Presenters
BHPC Associates is a full-service international licensing agency and marketing company with exclusive rights to the trademark “Beverly Hills Polo Club”. From our New York headquarters, we maintain a global network of licensees of apparel, home and prestige accessory products that synergistically present our brand image qualities in each individual market. Perceptions of the brand lifestyle have consistently motivated consumers worldwide.
Recent changes in ownership of the trademark and management of the brand have enhanced the marketing and support capabilities of the brand. BHPC Associates has added experienced teams of bothgraphic and fashion designers, proven merchandisers and well-known marketing professionals to provide world-class strategic assessment, product, development, design leadership, innovative marketing techniques, display concepts, and sales.
Eli Haddad , ehaddad@fashionoptions.com


Global Brands Group is one of the world’s premiere value added product licensing, brand management and retail development partner for pre-eminent sports, entertainment and lifestyle brands.
Founded in September, 2003, Global Brands has quickly amassed a powerful portfolio of licensing rights across a vast array of product and service areas. With its four principals based in Singapore, London, Los Angeles and Dubai and offices in currently 14 countries, Global Brands has established itself as a leader in both the developed markets of Europe and North America as well as the emerging markets of Asia and the Middle East. Through its international network of offices, Global Brands is able to maximize revenue potential by creating manufacturing, retail and promotional partnerships worldwide.
Mark Matheny, mark.matheny@globalbrandsgroup.com
Vision: Bringing the two expertises together, KAI aims to be the leader by establishing itself as a provider of world class cartoon led brands for businesses in India and SAARC.
Amongst many from its powerful portfolio of properties, KAI also owns the exclusive rights for:
• Doraemon,
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles &
• Battle B Daman
Headquartered in Mumbai with associate offices in Hong Kong and Dubai, it can help increase revenues through unique licensing opportunities.
Space Toon Media Group is a group of companies specialized in children's edutainment sensitive to a region's cultural values and tailors its content accordingly. The origin of the Space Toon Media Group dates back to 1976 and they are now the most recognized children's media brand in the Middle East and North Africa. Furthermore, Space Toon Media Group is an integrated media company involved in TV, Radio, Licensing, Merchandising, Online & Interactive products. It possesses the rights to the largest library of Arabic dubbed animated cartoons in the Arab world. Spacetoon at present is a multinational brand name which is headquartered in Dubai Media City and has extended its branches to Indonesia, Korea, Hong Kong, Canada, Japan, Egypt and India.
Whereas,
Animation International is a 100% Anime Company with over 80% Regional Distribution & over 20 years experience. It is headquartered in Hong Kong and holds a strategic position in the center of expanding economies of the Far East & Greater China. It has 6 core competencies such as Film Distribution, Publishing, Product, Licensing & Merchandising, Advertising & Promotional Licensing, and Music & Events.
AI’s exceptional relationship with the major Japanese animation producers/licensors (TOEI Animation, Nippon Animation, Tatsunoko Production, Fuji TV, TV Asahi, Shogakukan Production) has spanned over a decade and has paved the way for the forging of very successful ventures.
Contact: Pallavi Gaur
Head – Licensing & Merchandising
Ph: 91-22-40406666
pallavig@kidsanimation.in
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Global Brands Group is one of the world’s premiere value added product licensing, brand management and retail development partner for pre-eminent sports, entertainment and lifestyle brands.
Founded in September, 2003, Global Brands has quickly amassed a powerful portfolio of licensing rights across a vast array of product and service areas. With its four principals based in Singapore, London, Los Angeles and Dubai and offices in currently 14 countries, Global Brands has established itself as a leader in both the developed markets of Europe and North America as well as the emerging markets of Asia and the Middle East. Through its international network of offices, Global Brands is able to maximize revenue potential by creating manufacturing, retail and promotional partnerships worldwide.
Mark Matheny, mark.matheny@globalbrandsgroup.com
United Media is the licensing and news feature syndication subsidiary of Cincinnati-based E.W. Scripps Company. Scripps consists of four divisions: newspaper, broadcast television, category television, and licensing and other media.
Headquartered in New York City with an office in Tokyo, Japan, United Media is the largest independent licensing agency in the world. For 42 years, United Media has built its reputation on the development of some of the world's leading brands: Peanuts, Dilbert, Precious Moments, Raggedy Ann & Andy, Mary Engelbreit and more. Through a careful understanding of brand and client, UM manages licensing and promotional efforts for these brands either on a worldwide basis or a more focused geographic territory.
Rita Rubin, rrubin@unitedmedia.com
Liz Brinkley , ebrinkley@unitedmedia.com


IMG is the world’s largest sports, entertainment and media agency, and employs over 2,600 people in 30 countries.
IMG is one of the world’s largest independent licensing companies, generating over $5.5 billion in retail sales of licensed merchandise
IMG Sports & Entertainment includes consulting services, event ownership and management, fashion events and models representation, licensing, golf course design, and client representation across multiple sports. In addition, IMG Academies is the world's largest and most advanced, multi-sport training and educational facilities.
IMG Media, which includes content production subsidiaries TWI, Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP), and Tiger Aspect Productions (TAP), is recognized as a global leader in the delivery of traditional and new media content and services, with broadband and mobile expertise. IMG Media produces and distributes over 10,000 hours of sports, documentary, drama, comedy, entertainment, factual, and children’s content annually, over multiple platforms across 200 countries, including award-winning television and radio programming.
Balu Nayar balu.nayar@imgworld.com