This month, we're delighted to be joined by Mike Hawkyard from Gamebrain, the serious games division of Amuzo, to talk all things digital gaming. Mike will share his experience of building a business that harnesses the power of play to engage, educate and inspire mobile audiences around the world. Amuzo branded games have topped the charts in over 150 countries, been played over three billion times and the team are currently attempting to reach number one on the iOS App Store for the twentieth time. So who better to talk to us about how to start, grow and run businesses in the gaming app development world, than Mike!

But it's not all about devising digital games that can hit the top spot on the IOS App Store. Day to day, Mike leads Amuzo’s new Serious Games Division known as Gamebrain. They create learning games and gamified applications for a diverse range of corporate clients.

In this interactive fireside chat, Mike will be covering:

Starting a gaming application development business

How to build successful digital games

The power of gamified learning 

What's the future of digital gaming

About Mike

Mike specialises in the creation of digital games to achieve financial, educational and communication goals and his career has been built upon his ability to utilise the latest digital technologies in order to reach and engage ever-expanding audiences on behalf of global brands.

Over the last twenty years, Mike has devised innovative digital solutions for a wide range of business sectors, working with clients as diverse as LEGO, KPMG, Sigma-Aldrich, Salesforce and the RNLI. The team at Amuzo Games has achieved incredible things and are currently attempting to reach number one on the iOS App Store for the twentieth time. Day to day, he currently leads Amuzo’s new Serious Games Division known as Gamebrain.