NYC Licensing Summit Reveals Top Speakers

An impressive roster of the licensing industry’s foremost executives is confirmed for the first annual NYC Summit: The Business of Brand Licensing.

April 6, 2018

NYC Licensing Summit Reveals Top Speakers

First wave of top-level speakers announced for the inaugural conference, hosted by License! Global magazine in conjunction with LIMA.

An impressive roster of the licensing industry’s foremost executives from leading companies is confirmed for the first annual NYC Summit: The Business of Brand Licensing.

The NYC Summit will take place March 1-2, 2016 at the New York Marriott Downtown in New York City.

“This event brings insight, analysis and business acumen to attendees in a casual networking setting, which promotes conversation and the sharing

of knowledge," says Tony Lisanti, global editorial director,

License! Global

, and adjunct professor, New York University’s Tisch Institute for Sports Management, Media and Business. "Each of our speakers is from a brand licensing company that represents significant market share of the licensing business from leading licensors such as Cherokee Global Brands Group, DreamWorks Animation and Nickelodeon, to brand management firms that are paving growth in the sector year-over-year such as Global Brands Group, Sequential Brands Group, Beanstalk and Authentic Brands Group. This new conference will also feature topics such as sports licensing, entertainment, as well as a full morning on the retail perspective.”

The NYC Summit is being developed by

License! Global

magazine in partnership with UBM Advanstar, organizers of Licensing Expo and Brand Licensing Europe, and the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA), the industry’s leading trade organization.

Topics that will be explored during the two-day NYC Summit include, among many others: How Brand Management Companies are Driving the New Licensing Models; Brand Value: The Wall Street Viewpoint; Entertainment Licensing: The Value of Franchise Development; The Licensing Agency Forum and Roundtable; The Influence of Sports Licensing; New Entertainment Stars and Brands; and The Retail Roundtable.

The NYC Summit: The Business of Brand Licensing is the must-attend East Coast event for licensors, licensees, retailers, agents, brand managers, marketers, consultants, investors, financial analysts and trade and consumer business media. The education-led format will offer in-depth analysis and insight into the driving factors and changing dynamics of global licensing in today’s highly competitive marketplace while allowing time for one-to-one meetings and networking.

For more information about the event and to register to attend visit

LicenseMag.com/nyc-summit