Young Inventor Challenge®
Calling All Judges!
Interested in being a judge for the Young Inventor Challenge®? Each toy and game invention is submitted online for review, scoring, and feedback online by judges like YOU!
Judging will take place between October 31 - November 7, 2024. Judging is estimated to take between 2-4 hours of your time during the judging window from the comfort of one's home or office.
If you are able to judge in person and experience first hand the excitement of the young inventors along with your colleagues, it will take no more than four hours of your time on the morning of November 9th at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair.
Click the link below to sign up to be a judge for the 19th annual Young Inventor Challenge® International Championship!
Young Inventor Challenge® Team


Alicia Alexander, Judge/Mentor Liaison
Thank you to our past judges & mentors!
Our 2023 Judges & Mentors TBA!

Director of Product Development, Goliath Games & Pressman Toys

Creative Director, Toy Industry Podcaster, Consultant, Product & Packaging Innovator

Creator at Gwen Austin Studios

Senior Product Manager at Think Fun

Inventor Relations at Fisher-Price

Client Relations at Fuse London, Ltd.

Design Director at What Do You Meme?

New Business Development Head - Clamour - Connecting elite Influencers & top brands - Former Yulu, Hasbro, Reebok, Abercrombie Mktg. Exec.

Specialty Sales Manager at Crazy Aaron's Puttyworld, Inventor of the Hip Town card game by Endless Games

Inventing and Marketing Playthings at Theora Concept Ltd

Vendor Manager at Publisher Services, Inc

Senior Manager, Inventor Relations at Mattel, Inc.

Senior Product Manager at Goliath Games

Toy Inventor at Fuse London Ltd

Chief of Creation at Identity Games

Director of Marketing at NetBricks

Chief Marketing Officer, Senior Brand Management Executive, Chief Marketing Officer | Senior Brand Management Executive. Pablo Pescado Brand Management

Board Game Designer and Backer Support Manager at Doomlings

Managing Director at BlueSquare Innovations

Owner at Nextoy LLC and KenKen Puzzle

Inventor Relations, Goliath Games

Owner, Creative Catalyst at Paper Bag Creative

President at Ruth Green Inc

Senior Director, Global Games Inventor Relations, Spin Master

Senior Director, Inventor Relations and Strategic Partnerships at Mattel, Inc.

Director of Marketing at Goliath Games

Director of Sales and Marketing at Publisher Services, Inc

Owner and Creative Designer at Creative Konzepts

Vice President of New Business at PlayMonster

Ahren Hoffman Director of Education & Training at American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA)

Product category director at MARTINEX OY

Business Development Manager at Publisher Services, Inc

The Numbers Lady

Project Management | Product Development | Licensing - Idea Planet

Founder at KID Group

Freelance Unity Developer, Teacher, Artist

President, The Michael Kohner Corporation

Co-Founder/Partner at KID Group

Vice President of Innovation at Spin Master

Incubation and New Business Specialist + Game Designer - Games at Spin Master

Game Designer and Product Development Manager at MEGABLEU

Head of New Business Development at Seven Towns Ltd

Founding Partner at Hoyt Games

Entrepreneur and Business Elevator at The Future Playground

Founder and CEO, Shore Buddies

Managing Director Genie Toys

Toymaker, and President at Goliath, Pressman Toy Corporation and Jax Ltd.

Inventor Relations, Consumer Products & Toys, Licensing, Product Development, Open Innovation Programs and Retail Strategy for Master Toy Advisors

CEO, Longshore

Founder, Fun-damental Invention, Ltd.