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Benefit from exclusive insights in our digital sessions in September and meet the publishing community in Frankfurt in October!

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The Frankfurt Rights Meeting has been the meeting place for all decision-makers in the field of rights and licenses for 40 years. In 2026, you will once again gain insights into trending topics in digital sessions in September, followed by an exclusive networking reception with a keynote speech on the exhibition grounds on #fbm26 Rights Tuesday.

Rights Then. Rights Now.

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40 Years Frankfurt Rights Meeting

The first conference, held under the name “International Rights Directors Meeting”, took place at the Frankfurter Buchmesse in 1987. Rights experts from 26 countries attended the debut event. In its early years, The Börsenblatt described the industry event as the “Small United Nations of Rights Directors”.

Even in its 40th anniversary year, the conference remains the meeting place for rights and licensing professionals from all over the world.

40 years for 40 euros – anniversary tickets

Speaker gives a speech at the Frankfurt Rights Meeting at the Frankfurter Buchmesse 2025

From September 2026, decision-makers from the rights and licensing sectors of the publishing industry will meet online and at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October to celebrate this anniversary and milestone together.

To mark the 40th anniversary, tickets are available at a special price: a single online session costs €40, the networking event at the Frankfurter Buchmesse is available for €24, and the All-Access ticket, priced at €140, grants access to all conference events (all prices exclude VAT).

 

Discover our 2026 programme

Digital
4 of 4

AI
1 September 2026

60 min
Ended
AI in Rights: Where Are We Now?
EN

French-Language Markets
8 September 2026

60 min
Ended
Parlez-vous Français? Navigating the French-Language Publishing Markets
EN

Children's books & YA
15 September 2026

60 min
Ended
Children's Books Growing Up: Rights Selling in a Changing Landscape
EN

English-Language Markets
22 September 2026

60 min
Ended
Breaking the 3%? Selling into English-Language Publishing Markets
EN

The networking reception takes place on the exhibition grounds

Rights Then. Rights Now. - The Role of Rights Professionals in Changing World Markets

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Frankfurt Rights Meeting Networking Reception

Make new contacts even before the fair starts

Meet the speakers and participants of the digital sessions on site in Frankfurt: The Networking Reception with keynote will take place on Tuesday, 6 October 2026. Meet new and familiar faces in a relaxed atmosphere before the start of the trade fair.

At the Frankfurt Rights Meeting you will meet ...

  • Licensing managers
  • Rights managers
  • Literary agents
  • Scouts
  • Publishers
  • Business development managers

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