We're really looking forward to seeing you in Brighton - here's all the info you need to join us!
As a city, Brighton has a creative & vibrant atmosphere, which perfectly reflects the feel of the event, and with its bars, restaurants & clubs, the opportunities for networking or socialising outside conference hours are endless. For more information on Brighton and what's happening: visitbrighton.com
When?
Develop:Brighton runs for 3 days from Tuesday 26 to Thursday 28 October 2021
Monday 25 October
Collect your pass from Registration: 15.00 - 18.00
Tuesday 26 October
Registration: 8.30 - 18.00
Conference: 9.45 - 18.30
Wednesday 27 October
Registration: 8.30 - 18.00
Awards Wristband collection: 8.30 - 20.00
Conference: 9.45 - 17.45
Expo: 9.00 - 18.00
Develop:Star Awards: from 19.00
Thursday 28 October
Registration: 9.00 - 17.00
Conference: 10.00 - 18.00
Expo: 9.30 - 16.30
Where?
Hilton Brighton Metropole
Kings Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 2FU
hilton.co.uk/brightonmet
If you'd like the convenience of staying at the conference venue, we have reserved a number of rooms at the Hilton Brighton Metropole at special discounted rates for our attendees.
More info coming soon.
If you don't mind a short walk from where you're staying to the conference, then there are many other options nearby to suit every budget - from hostels and B&B's to snazzy boutique hotels.
By Rail
Brighton is only 50 minutes from London Victoria. Brighton railway station is just 5 minutes by taxi from the hotel. Trains leave from London every 30 minutes.
nationalrail.co.uk
southernrailway.com
eurostar.com
euroexec.com
By Road
From London and the North take the M25. At junction 7 of the M25 turn onto the M23 (later becomes A23). From A23 join the A27 heading towards Worthing and take the exit sign posted Hove. At the top of the slip road take the 2nd left off the roundabout and proceed down Dyke Road. The Droveway is approximately 1.2 miles down this road, from here turn left onto Shirley Drive and head towards the seafront. Turn left and the hotel is in front.
Anyone staying at the Metropole hotel can benefit from the 200-space car park (it is chargeable and subject to availability).
By Air
London Gatwick International Airport is located only 30 minutes by road or rail from central Brighton. The airport enjoys direct connections to over 150 international destinations: delegates can fly in from all major European airports and from a wide range of US gateways.
London Heathrow, the world's best-connected international airport is approximately 90 minutes away by road via the M25 and M23 motorways.
By coming to Develop what you get is the opportunity to network like you can’t in any other situation. Everyone knows everyone and it’s such a wonderful community feel.
Jessica Saunders
Salix Games
Develop always gets put in the diary. There are many reasons to be here, not just the talks, but the networking, people exchanging ideas about where the industry is right now and where it’s going to. It’s pretty essential to be here I think.
Ian Livingstone, CBE
I absolutely love coming to Develop, it’s a brilliant, brilliant conference – you just know you’re guaranteed to meet everyone.
Jo Twist, OBE
Ukie
If you really want to have a good interface with the British game developer community then this is the place to come.
Kate Edwards
Geogrify
There’s something creative about Brighton, so it’s the perfect place to have the conference.
Graham Devine
Magic Leap
There really is a huge mix of people at Develop - loads of peers that you can learn from and the perfect blend of every element of game development as well.
Alex Moyet
Curve Digital
Develop is a very important place – it’s one of the few developer focussed conferences we have in Europe and that makes it very valuable.
Rami Ismail
Vlambeer
Develop is a really great way to network, it’s also great for going to talks and finding that little tip that you didn’t know before and thinking – oh I’ll bring that back to the team!
Leanne Loombe
Riot Games
I really like Develop, I really like the intimacy of it and I love the location.. there’s a good diversity of talks going on so there hasn’t been a time when there’s nothing I want to see.
Brenda Romero
Romero Games
One of the things I like about Develop is it brings people together from across Europe and the whole world. There is a very high level of professionals here, so you have company leaders having drinks with juniors from their community.
Dr Mata Haggis-Burridge
NHTV
There are many ways you can be part of Develop:Brighton - including taking a booth in the Expo or choosing one of the many sponsorship opporunities during the event or at the Star Awards.
Contact us now!