Bring your pitch to the next level: Get feedback on your pitch deck from different perspectives in 1:1 sessions with games experts and learn more about pitching, contracts, negotiations and finding a publisher in talks by industry professionals – in just one day at the Pitch Level Up!

Five experts are available to you in 30-minute timeslots, listen to your pitch presentation in 10 minutes and give you individual feedback for 20 minutes. Get valuable, honest and constructive feedback from people who have seen hundreds of pitches – all in a “safe space”, without possibly spoiling any future chances.

If you’re not at the right point to optimize your pitch deck yet or want to put the waiting time between 1:1 feedback appointments to good use, you can profit from the additional talk program during the event: Five expert speakers will explain how to find the right publisher, what information should be included in an elevator pitch, what conditions are important when signing a contract, and what Dos and Don’ts to keep in mind when communicating with a publisher.

We're happy to invite you to this unique event on May 3! Our location partner for this event is the Hamburger Ding - Cross Community Space.

How to participate:

Sign up for the Pitch Level Up right here on Eventbrite! All tickets include access to the event, talks, and snacks and drinks.

The ticket titled "Expert Session & Talks" also includes 1:1 feedback appointments on top, please buy your ticket accordingly if you want to participate in these sessions. After signing up, you will receive a link to a separate form where you can tell us more about the project you want to get feedback on and tell us your preferences regarding the experts you want to talk to and at what times you would prefer the appointments.

Please get your ticket and complete the subsequent form by April 28, if you want to participate in the 1:1 sessions, so we can match you to your experts.

If you're attending as a team, please make sure to buy a ticket for each team member and tell us in the signup form which team / project you are working on together, so we can group you up accordungly.

The event will be held in English, feedback sessions can be requested in German or English.

The game / project you want to receive feedback on has to be commercially oriented (i.e. you plan to publish it and make money with it). This event is open to developers, teams and founders from Hamburg and beyond, you don't need to be from Hamburg / work on your game in Hamburg to participate.

Meet our experts:

• Valentina Birke (Super Crowd Entertainment / Indie Arena Booth)
• Jan Theysen (King Art Games)
• Helge Peglow (Assemble Entertainment)
• Nina Müller (Goodgame Studios)
• André Bernhardt (Indie Advisor & Company)
• Jörg Luibl (Games Journalist)
• Søren Lass (Business Development Consultant)
• Dennis Schoubye (Gamecity Hamburg)

Schedule:

• 10:45 am: Doors open
• 11:00 am: Begin of event
• 11:15 am: Welcome words
• from 11:30 am: individual feedback sessions with the experts
• 1:30 - 2:00 pm: Søren Lass (Business Development Consulting) "Chosing the right publishing strategy for your game"
• 3:00 - 3:30 pm: Helge Peglow (Assemble Entertainment) "How to pitch 4723 – The DEFINITE guideline to successfully pitch to a publisher"
• 3:40 - 4:10 pm: Tobias Schelinski (Taylor Wessing) "Legal pitfalls for games developers" 
• 4:40 - 5:10 pm: Moritz Klein (Kalypso Media Group) "Do's & Don'ts in the communication with the publisher"
• 6:00 pm: End of event

For the 1:1 sessions, participants get an individual schedule based on the availability of experts they want to talk to.

Note: Covid-Safety Measures

In accordance with the Hamburg SARS-CoV-2 Containment Policy, wearing a mask will no longer be mandatory during the event. But of course, you can wear a mask if you choose to do so.

Persons who experience typical symptoms of a Covid infection (cough, fever, rhinitis/congested or runny nose, a disturbance or loss of the sense of smell or taste, and acute respiratory distress) are not allowed to enter the event location.

We will continue to monitor the current situation and reserve the right to make adjustments if necessary