Seven Towns, Open 2 Design and Fun-Damental to discuss ‘Pitching in Uncertain Times’ at next week’s virtual Play Creators Conference

Seven Towns, Open 2 Design and Fun-Damental will be discussing what life has been like for toy and game inventors during lockdown in a special panel session at next week’s virtual Play Creators Conference.

Chaired by Erik Quam, Director of Product Development at Fat Brain Toys, the ‘Pitching in Uncertain Times’ session will welcome:

Elizabeth Moody, SVP of Business Development at Seven Towns
Matt Burtonwood, Director at Open 2 Design
Gary Pyper, Founder at Fun-Damental Invention

The session will delve into how the inventors have adapted to pitching during lockdown, covering the positives and challenges involved In creating and pitching concepts virtually throughout the conditions imposed by the pandemic.

The session will go out in a special daily Mojo Nation newsletter next week, (from Tuesday September 1st to Friday September 4th) as part of Mojo Nation’s Virtual Play Creators Conference, with all content released during the week totally free to watch.

For more information on this year’s Virtual Play Creators Conference, head to www.playcreatorsconference.co.uk

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