WN Growth Summit Limassol’26 Highlights Gaming Business Challenges

Last week on May 28, the WN Growth Summit Limassol’26 took place in Cyprus, bringing together over 150 attendees from 104 companies to focus on the growth challenges of the gaming business. The vast majority of guests, making up 73 percent of total participants, consisted of owners, founders, and CEOs. Organizations represented at the gathering included Owlcat Games, Helio Games, MY.GAMES, Xsolla, Playgama, and numerous others.

Rather than traditional lectures, the summit utilized a networking format featuring roundtable discussions and group work. Several activities generated notable interest among attendees. One featured roundtable, titled Content as a Growth Driver: From Games to Content-Driven Products, included experts like Patrik Wilkens from Mournival Consulting, Nikita Ibragimov from GameGears, and Arina Safronova from TheSoul Group. Another sponsored roundtable focused on user acquisition, product-led growth, and alternative distribution, with participation from speakers such as Sola Saulenko from MY.GAMES, Elena Kostina from Vizor Games, Arseniy Khlebtsov from Unity, and Manuel Prueter from Colossi Games.

An interactive mastermind session centered on strategy in times of uncertainty was led by Ekaterina Miroshnichenko from SOTA. Participants in this session included Sergey Orlovsky from Helio Games, Mike Fischer from Firstpoint VC, and Alex Siamantas from Holyday Studios. Furthermore, an investment breakfast hosted by GameXCap drew significant interest, featuring WN Media Group and syndicate founder Pavel Ryaykkonen discussing the current state of gaming market investments with guests.

Attendees praised the intimate setting and cozy atmosphere provided by the venue by the sea. Leaders noted that the format fostered open dialogue about specific industry issues. Looking ahead, WN Media Group announced that its next event, WN Istanbul’26, is scheduled for June 18 through June 19, marking the company’s tenth Turkish business event.