Event Agenda
GAMES FOR CHANGE ISRAEL
Explore the inaugural Games for Change Israel Agenda to optimize your game-plan
Location: Microsoft Reactor, Midtown Bldg, 121 Menachem Begin St., Tel Aviv
Tickets available here (paired with GameIS 2026 tickets)
JULY 14, 2026 - TUESDAY
From 8:30 to 9:20
Registration
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Registration to ticket holders and badge collection - starting at 08:30. Continental complimentary breakfast will be available.
From 9:20 to 9:30
Opening
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks by Asi Burak (Board Member, Games for Change) & Ido Brosh (President, GameIS).
From 9:30 to 10:00
Opening Keynote
Keynote - Medical Video Games
Leader keynote by Sam Glassenberg (Founder & CEO - Level Ex)
From 10:00 to 10:40
Main Stage Panel
Fashion & Art
Discover the fascinating world of fashion & art and their role in the impact-based games world.
Moderator: Vered Pnueli ,PhD - Head of M.Des in Game Design & Development at Shenkar College
Participants:
Shalev Moran (Game Director),
Roei Derhi (Founder, Placebo Design Lab),
Tal Lanir (Curator of Interdisciplinary Art)
From 10:00 to 10:40
Side Open Roundtable
Games in Health
Playing games can be very healthy! We'll chat about how the medical world can be transformed - with games.
Moderator: Sam Glassenberg - Level Ex - Founder, CEO, and EVP Games
From 10:40 to 11:20
Main Stage Panel
Wellbeing And Trauma In Games
In this fascinating panel, we'll explore how games can help with mental well-being, and dealing with trauma.
Moderator: Shuli Gilutz, Ph.D.
Programme Specialist @ UNICEF | Children’s UX Strategy
Participants:
Maya Shekel (Creative XR Director, founder @ Moosh Studio),
Ohad Tadmor (Game & Level Designer),
Nadav Grosz (Co-Founder & CEO @ Dots.eco)
From 10:40 to 11:20
Side Open Roundtable
The art of Ai - vs - The Ai in Art
In this discussion, we'll explore how AI impacts the world of art, and how the history of art continues to influence the future of AI.
Moderator: Itamar Daube - Creative Director / Associate Professor, Shenkar
From 11:20 to 12:00
Brunch
Brunch
Enjoy a rich offering of food and drinks!
From 12:00 to 12:40
Main Stage Panel
War and Peace
When powers fight for influence with violence, can video games save the world?
Moderator: Asi Burak -Chief Business Officer @ Tilting Point | Board @ Games for Change
Participants:
Maha AbuRass (Games for peace),
Shalev Moran (Game Director),
Alex Klexber (Indie Game Developer of Eternal Afternoon)
From 12:00 to 12:40
Side Open Roundtable
Educators (What do you learn from game design in school)
In this interesting discussion, we'll unravel the secrets behind game design, and how it can induce heightened learning.
Moderator: Ran Maas -
Fellow @ Mandel School for Educational Leadership - EdTech, Early Childhood and Culture
Special Guest: Ron Simha Best - Educational Game Designer, Founder @ GameLab
Special Guest: Anat Cohen Lustig - Co-Founder @ GameFactory
Special Guest: Inbal Helzer - Game Studies Educator
From 12:40 to 13:20
Main Stage Panel
Accessibility in Games
As gaming becomes the mainstream culture of leisure, how can we guarantee it remains accessible to all?
Moderator: Vered Pnueli ,PhD - Head of M.Des in Game Design & Development at Shenkar College
Participants:
Shai Greenberg (Hebrew Adventure),
Maya Shekel (Creative XR Director, founder @ Moosh Studio),
Sam Glassenberg (Level Ex - Founder, CEO, and EVP Games)
Asaf Sahar - Co-Founder, Game Factory
From 12:40 to 13:20
Side Open Roundtable
Gaming & Activism
As gaming becomes the mainstream culture of leisure, it also becomes a key platform for activism.
Moderator: Ori Brusilevsky
Impact Game Developer at Sunbird
From 13:20 to 14:00
Special Session
Games For Change - Past, Present and Future
Special Keynote session by Games for Change board member & CBO @ Tilting Point, Asi Burak.
14:00
Closing
Closing Remarks
Closing remarks & vision for the future by Ido Brosh, president of GameIS - the Israeli Digital Games Industry Association.