Hgconf
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HIT Games Conference (HGC) organizes international B2B events focused on development, publishing, and growth in the gaming market, covering mobile, PC, console, and Web3 games. Founded in Ukraine, it serves game development companies, publishers, and game services across Europe, MENA, and Asia.
Also known as HGC · HIT Games Conference · Hyper Games Conference
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026HIT Games Conference (HGC) organizes international business-to-business events for the video game industry, covering development, publishing and growth across mobile, PC and console, AR/VR and Web3 games. Events combine expert talks and panel discussions on game development, marketing and publishing with exhibition space where companies show games, tools and services, and structured networking between developers, publishers, investors, tech companies and industry experts.
The conference series began in Ukraine and has been held in multiple regions, with editions in Türkiye, Spain, Germany, India, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates, as well as a virtual edition. The company's site reports more than 24,000 professionals and over 7,000 gaming brands from more than 90 countries attending across 15 international events over four years on the market.
The organizer is registered in Ukraine as the individual entrepreneur Lavrynenko Eugen Vasilyovych, with a registered address in Kyiv. A third-party company profile lists a contact address in Brooklyn, New York, a January 2020 launch date and a company size of 1-10 people.
Founding story
The conference series originated in Ukraine and has been running for more than four years; a third-party profile records a launch date of January 2020. It is represented legally by the Ukrainian individual entrepreneur Lavrynenko Eugen Vasilyovych, registered in Kyiv, and Eugene Lavrinenko is listed as CEO and founder.
Business model
The company operates as an event organizer, monetizing conference editions through paid delegate passes and through partnership, sponsorship and exhibition packages sold to gaming companies and service providers. Some editions are offered free of charge while others are paid, and ticketing is handled via a third-party ticket sales service provider. Attendee-facing services are delivered through the PINE Tool, a third-party digital meeting and networking platform to which ticket buyers get automatic access.
Revenue comes from ticket and pass sales for paid editions and from partnership, sponsorship and exhibitor packages; passes are refundable up to seven days before an event.
Traction
The company reports 24,000+ professionals from 90+ countries and 7,000+ gaming brands attending 15 international events over four years, with a publicly listed schedule of at least ten conference editions between December 2023 and March 2026.
Latest developments
Recent and scheduled editions include HIT Games Conference Hanoi in September 2025, HIT Games Conference Abu Dhabi in November 2025, and an edition in Türkiye scheduled for March 2026.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positioned as an international B2B gaming conference organizer covering the gaming and esports sector, having grown from a Ukrainian event into a series held across Europe, MENA and Asia, with reported reach of 24,000+ professionals and 7,000+ gaming brands across 15 events.
The events span the full gaming stack in a single format — mobile, PC and console, AR/VR and Web3 — and are positioned as C-level B2B gatherings rather than consumer expos, with a stated focus on connecting the MENA region to the global gaming market and a rotating international host-city model across Europe, MENA and Asia.
Technology
Event participation is supported by the PINE Tool, a third-party digital meeting platform used for the conference program, attendee and company profiles, interest tags, profile search and meeting scheduling; access is granted automatically on ticket purchase.
Go-to-market
Demand is generated through the conference brand itself, with dedicated calls to become a partner or a speaker, media partnerships, and a mailing list run on third-party marketing automation tools. A small team is organized by function — partnerships and sponsorships, speaker and program coordination, production and media coordination — with named contacts for each area.
Game development companies, publishers and game services, along with investors, technology companies and industry experts attending at a senior/C-level.
Geography
Founded in Ukraine with a registered address in Kyiv and a contact address listed in Brooklyn, New York. Events have been held in Türkiye (Istanbul and other editions), Spain (Barcelona), Germany (Berlin), India (Bengaluru), Vietnam (Hanoi) and the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi), plus a virtual edition; the company reports recognition across Europe, MENA and Asia and attendance from more than 90 countries.
History
The organization has run events for over four years, described on its own site as born in Ukraine and expanding into Europe, MENA and Asia. Earlier site footers used the name Hyper Games Conference alongside HIT Games Conference, with copyright notices spanning 2021 onward. A public event history records a virtual edition in December 2023, followed by in-person editions in Istanbul (April 2024), Barcelona (June 2024), Bengaluru (September 2024), Berlin (October 2024), Türkiye (March 2025), Berlin (April 2025), Hanoi (September 2025) and Abu Dhabi (November 2025), with a further Türkiye edition scheduled for March 2026. In 2023 the organizer announced a support program for the Turkish community following the earthquake, including donating part of ticket sales, free stands for volunteer organizations and free tickets and stands for affected game companies.
Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 11
launches, deals, and filingsPaid conference edition held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Free virtual conference/webinar edition of HIT Games Conference.
The organizer announced it would donate part of ticket sales to earthquake victims in Turkey, host volunteer organizations at its conferences with free stands, and offer free tickets and stands to affected game companies.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 6
primary sources listed
- Hgconfhgconf.com · web
6 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Hgconf do?
- HIT Games Conference organizes international B2B gaming industry events across Europe, MENA and Asia.
- Who are Hgconf's investors?
- Hgconf's investors include Castrum Capital.