“I believe that finding ways to build brands that offer quality play experiences for families and kids today is more important than ever and I am excited to be part of that,” said Kilpin.

“We are delighted and excited to be returning to our third Mojo Pitch; we have met so many talented and passionate game designers at these events,” said Daniel King, General Manager, UK at Cartamundi.

“Last year’s event in London was extremely productive for us and I am pleased to attend this year’s event, albeit from the comfort of my own home,” said PlayMonster’s Adam Hocherman.

Designer and manager of Pearl Games, Sébastien Dujardin, tells us about the studio’s approach to working with artists on its line of hit tabletop titles.

“I encourage everyone to embrace this moment in time to show enthusiastic support for this next class of designers,” said The Toy Association’s Steve Pasierb.

In partnership with NPD, TinkerTini has created the “NPD: Inventors Edition Report” providing item and category performance data for TinkerTini’s registered inventors.

“To create the tips of their noses, we had to bring back the LEGO Classic Space Helmet in black, which hasn’t been seen since 1987,” said LEGO designer Ollie Gregory.

“As a dynamic company with lots of experience in toy industry, we have to be in constant search for new concepts that could be suitable for our portfolio,” said Entertoyment’s Ogeday Samatli.

Gamewright’s Vice President of Product Development, Jason Schneider, tells us why he loves working with inventors and what makes for the perfect pitch.

We caught up with Tanguy Gréban, Development and Publishing Director at Repos, to find out more about the firm’s approach to art direction, and what to do when confronted with a game that has no obvious theme.