The name of the game – what can business learn from Stockholm’s gaming and digital entertainment scene?

Over dinner and discussion, we explore what the wider business community can learn from Stockholm’s thriving gaming and digital entertainment scene and what it takes to turn talent, ideas and innovation into global success.

Stockholm has established itself as one of Europe’s leading hubs for digital creativity, from gaming and music to film and other forms of entertainment. Gaming stands out as a sector that has seen exceptional growth. Sweden is home to more than 1,100 game companies, while Stockholm ranks as Europe’s third-largest game development city by number of employees. Why has Stockholm become such fertile ground for global success stories in digital entertainment, and what can the wider business community learn from it?

At least one in three people working in Sweden’s games industry has moved to Sweden for the job, and more than 100 new game companies were founded in 2024 alone. A powerful cluster has emerged around the industry. But what has drawn companies, talent, entrepreneurs, capital and ideas to Stockholm? And what can other parts of the city’s business community learn from its success when it comes to attracting talent and driving innovation? What role does policy play – and what do gaming and other digital creative industries need from policymakers and the wider business community to continue to grow and thrive in Stockholm?

Over dinner, we will bring together leading figures from gaming, media and digital entertainment alongside representatives from the wider business community and politics to explore what it takes for Stockholm to remain a place where new ideas, companies and industries can grow into global success stories.

The dinner is organised in collaboration with the Swedish Games Industry (Dataspelsbranschen), which will also offer guests an exclusive preview of its forthcoming Game Developer Index 2026.

This event is by invitation only.