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Adaptation and Antifragility: Life of an Independent Studio
Ilari Kuittinen | CEO, Housemarque

Location: Congress Saal 2
Date: Tuesday, August 20
Time: 17:30-18:30
Tracks: Business, Marketing & Management
Format: Session
Vault Recording: Video

Housemarque has gone through varied times during its 18 years in the business. The lecture concentrates on the studio's continuous attempts to build further 'antifragility' into its DNA, so that the company withstands any high-impact crisis. Important lessons can be learned on how to actually improve a company from events in the company's history. At minimum, leaders of a company should be aware of the consequences that may occur, if nothing is done about an obvious, risky direction the company may be taking.

Takeaway
The key takeaway is a collection of suggested action points that has enabled Housemarque to survive and thrive for 18 years in the ever-changing games industry. The audience will have a selection of ideas on how to make their company less prone to major setbacks and more robust, and perhaps even to be antifragile to change.

Intended Audience
Independent development studio founders and leaders, people who are contemplating starting a new studio and those interested in the business of running a game studio.

Speaker
Ilari Kuittinen | CEO, Housemarque
Ilari Kuittinen is a co-founder and CEO of Housemarque, with over 19 years of industry experience. Housemarque is an award-winning and internationally known Finnish game development studio with headquarters in downtown Helsinki, Finland. Mr. Kuittinen co-founded Housemarque with Harri Tikkanen in early 1995, and has since been in charge of running the company, gaining substantial experience in business development, contract negotiations and everyday operations of a game development company. Mr. Kuittinen has also served as the first chairman of the board of Finnish Game Developers Association and is currently the chairman of Neogames - the Finnish hub for games.

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