Graduates of the firm’s Shenkar Toy Invention Program will also be on the panel to discuss how the course paved the way for them to establish careers as toy inventors.

David Winter is Director of Inventor Relations at Spin Master. We caught up with David to understand what a billion-dollar idea looks like on paper… And how to pitch him your ideas.

Winners will be revealed on Friday, September 11th in a special Mojo Nation newsletter.

Show organiser Hyve and the team behind Autumn Fair are now working closely with their partners and clients to deliver a virtual forum this September.

“Snap Ships is the biggest launch in Play Monster’s history,” said PlayMonster President Tim Kilpin.

With nearly 15 years of toy design under his belt, James Austin-Smith is Head of R&D and Product Design at Moose Toys. Here we discover his pet peeve – and the one thing that stops his creative process…

The session, chaired by TinkerTini’s Trina McFarland, will delve into the good, the bad and the ugly of life as solo invention studios.

OjO’s Petros Nicolaou and Surya Dhir tell us more about how the STREAME-focused firm tackles game design.

“Now ToyAid is complete, I really hope everyone has positive times ahead and the toy industry as a whole is remembered for the support they gave in a time of need for many families,” said Joel Silverman, co-founder of ToyAid.

The session will give an in-depth guide as to what life as a toy designer and freelance inventor looks like, delving into the various routes recent graduate can take to give themselves the best chance of working in the toy space.