BRAND LICENSING CONFERENCE AGENDA

11:15 – 11:30	Tea Break
Agenda- 11th Oct 2014
09:00 – 10:00	DELEGATE REGISTRATION
10:15 – 11:15	Session 1 10:15 – 11:15 Session 1: INAUGURAL SESSION: THE RISE OF BRAND LICENSING IN INDIA Conference Chairperson - Mr. Martin Brochstein, SVP Industry Relations and Information, LIMA Worldwide Martin Brochstein joined LIMA, founded in 1985, the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) which is the primary trade organization for the worldwide licensing industry... Read More
11:30 -12:30	Session 2 11:30 – 12:30 Session 2: How to License your Brand – Unlocking the Asset value of your Brand Mr. Martin Brochstein, SVP Industry Relations and Information, LIMA Worldwide Martin Brochstein joined LIMA, founded in 1985, the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) which is the primary trade organization for the worldwide licensing industry... Read More Mr. Subramanian Nagarajan, Founder & Managing Partner, En Theos Consulting Nagarajan Subramanian, the Founder and Managing Partner had an extensive experience in Sales and Marketing; Retailing; Franchising and Licensing with Voltas Limited; Titan Industries Ltd and Disney Consumer Products over 25 years, prior to setting up the consultancy practice... Read More Mr. Chris Evans, Managing Director, Oxford Ltd. Over the past fifteen years, Chris has built a career in brand management & identity, brand communications, and brand licensing. He has worked for sectors including telecoms, motor insurance and breakdown before he joined Oxford Limited as Managing Director in 2007... Read More
12:30 -13:30	Session 3 12:30 – 13:30 Session 3: BECOMING A LICENSEE 101 Mr. Martin Brochstein, SVP Industry Relations and Information, LIMA Worldwide Martin Brochstein joined LIMA, founded in 1985, the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) which is the primary trade organization for the worldwide licensing industry... Read More Mr. B D Nathani, Chief Executive Officer, G & D Trade Zone B.D.Nathani has a varied experience in Sales, Marketing and Retailing for around 30 Years. A true Salesman who started his career in 1978 as Sales Executive finally achieved his ambition to become C.E.O. It has been a long but very satisfying and successful journey... Read More Mr. Michael Okebiyi, Co Founder & Managing Partner, Tyrek LLC
13:30 – 14:30	Networking Lunch
14:30 – 15:15	Session 4 14:30 – 15:15 Session 4: CORPORATE LICENSING & CELEBERITY LICENSING: BREATHING MORE LIFE IN BRANDS Mr. Chris Evans, Managing Director, Oxford Ltd. Over the past fifteen years, Chris has built a career in brand management & identity, brand communications, and brand licensing. He has worked for sectors including telecoms, motor insurance and breakdown before he joined Oxford Limited as Managing Director in 2007... Read More Mr. Olafur V Sigurvinsson, Managing Director & Founder, Just Licensing- Wiki leaks Mr. Job Van Dijk, Chief Commercial Officer, Tempting Brands AG- Route 66 ***
15:15 - 16:00	Session 5 15:15 -16:00 Session 5: CORPORATE LICENSING & CELEBERITY LICENSING: BREATHING MORE LIFE IN BRANDS Mr. Madhav Prabhala, Vice President – Licensing & Merchandising, Green Gold Licensing & Merchandising (I) Pvt. Ltd. Armed with an engineering degree, Mr. Prabhala has more than 18 years of work experience that is spread across program management and cross-functional delivery in television, online media and corporate trainings... Read More Mr. Nitin Kalra, Director, AI Licensing India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Kalra is the Director for SAARC Region at AI Licensing India, a company part of the Hong Kong based Animation International Limited. Under his leadership the company manages the licensing and merchandising business for 20th internationally renowned brands such as Doraemon... Read More Ms. Aruna Kumar, Head- Media & Broadcast, Maya Digital Studios A Marketing Post graduate, Aruna has over 16 years of experience in Animation & Visual effects. Started career in education training business. She has been extremely adept across all the functions within the education training value chain... Read More
16:00 – 16:15	Tea / Coffee Break
16:15 - 17:00	Session 6 16:15 - 17:00 Session 6: SPORTS LICENSING: NEW SPORTS, NEW OPPORTUNTIES Session Moderator: Mr. Prasad Sangameshwaran, Editor, The Hindu Business Line Mr. Phaneendra P, General Manager, GMR Sports Private Limited Mr. Kalra is the Director for SAARC Region at AI Licensing India, a company part of the Hong Kong based Animation International Limited. Under his leadership the company manages the licensing and merchandising business for 20th internationally renowned brands such as Doraemon... Read More Mr. Vishal Sinha, Business Head, Amigo Sports Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Vishal Sinha has over 15 years of cross-functional experience in driving business performance in Retail and Licensing space. His professional journey pans across various organizations/brands of... Read More Mr. Pankaj Sikka, Chief Brand Strategist and COO, The Wild East Group Mr. Michael Okebiyi, Co Founder & Managing Partner, Tyrek LLC
17:00 -18:00	Session 7 17:00 - 18:00 Session 7: PROTECTING THE BRAND: LEGAL COMPLIANCE FOR LICENSORS & LICENSEES Mr. Safir Anand, Sr. Partner, Anand and Anand Safir Anand is a Senior Partner and Head of Trademarks and Contractual Law at Anand And Anand, India’s premier Intellectual Property and licensing firm. He has been involved in several leading franchising /licensing matters including Jockey... Read More Ms. Rajeshwari Hariharan, Founder, Rajeshwari & Associates Rajeshwari & Associates is Law firm that specializes in Intellectual property and handles the entire spectrum of legal matters including litigation, patent, trademark, copyright, design, information technology law, plant variety, regulatory affairs... Read More Ms. Deepak Rao - Senior Partner, Rajani, Singhania & Partners Dipak is a Senior Partner and heads the Intellectual Property Rights practice. He is a leader in rendering legal advice in intellectual property matters. He has an experience of more than 33 years in the legal arena... Read More Mr. Akshay Sangwan, Manager-Legal, Franchise India Group