Toy & Game Marketing PRO Quarterly Events - April 21st 2022!

Brand and Agency PROs are Welcome!

Learn - Share - Network

Virtual Keynotes

Carly McGinnis President, Exploding Kittens Inc.
Dan Gingiss The Experience Maker

Virtual Speakers

Dr. Cheryl Robinson Founder, Ready2Roar Contributor, ForbesWomen
Mindy Stumpf Communication & PR Lead Radio Flyer
Shawn Smith Global Head of Communications, Osmo
Genna Rosenberg CEO, GennComm
Amy Friedland Executive Vice President Freeman PR
Kathleen Tomes President and Founder Brilliant PR and Marketing
Rachel Griffin Co-founder, Playwise Partners
Kaylie Easton Vice President, Litzky PR
London Detrick Global Public Relations Manager, MGAE
Kelsey Wheeler Account Director, Litzky PR
Eric Jones Jr. Sr. Producer: ABC News - Good Morning America, Race & Culture
Christie Damato Account Director, Litzky PR
Kathi Sharpe-Ross CEO & President, THE SHARPE ALLIANCE
Yelitsa Jean-Charles CEO & Founder, Healthy Roots Dolls
Bridget Carey Senior Editor, CNET
Beth Cochran Supervising Producer, Tamron Hall show
Ethan Alter Senior Writer, Yahoo Movies/Yahoo TV
Marisa LaScala Senior Parenting and Relationship Editor, Good Housekeeping
Alexa Vogue Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Brilliant PR & Marketing

Conference Welcome and Committee Co-Chairs

Michele Litzky Founder, Litzky PR
Mary Couzin Founder/President, Chicago Toy & Game Group dba People of Play

Virtual Conference Agenda (panels will be recorded)

1:00pmET: Welcome and Keynote


Carly McGinnis - President, Exploding Kittens Inc.
Michele Litzky – Founder, Litzky PR
Mary Couzin – Founder, Chicago Toy & Game Group, dba POP

2:00pmET: Influencers & Social (earned & paid)


Moderator:
Rachel Griffin, Co-founder, Playwise Partners  

Panelists:
Mindy Stumpf - Communication & PR Lead, Radio Flyer
Amy Friedland - Executive Vice President, Freeman PR
Kelsey Wheeler - Litzky PR
Alexa Vogue - Brilliant PR and Marketing

2:30pmET: Traditional Media (earned & paid)


Moderator:
Genna Rosenberg - CEO, GennComm

Panelists:
Dr. Cheryl Robinson - Forbes Contributor, founder, Ready2Roar
Marisa LaScala - Senior Parenting and Relationship Editor, Good Housekeeping
Bridget Carey - Senior Editor, CNET
Ethan Alter - Senior Writer, Yahoo Movies/Yahoo TV

3:00pmET: Broadcast: TV, Streaming, Radio, Podcast


Moderator:
Kathleen Tomes - President of Brilliant PR & Marketing

Panelists:
Kathi Sharpe-Ross - Reinvention Exchange Podcast
Christie Damato - Litzky PR
Beth Cochran, Supervising Producer, Tamron Hall Show
Eric Jones Jr.  - Senior Producer: ABC News / Good Morning America, Race & Culture

3:30pmET: Events and Activations


Moderator:
Shawn Smith, Global Head of Communications, Osmo 

Panelists:
Kaylie Easton - Vice President, Litzky PR
London Detrick - Global Public Relations Manager, MGAE
Yelitsa Jean-Charles - CEO & Founder, Healthy Roots Dolls

4:00pmET: Closing Keynote


Dan Gingiss, Living at the Intersection of Marketing and Customer Experience

 

Networking in POP UNO Room


Thank you to our POP Sponsors

Tait & Lily, Inventors of Betcha Can't!