The plans for this year’s Licensing Expo are movin’ right along!
While this year’s theme is “fashion,” toy, game, and entertainment companies are signing up en masse for the annual event, which takes place June 13-15 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Organized by the Informa Markets Global Licensing Group, and sponsored by Licensing International, attendees will be able to explore thousands of brands and intellectual properties (IPs) across a wide range of categories.
Penguin Random House, Pinkfong USA, RetroBrands America, and YuMe Toys are among the first-time exhibitors this year, joining a stacked deck that includes BBC Studios, Capcom, Crayola, Funko, Hasbro, JAKKS Pacific, Jazwares, Mattel, MGA Entertainment, Moonbug Entertainment, Paramount, Peanuts Worldwide, The Pokémon Co. International, SEGA, Spin Master, The Walt Disney Co., and many more.
Major brands available for cross-category licensing include Barbie, G.I. Joe, Hot Wheels, Little Tikes, L.O.L. Surprise!, My Little Pony, NERF, PAW Patrol, Pokémon, and thousands of others.
“The breadth of companies, categories, and territories represented this year is already attracting a high quality of licensees and retailers to register, including Urban Outfitters, Hot Topic, Unilever, Primark, Amazon, Walmart, Mad Engine, JAKKS Pacific, and many more. With exciting fashion-themed announcements still to follow, 2023 is set to be a great year for Licensing Expo,” says Anna Clarke, Senior Vice President at the Global Licensing Group. “We are also seeing an exceptional rise in interest from first-time exhibitors, new verticals, and international brands as Licensing Expo remains the world’s leading event for emerging IPs, expanding existing partnerships and tapping into the latest in consumer trends and products.”
The Toy Book will be on hand at Licensing Expo to debut its 2023 Licensing & Entertainment issue. To get involved with the issue, please contact James Zahn (james@toybook.com).
For more details and updates, check out licensingexpo.com.
