📢 Calling all innovators!
Hasbro’s second annual Women Innovators of Play event returns October 10, 2024, with a virtual conference and challenge inviting the next generation of women innovators to unleash their creativity.
The event is centered around Hasbro’s goal of fostering inclusive and equitable toy, game, and entertainment communities where women from all backgrounds can flourish.
Learn more and Register for the virtual conference here (it’s free!): https://spark.hasbro.com/womeninnovators
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
October 10, 2024
10am – 12:30pm EST
Register to attend at: https://spark.hasbro.com/womeninnovators
All are welcome!
Attendees will hear from thought experts and leaders in the field of toy and game design, brand management, social media, market research and more!
Agenda
Welcome to Women Innovators of Play
Kim Boyd, President, Global Brands & Franchise Management
Crafting a great story, from tabletop to console
Emily Teng, Senior Worldbuilder, MAGIC: THE GATHERING
Amanda DiSanto, Sr. Manager, Narrative Design, Strategy Board Games
Andreana Lozano, Narrative Lead
Jane Douglas, Host and gaming influencer (Moderator)
Creative Workshop: Imagination is a superpower
Emma Worrollo, Play-Doh Imagination Coach, Content Creator and Gen Alpha brand builder
Spark moment: Overcoming self-doubt
Dr. Michelle Thaller, Astronomer and Science Communicator @ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
State of play: market shifts and buyer behavior driving today’s toy and game industry
Juli Lennett, VP, Toys Industry Advisor @ Circana
Christine O’Connor, VP, Consumer Insights
Ali Mierzejewski, Editor-in-Chief @ The Toy Insider & The Pop Insider (Moderator)
How to sell your idea on social
Jeffrey Wisenbaugh, Director, Social & Content @ Meta
In Conversation: Gina Goetter & Roberta Thomson
Gina Goetter, EVP & CFO
Roberta Thomson, EVP & CCO
Spark moment: Cultivating a sense of awe
Dr. Michelle Thaller, Astronomer and Science Communicator @ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Keynote: The power of play
Dr. Becky Kennedy, Founder @ Good Inside
Hasbro: the destination for women play makers
Chris Cocks, CEO
Announcing our 2024 Challenge and Closing
Ellie Dix, Winner, 2023 Women Innovators of Play Challenge
Tanya Thompson, Senior Director, Inventor Relations
Kim Boyd, President, Global Brands & Franchise Management