The Big Inventor Challenge gives UK students aged 11 to 18 the chance to create, design and present their game to the inventor relations team at Big Potato.

Spin Master’s Ben Varadi discusses inventors, creativity and the company’s most underrated product…

If you missed the event – or wanted to relive the drinks, networking, awards and occasional dancing – check out these snaps.

A day spanning insightful talks and engaging panel sessions, speakers included Hasbro’s Angus Walker, toy collector Tim Rowett and sustainability expert Sharon Keilthy.

Designers Amanda Birkinshaw and Jim Harrison discuss partnerships, portable games and pain au raisins.

Carol Mertz, Senior Game Designer at Exploding Kittens, discusses bringing a fresh twist to a modern classic.

Each Fuggler in the TMNT range comes in pizza box-inspired packaging.

A celebration of the industry’s design and inventor talent, among the winners this year are Fuse, Moose Toys and Jazwares’ David Winter.

“For the brand’s 25th anniversary, we wanted to ignite the same excitement for this new generation by harnessing Furby’s power of nostalgia – while giving Gen Alpha everything they crave,” said Kristin McKay, VP & General Manager of Fashion & Preschool at Hasbro.

LEGO’s Cerim Manovi discusses how mash-ups and dream logic guided the development of LEGO DREAMZzz.