London, Wednesday 28th February 2018 - Women in Games WIGJ, the not for profit, games industry diversity organisation, today announced that Facebook will be its headline sponsor for the European Women in Games Conference, taking place on the 11th-12th September at City University.
With the objective to educate, inspire and help stimulate future generations, the inspirational two-day event will comprise of keynote speeches, panel discussions and workshops with insight provided by key staff members from Facebook HQ. There will also be over 40 speakers and panellists from across the games industry that represent the diverse wealth of sectors and the talent within them.
The event will take place at central London’s City University, highlighting the need to promote diversity through and within education, giving rise to a talented, inclusive new generation in the games and tech industry.
Aoife Brodigan, Head of Games Marketing, EMEA said, “Facebook has a rich history in broadening the audience for playing and building communities around games. We are excited to further this work with our Women in Gaming initiative that offers women in the games industry a platform to share their stories. As the headline sponsor for the European Women in Games Conference, we are looking forward to sharing some of these inspiring stories, working with WIGJ to power meaningful connections between women in the industry. Facebook is committed to supporting diversity initiatives in games and encouraging more young women to lean in to the industry and into leadership positions.”
Dr Radu Jianu, Lecturer in Computer Science commented, "City, University of London feels privileged to this year host the European Women in Games conference for its 8th edition, in central London. As an institution deeply committed to promoting diversity and one of the few universities in the country offering programs with a dedicated focus on games technologies, we are particularly excited about this partnership. We have watched the conference grow rapidly over the years into one that welcomes and inspires hundreds of computer games professionals and are looking forward to becoming part of its journey."
Marie-Claire Isaaman CEO of Women in Games WIGJ said, "The Women in Games WIGJ, not for profit organisation exists to double the number of women working in the games industry by 2025. Our flagship event is the European Women in Games Conference which has a 7 year history of educating, inspiring, and helping to stimulate future generations of talent in the technology and creative industries. We welcome Facebook as headline sponsor. It sends a clear signal of the intent to change the face of games and the tech sector and we look forward to our long term partnership."
Women in Games WIGJ is inclusive and male delegates are very welcome.
For further details about the conference please visit: http://www.womeningames.org/.
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About Women in Games
Women in Games WIGJ is a not for profit organisation that works to recruit more women into the games industry and to support those already in the industry. It also campaigns to ensure individuals and businesses understand that a more diverse workforce leads to greater productivity and financial success. More at http://www.womeningame.org
The organisation is called Women in Games, but our legal name is Women in Games WIGJ - without any brackets, which mean Women in Games can be abbreviated to WIGJ.The organisation is no longer called Women in Games Jobs.