Programme details

Tim Ponting

Establishment Director, Centre for Digital Excellence

A 32-year veteran of the international games industry, Tim was European Comms Director for Activision and co-founder of Renegade PR. He provides business development advice and angel investment to indie teams across New Zealand.

He is currently the Establishment Director of the Centre for Digital Excellence in Dunedin, New Zealand, a $10m PGF-funded initiative to grow the games industry in the region.

Panel: Dunedin as NZ’s gaming hub

Tuesday 2:40pm - 3:40pm, (Dunedin 1 Room)

Dunedin has a huge and unique opportunity to grow its reputation as a great gaming hub, with a strong community and excellent initiatives like the CODE – NZ’s Centre of Digital Excellence – based here. But how do we take this one step further?