Play Creators Festival

We caught up with Emily to learn more about what her role at Gibsons entails and what inventors need to know about pitching concepts to the firm.

“Mojo Nation has been instrumental in helping us forge a number of promising new relationships already and we’re certainly looking forward to seeing what the next event will bring,” said Ravensburger’s Benn Bramwell.

“TOMY are once again delighted to be joining in this year’s amazing Mojo Pitch event to find the best of innovation for our toys and games portfolio,” said Alpesh Patel, VP of Global Toy Design, TOMY.

“The last two years of attending the Pitch have been a huge success for Rubik’s in terms of not only building fantastic new relationships with some of the most creative people in the toy industry, but also winning some great products,” said Rubik’s’ Hayley Woodward.

“We look forward to seeing what the participants come up with and hopefully it will lead to some exciting new Gibsons products,” said Emily Charles, product development manager at Gibsons.

“Our third annual Play Creators Festival promises to be the biggest and best yet, with more opportunities for designers to pitch, network and enjoy deserved recognition than ever before,” said Billy Langsworthy, co-founder of Mojo Nation.

This year’s Play Creators Festival took place earlier this week, uniting the toy and game design world for two days of conferences, awards and pitching.

Spin Master scooped R&D Team of the Year, So Sound was named Invention Studio/Design Agency of the Year and TOMY’s Alpesh Patel won the Design Icon category.

As the firm’s Director of Product Acquisition and Inventor Relations for games, Thompson boasts far-reaching connections in the global inventor community and is an expert in game sourcing.

“I’ll be sharing two big picture trends –The Cult of Busy and Conveniently Conscious – and the impact of these on consumer behaviours in the toys and games market,” said Feeley.