Registration is open for POP Week 2026, a four-day sequence of occasions designed to attach inventors, executives, media, and followers throughout the toy and sport business. Organized by People of Play (POP), a division of The Toy Association, the occasion will happen Nov. 5-8 in Rosemont, Illinois.
“POP Week is the place connections flip into collaborations and concepts change into actuality,” stated Mary Couzin, senior vp and Founding father of People of Play at The Toy Association. “We’ve seen unbelievable tales unfold right here, from new inventors moving into the highlight to daring concepts successful the eye of world corporations and lasting partnerships born from probability conversations.
POP Week brings collectively a number of business occasions centered on innovation, networking, and shopper engagement. Highlights embrace the Global Inventor Pitch & Innovation Conference, the place inventors can current concepts to toy and sport corporations, attend academic classes, and join with business mentors. The convention runs Nov. 5-7 on the Embassy Suites Chicago O’Hare Rosemont.
The week additionally consists of the Toy & Game Innovation Excellence (TAGIE) Awards Nov. 6 at Joe’s Dwell Live performance Venue. The annual awards acknowledge inventors, entrepreneurs, retailers, and different business professionals behind influential toys and video games.
“The power of POP Week is contagious,” Couzin provides. “It actually reveals the ability of our business when folks come collectively to assist and have fun play.”
POP Week concludes with the Chicago Toy & Game Fair (CHITAG), North America’s largest shopper toy and sport occasion, held Nov. 7-8 on the Donald E. Stephens Conference Heart. The occasion brings collectively households, influencers, inventors, and media to preview toys and video games forward of the vacation season throughout its “Wishlist Weekend” showcase.
Extra info and registration particulars can be found at chitag.com.
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