TOY FAIR UNIVERSITY

Toy Fair offers the most robust education program in the industry to boost your business savvy and help attendees meet today’s demands head on.

Toy Fair University – created to spark the imagination, encourage dialogue, and drive new solutions for the business of play - will feature a wide range of experts and provide access to the strongest, most comprehensive thought leadership in the global toy and play industry.

The Call for Presentations window is now closed. If you missed the application period and are interested in speaking at Toy Fair 2025, please contact us at ToyFairU@toyassociation.org.

Toy Fair will feature diverse programming over four days, catering to buyers, media, creatives, and marketers. The educational sessions will include solo presentations and panel discussions, covering various target audiences and topics. The schedule will be posted in October and updated leading up to the show.

If you applied, please note that you will not hear from the Toy Association until September 2024 with the status of your submission.

 

Call for Presentations
Review and Selection Process

• Application Deadline: All completed applications received by July 12, 2024, will be reviewed by the Toy Association.
• Selection Criteria: Presentations are selected based on the submitted information. Applicants must follow all instructions carefully and provide all requested information. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Proper grammar, punctuation, etc., is expected.
• Notification: Accepted presenters/sessions will be notified no later than September 6, 2024.
• Final Material Submission: If selected, all session material must be submitted for review by January 17, 2025.
• Availability: All speakers must be available to present from March 1 – 4, 2025. Speakers will not choose their session date or timeslots and must be available for attendee Q&A post-session.
• Session Accessibility: All sessions are public and open to all Toy Fair attendees. Toy Fair University allows attendees to build the schedule that best suits their goals and gain a competitive edge in today’s increasingly complex and crowded field.
• Recording: All sessions will be recorded at Toy Fair and made available to the public post-show.

If you have questions related to the Call for Presentation form, please contact ToyFairU@toyassociation.org.