Hasbro’s Angus Walker to discuss ‘How past experiences fuel today’s creativity’ at Play Creators Conference 2023

Angus Walker – Head of Inventor Relations and External Innovation at Hasbro – is set to shine a light on ‘How past experiences fuel today’s creativity’ at this year’s Play Creators Conference.
The session will look at how to take past experiences – toy related or not – and use those to define your creative voice in an ownable, unique way. Angus will also explore how this approach can be useful when building creative teams.
This year’s Play Creators Conference takes place at London’s Stamford Bridge stadium on Wednesday, June 28th.
For more information, or to buy a ticket, head to: https://playcreatorsconference.co.uk.
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