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License Global, the leading publication for licensed consumer products, today releases the 2022 edition of “The Influentials,” which highlights the best and brightest executives across nine specific categories within the business of brand licensing and licensed consumer products. The annual feature honors individuals that have undeniably influenced the standard and quality of the licensing industry. The featured honored executives come from companies, agencies and retailers such as Brand Central, Crayola, Funko, Hasbro, Jazwares, Moonbug, Octane5 and Red Bubble, among many more.

Brand & Licensing Innovation Summit (B&LIS) North America, a two-day thought leadership conference dedicated to transforming the future of brand licensing, today announced an impressive first wave of speakers confirmed for the November 8-9 event at Convene New York in New York City. B&LIS North America, in partnership with Licensing International, is strategically designed to be a one-stop shop for in-depth education and trend analysis within brand licensing.

License Global magazine, the licensing industry's thought leader and news source published by the Global Licensing Group, examines retail sales of licensed consumer products across all sectors for the 2021 fiscal year in its recently released Top Global Licensors Report. Total revenue for licensed consumer products at retail reported by the 88 licensors featured accounts for $260.8 billion, with 40 of those brand licensors bringing in at least $1 billion individually. Download the full Top Global Licensors Report 2022 here.

Licensing Expo, produced in partnership with industry trade association Licensing International, today revealed a growing roster of exhibitors delivering IP-based experiences on the show floor at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center this May 24-26. In response to the 2022 editions’ LBE theme, BuzzFeed, Crayola, LAI Games, and Cronus Global are among the latest brands that have announced the details of their LBE activation that will transform their booths into an IP-based destination to bring stories and characters to life.

Licensing Expo, produced in partnership with industry trade association Licensing International, today revealed Paramount and VaynerMedia, two of the world’s largest and respected brands in the entertainment and NFT industries, will be delivering the Opening Day Keynote. Slated for May 24, 2022, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, this highly anticipated panel brings together the most respected visionaries in the industry for trend-driven presentations.

Licensing Expo, produced in partnership with industry trade association Licensing International, continues to lock in the world's most sought-after IP owners for the 2022 edition spanning a wide array of product categories. Most recently signed exhibitors for the May 24-26 event, held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, include Amazon Studios, Netflix, MLB Players, The Coca-Cola Company, Sesame Workshop, La Panaderia, United Talent Agency, TSBA, LAI GAMES, MADE, and Genius Brands International, plus first-time exhibitors Riot Games and Moonbug Entertainment.

Licensing Expo, produced in partnership with industry trade association Licensing International, returns to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center this May 24-26 with a location-based experiences (LBE) theme that draws on consumers' growing interest in immersive, IP-based experiences that bring their favorite characters and brands to life. Of the 200+ exhibitors confirmed to date, with more signing on daily, many brands are showcasing their foray into LBE at Licensing Expo in search of new licensees, manufacturers, and retailer partners that will help bring their IP-based experiences to life.

Licensing Expo 2022, produced in partnership with industry trade association Licensing International, welcomes senior executives from Falcon's Beyond, Robert L. Ward, and Moonbug as 2022 keynote panelists, who are confirmed to speak at the Day 2 keynote.

Licensing Expo, produced in partnership with industry trade association Licensing International, celebrates the event's long-awaited in-person return to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center this May 24-26 with the highly anticipated Opening Night Party in Association with ATLUS.

Licensing Expo today revealed the 2022 Licensing U content agenda, developed and produced by trade association Licensing International to provide industry newcomers and those looking to advance their knowledge of licensing with elementary and trend-focused education on what they need to know about the $292-billion licensing industry. Passes for Licensing U will become available on April 11. Those wishing to access the content must be registered to attend Licensing Expo and indicate their interest in the program here to be notified once the platform opens.

The Global Licensing Group, organizers of Licensing Expo, today announced a continuation of its strategic partnership with Products of Change (POC), a global educational hub aimed at driving sustainable change across the consumer product markets and beyond.

A packed program of in-person networking events and live content has been confirmed for Licensing Expo this May. Licensing Expo, which is run in partnership with industry trade association Licensing International, is the world’s largest licensing trade show and takes place at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas from May 24-26, 2022. Online registration is free and open now.

Licensing Expo, the world’s largest licensing trade show, will return to Las Vegas from May 24-26, 2022, reconnecting the global licensing industry in person for the first time since 2019.

Licensing Expo, the world's most influential event connecting the global licensing community, today announced the event will return in-person to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas in 2022. Produced in partnership with industry trade association Licensing International, the highly anticipated return to the live, interactive event is scheduled for May 24-26.

Brand & Licensing Innovation Summit North America (B&LIS), a two-day conference bringing together more than 200 delegates to deliver thought-providing content and networking opportunities, today revealed the first wave of speakers confirmed for the in-person Summit set for October 27-28 at Convene New York. Following the conference series' inaugural launch in Europe this past June, B&LIS North America is reconnecting US-based industry leaders and decision-makers face-to-face to propel the industry forward and address critical topics on the future of licensing and retail. Register here to join the industry's most prominent players and garner insight into the market's upcoming trends.

License Global magazine, the licensing industry's thought leader and news source published by the Global Licensing Group, today released its Leading Licensees report recognizing the licensees in North America who have made an impact in 2020 and continue to make strides in 2021. The annual report celebrates the significant role licensees play in bringing world-class consumer goods to market, spotlighting retailers, manufacturers, and licensees across multiple categories, 26 of which are new to the report. Those returning to the report include Bioworld Merchandising, ColourPop, Fisher-Price, Funko, Mattel, PUMA, Random House Children's Books, and Threadless, featured alongside notable new licensees including Mystery Escape Room, Sign of the Times, and Sourcebooks Publishing. Download the Leading Licensees report direct here.

Licensing Expo Virtual, in partnership with industry trade association Licensing International, today announced the agenda for the event's 2021 edition taking place August 24-26 in a virtual format. Celebrating 40 years of connecting IP owners with retailers, manufacturers, and licensees, Licensing Expo Virtual will feature the most robust educational agenda to date strategically designed to fuel the $292.8 billion global licensing industry. Visitor registration is open and free of charge.

License Global magazine, the licensing industry's thought leader and news source published by the Global Licensing Group, today released its Top Global Licensors 2021 report identifying the world's top IP owners that drove the consumer product business forward during 2020 – a year unlike any other. The annual report, which showcases the world's most powerful brands based on prior-year sales of licensed merchandise, is once again topped by The Walt Disney Company, which reported $54 billion in retail sales worldwide of licensed and direct-to-consumer products, slightly less than the $54.7 billion the company reported in 2019. The latest report also includes a number of newcomers such as the United States Postal Service at No. 63 with $200 million in retail sales of licensed consumer products. Read the June issue of License Global in full here, or download the Top Global Licensors report direct here.

Licensing Expo Virtual, in partnership with industry trade association Licensing International, today announced two key leaders from Warner Bros. Consumer Products will kick off Day 1 in the opening keynote of the free-to-attend virtual event, set for August 24-26. Pam Lifford, president of WarnerMedia Global Brands and Experiences, and Robert Oberschelp, senior vice president, Global Franchise Management and Brand Product for Warner Bros. Consumer Products, will deliver the address entitled "Unlocking the Fan Power of Global Franchises," moderated by License Global's content director Amanda Cioletti.

Informa Markets’ Global Licensing Group, the licensing industry's leading tradeshow organizer and media partner, today announced the expansion of its License This! program, which is set to make an inaugural debut in the US market at Licensing Expo Virtual in addition to returning to Brand Licensing Europe for the 12th consecutive year.

Informa Markets’ Global Licensing Group announces its 2021 calendar of events, kicking off with August’s Licensing Expo, which will be now be a fully virtual experience, enabling the broadest and most robust cross-section of attendees from retail, manufacturers and brands from around the world to come together to make deals, network, learn and discover new IP.