Annual conference and networking event will kick off tomorrow with a host of top execs highlighting licensing trends and opportunities.

The second annual NYC Licensing Summit will open tomorrow at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square with close to 400 global executives in attendance.

The event will feature 23 high-level executives from a slate of major companies who will delve into top trends within the licensing industry including eSports, location-based entertainment, celebrity licensing, fashion brand extensions, licensing corporate brands and more.

The speaker lineup boasts executives from Activision Blizzard, Beanstalk, CAA-GBG, Cartoon Network, Epic Rights, Iconix Brand Group (Mossimo, Candie’s), Loot Crate, Macy’s Parade, Nickelodeon Viacom, PVH Corp. (Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger), Sequential Brands Group (owner of the Martha Stweart, Jessica Simpson brands), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Tesco, and more.

Click here to view the full conference agenda.

In attendance will be hundreds of decision-makers from the top licensors, licensees, agencies and retailers in the industry including CafePress, Chupa Chups, Conde Nast, CPLG, Everlast, Feld Entertainment, Godiva, Hot Topic, Jockey, Justice, Major League Soccer, Mattel, Rodale, Meredith, the NFL Players’ Association, Perry Ellis International, Revlon, Ripley Entertainment, Saban Brands, Sesame Workshop, Showtime Networks, Televisa, the Topps Company, Toei Animation, Under Armour, Universal, Viacom, Warner Music Group, Welch’s, WWE and Zippo, among many others. Click here for a full list of companies attending.

The Summit has sold out, but executives still interested in attending can reach out to Conference Director Nicole Silberstein at [email protected] to have their name put on the wait list.

Stay tuned to License Global e-news and social media tomorrow and Friday for live coverage of the event.

The NYC Summit is being supported by some of the industry’s leading licensees, licensors and service providers including Platinum Sponsor Concept One Accessories and Silver Sponsors BrandComply, Jivago Brands, JPatton, RoyaltyZone and Uwär? Brands, with additional sponsorship support from FabNY, Trevco, OpSec Security, Boy Scouts of America and HYP Hosiery.

The event is developed by License Global magazine, part of UBM's Global Licensing Group, also organizer of Licensing Expo and Brand Licensing Europe, and in partnership with the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA), the industry’s leading trade organization.