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New Dutch Wave

Join us for a conversation with industry leaders from across the globe to discuss the role of playfulness and societal change.

Wax Myrtle's in Thompson Austin

Presented by the New Dutch Wave, Dutch Games Association - CreativeNL - with international partnersHow can games be used to foster civic engagement? Join us for a conversation with industry leaders from across the globe to discuss the role of playfulness and societal change.<ul><li>Curated and moderated by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vandusseldorp/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Monique van Dusseldorp</a> (New Dutch Wave)</li><li>Welcome by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/barberawolfensberger/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Barbera Wolfensberger</a>, Director-General Culture &amp; Media at the Dutch Ministry of Culture</li></ul>With<ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitgutsch/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr. Konstantin Mitgutsch</a>, Founder Playful Solutions (Austria) and Research Affiliate MIT GAME LAB. Playful Solutions offers a constructive mix of coaching, consulting, game design, and state-of-the-art research. He will talk about play and the future of work. </li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gronneberg/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kim Reksten Grønneberg</a>, Director of Communications and Marketing at Nobel Peace Center (Norway) </li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-matthews-4050677/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Allison Matthews</a>, Head of Minecraft Education / Microsoft (US)</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/flavia-mazz/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Flavia Mazzanti</a> (IT/BR). Co-Founder of Immerea, a media company focusing on the development of VR games and interactive installations. They are currently working on "The Sound of Matter", a VR game designed with and for blind and visually impaired people.</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/derkdegeus/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Derk de Geus</a> Co-Founder &amp; Co-CEO at Paladin Studios and Chairman at Dutch Games Association and Investor at Midgame Fund. </li></ul>**IMPORTANT : An official SXSW badge is required to enter this event.**Badge holders only: This event is aimed at delegates of SXSW.Contact us at info@newdutchwave.com if you are not a badge holder but want to attend.Please note: Just in case you registered but can no longer attend the event, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can give your spot to another person.Please let us know if you have any questions: info@newdutchwave.comWe are very much looking forward to meeting you all.Declaration on the granting of rights to one's own picture when attending the event:Photographs and videos will be produced for the purpose of comprehensive reporting as part of all "New Dutch Wave" events during SXSW 2023.By registering for this event, you grant the New Dutch Wave network the right to use the photographs and video recordings (hereinafter referred to as image material) taken during the event with your images and presentations as follows:The images created may only be used for reporting purposes with regard to the event and for advertising purposes with regard to the upcoming events of New Dutch Wave and its partners for reference purposes in marketing and PR documents of New Dutch Wave.The created image material may be used spatially and temporally unrestricted for the aforementioned purposes.The created image material may be used in all media; i.e. the image material with the image of the event participant and/or the presentations of the event participant (in video recordings) may be duplicated and distributed, made publicly accessible, exhibited, reproduced on video or audio carriers, transmitted and reproduced as a radio broadcast or made publicly accessible within the scope of all known types of use.The right also includes the right to transfer the rights to third parties if the transfer of rights is necessary for the use of social media platforms on the basis of their terms of use (such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter) within the framework of the of the fulfilment of the purpose.The right includes the right to redesign and edit the images and presentations while respecting the right of personality insofar as this is necessary to achieve the purpose (in particular adjustment of image sizes and formats).The right includes the right to transfer the rights to the aforementioned extent to third parties for reporting purposes with regard to the event.There shall be no commercial use of the images except to the extent specified in Clause 1.The participant is aware that New Dutch Wave is not obliged to provide any consideration for the use of the participant's photographs to the aforementioned extent, i.e. the event participants make the rights to their own picture available free of licence fees.

T﻿his event is made possible by <a href="https://creativenl.nl" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CreativeNL</a>, the international governmental platform for the Dutch Creative Industry and<a href="https://dutchgamesassociation.nl/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> The Dutch Games Association</a> (DGA). The DGA represents the Dutch games industry. Founded in 2008, it is the official sector organization for game creators in the Netherlands. The event is also part of the Tour by New Dutch Wave, from 9 to 13 March. If you want to join this event as well, see for more info here: <a href="https://www.newdutchwave.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.newdutchwave.com</a>

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