The must-see sessions of Develop:Brighton 2023

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The long-running Develop:Brighton conference returns to next week, and will once again deliver dozens of talks, panels and roundtables from across the industry.

We've scoured the schedule and selected some of the best sessions due to be held at the Hilton Brighton Metropole from Tuesday, July 11 through Thursday, July 13. Be sure to check out the full programme to find out what else is happening next week.

If you haven't already, you can still sign up for your passes – GamesIndustry.biz readers can use the code QNDTYD to get an additional 10% discount.

Here are highlights for the coming week:

ID@Xbox: How indie devs continue to push the envelope in gaming9.45am - 10.45am / Room 1

The opening keynote for this year's conference will see ID@Xbox boss Chris Charla discussing what it is about indie games that makes them stand out in the market, as well as sharing more about how Microsoft is working with studios in this space.

From the tech to the morality and ethics of AI12pm - 12.45pm / Room 5

One of two free roundtables we've selected, this is less of a presented talk and more of an open discussion about the implications of using AI in game developments. Hosted by DeepMind's Jennie Lees and Ollie Purkiss, anyone who attends can take part or simply listen to the discussion.

XX things that are definitely not the future of games development2pm - 2.45pm / Room 3

Presented by GamesIndustry.biz editor-in-chief James Batchelor, this session shuns the usual soothsaying from telling us all which technologies and business models are going to change the industry. Instead, guest developers share their thoughts on what is **not** the future of games.

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