Sajid Javid leads UK gaming and creativity trade mission to Korea
UK gaming companies to promote their products and services at G-Star in South Korea.
19 British gaming developers and publishers will take part in the mission to South Korea from 19th 鈥� 22nd November. 皇冠体育app mission will include attendance at G-Star 2014, one of the largest games industry events in Asia-Pacific.
皇冠体育app mission to Korea for has been organised by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) South Korea, in association with:
- (UKIE), the UK鈥檚 trade body for the games and interactive entertainment industry
- (LCCI)
皇冠体育app UK delegation will be led by Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for Equalities. He will be attending as part of a wider Korean visit programme. This includes a Creativity Industries Forum in Seoul and a range of governmental and commercial meetings.
G-Star
UKTI have supported UK companies in visiting GSTAR regularly over the past 8 years. Over 500 exhibitors and 200,000 visitors are predicted to attend G-Star 2014.
It鈥檚 fast becoming a must attend event for UK gaming firms hoping to conduct business in Asia. 90% of attendees on the 2013 G-Star mission reported they found new business from the event.
Follow @UKinKorea or the #UKatGSTAR hashtag to see tweets, photos and videos from the event.
Happy Hour: Come meet us
皇冠体育app UK pavilion will be the focal point of UKTI鈥檚 activities at G-Star. 皇冠体育appre will be a daily Happy Hour, from 4 to 5.30 pm on the 20th and 21st November.
Other activities will include informal presentations from:
- Korean publishers
- Tony Hughes, UKTI鈥檚 innovation specialist
- Pru Ashby, Head of Technology for London & Partners
皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 鈥楥reativity is GREAT鈥� pavilion is located at P21.
Contacts
Contact [email protected] to arrange a meeting, attend Happy Hour, or find out more.
Creativity is GREAT campaign in Korea
This year鈥檚 event follows a successful 鈥楥reativity is GREAT鈥� campaign by the British Embassy in Seoul. 皇冠体育app campaign has included:
- a Korean delegation visiting Gamescom in Germany
- a 鈥楪aming is GREAT鈥� UKTI webinar for UK and Korean firms
- media and press coverage of the UK鈥檚 creativity
- start-up support