“We are looking forward to connecting with new inventors, as well as seeing some great new innovations from the creative minds that we already love,” said Josh West, Head of Product Design and Inventor Relations at ThinkFun.

Trademark Attorney Victor Caddy looks at the missed warning signs in a real-life inventor nightmare.

Alexander Thieme ­– Licensing Manager for Publishing & Consumer Products at Asmodee Entertainment – on crafting brand extensions for games like CATAN, Dobble and Arkham Horror.

Make it work with Make It Real: co-founder Isaac Wolman on what he looks for in inventions.

From Arkham Horror to Keyforge!, Dobble and more: Jordi Burgues discusses great images for puzzles.

Sofia Dumery explores product design at the market-leading Melissa & Doug

Rich Young, VP Creative and Managing Editor at ABLAZE, discusses creating a graphic novel that expands on – and feels authentic to – Asmodee’s smash-hit card game.

Taking place on Monday, September 19th at ExCeL London – the eve of BLE 2022 – the Brand Design Conference will explore the creativity and design thinking behind brand licensing.

The opportunity comes from Design Plus, Brunel’s ongoing design support programme which focuses on promoting and developing collaborations between Brunel and industry.

Phil Walker-Harding – inventor of titles like Sushi Go, Barenpark and Snakesss – discusses creating games with Australian themes for his new company, Joey Games.