SILC 2023: THE MOST IMPORTANT CONVERSATION ON EARTH

Following the success of its in-person debut last year, the Sustainability in Licensing Conference is making its return to the Royal Geographical Society to fill its London auditorium with the industry’s keenest changemakers and pioneers of better business.

Hailed ‘one of the most important industry events for decades’ by attendees, SiLC promises to once again deliver a mission to drive positive change across the $290bn global licensing industry with another jampacked agenda.

The date is set for Wednesday, 8 November 2023, marking an industry calendar highlight for attendees, speakers, and sponsors who champion the event for its breadth of knowledge-sharing and platform for change.

“Conferences such as SiLC drive the voice of the industry and amplify the need for change across every scope,” said Andy Downie, commercial director at Dreamtex, which returns as a SiLC sponsor for the second year running.

“We are very proud to be part of such a significant driver of change. We cannot wait for SiLC 23 and are proud to be supporting such an amazing voice of the industry.”

A major focus for the Conference this year will be the global retail landscape, the rising bar of expectations and requirements of industry, and how brand owners and manufacturing partners across the sector can take the right steps to meet them.

SiLC 23 will also deliver sessions highlighting new systems enabling the industry to better track its environmental impact as well as showcase circular infrastructures being led by retail and the giants of industry.

Big name attendees this year will span global licensors across character and entertainment, music, sports, and fashion as each join the conversation and showcase where they are on their journeys.

“It was fascinating to hear from the likes of the LEGO Group and Primark to understand how such dominant companies are approaching sustainability, as well as getting insight from the senior packaging manager at Tesco as they continue to evolve their packaging output while educating their consumer,” said Maxine Lister, head of licensing at the Natural History Museum.

“We took a huge amount from the conference, much of which has since steered our own approach to sustainability within our own licensing programme.”

The London conference will also reflect learnings from outside the industry with global legislative updates, material impact data, and the chance to grow our knowledge on carbon.

Tickets are now available to the Sustainability in Licensing Conference 2023 via www.sustainabilityinlicensing.com where you can choose to catch the event in person or view online via the live-streaming platform. All content from the event will be available to all attendees via an exclusive On Demand platform.