Wim Coveliers

Executive Producer Tencent

Conference Day 2

1:45 PM PANEL DISCUSSION: Managing Up & Navigating Executive Pressure

For directors, head and senior production executives' pressure is a constant reality. Conflicting priorities, late changes in direction, and the push to ship despite known risks create intense challenges.

This session explores how to balance the demands of leadership with the needs of project teams and how to maintain credibility while protecting the people responsible for delivery. Panellists will discuss practical strategies for:

Communicating Risk Clearly: How to raise concerns about scope, schedule, or quality without losing trust.
Managing Up: Techniques for influencing decisions and aligning priorities amid changing directives.
Protecting Teams: Ensuring your team can work sustainably, even under pressure, while delivering results.
Decision-Making Under Pressure: How to weigh short-term demands against long-term success and quality.

2:15 PM CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION: What’s Next: The Human Centric Pivot

In the final session of the Game Production Summit, panellists take a step back to reflect on the key themes of the event and look ahead to what will shape game production over the next 12 months.

This year’s summit has highlighted a major shift in the industry. Following the volatility of the mid-2020s, success is no longer defined solely by technical achievement or production output. The focus is moving toward human sustainability, organisational resilience, and cultural intelligence. Studios are redefining production around the people who make games possible and how teams are supported, empowered, and retained has become central to long-term success.

The panel will explore emerging trends in people priorities, including talent orchestration, cultural intelligence, remote work balance and most importantly, how to move away from crunch cycles to sustainable practices that retain top talent.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Wim.

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