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 University
Toy Fair University Main Stage

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.

Toy Fair University Target Audiences

All Toy Fair Participants
Exhibitors / Manufacturers
Retailers
Creatives (Inventors/Designers)
Entertainment Executives
Marketers

Toy Fair University Session Topics

Business Development
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Genius of Play
Inventing & Designing
Licensing
Marketing & Advertising
Manufacturing
Metaverse
Retail
Research
Shipping
Sustainability
Technology
Trends
(and more!)

For late speaker applications, please email ToyFairU@toyassociation.org.