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See you at day zero on the 13th & #XMASJKL on the 14th of Nov 2025!

Ilokivi, Keskussairaalantie 2, 40100 Jyväskylä

2025 #XmasJKL Schedule

10:00
  • Doors Open – Registering Open
  • Demo Area Open at upstairs 13.00 – 18.15
11:00 - 11:15
  • Welcome words by Chairperson Vatteri Lahti / Wanda & Vice Chair Dmytro Zhovtobryukh
  • Code of Conduct by Expa Game Business Cooperative by Treasurer, Niina Pesonen
11:15 - 11:30
  • Opening words, Sanna Laakso, programme manager, ICT & Cybersecurity, City of Jyväskylä Business Development Services, City of Jyväskylä
11:30 - 11:50
  • Kalle Raijonkari, Jamk University of Applied Sciences & Raine Koskimaa Raine Koskimaa, University of Jyväskylä
12:00 - 12:45
  • Speaker:

    Katharina Schmidt, Senior Business Development Manager, Rovio, Part of Sega

    Topic: Leading International Gaming Partnerships

13:00 - 14:15
  • Lunch at Ilokivi
    • (open until 15.30)
14:15 - 15:00
  • Jussi Ultima, CEO | Co Founder, Zaibatsu Interactive

    Topic of : No dev like co-dev

15:00 - 15:15
  • Break (15 min)
15:15 - 16:00
  • Grace Lind, CEO, Green Heart Creative

    Topic: From Billboards to Battle Buses: How Brands Win in UGC Worlds

16:00 - 16:20
  • Break (20 min)
16:20 - 17:05
  • Jesse Lempiäinen, CEO | Co Founder, Geeklab

    Topic: Misleading Mobile Game Ads: Why They Work
17.05 - 17.25
  • Break (20 min)
17.25 - 18.10
    • Namya Joshi, Minecraft Student Ambassador, Microsoft

      Topic: How Game Based learning changed my life

18:10 - 18:25
  • Break (15 min)
18.25 - 19.10
    • Sami Hakala, Deputy Managing & Development Director, Housemarque

      Topic:  Leading in a Creative Industry

BREAK SUBWAY SNACKS
  • Break (50 min)
AFTER PARTY
20.00
  • “Doors open, mingling”
20.15
  • The Next Level Awards
20.30
  • DJ & VJ
  • Dance floor in use!
23:00
  • After Party in Nightclub FREETIME 
SPEAKERS
Slots 35 min + QA 10 min
  • Katharina Schmidt, Senior Business Development Manager, Rovio, Part of Sega

    Topic: Leading International Gaming Partnerships

  • Jussi Ultima, CEO | Co Founder, Zaibatsu Interactive

    Topic of : No dev like co-dev

  • Grace Lind, CEO, Green Heart Creative

    Topic: From Billboards to Battle Buses: How Brands Win in UGC Worlds

  • Jesse Lempiäinen, CEO | Co Founder, Geeklab

    Topic: Misleading Mobile Game Ads: Why They Work

  • Namya Joshi, Minecraft Student Ambassador, Microsoft

    Topic: How Game Based learning changed my life

  • Sami Hakala, Deputy Managing & Development Director, Housemarque

    Topic:  Leading in a Creative Industry