Save the date: GamesBeat Summit is May 3-4, and GamesBeat 2016 is August 1-3

We’re about 18 days away from GamesBeat 2015. But we wanted to let you know when our next big events are coming.

GamesBeat Summit 2016 is May 3-May 4 at the Cavallo Point resort in Sausalito, California. It’s intimate, invitation-only event for the GamesBeat community, with about 180 CEOs, executives, investors, venture capitalists, marketers, developers, and other notable names in gaming. We’ll gather the right people in the room so you can do deals, strategize, and network.

Our theme will be Exploring New Worlds. By that, we mean all of the new places where people can enjoy games. New markets, new game genres, and new platforms are opening up for game companies. Virtual reality and augmented reality are re-energizing developers. Mobile is becoming a vast market around the globe. The consoles and PC games are going strong. Our speakers will shed light on the landscape and help you make the right decisions so your company can grow.

Meanwhile, GamesBeat 2016, our larger event, takes place August 1-August 3 next year. It should draw about 500 people to Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. We don’t have a theme yet, but you can bet it will focus on the fresh trends and topics in game industry.

You can plan for these events now and help us make them our best yet. For potential sponsors, contact sponsors@venturebeat.com. The site pages have links for applications to attend (for the invitation-only summit) and to apply as a speaker.

Nolan Bushnell, speaking at length about the future of video games, with GamesBeat Summit moderator Dean Takahashi
Nolan Bushnell, speaking at length about the future of video games, with GamesBeat Summit 2015 moderator Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.