2025 Speakers
Thomas Bidaux, CEO, ICO
Thomas BIDAUX is a highly accomplished French entrepreneur and expert in crowdfunding, with over two decades of experience in the video game and tabletop game industries. As the co-founder and an executive at ICO, a self-publishing video game agency he established in 2008, he has been instrumental in the company's success in helping independent game developers to bring their games to market. He is also a specialist of the video games and board games crowdfunding, and has a thorough understanding of the industry dynamics and the latest trends in this field. With his extensive knowledge and experience, he is widely recognized as a leading figure in the gaming industry. Prior to his work at ICO, BIDAUX held several senior positions in the gaming industry. From 2004 to 2008, he served as Head of Products at the European subsidiary of Korean MMO publisher NCsoft, where he played a key role in setting up the company's operations in Europe. Before that, from 1999 to 2004, BIDAUX worked as an international producer at France Telecom, where he launched several MMOs for the company. In addition to his professional accomplishments, BIDAUX is also a co-founder of Women in Games France, an organization that supports and promotes the participation and advancement of women in the french video game industry.
