Parliamentary Secretary Sean Casey to Travel to Cologne, Germany, to attend Gamescom 2017
Media Advisory
COLOGNE, Germany – Sean Casey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, will travel to Cologne to attend Gamescom 2017, the second largest video game conference in the world. Over 350,000 visitors from across the world will be in attendance this year with Canada participating as the partner country.
During his visit, Parliamentary Secretary Casey will highlight the importance of Canada’s role in the gaming industry, connect with creators and industry leaders, and deliver remarks at the launch of the Canada Pavilion.
Parliamentary Secretary Casey will attend this event on behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage.
Please note that all details are subject to change. All times are local.
The details are as follows:
Monday, August 21, 2017
20:00 Parliamentary Secretary Sean Casey attends the Decision Leader’s Dinner with guests from the gaming, media and creative industries
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
12:30 Parliamentary Secretary Sean Casey arrives at the official opening of Gamescom 2017
13:15 Site tour and official press photo with the delegation and Dr. Angela Merkel MdB, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
16:00 Parliamentary Secretary Sean Casey delivers remarks at the launch of Canada Pavilion
17:00 Parliamentary Secretary Sean Casey attends reception hosted by Berlin Brandenburg with representatives from the Canada Media Fund (closed to the media)
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
15:30 Parliamentary Secretary Sean Casey attends “Oh, Canada! Games, Innovation and Radical Opportunity” with the Entertainment Software Association of Canada and Other Ocean Interactive (Location: Open Stage, Gamescom site)
For more information (media only), please contact:
Pierre-Olivier Herbert
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage
819-997-7788
Media Relations
Canadian Heritage
819-994-9101
1-866-569-6155
pch.media-media.pch@canada.ca