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Frankfurt Conference
The digital conference format by Frankfurter Buchmesse. Watch the recordings for free with a My Book Fair profile.

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.
Missed one track or a session? Watch our recordings for free with your My Book Fair profile to learn more about developments, trends and business models in international markets.
Opening
Live ENOpen Science – a blueprint for universities in the 21st century?
Live ENThe transformative power of Open Science
Live ENCollaboration of stakeholders boosting Open Science
Live ENWorking towards open research in the humanities
Live ENBibliodiversity in a time of crisis
Live ENFrom Advocacy to Practice in Open Science: the Role of Academic Publishing- Panel Discussion
Live ENClosing remarks
Live ENWelcome by conference chair
Live ENPublishing and the rights trade in a Covid world?
Live ENMarket insights Canada – deux solitudes?
Live ENSpain: País plural: Four languages and literatures
Live ENWorking with sub-agents or selling directly – or a mix of both?
Live ENCOVID-19, Copyright and the Creative Economy - Publishing’s Global Leadership Takes on the Crisis
Live ENWelcome
Live ENKeynote: "Rethinking 'Diversity' in Publishing"
Live ENCEO Panel: Leading Through Uncertain Times
Live ENAttention in a Time of Distraction: Book Promotion During the Pandemic
Live ENRetail Session: The changing retail landscape
Live ENSignals of Hope
Live ENWrap up
Live ENWelcome
Live ENKeynote: A Conversation on the Future of Audio
Live ENInternational panel: "The subscription economy: Looking at consumption behaviour"
Live ENExclusive Presentation of the Report "Listen & Read: The Battle for Attention"
Live ENAudio Rights – The Key to Market Growth
Live ENThe next audio format for publishers? Podcasts!
Live ENWrap up
Live EN
Meet our speakers!
Looking for even more insights and new business contacts?
Event format | What to expect | Date |
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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 |
New ideas. New contacts. New business.

Insights & Inspiration
Meet top speakers from the publishing and content industries


Business & Contacts
Discuss new business models and network with international experts
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