NEW LOCATION: Find us in the Frankfurt Studio this year

When: October 16 to 18, 2024

Where: Frankfurt Studio and Academic Stage in Hall 4.0

Our events are free of charge for all Frankfurt ticket holders

The Publishing Perspectives Forum is back at the Frankfurt Book Fair for the third year to bring you interviews with global publishing CEOs and expert panels on audio, independent publishing, and more.

Browse our program below or see our events and speakers online here.

11:00 - 11:45

Frankfurt Studio

Executive Talk: David Shelley, CEO, Hachette Book Group and Hachette UK

• In conversation with: Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, Publishing Perspectives

16:00 - 16:45

Frankfurt Studio

Meeting the Demand: Audiobook Strategies

• Amanda D’Acierno, President and Publisher, Penguin Random House Audio Group
• Jon Watt, Trade Audio & Business Development Director, Bonnier Books UK
• Moderator: Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives

10:00 - 10:45

Frankfurt Studio

When It’s ‘Created by Humans’: A New AI Rights Platform

• Trip Adler, co-founder and CEO, Created by Humans
• Moderator: Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives

11:00 - 11:45

Frankfurt Studio

Executive Talk: Arnaud Nourry, Chairman and CEO, Les Nouveaux Éditeurs

• In conversation with: Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives

14:00 - 14:45

Frankfurt Studio Pop-Up

Networking Reception: Arabic Publishing and Literature (Hosted by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award)

Join us for refreshments and networking. Meet publishers, translators, and book industry experts from the Arab world, as well as international professionals working with Arabic literature in translation. PLEASE RSVP HERE

9:30 - 10:00

Hall 4.0 Academic Stage

Charleston Conference at Frankfurt — Networking Breakfast

10:00 - 11:00

Hall 4.0 Academic Stage

Charleston Conference at Frankfurt — Putting Theory to Practice: The Case of Artificial Intelligence in Scholarly Publishing

• Panelists will be selected following a hack-a-thon to be held on September 10.
• Moderator: Sven Fund, Managing Director, Reviewer Credits

11:00 - 12:00

(Hall 4.0 Academic Stage

Charleston Conference at Frankfurt — When more means less? The unanticipated consequences of Scholcomm trends on library resourcing

• Moderator: Jude Perera, Associate Director, Communication/Engagement, Global Strategic Partnerships Wiley
• Heather Staines, Senior Consultant, Delta Think
• Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Professor and Coordinator for Research Professional Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Ádám Dér, Head, Scientific Information Provision, Max Planck Digital Library

11:00 - 11:45

Frankfurt Studio

State of Independent Publishing

• Tom Kraushaar, publisher, Klett-Cotta
• Nina von Moltke, co-founder and president of Authors Equity
• Moderator: Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, Publishing Perspectives