Hasbro’s Angus Walker and Tanya Thompson to discuss ‘Driving “Revolutionary” Innovation’ at this year’s Play Creators Conference
Hasbro’s Angus Walker and Tanya Thompson will discuss how the company’s drives ‘revolutionary innovation’ at this year’s Play Creators Conference.
Angus, Head of Inventor Relations and External Innovation at Hasbro, and Tanya, Senior Director of Inventor Relations and External Innovation for Hasbro Gaming, will talk about the difference between ‘evolutionary and ‘revolutionary’ innovation – and why they are both so important.
This year’s Play Creators Conference – sponsored by Hasbro –at London’s Twickenham Stadium on Tuesday, September 6th.
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