The Game Business Live: Monday, June 9 in Los Angeles
On Monday, June 9, join us for THE GAME BUSINESS LIVE, an exclusive event hosted by The Game Business at the sixth annual SUMMER GAME FEST in Los Angeles.
What is it?
The Game Business Live is a premier thought leadership summit bringing together leaders and visionaries from across gaming and entertainment. Speakers at this year’s event includes Dan Clancy [CEO, Twitch], Lisa Burgess [GM, Netflix], John Hight [President, Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming at Hasbro], Pete Wanat [President of Interactive Technology, AGBO] Mat Piscatella [Executive Director, Circana], Peiwen Yao [VP and Executive Director, Blizzard] and Shannon Williams [Senior Director of Mobile, Blizzard].
Update: Unfortunately, Build A Rocket Boy's Leslie Benzies, who was scheduled to talk with us at our event on Monday, has cancelled due to a family emergency.
Where is it?
The GRAMMY Museum, LA Live
800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA
When is it?
Monday, June 9, 2025
8:30am - 1pm
How can I get a ticket?
There are two ticket types to the event. The first is the Play Days Industry Ticket, which offers access to the The Game Business Live conference, the Summer Game Fest Play Days Campus, plus complimentary food and drink, the closing reception, gift bag and more. These tickets cost $500 and you have to first apply for a ticket via this link. You have until May 20 to apply for tickets and you must be an industry professional.
Alternatively, we have a limited number of free tickets to the conference for TGB readers. You can apply through here, and please make sure to sign-up with the email associated with your TGB subscription (not a subscriber? It’s free! Click the link below). This ticket is for The Game Business Live conference only.
What are the sessions?
08:30: Check-In/Registration
09:45: Welcome (Geoff Keighley/Chris Dring)
09:50: Tariffs and Affordability: The US Consumer in Limbo - Mat Piscatella (Circana)
10:10: Building entertainment universes through video games - Lisa Burgess (Netflix), John Hight (Wizards of the Coast), Pete Wanat (Agbo)
10:50: Break
11:10: Diablo Immortal: How we turned one of PC's biggest franchises into a mobile sensation - Peiwan Yao (Blizzard), Shannon Williams (Blizzard)
11:35: The Evolution of Live-Streaming - Dan Clancy, CEO Twitch
12:00: Close
Dan Clancy, the CEO of Twitch, will be joining us in a fireside chat to discuss the latest evolution in live-streaming and the trends that are defining this area of the industry today.
Mat Piscatella is the Executive Director at Circana, with two decades working as a video games analyst. He will share data and insight into the larger macro trends impacting video games, in particular how higher pricing in everyday spending categories and tariffs might impact the dollars available for gaming. Data would focus on the US market but speak to global implications.
Lisa Burgess [GM, Netflix], John Hight [President, Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming at Hasbro] and Pete Wanat [President of Interactive Technology, AGBO] are a panel of experts who will discuss building universes that cross TV, film, board games and, of course, video games. They’ll share the successes they’ve seen so far, and discuss the opportunities that lie ahead for this exciting and fast-developing area of entertainment.
Peiwen Yao, executive producer of Diablo Immortal, and Shannon Williams, senior director of mobile at Blizzard, will utilize their experience with Diablo Immortal to discuss the role that mobile can play in helping traditional AAA PC and console franchises reach global audiences. They will also discuss how they navigated Western mobile stigma vs Eastern enthusiasm, and what comes next for their game and mobile in general.