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All important dates of Frankfurter Buchmesse

Opening Press Conference Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022

Date: Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Time: 11 am to 12 pm (CEST)
Place: Frankfurt Pavilon, Agora
Language: German/English

Speakers:

Juergen Boos, Director of Frankfurter Buchmesse
Karin Schmidt-Friderichs, Chairwoman of the German Publishers & Booksellers Association
Mohsin Hamid, Author

Further possible speakers weill be announced in September/October.

Registration: Via https://www.guestid.de/fbm2022-presse

Please direct your interview requests at press@buchmesse

Guest of Honour Spain: Press Tour of the Guest of Honour Pavilon

Following the opening press conference of Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022, there will be a press tour of the pavilion of the guest of honour Spain.

Date: Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Time: approx 12.30 pm (CEST)
Starting Point: Info counter in front of the Guest of Honour Pavilon, Forum, Ebene 2
Language: German/English

Speakers:

María José Gálvez, Director General for Books and Reading Promotion, Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport
Elvira Marco, Project Manager for Spain's Guest of Honour appearance at the Frankfurter Nicj,esse 2022
Pina Rocío, Architect, ENORME Studio, Madrid

Registration: Via https://www.guestid.de/fbm2022-presse

Press Contact regarding the Guest of Honour Spain: Mirjam Flender, Kirsten Lehnert, projekt2508, presse@projekt2508.de, +49 228 184967-24

Opening Ceremony of Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022

Date: Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Time: 5 pm to 6.30 pm (CEST)
Place: Congress Center Messe Frankfurt
Language: German/English/Spanish

Speakers:

His Majesty, King Felipe VI and Her Majesty, Queen Letizia of Spain
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany
Boris Rhein, Prime Minister of the State of Hessen
Dr. Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg, First Deputy Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main in charge of Diversity, Anti-discrimination and Social Cohesion
Juergen Boos, Director of Frankfurter Buchmesse
Karin Schmidt-Friderichs, Chairwoman of the German Publishers & Booksellers Association
Irene Vallejo, Literary Speaker Guest of Honour Spain
Antonio Muñoz Molina, Literary Speaker Guest of Honour Spain
Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Spanish Singer

Further speakers will be announced in September/October.

Registration: Invited guests only. Participation in the opening ceremony is only possible with prior registration and confirmation.

Press Conference about the Guest of Honour 2023 Slovenia

Date: Thursday, 20 October 2022
Time: 10 am to 11 am (CEST)
Place: Frankfurt Pavilon, Agora
Language: tba

Speakers:

Juergen Boos, Director of Frankfurter Buchmesse
Dr. Asta Vrečko, Minister for Culture
Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, Director Slovenian Book Agency
Dr. Miha Kovač, Slovene Curator
Petr Svetina, Literary Speaker Guest of Honour Slovenia
Ana Marwan, Literary Speaker Guest of Honour Slovenia
Nataša Kramberger, Literary Speaker Guest of Honour Slovenia
Erwin Köstler, Literary Speaker Guest of Honour Slovenia / Translator ??
Katja Gasser, Moderator

Further speakers will be announced on this page in September/October.

Registration: Via https://www.guestid.de/fbm2022-presse

Press Contact regarding the Guest of Honour Slowenia: Annika Grützner, Mathias Voigt, Literaturtest, slowenien@literaturtest.de, +49 (0)30-531 40 70-27

Please direct your interview requests at press@buchmesse

Handover Ceremony: Guest of Honour 2022 Spain – Guest of Honour 2023 Slovenia

Date: Sunday, 23 October 2022
Time: 4 pm (CEST)
Place: Guest of Honour Pavilon, Forum, Ebene 2
Language: tba

Speakers: Will be announced in September/October.

Registration: Via https://www.guestid.de/fbm2022-presse

Press Contact regarding the Guest of Honour Spain: Mirjam Flender, Kirsten Lehnert, projekt2508, presse@projekt2508.de, +49 228 184967-24

Press Contact regarding the Guest of Honour Slowenia: Annika Grützner, Mathias Voigt, Literaturtest, slowenien@literaturtest.de, +49 (0)30-531 40 70-27

Please direct your interview requests at press@buchmesse