Taskmaster’s Maisie Adam will speak at the Game Republic New Horizons conference

Game Republic has announced comedian Maisie Adam as the final headliner guest at the New Horizons conference happening this October at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough.

Maisie is one of the rising stars of the UK comedy scene, and has appeared on a variety of popular television shows, as well as the award-winning podcast Big Kick Energy and a Sky Comedy special called Appraisal, which was released back in 2024. At the time of writing, she is also currently appearing on Channel 4’s panel game show Taskmaster.

Maisie will be interviewed by The Game Business‘ editor-in-chief (and MCV alumnus) Chris Dring, while the pair play EA Sports FC, which is one of her favourite video games.

“We are so excited to have Maisie join us. She comes from the North and is fast becoming a household name. This new flagship games industry conference is all about the future of games and beyond, and Maisie is a great example of someone who is working in many spheres and winning awards for her work,” said Jamie Sefton, Managing Director of Game Republic.

“Maisie is highly competitive – as we have seen on Taskmaster – so I hope Chris is prepared! I can’t wait to see her play and hear her thoughts on comedy, games, TV and more – and I am sure that this final interview will set the mood for the After Party that will follow the final session.”

Game Republic New Horizons is supported by the Tees Valley Combined Authority, as well as its sponsors Double Eleven, Autodesk, KudosQA, Red Kite Games, NextGen Skills Academy, Supercell, Barclays Games and Creative and Xsolla.

The confirmed list of guests includes representatives from BAFTA, BFI, MachineGames, Hat Trick Productions, Kickstarter, Rainy Frog and Supercell, as well as a variety of investors, platform-holders and publishers.

MCV/DEVELOP is also a media partner of the upcoming event, and should also be in attendance on the day.

If you’d like to get a ticket for the Game Republic New Horizons conference, you can do that here.