Panel | Leveraging Strategic Partnerships for Social Good in Gaming @GamesForChange

Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

How do small teams spark big change? In this session, leaders from Sesame Workshop, Niantic Spatial, Breakthrough T1D, and Augment Therapy reveal how mission-driven partnerships across health, education, and gaming are unlocking new ways to scale impact through play.

Speakers:
- Lindsay Watson PT, MPT - Augment Therapy
- Russell Shilling - ShillingForge, LLC / MindTrust
- Ashley Rosenbaum - Niantic Spatial
- Hans ten Cate - Breakthrough T1D
- Franco Schettino - Sesame Workshop

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