Set under the magical Nordic summer nights at the Baltic Sea and the Nordic countryside, we create a unique circle of trust and invite-only gathering of thought leaders from the games industry in a personal, genuine, and trusted environment.

We make sure to mix the program with both pleasure, fun, and intense, engaging, and personal conversations.
Spa Retreat - Breakout Experiences and Excellent Ecological Nordic Kitchen. Professional speakers - CEO confessions - Roundtable discussion and room for Private talks.

Occasionally, we also have BGD satellite events, workgroups, or initiatives born out of the passion and willingness for more at the main gathering. Such as the Climate Group and the initiative PlayCreateGreen in 2028, and the AI deep dive in 2025. In Spring 2026, we are planning to host a Games Leaders AI summit.

BGD 2025

Vision, Market Outlook, Expected Changes, and Ambition Level
June 2025

PROGRAM

• State of the industry - Sofie Filt Læntver

• Industry insights 2025 - Bain & Company

• CEO confessions

• The BGD Pulse Report

• Vision is everything - Graham McAllister

• Evening Spa & night swims in the Baltic Sea

• Roundtables

RoundtableS

• Sustainable game development - Hosted by Søren Lundgaard, CEO of Ghost Ship Games

• How to cut through the noise - What will make a hit? - Hosted by Michael Schade, CEO of Rockfish Games

• What will make a hit? - Hosted by Thomas Andrén, CEO of Massive Entertainment

• How to actually build on AI - What do we owe the teams when strategies change? - Hosted by Martin Walfisz, CEO of Thunderful Group, and Jakob Rasmussen, COO of Raw Power Games

Participating Studios leaders

Starbreeze, Snowprint Studios, Northify, The Game Bakers, Nordisk Games, Napnok Games, Bespoke Pixel, Sharkmob, Housemarque, Mojang Studios, Raw Power Games, Rovio Entertainment, Nitro Games, Arrowhead Game Studios, IO Interactive, Thunderful Group, Redhill Games, Northplay, Ghost Ship Games, Delphi Interactive, Games Denmark, Tarsier Studios, Landfall Games, Raw Fury, Supermassive Games, Funcom, Housemarque, 1010, Avalanche Studios Group, BetaDwarf, Ghost Ship Games, Massive Entertainment

SPEAKERS

SOFIE FILT LAENTVER
BGD Chair, CEO 1010

GRAHAM McALLISTER
Game Vision & Team Alignment

CHRISTOFFER KARLSMOSE ANDERSEN
Bain & Company

BGD AI DEEP DIVE

A BGD satellite event, September 2025

PURPOSE

• Give a small group of leaders and hands-on experts space for informed, high-value conversations.

• Bring together decision-makers and practitioners to share what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next.

• Build a shared understanding of where AI is making a real impact — and how to position studios and the industry to respond.

GROUP DISCUSSIONS

• AB

Participating Studios leaders

Avalanche Studios, BetaDwarf, CCP Games, Delphi Interactive, Games Denmark, IO Interactive, LEGO Digital Play, Massive Entertainment, Nitro Games, Raw Fury, Raw Power Games, Rockfish Games, Snowprint Studios, Starbreeze, Supermassive Games, The Game Bakers, Thunderful Group, and 1010

Speakers

STEFAN GUDMUNDSEN
Director of Data, AI, and Analytics at CCP Games

BJORN SKOU EILERTSEN
VP of AI at Raw Power Games

UWE WÛTERICH
Creative Director at Rockfish Games

DR. WESLEY
Tencent

BGD 2024

Leading through the storm
June 2024

• A short, hard fact look at the industry w/ Newzoo

• How do you succeed in an increasingly fierce competitive landscape?

• How do you organise for both creativity and performance?

• Is there commercial success to be found in the AA market segment?

RoundtableS

• Personal leadership in challenging times - Hosted by David Polfeldt

• AI as an organisational strategy - Hosted by Jakob Rasmussen, Raw Power Games

• Funding games in 2024 and beyond - Hosted by Sofie Filt Læntver, Nordisk Games

• Building resilience in times of uncertainty - Hosted by Matias Myllyrinne, Red Hill Games

Participating Studios leaders

Snowprint Studios, Thunderful Group, Nordisk Games, Starbreeze, Hazelight, Tactile, Rockfish Games, Funcom, ustwo, PixelAnt, Betadwarf, Invisible Walls, Paradox Interactive, Nitro Games, Divine Robot, NapNok Games, Triband, Housemarque, Ghost Ship Games, Raw Power Games, Redhill Games, Raw Fury, Arrowhead, Massive Landfall Games, The Game Bakers, Tarsier, Frozenbyte, Funday Games

Speakers

RUI CASAIS, Funcom

LINDA TIGER, Arrowhead

ROBERT HENRYSSON, Nordisk Games

MARIA SAYANS, Ustwo Games

MARTIN WALFISZ, Thunderful Group

SØREN LUNDGAARD, Ghost Ship Games

BGD26
Hotel & Spa Mossbylund
Sweden

BGD25
Hotel & Spa Mossbylund
Sweden

BGD24
Hotel & Spa Mossbylund
Sweden

BGD23
Sonnerupgaard
Denmark

BGD22
Sigtunahöjden
Sweden

BGD21
Stockholm and
Copenhagen

BGD20
Online (Covid)
Denmark

BGD19
Green Solution House
Bornholm, Denmark

BGD17 & BGD18
Green Solution House
Bornholm, Denmark

BGD17
Green Solution House
Bornholm, Denmark

Since 2017, game industry leaders from across the Nordics have gathered every June at Bornholm Game Days (BGD). Founded by Nordisk Games on the Danish island of Bornholm – hence the name – BGD has since expanded and now tours the Nordic countries.

Since 2023, Nordisk Games has been joined by industry partners like Hazelight, Ghost Ship Games, Raw Power Games, and Housemarque to make the magic of BGD become real. In 2025, Sofie Filt Læntver took over BGD through her company 1010, securing its independence and continuity together with the advisory board and strong industry partners.