Frankfurt Conference

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Frankfurter Buchmesse 2020 Frankfurt Conference

The Frankfurt Conference 2020

This year, Frankfurter Buchmesse’s first purely digital conference series – Frankfurt Conference – offered a digital programme of events for publishing professionals from Monday to Thursday (12–15 October 2020) with international publishing experts.

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15:00 — 15:10

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Opening

Live EN

Speaker: Dr. Tiberius Ignat, Director of Scientific Knowledge Services

Scientific Knowledge Services

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15:10 — 15:30

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Open Science – a blueprint for universities in the 21st century?

Live EN

Speaker: Dr. Paul Ayris, Pro-Vice-Provost

UCL Library Services

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15:30 — 15:50

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The transformative power of Open Science

Live EN

Speaker: Catriona MacCallum, Director of Open Science

Hindawi Limited

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15:50 — 16:10

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Collaboration of stakeholders boosting Open Science

Live EN

Speaker: Kristiina Hormia-Poutanen, Director of Library Network Services

National Library of Finland

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16:10 — 16:30

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Working towards open research in the humanities

Live EN

Speaker: Emily Poznanski, Director Strategy

De Gruyter

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16:30 — 16:50

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Bibliodiversity in a time of crisis

Live EN

Speaker: Sofie Wennström, Analyst & Managing Editor

Stockholm University

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16:50 — 17:25

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From Advocacy to Practice in Open Science: the Role of Academic Publishing- Panel Discussion

Live EN

Speaker: Dr. Tiberius Ignat, Director of Scientific Knowledge Services

Scientific Knowledge Services

and 6 more speakers

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17:25 — 17:30

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Closing remarks

Live EN

Speaker: Dr. Tiberius Ignat, Director of Scientific Knowledge Services

Scientific Knowledge Services

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15:00 — 15:10

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Welcome by conference chair

Live EN

Speaker: Jo Henry, Managing Director

BookBrunch

and one more speaker

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15:10 — 15:40

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Publishing and the rights trade in a Covid world?

Live EN

Speaker: Andrew Nurnberg, Managing Director

Andrew Nurnberg Associates

and one more speaker

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15:40 — 15:50

Coffee break

Live

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15:50 — 16:20

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Market insights Canada – deux solitudes?

Live EN

Speaker: Florence Bisch, International and Domestic Rights Director (Acquisitions and Sales)

Groupe Homme

and 2 more speakers

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16:20 — 16:25

Espresso break

Live

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16:25 — 16:55

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Spain: País plural: Four languages and literatures

Live EN

Speaker: Anna Soler-Pont, Founder

Pontas Agency

and one more speaker

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16:55 — 17:00

Espresso break

Live

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17:00 — 17:30

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Working with sub-agents or selling directly – or a mix of both?

Live EN

Speaker: Corinne Quentin, Director

Bureau des Copyrights Français (BCF) in Tokyo

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17:00 — 17:30

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COVID-19, Copyright and the Creative Economy - Publishing’s Global Leadership Takes on the Crisis

Live EN

Speaker: Michael Healy, Executive Director, International Relations

and 3 more speakers

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15:00 — 15:05

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Welcome

Live EN

Speaker: Erin Cox, Head of PR USA

Frankfurter Buchmesse

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15:05 — 15:20

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Keynote: "Rethinking 'Diversity' in Publishing"

Live EN

Speaker: Bernardine Evaristo, Author & Booker Prize Winner

and one more speaker

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15:20 — 15:55

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CEO Panel: Leading Through Uncertain Times

Live EN

Speaker: Jonathan Karp, President & CEO

Simon & Schuster, Inc.

and 3 more speakers

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15:55 — 16:25

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Attention in a Time of Distraction: Book Promotion During the Pandemic

Live EN

Speaker: Jenny Fry, Commercial Director & Board Member

Canongate

and 4 more speakers

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16:25 — 16:50

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Retail Session: The changing retail landscape

Live EN

Speaker: James Daunt, CEO

Barnes and Noble

and one more speaker

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16:50 — 17:20

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Signals of Hope

Live EN

Speaker: Simon de Jocas, President and Owner

Éditions Les 400 coups

and 3 more speakers

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17:20 — 17:30

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Wrap up

Live EN

Speaker: Erin Cox, Head of PR USA

Frankfurter Buchmesse

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15:00 — 15:05

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Welcome

Live EN

Speaker: Erin Cox, Head of PR USA

Frankfurter Buchmesse

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15:05 — 15:20

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Keynote: A Conversation on the Future of Audio

Live EN

Speaker: Jonas Tellander, CEO & Founder

Storytel

and one more speaker

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15:20 — 16:00

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International panel: "The subscription economy: Looking at consumption behaviour"

Live EN

Speaker: Magnus Nytell, Head of Global Expansion

Nextory

and 3 more speakers

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16:00 — 16:20

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Exclusive Presentation of the Report "Listen & Read: The Battle for Attention"

Live EN

Speaker: Videl Bar-Kar, Global Head of Audio

Bookwire

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16:20 — 16:45

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Audio Rights – The Key to Market Growth

Live EN

Speaker: Lance Fitzgerald , Vice President, Content and Business Development

Penguin Random House Audio

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16:45 — 17:20

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The next audio format for publishers? Podcasts!

Live EN

Speaker: Morten Strunge, CEO & Founder

Podimo

and 2 more speakers

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17:20 — 17:30

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Wrap up

Live EN

Speaker: Erin Cox, Head of PR USA

Frankfurter Buchmesse

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Meet our speakers!

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Event format	What to expect	Date
The Hof	Live music, interesting discussions, networking with the community and the occasional drink - register now for the sessions in November and December 2020!	24.09. – 15.12.2020
Curated Networking	During the digital book fair week, you could meet as many relevant contacts as possible in our topic-specific networking sessions.	12.10. – 16.10.2020
B2B events	A professional programme packed with international experts from the publishing sector and related creative and cultural industries.	12.10- 16.10.2020
Market Insights	Now available on our YouTube channel: Discover international publishing markets and learn how the publishing markets have developed during the pandemic and what highlight initiatives have emerged.	05.10. – 15.10.2020

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Conference & professional programme

Our Frankfurt Conference digital format and other moderated B2B events covered a wide range of specialist topics. As every year, you had the opportunity to meet with key industry players and experts, while getting informed on current trends and developments in the industry.

ARD Book Fair Stage

From 12 to 18 October, a non-stop programme took place every day in the Festhalle. A special highlight was the ARD Book Fair Night on Friday, 16 October 2020, which was broadcast nationwide on cultural channels all over Germany.

Weltempfang

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Frankfurt Conference

The Frankfurt Conference 2020

Opening

Open Science – a blueprint for universities in the 21st century?

The transformative power of Open Science

Collaboration of stakeholders boosting Open Science

Working towards open research in the humanities

Bibliodiversity in a time of crisis

From Advocacy to Practice in Open Science: the Role of Academic Publishing- Panel Discussion

Closing remarks

Welcome by conference chair

Publishing and the rights trade in a Covid world?

Coffee break

Market insights Canada – deux solitudes?

Espresso break

Spain: País plural: Four languages and literatures

Espresso break

Working with sub-agents or selling directly – or a mix of both?

COVID-19, Copyright and the Creative Economy - Publishing’s Global Leadership Takes on the Crisis

Welcome

Keynote: "Rethinking 'Diversity' in Publishing"

CEO Panel: Leading Through Uncertain Times

Attention in a Time of Distraction: Book Promotion During the Pandemic

Retail Session: The changing retail landscape

Signals of Hope

Wrap up

Welcome

Keynote: A Conversation on the Future of Audio

International panel: "The subscription economy: Looking at consumption behaviour"

Exclusive Presentation of the Report "Listen & Read: The Battle for Attention"

Audio Rights – The Key to Market Growth

The next audio format for publishers? Podcasts!

Wrap up

Meet our speakers!

James Daunt

Bernardine Evaristo

Ananth Padmanabhan

Javier Celaya

Andrew Nurnberg

Diane Spivey

Anna Soler-Pont

Tracey Armstrong

Catriona MacCallum

Gustavo Lembert

Martin Brochstein

Janie Yoon

Lance Fitzgerald

Bodour Al Qasimi

Jonas Tellander

Magnus Nytell

Jonathan Karp

Jenny Fry

Julie MacKay

Porter Anderson

Mette Hammerich Caserta

Juergen Boos

Clarissa Pabi

Michael Healy

Florence Bisch

Fathima Dada

Dr. Tiberius Ignat

Sofie Wennström

Sophie de Closets

Kristiina Hormia-Poutanen

Elena Neira

Ronan Chander

Risa Greenbaum

Dr. Paul Ayris

Emily Poznanski

Catriona MacCallum

Jenna Blum

Liz Ferguson

Caroline Leavitt

Marco Verhülsdonk

Simon de Jocas

Lilia Zambon

Antoine Tanguay

Corinne Quentin

Sandra Pareja

Videl Bar-Kar