Rights & Licensing

Frankfurt Rights Meeting - Hybrid Edition

The leading rights & licensing conference

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 over 30 years. This autumn, 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 Tuesday, 14 October, 5-7 pm CEST.

The digital sessions will take place in September - on four Tuesdays from 4-5 pm CEST.

Get your extra dose of industry insights in four one-hour digital sessions

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AI
2 September 2025

16:00 — 17:00

60 min

Ended

The AI Dilemma: Balancing Risks and Opportunities

Speaker: Chantal Restivo-Alessi, Chief Digital Officer & CEO International Foreign Language

HarperCollins

and 2 more speakers

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Merchandising
9 September 2025

16:00 — 17:00

60 min

Ended

Beyond the Book: Exploring Merchandising Opportunities

Speaker: Maura Regan, President

Licensing International

and 2 more speakers

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Spanish-Language Markets
16 September 2025

16:00 — 17:00

60 min

Ended

Navigating the Spanish-Language Publishing Markets

Speaker: Inés ter Horst, Director of Intellectual Property

Princeton University Press

and 3 more speakers

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Digital Licensing
23 September 2025

16:00 — 17:00

60 min

Ended

Digital Licensing – Sales or Rights?

Speaker: Rebecca Cook, Senior Director, Research Licensing

Wiley

and 2 more speakers

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The networking reception takes place on the exhibition grounds on 14 October 2025.

17:00 — 19:00 Ended

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Networking & Keynote

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Speaker: Keith Bennie, Vice President, Public Programming

Toronto International Film Festival

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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 at the Frankfurt Studio on Tuesday, 14 October. Meet new and familiar faces in a relaxed atmosphere before the start of the trade fair.

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Included in the individual session ticket:

Participation in one of the four digital sessions
Exclusive access to the networking reception and keynote (14 Oct. 2025) at the fair
Subsequent access to video recordings, presentation materials and summaries of the session you participated in

Individual Session Tickets

Dates: 2 Sept. | 9 Sept. | 16 Sept. | 23 Sept.

€ 94.01

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Included in the all access ticket:

Participation in ALL of the four digital sessions
Exclusive access to the networking reception and keynote (14 Oct. 2025) at the fair
Subsequent access to video recordings, presentation materials and summaries of all four sessions

All Access Ticket

Dates: 2 Sept. | 9 Sept. | 16 Sept. | 23 Sept.

€ 343.91

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Included in the networking reception + keynote ticket:

Exclusive access to the networking reception and keynote (14 Oct. 2025) at the fair

Ticket for the Networking Reception + Keynote

Date: 14 Oct.

€ 58.31

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