FÍS Games Summit 2026

Mid bird tickets now available for Ardán's FÍS Games Summit on April 24th with more speaker announcements!

FÍS Games Summit 2026 – Mid Bird Ticket Round Open & More Speakers Announced!

Mid bird tickets are now available for Ardán's FÍS Games Summit taking place on April 24th at the Radisson RED in Galway! As we open a second round of tickets for this year’s Games Summit, we are excited to announce two more industry experts who will speak at the event this April. Award-winning designer Anna Brandberg (‘Dune: Awakening’, ‘Metal: Hellsinger’), along with Spooky Doorway CEO and Art Director Paul Conway, will join Nic Tringali on this year’s programme which promises to be one of the most exciting programmes yet.

Speaker: Anna Brandberg

Anna Brandberg is an experienced designer who’s spent the past 14 years helping games understand people — and people understand games. Her career spans board games and video games across free-to-play, premium, mobile, PC, and console - on both AAA titles and indie darlings alike. Her work can be seen in titles like Dune: Awakening, The Sims, Need for Speed, Candy Crush Saga, Conan Exiles, and the award-winning Metal: Hellsinger. She was selected as an IGDA Next Gen Leader, MCV Pacific's Top 50 Women in Games, and was the keynote speaker at Devcom 2023. She is passionate about UX best practices, accessibility and diversity, and continues to be a vocal advocate within the games industry and beyond.

Speaker: Paul Conway

Paul has worked in the games industry for over 20 years, contributing to over 100 games. He is best known as the CEO and Art Director of Spooky Doorway Games, the studio behind the critically acclaimed Darkside Detective series and The Séance of Blake Manor.

Read more about Nic Tringali here – we'll be announcing the full programme in a couple of weeks: Game Director & Designer Nic Tringali to headline FÍS Games Summit 2026 | Ardán

Opportunities to Participate

The callout for the demo exhibition has closed but there are still opportunities to host a roundtable or attend a pitch development session with industry experts. Find out more: FÍS Games Summit 2026: Roundtables, Pitching, & Demos - Opportunities to Participate! | Ardán

Please email eoin@ardan.ie for programming queries, julie@ardan.ie for event management queries & kathryn@ardan.ie for comms, marketing, or PR queries.

Please be advised that photographs and/or video recordings will be taken at this event for promotional and archival purposes.

About FÍS Games Summit 2026

Now in its 6th year, FÍS Games Summit 2026 brings creatives from all sectors of the Games industry together to learn and connect with each other alongside a carefully curated slate of international guests and experts.

Key stakeholders for Ardán’s 2026 FÍS Games Summit include Fís Éireann/ Screen Ireland, Gréasán na Meán Skillnet, TG4, Creative Europe Media Desk Ireland, IMIRT, WRAP, ATU Galway, & University of Galway. With thanks to our industry partners VOID interactive, our hospitality partners Radisson RED Galway, and our tech partners Sound to Light.

About Ardán

Ardán is a registered charity based in Galway, operating in the West of Ireland and beyond. We support creatives in the AV industry – in film, TV, games, and animation – through funding, training, and events.

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