THE WORLD'S LEADING EVENT ON LIVE SERVICE GAMING
8-9 SEPTEMBER 2026
| LONDON, UK
Pre-Event Workshop Day - Monday 8th September
Workshop Day - Morning
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Breakfast
Please enjoy some refreshments before workshops begin.
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Workshop 1 – Driving Growth in the Live Gaming and Telecom Industries through Collaboration and Innovation
Liam Deane -
Principal Analyst,
Omdia
This roundtable brings together senior leaders from the live service gaming and telecom space to explore how cross-industry collaboration can fuel innovation and growth. Moderated by Liam Deane, a Principal Analyst at Omdia, the session will highlight key market trends, shared challenges, and actionable partnership models. Attendees will gain insight into:
- Pinpointing growth opportunities and overcoming roadblocks across the video game and telecom sectors.
- Managing and setting expectations for service providers.
- Identifying opportunities for collaboration and mutual benefits between industries.
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Morning Coffee Break
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Workshop 2 – From Legacy to Live: What Destiny 2 Teaches Us About Thriving IPs
Michael Schade -
CEO & Co-Founder,
ROCKFISH Games
This workshop examines how legacy IPs can not only survive but thrive as live service games, grounding the conversation in a consumer-driven, expert analysis of Bungie’s Destiny 2. Presented by Michael Schade, CEO of ROCKFISH Games and an unabashed Destiny 2 superfan, this data-driven session brings together the perspectives of a player, an industry watcher, and a studio founder inspired by the lessons learned from Bungie’s blockbuster sci-fi shooter for his own space combat series, EVERSPACE. Dig deeper into:
- Analysing player-centric design choices that keep legacy IPs relevant in live service ecosystems.
- Translating lessons from Destiny 2 into actionable strategies for long-term engagement and monetisation.
- Bridging fan insight with studio leadership to inspire innovation in future game development.
