Play Creators Conference 2020

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Welcome to the Virtual Play Creators Conference 2021

Tuesday August 31st - Thursday September 2nd

WELCOME TO THE VIRTUAL PLAY CREATORS CONFERENCE 2021

Focusing on creativity, innovation, inspiration and design

The Virtual Play Creators Conference 2021, taking place within the Play Creators Festival, is four days set to inspire, enlighten and wow the industry’s creative backbone. With a line-up of exciting speakers from across toys, games, tech and the wider worlds of design, our conference sessions will unite the global toy and game inventor community and leave your creative juices flowing.

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2020 SPEAKERS INCLUDED

2021 speakers to be announced soon

Frankie B. Washington, Freelance Illustrator

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2020 EVENT TALKS

2021 event talks to be announced soon

Session	Speaker(s)
Game On (Issues surrounding game design, licensing and pitching)	Richard Heayes, Heayes Design (Chair) \| Tanya Thompson, Hasbro \| Deirdre Cross, Funko Games \| Hazel Reynolds, Gamely Games
Life as a solo inventor	Trina McFarland, TinkerTini (Chair) \| Phil Neal, Go’s \| Adam Borton, Creating Unique Toys \| Fi Murray, Making Things Studio
Art of Play (Creating art for toys and games)	David Foldvari, Artist (Chair) \| Kenny Kiernan, Freelance Illustrator \| Frankie B. Washington, Freelance Illustrator \| Carlos Mendoza, Art Director, Spirit Halloween
Creating Art for Toys and Games	David Foldvari, Ravensbourne University (Chair) \| Kenny Kiernan, Freelance Illustrator \| Frankie B. Washington, Freelance Illustrator \| Carlos Mendoza, Art Director, Spirit Halloween
Spin Master Toy Invention Program	Tal Schrieber, Spin Master \| Paul Reynolds, Spin Master \| Inna Shimelmits, Freelance Toy Inventor \| Roy Kfir, Freelance Toy Inventor
‘The Art of Villainous’ with Ravensburger	Shane Hartley, Art Director, Ravensburger North America \| Jake Breish, Graphic Designer, Ravensburger North America \| Billy Langsworthy, Mojo Nation (Chair)
Inside Trapped (Bringing innovation to escape room games)	David Snow, The Fantastic Factory \| Barry Hughes, Golden Bear \| Adam Howard, ClueCrypted \| Billy Langsworthy, Mojo Nation (Chair)
Failure is the Key to Success (Industry execs to share how their flops paved the way to greater things)	Leila Nosrati, Master Toy Advisor (Chair) \| Jeremy Padawer, Jazwares \| Azhelle Wade, The Toy Coach \| David Snow, The Fantastic Factory
More Than Just Cool Tech: Tabletop 2.0 (The future of gaming)	Lee Allentuck, The Last Gameboard (Chair) \| Dan Klitsner, KID Group \| Rob Daviau, Restoration Games \| Shail Mehta, The Last Gameboard
The Perfect Pitch (A look into what makes the perfect toy or game pitch)	Fi Murray, Making Things Studio (Chair) \| Alpesh Patel, TOMY \| Emily Charles, Gibsons \| Dougal Grimes, Spin Master
Toys in Troubled Times (What has life has been like for companies during lockdown?)	Simon Skelton, Big Ideas (Chair) \| David Winter, Spin Master \| Adam Hocherman, PlayMonster \| Hayley Woodward, Rubik’s
No Characters, No Vehicles, No Problem! (A talk about bringing ‘left-field’ brands into toys and games)	Ian Downes, Start Licensing (Chair) \| Eric Karp, BuzzFeed \| Stephanie Freeman, TSBA Group \| Lee Allentuck, RN Branding & Licensing
Pandemic Lens: Implications for the Future of Play (A look at the ‘Pandemic Lens’ trend forecast for the Baby & Kids industry)	Joanna Feeley, Trend Bible
The Origins and Impact of Exploding Kittens (A delve into how Elan and the Exploding Kittens team approach game design, including looking at their work with the inventor community)	Elan Lee, Exploding Kittens
Never Stop Looking (A look into how Ben Butcher - SVP of Creative at Funko - and his team tackle toy design, as well as exploring his own thoughts on fuelling creativity)	Ben Butcher, Funko