{"id":26760,"date":"2021-07-22T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T16:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.licensingitalia.it\/?p=26760"},"modified":"2021-07-22T18:00:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T16:00:04","slug":"mattel-executive-leadership-joins-warner-bros-consumer-products-as-keynote-speaker-at-licensing-expo-virtual-on-august-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.licensingitalia.it\/en\/mattel-executive-leadership-joins-warner-bros-consumer-products-as-keynote-speaker-at-licensing-expo-virtual-on-august-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattel Executive Leadership Joins Warner Bros. Consumer Products as Keynote Speaker at Licensing Expo Virtual on August 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

Licensing Expo Virtual<\/strong><\/a>  <\/strong>is the meeting place for the global licensing community to learn, network, strike deals in partnership with industry trade association Licensing International<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
The organizers today announced Mattel’s President and Chief Operating Officer Richard Dickson and Head of Global Consumer Products and Franchise Marketing Roz Nowicki will keynote Day 3 of the event, which is set for August 24-26.<\/div>\n
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Richard and Roz will take the virtual stage in a fireside chat titled “Mattel and Living its Brand Purpose,” exploring how the IP-driven, high performing toy and entertainment company empowers the next generation by introducing purpose-driven products from their suite of iconic brands. To tune into the free-to-attend keynote presentation, register <\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong> <\/div>\n
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Joining senior executives from Warner Bros. Consumer Products, who will open the event as keynote speakers on Day 1, Richard and Roz will address the event’s thousands of attendees confirmed to date, who will get an inside look into building and progressing the toy giant’s brand purpose. Attendees will benefit from the duo’s combined experience that exceeds 50 years of leading brand and innovation strategy, design and development, and franchise marketing. They are responsible for the worldwide growth of brands including Barbie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Peanuts, Hot Wheels, among many others.   <\/div>\n
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The keynote presentation will begin at 8:00 a.m. PST\/11:00 a.m. EST<\/strong>, followed by a final day of live content including the new Digital Brand Roadshows, Retail and Sustainability Clinics, industry networking, and many meeting opportunities with hundreds of leading brand owners. “Year after year, Mattel is an industry leader in delivering new products that not only excite consumers but bring characters and stories to life in a meaningful way. We are thrilled to announce that Richard and Roz will impart learnings from their work that spans a full range of toy and entertainment brands across categories,” Anna Knight, VP of Licensing at Informa Markets, remarks<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
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“We are proud to represent Mattel at the upcoming Licensing Expo Virtual event this August and speak to a topic that is foundational to our business: delivering purpose-driven products that help shape how children perceive, engage with, and someday, influence the world around them. Licensing is a powerful tool that enables us to build brand stories and reach a global audience \u2013Roz and I could not be more excited to share our learnings that attendees can incorporate into their work,” said Richard Dickson, Mattel’s President and Chief Operating Officer<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
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In addition to announcing the Day 3 keynote, Licensing Expo Virtual today also revealed a selection of exhibitors participating in the all-new Digital Brands Roadshows, a collection of curated exhibitor case studies designed to spotlight compelling brands and IP broadcast live at the live event. Among those participating includes:<\/div>\n