Ulf Wilhelmsson, University of Skövde

Henrik Engström, University of Skövde - Moderator

14:20          Roundtable - Companies’ needs vs. candidates’ skills

15:15          Closing remarks

Game Tech Academy is a project in collaboration between Science Park Skövde, Dania Academy, AAU Innovation and Business Aalborg, University of Skövde and Malmö University, an Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak initiative co-financed by the European Union.

This event is arranged in collaboration with Sweden Game Arena, Lindholmen Science Park, and Business Region Gothenburg.