Building Strong Publishing Partnerships
IndieGameBusiness is dedicated to empowering small independent studios by offering top-notch resources to support their growth and success. For several years, we have hosted engaging 2-day virtual events covering a wide range of topics relevant to the indie game community.
In response to the evolving needs of our audience, we are excited to continue our 1-day, single-subject focused conferences. These events will dive deep into specific areas of interest, providing in-depth knowledge and actionable insights to help studios thrive in an ever-changing industry landscape.
Be sure to check back soon as we continue to add sessions over the coming weeks.
May 2026 Deep Dive Agenda
May 2026 Deep Dive Speakers
More Speakers Coming Soon!
Jay Powell
Owner • Powell Group
Founder • IndieGameBusiness®
With a wealth of game industry experience spanning over two decades, Jay is recognized as a seasoned business expert renowned for formulating impactful licenses and strategic partnerships. He has spent the last decade building The Powell Group from a solo operation to the robust firm it is today with team members and clients on every continent.
As the visionary driving The Powell Group, Jay established IndieGameBusiness® on the Twitch platform in 2018. This initiative, now a thriving and dynamic platform, serves to affordably educate game developers about the intricate nuances of business operations. Anchored by an active Discord community, a newsletter boasting a substantial subscriber base of over 16,000 readers, a series of weekly podcasts delivered across diverse platforms and the game industry’s longest running digital business conferences, IndieGameBusiness® serves as a tangible testament to Jay’s unwavering commitment and the fervent industry demand for informed perspectives.
Chelsea Anglin
Consultant • Due Diligence For Games
With extensive experience in corporate due diligence, Chelsea serves as a strategic bridge for international firms seeking to win U.S. partnerships. By applying high-level vetting standards to the games industry, Chelsea helps games studios de-risk their business profiles to secure global funding and partnerships. Outside of compliance work, Chelsea runs a career strategy practice helping professionals and academics craft impactful narratives for job applications and scholarships.
Alina Matson
Co-Founder and Producer • Glossbird
Alina (she/her) is the co-founder and producer of Glossbird. She’s a game developer, engineer, business consultant, and an award-winning designer for physical and digital consumer products. Her work has been featured in places like The Verge, WIRED, Digital Trends, CES, TechCrunch, and more.
Dmitry Martirosyan
Founder • Garden Valley Consulting
My experience and areas of interest in video games industry are rather wide – from publishing games at Blizzard to supporting indie developers in production and self-publishing, from fund-raising to teaching in video game schools and at master-classes and workshops.
I believe in innate synergy of production and publishing efforts and in this day and age the boundaries between the two domains are even slimmer than they have been before.
Patrick Sweeney
Attorney • Interactive Entertainment Law Group
Patrick is the founder of the Interactive Entertainment Law Group in Southern California. He is one of the leading attorneys in the video game industry, having served both as in-house and external counsel to a variety of companies in his career.
In his 25 years in the games industry, Sweeney has negotiated an array of game development agreements, resulting in the commercial release of more than 1000 games across all distribution platforms and territories. In addition, he has represented clients with respect to the game rights for more than 50 major motion pictures and television properties, as well as negotiated numerous technology licenses, acquisitions and other agreements inherent to the games industry for many of the most famous game titles and franchises.
Meg Clarke
Content & Acquisition Lead • Team17
Meg currently scouts for the British games label Team17, helping indie developers secure support and funding for their games as well as providing feedback on ideas and prototypes.
They have been working in games for over a decade with a wildly varied CV working across games audio, project investment, events; following creative opportunities and turning their hand to any craft that sounds interesting and not too techy.
