The only summit where 70 of the world’s top gaming companies gather to discuss the most important issues facing the game industry today. Find out everything that happened at ironSource’s Gamefest 2019.
November 5-7, 2019, ironSource HQ Tel Aviv

More than 120 of mobile gaming’s best and brightest – from 70 top gaming companies – gathered in Tel Aviv at ironSource HQ for Gamefest. We broke down the year’s hottest topics, networked and swapped best practices, drove ATVs in the desert with new friends, and lit up the desert night (literally). Keep scrolling to peak inside the event.

Breaking down gaming

The End of Hyper-Casual?

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Omer Kaplan

CRO & Co-Founder, ironSource

Protecting the Base in the Experience Economy

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Nir Korczak

CMO, Playtika

The Dichotomy of the Mobile Games Market

Mishka Katkoff

Head of Studio, Rovio

Game Industry Trends from the ironSource Perspective

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Amir Shaked

VP Revenue, ironSource

How to Win with the ironSource Growth Loop

Nadav Ashkenazy
VP Global Partnerships, ironSource

Kelly Kang
Head of Ad Monetization, Big Fish Games

Rahul Ravindranath
Monetization Specialist, Amanotes

Kosei Saegusa
Marketing Manager, ITI Inc

What attendees are saying

“One of the best events I have ever been to – if not THE best!”

Oisin Walsh, UA and Ad Monetization Lead at Sybo

What attendees are saying

“Top caliber of attendees + immaculately executed activities + exceptional Israeli hospitality = ironSource’s secret formula”

Tatyana Bogatyreva, Director of UA, Gram Games

What attendees are saying

“I am so proud to be a part of this community that’s become a game changer in the entertainment ecosystem”

Guido Farsi, CRO at Etermax

What attendees are saying

“An incredible experience to network and learn from the best in the mobile games industry!”

Shainiel Deo, CEO at Halfbrick

What attendees are saying

“Probably one of the most useful and genuine events in the gaming industry”

Alexandre Tan, VP Advertising and Brands Partnerships at Gamefloft

What attendees are saying

“Gamefest is the best event to keep track of industry trends and discuss them with the most relevant people”

Ecem Baran, COO at Alictus

What attendees are saying

“Honestly, the most impressive and best organized business event I’ve ever been to”

Oli Christie, CEO at Neon Play

Making the Game: “Zero to One” & New Game Development

Joseph Kim

Principal, GameMakers

Fireside Chat: M&A in Gaming

Scott Koenigsberg

SVP Central Product Management & Head of Product, Zynga

Melissa Zeloof

VP Marketing, ironSource

The Psychology and Impact of Rewarded Video Through Data

Or Shahar

GM US, ironSource

Creatives 2019-2020 and The IPM War

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Dan Greenberg

Chief Design Officer, ironSource

ironSource Product Overview and Roadmap

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Yevgeny Peres

VP Growth, ironSource

Nimrod Zuta

VP Product Platform, ironSource

Erez Fruchtman

VP Product Network, ironSource

Joined by the best

Highlights

LevelUp live from Gamefest

Merging Monetization and Marketing

Chandra Hill, CRO at Mobilityware
Fabian Hersen, COO at Ketchapp
Brian Sapp, VP of UA Marketing at Jam City
Jason Falcus, COO at Kwalee

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In-App Bidding and the Future of App Monetization

Andrew Stone, CEO at Random Logic
Jane Anderson, Ad Monetization Manager at Gameloft
Shainiel Deo, CEO at Halfbrick
Sofia Gilyazova, Head of Ad Revenue at Social Point

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2019 Trends in Mobile Game Creatives

Oli Christie, CEO at Neon Play
Alexander Derkach, Head of Marketing at Playrix
Jean Nicholas Vernin, CEO at Madbox

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