As Co-President of Games For Change, Asi Burak leads on the curation, development and execution of programs and services to raise the production, quality and influence of social impact games, and serves as a spokesperson for the organization. Jointly, he and Michelle work on the strategic vision of the organization and oversee all programmatic initiatives. Prior to coming on board as Co-President, Asi joined Games for Change as Executive Producer in the Spring. He is the award-winning Executive Producer who co-founded Impact Games and created the internationally acclaimed “PeaceMaker” and “Play the News” gaming platforms.

He also served as a consultant to companies such as Newsweek and McCann Erickson, around the strategic use of games to further brand engagement. He is often interviewed by international media (BBC World, ABC, Al-Jazeera, NPR, The New York Times, Time, Wired), and has been invited to speak at conferences and institutions including The Sundance Film Festival, The Skoll World Forum, SXSW, GDC, and The US Army War College. A native of Israel, Asi was VP of Marketing and Product at Axis Mobile (acquired 2008), where he introduced pioneering mobile apps and games to a worldwide market (Asia, Europe, U.S.). He holds a Masters of Entertainment Technology from Carnegie Mellon and a BA in Design from the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem.

www.gamesforchange.org / @aburak

Asi will be presenting: “Games For Change: Addressing the power of video games as a mature medium and a largely untapped art form.”