The gaming industry worldwide is estimated to be a 300+ billion dollar industry and has been one of the most profitable and booming industries over the past decade and more. However, the gaming boom in India has just begun and is growing at a rapid pace.

On the latest episode of ET Catalyse, we are joined by three industry veterans to talk about the meteoric rise of the gaming industry, and why India is the next big market.

PANELISTS

Anuj Tandon

Head (India & MENA regions) of Corporate Development, Krafton

Anuj is a successful entrepreneur in global and Indian markets for consumer entertainment. He had built three businesses from scratch to scale including setting up a billion-dollar gaming MNC in India. He has previously worked with Tech Mahindra and Infosys and is a board observer for many well-known organizations.

Rosen Sharma

Chief Executive Officer, BlueStacks

Rosen Sharma is the Founder and CEO of BlueStacks, the largest mobile gaming platform for PC gamers. He was previously SVP and CTO at McAfee leading up to the company's acquisition by Intel. Throughout his career, he's founded several successful companies including Cloud.com, GreenBorder, VxTreme, Ensim and Teros.

Akshay Bharadwaj

Vice President & General Manager, Zynga

Akshay Bharadwaj has 18 years of experience across business, product, and engineering roles in digital learning, consumer internet and enterprise-focused companies. He is currently General Manager at Zynga for the Global portfolio of games including all the Farmville titles, Draw Something, and new mass-market games.