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Tabletop projects made up the largest slice, contributing $687m.

“The global Hasbro team is executing very well and delivered a good start to the year,” said Brian Goldner, Hasbro’s chairman and chief executive officer.

We caught up with Reynolds to learn more about where she find inspiration for games, and whether her appearance on Dragons’ Den was as scary as it sounds.

“Twenty years on, the Force is still with us and there’s still so much more to come,” said LEGO’s Jens Kronvold Frederiksen.

Worlds Apart’s head of R&D and product design, James Austin-Smith, looks at the revolution that’s changing mainstream toy design (for the better).

Accountant Oliver Leck came to our Mojo Pitch event last September armed with his first ever game, Numbalee. After a successful day of meetings, he signed a global deal with Entertoyment. We caught up with Leck to find out more.

“We’re creating a new type of play where the physical world actually influences the AR layer, instead of the other way around,” said LEGO’s Tom Donaldson.

We caught up with May to learn more about her journey to date with Quirk!, and how an online hub for the game is in the pipeline.

This session will shine a spotlight on how emerging tech is set to shape the toys and games of the future and look at how it’s already changing the ways in which kids (and big kids) play.

Filament PR’s Anne-Marie Lacey looks at how to play, and win, when it comes to working with social media stars and involving them in the design process.