12:00-12:30
Registration
Portal Hall (1st floor)
International Game Industry Festival
ConferenceApril 25–26Bishkek, OloloYurt
|HackathonApril 18–19Bishkek, High Technology Park
Create games. Meet the industry. Find your team.
ABOUT
GameCon Central Asia is the largest event in Central Asia for anyone interested in game development and digital creativity.
Here you'll meet developers, artists, students, and IT professionals.
This is not just a conference. It's where careers begin and projects are born.
DAYS OF GAMEDEV
🎤Expert talks
🎮Game showcase
🧠Educational track
🏆Hackathon awards
🤝Networking
GAMECON HACKATHON
April 18–19•Bishkek, High Technology Park
Build your team
Make a game in 48 hours
Win a prize!
GAMECON CONFERENCE
Day 1 — April 25
Educational Day
- Student project & report presentations
- Expert reviews
- Industry case studies
- Networking with professionals
Day 2 — April 26
Professional Day
- Main stage talks by experts
- Game presentations
- Expo & showcase zone
- Networking & catering
SPEAKERS
offlineEldar Azamatov
CTO & Co-Founder at Outtalent
Roblox game developer with 30M+ visits. Cursor ambassador in Kyrgyzstan.
«How to Build a Super-Charged Trajectory in GameDev»
offlineAlex Kishchinskiy
CBDO & Co-founder Portal College / CEO & Co-founder Contrast Games
«How indies can finance themselves»
offlineAziret Tumenbaev
Art Director at Sons of Wins
Worked on Hawked, Into a Hearth Yonder.
«TBA»
onlineTheofanis Gavriilidis
CEO of Critical Hit PR & Head of Communications, IGDA Greece
A seasoned game marketer with experience in journalism and events planning.
«How to self-market indie-game»
onlineCharlotte Kirschner
Game Designer & Workshop Instructor
«TBA»
online
offlineTeona
Artist, Game Designer, Performer
«Everyday Reality as an Engine for Your Games»
online
onlineAnaïs Alipio
Community manager and organizer of cyber-sport events
«How to Escape Tutorial Hell and Become Independent Again»
LinkedIn
offlineNazym Zhumabaeva
Senior Researcher at GameLab KBTU
«Play games. Make games. Study games!»
offlineDasha Bandura
Unreal Engine Developer
«Who to become and how to make it in gamedev. You can do it!»
offlineEvgeny Neverov
Product Owner / Producer at Xsolla
«What you don't think about when making your game — and why it's dangerous»
offlineAiday Zulum
Independent Game Researcher (MA), Product Marketing Expert
«F2P Monetization: Why "Pay-to-Win" is dead and what replaced it»
offlineRomane Rakotovao
Narrative Design & User Experience Lecturer
Teaching User Experience and Narrative Design in video game schools in Paris and Bordeaux.
«Narrative Design: Introduction to the tasks of a narrative designer»
onlineJacob Irven LeRoux
Game Designer / CEO of CosmoRetro Studios LLC
«From RPG Maker Dreams to Released Games: My Indie RPG Journey with Dream Dazia & Lost Legacy»
offlineDoğukan Kaan Bozkurt
Senior Software Engineer, Agave Games
«Playable ads: "what, how and why"»
offlineMasha Mallet
Founder, Springfox Games
«Who's Driving?: AI in game dev, learned the hard way»
DAY 1 — EDUCATIONAL DAY
Day 1 · April 25, 2026
Educational day schedule across all active venues.
TimeSpeaker & TopicPlace
12:30-13:00
Charlotte Kirschner
Not just Child’s Play: Game development as an educational tool for children
Portal Hall (1st floor), Small Hall
13:00-13:30
Lucas Staniec
Ask Me Anything
Portal Hall (1st floor), Small Hall
13:30-13:40
Break
Portal Hall (1st floor), Small Hall
13:40-14:00
Vadim An
How to choose an idea for a game
Portal Hall (1st floor)
13:40-14:00
Aliya Akimkanova
Художник как “вечный мученик”: миф или реальность?
Small Hall
14:00-14:20
Zalkar Atabekov
Как играть с закрытыми глазами
Portal Hall (1st floor)
14:00-14:20
Nurakim Samudinov
Как люди представляют будущее человечества через игры.
Small Hall
14:20-14:40
Nursultan Orozbekov
Why constraints make us more creative: what your first game jam really teaches you
Portal Hall (1st floor)
14:20-14:40
Ekaterina Shestakova
Анимация важнее графики. Смиритесь!
Small Hall
14:40-15:30
Coffee-brake & networking
Portal Hall (1st floor), Small Hall
15:30-15:50
Ivan Diskin
Why you shouldn't ask players what they want
Portal Hall (1st floor)
15:30-15:50
Artur Kim
Что отличает творца от ремесленника? И как стать первым, при помощи подхода Хаяо Миядзаки?
Small Hall
15:50-16:20
Aidar Kumushbekov
Немного про арт-дирекшен в играх
Portal Hall (1st floor)
15:50-16:20
Daria Derkacheva
больше, чем просто фон. саунддизайн в играх как стимулятор эмоций и вовлечения
Small Hall
16:20-16:30
Break
Portal Hall (1st floor), Small Hall
16:30-17:00
Damien Levaufre
TBA
Portal Hall (1st floor), Small Hall
17:00-17:30
Christoph Deeg
German Game Development Industry Overview
Portal Hall (1st floor), Small Hall
17:30-17:40
Холковский Родион
Project pitch
Portal Hall (1st floor)
17:40-17:50
Sundus Aralbekova
Project pitch
Portal Hall (1st floor)
17:50-18:00
Головинский Роман
Project pitch
Portal Hall (1st floor)
18:00-18:10
Vadim An
Project pitch
Portal Hall (1st floor)
DAY 2 — PROFESSIONAL DAY
Day 2 · April 26, 2026
Conference schedule for the professional day across all active venues.
TimeSpeaker & TopicPlace
12:00-12:30
Registration
Main Hall (ground floor), Portal Hall (1st floor), Yard
12:30-13:00
Opening Ceremony
Main Hall (ground floor), Portal Hall (1st floor)
13:00-13:30
Masha Mallet
Who's Driving?: AI in game dev, learned the hard way
Main Hall (ground floor)
13:00-13:30
Gerald Parel
TBA
Portal Hall (1st floor)
13:30-14:00
Doğukan Kaan Bozkurt
Playable ads: "what, how and why
Main Hall (ground floor)
14:00-14:30
Romane Rakotovao
Narrative Design: Introduction to the tasks of a narrative designer
Main Hall (ground floor)
14:30-15:00
Evgeny Neverov
What you don't think about when making your game — and why it's dangerous
Main Hall (ground floor)
14:30-15:00
Jacob Irven LeRoux
From RPG Maker Dreams to Released Games: My Indie RPG Journey with Dream Dazia & Lost Legacy
Portal Hall (1st floor)
15:00-16:00
Coffee-brake & networking
Main Hall (ground floor), Portal Hall (1st floor), Small Hall, Yurt Audience, Yard
16:00-16:30
Eldar Azamatov
How to Build a Super-Charged Trajectory in GameDev
Main Hall (ground floor)
16:00-16:30
Theofanis Gavriilidis
How to self-market indie-game
Portal Hall (1st floor)
16:30-17:00
Dasha Bandura
Who to become and how to make it in gamedev. You can do it!
Main Hall (ground floor)
17:00-17:30
Nazym Zhumabaeva
Play games. Make games. Study games!
Main Hall (ground floor)
17:00-17:30
Anaïs Alipio
How to Escape Tutorial Hell and Become Independent Again
Portal Hall (1st floor)
17:30-18:00
Alex Kishchinskiy
How indies can finance themselves
Main Hall (ground floor)
18:00-18:30
Aziret Tumenbaev
TBA
Main Hall (ground floor)
18:00-18:30
Yoan Rock
How to escape tutorial hell
Portal Hall (1st floor)
18:30-19:00
Aiday Zulum
F2P Monetization: Why "Pay-to-Win" is dead and what replaced it
Main Hall (ground floor)
19:00-20:00
Award & closing ceremony
Main Hall (ground floor), Yard
20:00-22:00
Network & music
Main Hall (ground floor), Yard
FOR WHOM
GameCon Central Asia is for you if you:
Want to create games
Are interested in IT and creativity
Are studying or choosing a profession
Want to break into gamedev
WHY GAMEDEV
The gaming industry is one of the fastest growing in the world.
GameCon Central Asia helps you:
Enter the industry
Find your team
Get hands-on experience
Reach the international level
JOIN US
Want to get into the game industry? Start with GameCon Central Asia.