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Develop: Brighton was another busy week for the team, and with a new government at the helm, there was an air of optimism along the seafront. We began the week with the Ukie members' breakfast, sponsored by Johnston Carmichael. It was wonderful to reconnect with our members. The day continued with the #RaiseTheGame Festival of Food event in the evening, celebrating diversity and inclusion within the industry. The following day featured the Ukie HR session, followed by a keynote from Nick Poole about Ukie's initiatives to supercharge the industry...

Supercharging your business: From providing business support to serving as the leading voice for the industry in Westminster, Ukie is dedicated to advancing the sector. We believe there is a huge opportunity over the next few years to tell a new story about the positive impact games have on our culture and to shift the dial on how we are seen as an industry. Ukie thrives on the help and support of its members and the more of the industry we represent, the stronger our collective voice and the more compelling the argument is.

Ukie offers a wide range of services that can help take your business to its next level of development. From our ever-popular hub crawl series to practical solutions and expert guidance, you can start your journey by taking a look at our one-stop shop for all our services on the Ukie Here to help page.

In the news

???GDI: How can we tell more inclusive and authentically representative stories in our games?

?? LDN Daily News : How impact games are rising due to consumer demand for purpose-driven brands and brands' recognition of games as a powerful engagement tool.

Stories from industry

#RaiseTheGame: Thank you to everyone who attended the #RaiseTheGame Festival of Food event at Develop: Brighton last week. There were over 400 people who took part in a night of networking, eating and of course raising awareness about building inclusive and diverse teams of people in the industry. If you are interested in how to increase inclusivity in your own games events, take a look at Emma Brassington's wonderful guide on the topic here: Read the guide

Campaign corner

A new hope: With a new Government comes new Ministers who will oversee our industry and hopefully support it to grow further.?Following Thangam Debbonaire's defeat,?Lisa Nandy MP?has been appointed as the new?Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The Wigan MP, who was previously Shadow Levelling Up Minister and Shadow International Development Minister, does not have any previous public views about the video games sector but has previously campaigned on other DCMS relevant issues around live music venues and football governance.?As part of the DCMS team, Nandy has appointed?Sir Chris Bryant MP?as?Minister of State for the department.

Industry events - July

Thursday 18th July: We are gearing u for the final Ukie Hub Crawl event of the year which is taking place in Liverpool. We we will be hearing from Hub Crawl Hero Avalanche studios, 10:10 Games, Slug Disco, and a talk from Marc Le Breton (Universally Speaking). The event is free and open to anyone interested in learning about the industry so don't miss out. Register here.

Thursday 18th July: Ukie Members OMUK are celebrating their 25th Birthday Party at King's Cross and would love for you to come along! OMUK are a pioneering and leading voice recording and performance capture team, working with video games. It's their 25 years bash, 3 years late, so they’ll be letting their hair down somewhat, with a hog roast, veggie curries, music, dancing, beer, and showing off their brand new performance capture space at their King's Cross playground. Please RSVP to [email protected] confirming names of attendees.? ??