Dr Amanda Gummer

Speaker biography

Dr Amanda Gummer

Independent Chair, Association of Play Industries (API)

Amanda is one of the UK’s leading authorities on play and child development. She is the Independent Chair of the Association of Play Industries, CEO of Fundamentally Children, and founder of the Thrive Digital Alliance.

Amanda has advised government, presented her Balanced Play Model at the European Parliament, and has developed accreditation frameworks now adopted internationally.

A Fellow of the RSA and an ambassador for Genius of Play, Amanda is passionate about aligning innovation with child wellbeing and promoting play across all sectors of society.

Sessions

National Play Conference 2026

14:15–15:009 October 2026 Panel: Play everywhere: creating the conditions for play across children’s lives