Play Creators Festival

2023’s Play Creators Festival will take place from June 27th to 29th at London’s Stamford Bridge, with events including the Play Creators Conference, Play Creators Awards and Mojo Pitch.

Fresh from winning the Rising Star Award at this year’s Play Creators Awards, we sit down with inventor Carine Rosalia.

“We are looking forward to being introduced to the inventor community, creating new connections and of course hearing lots of fantastic ideas,” said Lauren Chatterton, Senior Product Developer for Games at Talking Tables.

A celebration of the toy and game industry’s design and inventor talent, among the winners this year are Moose Toys, Fun-Damental Invention and Hasbro’s Tanya Thompson, while Spin Master’s Tal Schrieber scooped the Design Icon accolade.

What does Educational Insights look for in ideas? Janene Russell discusses putting fun first…

In his session, Jon will be revealing six key learnings that have proved vital to Sweet Spot Studio’s enduring success over the past 15-plus years.

What’s the best way to pitch to Moose Toys? Heath Saber tells all!

Kenna O’Brien – Senior Product Design Manager for Barbie – on tools that keep brands fresh.

Angus and Tanya from Hasbro’s Inventor Relations and External Innovation Team will talk about the difference between ‘evolutionary’ and ‘revolutionary’ innovation – and why they are both so important.

The session – titled ‘Innovate or Die’ – will detail Moose’s quest to be the world’s most innovative toy company.