Women In Toys details ‘Pitch Perfect’ panel for WIT Launch: Innovation Summit

Women in Toys has detailed the speaker line-up for its upcoming virtual WIT Launch: Innovation Summit.

Taking place on October 5th, the WIT Launch: Innovation Summit is a series of virtual panels, keynotes and workshops aimed at ‘inventors, entrepreneurs, or anyone wanting to learn more about the toy business.’

A ‘Pitch Perfect’ panel session exploring the do’s and don’ts of pitching concepts will be chaired by Creativity Inc’s Caitlin Gutekunst and will feature Jazwares’ David Winter, PlayMonster’s Adam Hocherman, Spin Master’s Harrie Sivanander, Hasbro’s Tanya Thompson and TinkerTini’s Trina McFarland.

Other sessions include ‘Designing for Play with IDEO’, a ‘Where do (toy) babies come from?’ panel session and a keynote from Jess Weiner, a cultural expert and CEO at Talk to Jess.

For more information on the Summit, head to: https://www.womenintoys.com/summit/

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