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Top retail names head to House of Commons

Licensing heavyweights from Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Mothercare and George/Asda to take part in special LIMA debate.

The House of Commons is to host a dedicated panel session on the eve of Brand Licensing Europe with some of the biggest retail names in the business.

Rachel Wakley, head of licensing at Tesco; John Carolan, head of buying, childrenswear at Sainsbury’s; Mothercare’s head of licensing and character, Barbara Robinson; and Jonathan Tillery, senior director at George/Asda will all take part in the LIMA Executive Seminar.

Taking place on Monday, October 12 at the House of Commons from 4.30pm to 6.30pm, the panellists will be discussing UK retail and the future of licensing with LIMA UK MD, Kelvyn Gardner, sharing their first-hand insights into the state of licensing at retail level.

Additional panellists are also currently being confirmed.

Tickets to the executive level gathering are limited, and are priced at £75 (plus VAT). For further details, click on this link.

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