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WOJTEK KAWCZYNSKI
SVP & General Manager
SilverBirch Studios

 
 



Wojtek Kawczynski joined SilverBirch Studios in 2007 in the role of Senior Vice President and General Manager. In this capacity Wojtek divides his time between setting strategy, developing relationships with key partner organizations such as publishers, technology vendors and outsourced service providers, and running the operations of the studio.

Wojtek is an avid gamer with a passion for growing businesses. His professional experience spans venture capital investments and technology startups. Prior to SilverBirch Studios Wojtek spent close to 3 years running the product management group at Avokia a venture-backed startup in the database market. Prior to Avokia Wojtek spent 5 years at Ventures West, one of Canada's top venture capital firms, focused on investments the technology sector.

Wojtek holds a B.Sc. (1992) from Concordia University, an M.Sc. (1995) from McGill University and an MBA (2001) from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

 

SESSION :

DARK HORSE – THE GROWING STRENGTH OF EMERGING PLATFORMS AND MARKETS

Time: 2:00pm

Moderator:
Josh Druckman, CEO, Dark Matter Entertainment

Speakers:
Wojtek Kawczynski, SVP & General Manager, SilverBirch Studios
Jonathan Adair, COO, Distil Interactive
Asi Burak, Co-Founder & COO, ImpactGames

Description:
ARGs, MMPORGs, Serious Games, Mobile, Locative, Machinima – only a few of the new models in the games industry that are gaining audiences, and revenues, against traditional platforms and models. What are the high-growth opportunities that are emerging inside these channels? 

 

 

 

Powering up the Ontario Games Industry