PLAY CREATORS FESTIVAL 2018
Monday, September 10th: Toy & Game Design Conference, Emirates Stadium
Tuesday, September 11th: Mojo Pitch, Emirates Stadium
Wednesday, September 12th: Mojo Student Conference, the Design Museum
WELCOME TO THE PLAY CREATORS FESTIVAL 2018
A 3 day festival celebrating the toy & game industries' creative communities
New ideas and fresh talent are the lifeblood of the industry. This event brings together some of the brightest design talent to share ideas, give advice and help toy and games firms of all sizes and specialities uncover their next hit product. Whether a toy design stalwart, a product design student or a toy/game industry outsider looking for a route in, the Play Creators Festival is here to champion the industry’s creative backbone and ensure the greatest play ideas don’t just stay ideas. Simply click on the events below to find out more…
TOY & GAME DESIGN CONFERENCE 2018
Focusing on creativity, innovation and design
Monday, September 10th 2018
9am-4pm
Emirates Stadium, London
www.toyandgamedesignconference.com
The Toy and Game Design Conference 2018, taking place within the inaugural Play Creators Festival, is a day 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 will unite the global toy and game inventor community and leave your creative juices flowing.
PLAY CREATORS MEET UP
An evening of networking
Monday, September 10th 2018
5pm-9pm
Brewhouse & Kitchen Highbury, London
A ticket to the Toy and Game Design Conference also gets you access to our Play Creators Meet Up, a night of networking taking place after the Monday conference. Yes, post-conference we’ll be heading round the corner to the Brewhouse & Kitchen Highbury for a fun night, held in partnership with Flowhaven.
MOJO PITCH 2018
Private pitching booths at London’s Emirates Stadium
Tuesday, September 11th 2018
9am-5pm
Emirates Stadium, London
www.mojo-pitch.com
TOY & GAMES FIRMS, BRAND OWNERS AND SERVICE COMPANIES….
Looking to unearth your next hit product or work closer with toy and game inventors? The Mojo Pitch puts you infront of the global design community. You provide us with a brief, outlining desired categories/concepts, and then delegates pitch their toy ideas and board games to you within your own private pitching booth at London’s Emirates Stadium.
INVENTORS, DESIGNERS AND INVENTION AGENCIES…
Have an idea that you’d like to pitch to some of the world’s top toy and game firms? Buy a ticket to the Mojo Pitch and we’ll schedule you a day packed with meetings with firms best-suited to taking on your concept.
MOJO NATION STUDENT CONFERENCE
Ushering in a new wave of design talent
Wednesday, September 12th 2018
10:30am-4pm
The Design Museum, London
Aimed at encouraging more product design students to take up careers in the toy and game sector, the event is taking place at the Design Museum in London and will be free to attend for students and course leaders. The Conference will cover various aspects of toy design, game development, creativity, working with brands, as well as host a ‘How We Made It’ roundtable with the heads of R&D at some of the world’s top toy firms. The event will also see the launch of the Student Design Challenge, an exciting competition open to students on product design degrees.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Toy and Game Conference 2018
Monday 10th September, 9:00am – 16:00pm
Mojo Pitch 2018
Tuesday 11th September, 9:00am – 17:00pm
Mojo Student Conference
Wednesday 12th September, 10:30am – 16:00pm
OUR EVENT PARTNERS
Check out who makes this event possible!
If you would like to become a partner of the Play Creators Festival, Toy and Game Design Conference or the Mojo Pitch
please contact Adam Butler – adam@mojo-nation.com.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Where to find us and how to get here
Venue
Emirates Stadium,
Hornsey Road,
London N7 7AJ
Nearest Tube
Arsenal Tube Station (Piccadilly Line)
Finsbury Park Tube Station (Victoria Line)
Highbury & Islington Tube Station (Victoria Line)
Mainline Stations
Finsbury Park
Drayton Park
Highbury & Islington
Monday 10th & Tuesday 11th
September 2018,
Emirates Stadium,
London