Wnconf
Dubai, AE · 1 known investors
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WN Conf is a business-focused conference for the global games industry, connecting game developers, publishers, investors, platforms, and service providers around business opportunities. The event is organized by WN Media Group, with an upcoming edition in Limassol, Cyprus.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026WN Conference is a series of business-focused events for the video game industry, organized by WN Media Group FZ-LLC, which is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The conferences gather game developers, publishers, investors, platforms and service providers with the stated aim of connecting participants around business opportunities, and the organizer describes more than a decade of activity in this format.
Events combine speaker programs, developer showcases and networking formats. Past and scheduled editions have been held in Abu Dhabi, Istanbul, Belgrade and Limassol/Cyprus, with a featured upcoming edition announced for September 17-18, 2026 in Limassol, Cyprus. Programming has featured speakers from studios, platforms and investors including WolfEye Studios, Mundfish, IO Interactive, Larian Studios, Saber Interactive, Microsoft, Supercell, Lucasfilm, Leonardo.Ai, Charisma, Mad Head Games, Unfrozen, GamesBeat, 1Up Ventures and Deconstructor of Fun.
Business model
The organizer runs paid ticketed conferences (including early-bird pricing tiers and online/streaming tickets) and sells sponsorship and branding packages to partners. Editions have been staged as in-person, hybrid and online/livestreamed formats.
Revenue sources indicated include paid attendee tickets, including online tickets for livestreamed halls, and event sponsorship/partner packages.
Traction
WN Conference Abu Dhabi'24, held in February 2024, drew 519 games industry professionals from 302 companies, including representatives of Apple, Google, Ubisoft, Unity, TikTok, Tilting Point, Stillfront Group, Riot Games and Huawei. More than 80 gamedev teams took part in the on-site developer showcase, and the accompanying WN Game Finder Contest received 56 applications from teams in Europe, Asia and other regions.
▸Full profile — market position, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positioned as a long-running international B2B conference organizer for the video game industry, operating offline and online conferences and workshops across Europe, Türkiye and the Middle East.
The organizer emphasizes curating a business-focused audience of decision-makers, with sponsorship from regional bodies such as Abu Dhabi Gaming and formats that pair conference programming with developer showcases and matchmaking-style networking.
Go-to-market
The company markets a recurring calendar of city-based conferences with early-bird ticket campaigns, a speaker roster of industry figures, sponsor recruitment, developer showcases and competitions such as the WN Game Finder Contest, plus workshops and networking events, pre-parties and parties.
Games industry professionals: developers and studios, publishers, investors, platform holders and service providers. At the Abu Dhabi 2024 edition, 72% of attendees were C-level executives, 15% business development managers and 8% game developers; by company type, 60% were game developers and 39% service providers, with publishers and investors also represented.
Geography
Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, with events held across multiple regions: Abu Dhabi (UAE), Istanbul (Türkiye), Belgrade (Serbia) and Limassol (Cyprus).
History
WN Media Group is reported as founded in 2012 and headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its conference series has run editions including WN Istanbul (June 2023), WN Conference Cyprus (September 2023), WN Conference Belgrade (December 2023), WN Conference Abu Dhabi (February 2024) — its first event in the UAE — WN Conference Istanbul (June 2024) and WN Conference Cyprus (September 2024), with a Limassol, Cyprus edition scheduled for September 2026.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 7
launches, deals, and filingsFeatured upcoming event scheduled for September 17-18, 2026 in Limassol, Cyprus, with early-bird ticket rates ending September 7.
Conference edition held in Istanbul, Türkiye on June 11-12, 2024.
WN Media Group hosted its first conference in the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi in February 2024, with Abu Dhabi Gaming as general sponsor and additional sponsors including Yandex Games, Moloco, Google, GEM Capital, Xsolla, Appier, TikTok for Business and Liftoff. Winners of the WN Game Finder Contest included Peppered by Mostly Games (Grand Prix), WorldShards by Lowkick Studio (Best Art), Midline '85 by NADSAT (Best Storytelling) and The Burst by GoRapid Studio (Best Game Design).
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primary sources listed
- Wnconfwnconf.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Wnconf do?
- WN Conference is a business-oriented event series for the global games industry, run by Dubai-based WN Media Group.
- Who are Wnconf's investors?
- Wnconf's investors include Castrum Capital.
- Where is Wnconf headquartered?
- Wnconf is headquartered in Dubai, AE.