BLE teams up with SPLiCE for new educational strand

Brand Licensing Europe - August 2015

13 – 15 October 2015, Olympia, London

BLE has teamed up with The Society of Product Licensors Committed to Excellence (SPLiCE) to present a new series of panel discussions in the Licensing Academy this year. It is the first time SPLiCE has brought its insights to BLE, and the first time some of its members have been represented at the event.

The three panels will address Anti-Counterfeiting; Social Accountability and Direct to Retail. The panels break new ground for BLE and promise to offer fascinating and important discussion about issues that affect us all as consumers and as licensing professionals.

Kimberly Kociencki, CEO at SPLiCE, told us: “For years now we have been sharing best practices in the US. It’s a significant pleasure to be opening up the floor at BLE and to the European Licensing Industry.”

Kimberly will moderate the 45 minute sessions which will feature top level presenters, and host a question and answer opportunity at the end of each.

The programme runs as follows:

Tuesday 13 October

2.15pm Anti-counterfeiting roundtable – featuring experts from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, World Customs Organisation, World Trademark Review and 24IP.
3.30pm Social Accountability – featuring brands and industry thought leadership including Insight Licensing Services.

Wednesday 14th October

2.15pm Direct to Retail – featuring brands and retailers including Chupa Chups, PBS, and Sainsbury’s.

Darren Brechin, BLE Event Director, said “We are delighted that SPLiCE is bringing such eminent speakers and lively debate to Europe. The topics are new for BLE and we can look forward to top level discussions that will offer a new level of insight and expertise for our visitors.”

Brand Licensing Europe 2015, sponsored by LIMA, runs from 13 - 15 October at London's Olympia.

For more information, please visit: www.brandlicensing.eu or visit www.thebleblog.com. Follow BLE on Twitter @bleurope or Facebook at www.facebook.com/brandlicensingeurope for the latest show updates.