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PocketGamer.biz Podcast - GameFounders' Kadri Harma on unlocking the MENA games market

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PocketGamer.biz Podcast - GameFounders' Kadri Harma on unlocking the MENA games market

MENA is a region ripe with opportunities for game industry professionals. In this latest episode our host, Peggy Anne Salz, sits down with an expert on the area and headline speaker at the Dubai GameExpo Summit powered by PG Connects, Kadri Harma.

Co-founder of the investment fund and mentoring program, GameFounders, and Venture Partner at Sisu Game Ventures, Kadri brings her on-the-ground expertise to the show this week, lifting the lid on unlocking the MENA market.

She shares the investment opportunities and player behaviour that make the region stand out, the government initiatives that empower the local industry, and the actions indie studios can take to attract the attention of the investor community.

Listen in and register now for the GameExpo Summit on May 1st to 2nd!

What's inside:

00:00 - Intro
02:57 - Understanding the MENA market
07:57 - MENA's appeal
12:48 - Opportunities for investment
20:36 - Favourite games Q&A

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Daniel Griffiths is a veteran journalist who has worked on some of the biggest entertainment media brands in the world. He's interviewed countless big names, and covered countless new releases in the fields of videogames, music, movies, tech, gadgets, home improvement, self build, interiors and garden design. Yup, he said garden design… He’s the ex-Editor of PSM2, PSM3, GamesMaster and Future Music, ex-Deputy Editor of The Official PlayStation Magazine and ex-Group Editor-in-Chief of Electronic Musician, Guitarist, Guitar World, Rhythm, Computer Music and more. He hates talking about himself.