People of Play, a division of The Toy Affiliation, has introduced the speaker lineup and agenda for the 2025 Global Inventor Pitch and Innovation Conference, happening Nov. 5-9 on the Embassy Suites in Rosemont, Illinois. The occasion brings collectively inventors, college students, designers, and toy business leaders for 4 days of panels, mentoring, networking, and pitch classes.
This yr’s programming encompasses a keynote from Dustin Cohn, Chief Advertising Officer at OnePay, on constructing emotional and rational connections with audiences by means of purposeful storytelling. Skilled panels characteristic business voices corresponding to Azhelle Wade, Ross Thompson, Grant Lyon, Dani Standring, Joe Barron, Amy Friedland, and Rachel Griffin, masking innovation, design, advertising and marketing, and influencer collaboration.
The convention additionally gives speed-pitching classes the place new inventors can current concepts to a number of corporations, one-on-one mentoring in manufacturing, authorized, retail, and advertising and marketing, and night networking receptions. Attendees obtain complimentary entry to the Toy and Recreation Worldwide Innovation Excellence Awards and the Chicago Toy and Game Fair.
“Whether or not you’re trying to escape within the business or are a seasoned inventor, there may be alternative for everybody on the World Inventor Pitch and Innovation Convention,” says Mary Couzin, Senior Vice President and Founding father of Folks of Play at The Toy Association. “All attendees could have the prospect to pitch toy and recreation concepts on to product acquisition executives, achieve knowledgeable suggestions, and discover licensing and partnership alternatives. And past the pitches and panels, this convention is about connection — constructing relationships, sharing insights, and being a part of a artistic group that lifts one another up.”
Based in 2006, the Inventor Pitch and Innovation Convention is the biggest gathering of toy and recreation inventors and product acquisition executives worldwide, drawing attendees from roughly 25 nations every year.
The 2025 occasion is sponsored by Longshore Restricted, The Michael Kohner Company, Eastar Recreation Manufacturing, Backdrop.com, Nextoy, Brown Artistic, and The Recreation Aisle.
To study extra and register, go to chitag.com.
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