Explore Creativity and Innovation at Casual Connect Tel Aviv

​Fascinating speakers, fabulous parties, busy meeting schedules and a stunning Indie Prize Showcase await.

Our debut in Tel Aviv will be one for the books.

View 2015 schedule: http://telaviv.casualconnect.org/schedule.html

Tour and Special Events: http://telaviv.casualconnect.org/special.html

Speakers & Topics

 Join the trade's most creative and innovative minds as we chart new paths in the games inudustry.

Collect inspiration from serial entrepreneurs like Robert Antokol, who founded social casino powerhouse Playtika and cross-platform games & tech provider CMate.

Israel is a hotbed for game development. Get to know talents from the area, like Playtika's Elad Kushnir, and Tabtale's Sagi Schliesser, who are changing the gaming world.

Meet key players in the investment world like Gigi Levy, a founding partner of NFX Guild, the networks and marketplaces guild in Silicon Valley. Gigi has helped successful startups such as 888, Kenshoo, Plarium, Playtika, SimilarWeb and more.

Discover design strategies players and reviewers love from experts like The Workshop Entertainment's Laralyn McWilliams, who reinvigorated Free Realms and launched Full Spectrum Warrior to success.

Spark a wildfire of creativity with innovative design essentials from My N. Tran, game designer at Storm8 whose insistence on a solid relationship between storytelling and monetization has energized games like Castle Story and Brightwood Adventures, pushing them into the top-grossing charts.

Get players' adrenaline pumping with intel from veteran developers like David Johnson, lead visual effects artist at Infinity Ward. David's work has been prominent in multi-billion-dollar franchises like, Call of Duty and Halo.

Upgrade your development pipeline to a superhighway with insight from Alexander Vashchenko, who smooths the roadway and slays dragons for hundreds of game developers as director of production for GameInsight.

Assimilate vital research from industry authorities like Adam Krejcik, managing director of Eliers Research, who has amassed more than 10 years of experience in game industry equity research.

Plus, hear from all the industry leaders you have come to expect: EIPIX, Facebook, Magma Venture Partners, Miniclip, TabTale, Rovio, Wooga, FlowPlayand VentureBeat.

View 2015 speakers: http://telaviv.casualconnect.org/content.html

Indies and Developers

Join the best and the brightest game developers from all over the world at the Indie Prize Scholarship Showcase and Premium Developer Showcase!

Indie Prize Tel Aviv participants: http://telaviv.indieprize.org/#showcase

Networking Galore

Days and nights of phenomenal networking start with the Badge Pickup Party hosted by CLICKSMOB (http://telaviv.casualconnect.org/meetings.html#clicksmob) in downtown Tel Aviv on Sunday the 18th of October from 19:00 — 21:00. 

All the World's a Stage

Party with STARTAPP (http://telaviv.casualconnect.org/meetings.html#startapp) at the Theatre Club on Monday the 19th of October from 20:00 — 0:00. 

Official Opening Casual Connect Party: https://www.facebook.com/events/1656557367956761/

Over the Top

PLAYTIKA turns things up a notch at the Over the Top Party on Tuesday the 20th of October at 21:00. (https://www.facebook.com/events/1640042379611647/)

Indie Prize Awards

Celebrate ingenuity at the INDIE PRIZE AWARDS CEREMONY  and toast the winners at 16:30 on Wednesday, October 21, at The Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Habima Square.

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/697785437024813/

Tour Jerusalem

Join SUPERSONIC on a guided tour of Jerusalem on Thursday the 22nd of October. (https://www.facebook.com/events/1647700112138580/)

Registration and Lodging

Register now and secure your spot at Casual Connect Tel Aviv, then book a room at the Crowne Plaza Tel Aviv City Center, in the heart of the city's vivacious nightlife, dining and culture, and only minutes away from sunny Mediterranean beach recreation.

Register and Book a Hotel: http://telaviv.casualconnect.org/travel