PRO TRACK – 4 INCREDIBLE UNIQUE PRODUCTIVE DAYS

Our main events are BACK in-person for our 20th YEAR! New events, new venues, new timing and new ways to connect are all happening up-close and in-person! No other event offers you so many fun and unique networking opportunities and is so easy for you to get to meetings! Just meet in your own hotel suite or somebody else’s!

The Inventor events and TAGIEs will be in November as always, and we are adding a crazy fun POP Pub Night Roast to crank up the fun. The public consumer Fair will be moving toward the holidays in December at Rosemont Convention Center, where we‘ll have Girl Scout and Boy Scout overnight “Camp-outs” and we’ll be partnering with a chocolate show to bring more people and more delicious fun to all!

Wait! – There’s more! This year, part of the Inventor events will be in Chicago and hosted by Radio Flyer, the TAGIEs will be at the historic Epiphany Hall and in the coming years we’ll be hitting the road to different cities and featuring a different host company each year. As Angus Walker of Hasbro said, “It is analogous to the Olympics in bringing together people from all companies at one host company and city.”

And... One lucky attendee will win a Radio Flyer Electric Bike!

This track of the Innovation Conferences is an exclusive, invitation only track for professional inventors to meet with product acquisition executives one-on-one, share industry/inventor community topics, choice of multiple tracks, iincludes meals, keynotes, roundtable discussions, POP Roast, Pub Night, TAGIE Awards and more!

You will receive all contact information to set up pitch meetings right in your own suite! We will be holding our event in an all-suites hotel that has a big open atrium, right in the heart of downtown Chicago. Wave to one another across the way, high five as you pass friends, and get to meetings fast and easily!

BOOK HOTEL TODAY! We are offering a special hotel rate (which is fully refundable). We have guaranteed fewer rooms than usual, but our room rate stands no matter how many rooms are booked, so book through POP, and BOOK NOW. If the hotel fills up with non-POP people, you will not get a room in our hotel, you’ll pay a higher rate for participation, and you won’t enjoy the camaraderie of the breakfasts or evening receptions, and those chance encounters are the best!

AGENDA

Thursday

6:30 - 9:30am – Breakfast in lobby - doesn't mean you need to be there at 6:30am. Arrive at your leisure. (cooked to order)

8:00am – Dynamite Keynote Speakers

9:00am - 12:00pm – Pro Inventor Pitches

12:00 - 2:00pm – New Inventor Walkabout with Lunch

2:00 - 5:30pm – Pro Inventor Pitches

5:30 - 7:00pm – Evening Reception - two complimentary drinks - beers, wines, and premium spirits, appetizers

7:00pm – POP Pub Night featuring a savagely hilarious Roast of Matt Nuccio by a bevy of his peers – at Radio Flyer

One lucky attendee will win a Radio Flyer Electric Bike! The FLYER™ M880! From the brand families have loved and trusted for over 100 years, the Flyer™ M880 is the perfect everyday adult electric bike to rekindle the joy & freedom of your first set of wheels. Take on challenging hills with ease or a simple ride through the neighborhood thanks to the 5-level pedal assist or use the half-twist throttle to cruise without pedaling. With a powerful built-in 500W rear hub motor and 48V 15Ah lithium-ion Samsung battery, the M880 can travel up to 20 MPH in throttle only mode.

Friday

6:30 - 9:30am – Breakfast in lobby - doesn't mean you need to be there at 6:30am. Arrive at your leisure. (cooked to order)

10:00 - 10:30am – New Inventor Mentoring – (or more if you like –very popular!)

11:00am - 5:00pm – Advice from Experts! Book a meeting for advice from experts in manufacturing, legal, design, shipping, retail, exhibiting, social media, placing ads, marketing/pr, pitching, financial and more!

11:00am - 5:30pm – Pro Inventor Pitches

5:30 - 7:00pm – Evening Reception - two complimentary drinks - beers, wines, premium spirits, appetizers

7:00pm – Open to book your own activity

Saturday

7:30 - 10:30am – Breakfast in lobby - doesn't mean you need to be there at 7:30am. Arrive at your leisure. (cooked to order)

8:00am - 5:00pm – Pro Inventor Pitches

12:00pm (Optional) – Young Inventor Challenge Judging at Radio Flyer (includes lunch) – click Here if interested

5:30 - 7:00pm – Evening Reception - two complimentary drinks - a variety of beer, wine, and premium spirits

6:00pm – TAGIE Awards at Epiphany Center , TAGIE After-Party in the Catacombs (a TAGIE ticket is included in this package, if you need additional tickets, they are $250 each)

Sunday

7:30 - 10:30am – Breakfast in lobby - doesn't mean you need to be there at 7:30am. Arrive at your leisure. (cooked to order)

Pro Inventor Pitches

5:30 - 7:00pm – Evening Reception - two complimentary drinks - beers, wines, premium spirits, appetizers

Photos from last in-person event: Conference and TAGIEs.

JUST 3 STEPS TO BE PART OF THIS INCREDIBLE EVENT!

Book your hotel room in our block. Rooms will go fast - do not wait.
Purchase your Pro Ticket here on eventbrite
Have an active and updated POP Profile when you purchase your ticket (we need your POP profile url for the contact sheet)and during the event. We have monthly and annual plans. There are loads of benefits beyond this event!

Since 2006, the Pro Track has been by invitation only and for Professional Inventors, Designers and Product Acquisition Executives to come together in one space to meet, network, learn and make deals. Our event is the largest in the world for such a gathering and usually brings people from around 25 countries.

Note: The Chicago Toy & Game Group does not claim royalties or commissions on any contracts/agreements made as a result of Conference participation. Contact information for all registered Product Acquisition Execs and Inventors will be provided in advance starting at beginning of September. If you are not able to attend the event, we will offer a 50% refund because the contacts alone are highly valuable and take a lot of time and effort to bring together.

2022 Professional Inventor and Product Acquisition Executive Track