Brand Licensing Europe

“Congratulations to the finalists who presented very strong, well thought through and commercially mindful concepts,” said Ian Downes, chair of the judges and director of Start Licensing.

The Brands Untapped team will be at the show, and we’re based at stand C158.

“Based on the quality of entries, it is clear that there is no shortage of creativity in and around licensing at the moment,” said Ian Downes, chair of the judging panel and director at Start Licensing.

The BLE team has partnered with ExpressTest by CignPost to facilitate all testing requirements for international attendees.

We caught up with Anna Knight – VP of Licensing at Informa Markets – to find out why BLE 2021 is a must-attend show for the industry’s designer community.

The show has also renamed its License This! competition to the Kelvyn Gardner License This! Competition in tribute.

The competition is now open – and winners will receive a free stand at BLE 2022, one-on-one consultation with members of the judging panel, and free memberships to Licensing International and Products of Change.

Anna Knight, VP of Licensing at Informa Market, gives us the lowdown on the firm’s upcoming events and explains why licensing jargon should be dropped to make the industry more designer-friendly…