First wave of top-level licensor and brand licensing agency executives are announced as speakers at the inaugural conference, hosted by License! Global magazine in conjunction with LIMA.
New York, NY (Nov. 17, 2015) – 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. Set to speak at the two-day event are Dow Famulak, president and chief operating officer, Global Brands Group; Jim Fielding, global head of consumer products and retail, DreamWorks Animation and AwesomenessTV; Pam Kaufman, chief marketing officer and president, consumer products, Nickelodeon; Jamie Salter, chairman and chief executive officer, Authentic Brands Group; Yehuda Shmidman, chief executive officer, Sequential Brands Group; Michael Stone, chairman, Beanstalk; and Henry Stupp, chief executive officer, Cherokee Global Brands Group. Additional speakers will be announced soon.
The NYC Summit will take place March 1-2, 2016 at the New York Marriott Downtown in New York City.
Tony Lisanti, Global Editorial Director, License! Global, and Adjunct Professor, New York University’s Tisch Institute for Sports Management, Media and Business: “This event brings insight, analysis and business acumen to attendees in a casual networking setting, which promotes conversation and the sharing of knowledge. 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 was developed by License! Global magazine (www.licensemag.com), 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.
Innovative 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
UBM Advanstar 2450 Colorado Avenue Suite 300 East Santa Monica, CA 90404 T: +1 310 857 7500 www.ubmadvanstar.com
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 offers 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, please visit www.licensemag.com/nyc-summit.
###
Press Contact: Jannelle Grigsby, jgrigsby@advanstar.com, +1 310 857 9020
Press Materials:licensingexpo.com/licensing-expo/content/virtual-press-office
Follow us: Subscribe, @licensemag, www.facebook.com/licensemag, LinkedIn
 
About UBM Americas
UBM Americas, a part of UBM plc, is the largest business-to-business events and trade show organizer in the U.S. Through a range of aligned interactive physical and digital environments, UBM Americas increases business effectiveness for both customers and audiences by cultivating meaningful experiences, knowledge and connections. UBM Americas has offices spanning North and South America, and serves a variety of specialist industries with dedicated events and marketing services covering everything from fashion, tech and life sciences to advanced manufacturing, cruise shipping, specialty chemicals, powersports and automotive, concrete, hospitality, cargo transportation and more. For more information, visit: www.ubmamericas.com.
About License! Global
License! Global magazine, published by UBM Advanstar, is the leading news source for the brandlicensing industry, delivering award-winning editorial content covering trends, analysis and special reports about the global brand licensing and retail marketplace. Through its print edition, website and daily e-newsletter, License! Global reaches a total monthly audience of almost 90,000. The magazine also serves as the official publication for the sector two largest trade events, Licensing Expo in June and Brand Licensing Europe in October.