Talks — Games Gathering 2026 Kyiv

24 talks by day of the programme.

3 December 2026

11:00–12:00 A game engine built with AI, so you don't have to use AI Arturo Nereu · Nereu, Founder and Engineer
11:00–12:00 Atomic Design and UI Systems Oleksandr Shpak · Ubisoft, Expert UI/UX Designer
11:00–12:00 PlayFrame: Development of the Animation and Gaming Industry in Ukraine Anastasiya Verlinska · LINOLEUM Animation Festival, Director
11:00–12:00 Application of AI in Game Design: Hands on Experience Stanislav Stankovic · Elecronic Arts, Senior Game Design Director
12:00–13:00 Building a game for the global success in 2026? Is that still possible? What makes such success less and more probable? Mariusz Gasiewski · Google, CEE Mobile Gaming and Apps Lead
12:00–13:00 Steam Q&A Erik Peterson · Valve, Steam Business Team
12:00–13:00 Ukrainian War Games of 2026: New, Upcoming, and Forgotten Yaraslau Kot · European Humanities University, Researcher
12:00–13:00 Creativity: Process and Tools Tom Hall · Quadrant4, Chief Design Officer

5 December 2026

10:00–11:00 There Is No Right Path: How Artists Build Their Careers in the Industry Helen Ilnytska · Freelance, Environment concept artist
11:00–12:00 Якість анімації. Від чого вона залежить Oleh Malamuzh · Avtoritet Studio, Owner
11:00–12:00 AI of the brain: How We Are Making Our Indie Game Dmytro Markov · Sand Games, Co-founder
11:00–12:00 LDD in AAA Ostap Dovbush · Ubisoft, Principal Game Designer
12:00–13:00 Against All Odds: The Making of Tukoni: Forest Keepers Oleksii Furman · Dream Operator, Creative Director
12:00–13:00 Building Worlds Behind The Game: Microservices at Ubisoft Oleksandr Medviediev · Ubisoft, Online Department Director
12:00–13:00 Hollow Home Kickstarter: Why did we run it and what did we learn? Valerii Minenko · Twigames, Founder
13:00–14:00 Familiar Characters, New Rules: How to Adapt an Animated Film for a Modern Game Kseniia Yermakova & Yelyzaveta Bekh · Gameloft, Narrative designer & Level designer
13:00–14:00 «Almost Done»: And 9 Other Dangerous Phrases in Game Dev Hanna Huida · Mind Studios Games, Lead Project Manager
14:00–15:00 How to Get Major Media Outlets to Write About Your Game Denis Gorokhovsky · "Ukrainian News" Information Agencу, Chief Editor
15:00–16:00 Game Development Life Cycle in Practice Philipp Dziuba · Frag Lab, Development Director
15:00–16:00 From Hyper-Casual to Top-3 Steam Wishlists Dmytro Derevianko · FLEXUS, Lead game designer
15:00–16:00 How We Taught Kids 3D Modeling with Azov Cares and What We Learned Ourselves Kostiantyn Surkov · Wargaming, CG Artist
16:00–17:00 UPlane: Aeroforge Simulator — How to Build Your Dream Game Using AI Tools Borys Suboch · Wild Fox production, Head of Production
16:00–17:00 Burnout / How to Save Your Team Dmytro Mykhailyk · Ubisoft, Lead Weapon Artist
16:00–17:00 The Armed Forces as a Game System: Rules, Bugs, and Cheats. How to Avoid Feeling Like You’ve Lost the Card Game Oleh Holubovskyi · Spalakh Unmanned Systems Battalion, 28th Mechanized Brigade, Battalion Officer

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