As part of its Sparks initiative, the Frankfurt Book Fair is hosting three days of events focusing on all things digital at the brand new Sparks Stage (8.0 P 923). Come listen to discussions and interviews with leaders in the digital publishing field, and learn about the future of the industry.
Sparks Stage Schedule of Events:
Wednesday, October 6
10:30-11:00am
Digital Book World
Speaker: Mike Shatzkin, Founder & CEO, The Idea Logical Company
Moderator: Mark Dressler
11:00-11:30am
How Innovation and the Digital World Resets the Playing Field for Publishers Large and Small
Speakers: Neal Hoskins and Marie-Adele Murray, Winged Chariot Press
Moderator: Mark Dressler
12:00-12:30pm
A Social Approach to Publishing
Speaker: Richard Nash, Founder, Cursor
1:00-2:00pm
The eBook Strategies of Major Publishers
Speakers: Brian Murray, CEO, HarperCollins
Evan Schnittman, Managing Director, Bloomsbury
Andrew Savikas, VP, O’Reilly Media
Host: Tom Turvey, Director, Google
2:30-3:00pm
App Development
Speakers: Dean Johnson, Creative Director, Brandwidth
Rhys Cazenove, Co-Founder, Enhanced Editions
3:30-4:00pm
E-Rights and Roles
Speaker: Robert Gottlieb, Chairman, Trident Media Group, LLC
Thursday, October 7
10:00-10:30am
Kobo – What’s Next?
Speaker: Michael Tamblyn, EVP Content, Sales & Merchandising, Kobo
11:00am-12:00pm
Australia/New Zealand publishing market overview
Speakers: Rod Martin (Era Publications), Patricia Genat (Adelaide Library Services), Peter Dowling (Oratio Media)
Hosted by Bookseller+Publisher magazine (www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au )
Moderated by Tim Coronel, publisher, Bookseller+Publisher
12:00-1:30pm
Update on EPUB Standard and What the Future Holds
Speakers: George Kerscher, President IDPF, Secretary General, DAISY Consortium; Bill Kasdorf, Vice President, Apex Content Solutions
Moderator: Michael Smith, Executive Director, International Digital Publishing Forum
2:00-3:00pm
Starting the eBook Commerce in Brazil
Speakers: Frederico Indiani, Director of Purchasing at Livraria Saraiva and Cesar Groh, IT Director at Livraria Saraiva
Hosted by PublishNews
Moderated by: Carlo Carrenho
4:00-4:30pm
Meet Richard Mollet – recently appointed Chief Executive of the UK Publishers’ Association
Speaker: Richard Mollet
Interviewer: Richard Charkin, Executive Director, Bloomsbury Publishing
4:30-5:30pm
Frankfurt Book Fair Tweet-Up
Meet, greet, and tweet! Drinks will be provided.
Friday, October 8
10:00am-11:00am
The Brazilian Digital Market
Hosted by PublishNews
Moderated by Carlo Carrenho
11:00-11:30am
Digital B2C Considerations
Speaker: Caroline Fortin, VP & Publisher, QA International
12:00pm-1:30pm
EPUB: Producing eBooks Using the Industry Standard
Speakers:
James Macfarlane, President, Easypress Technologies (EasyEPUB)
Brett Freeman, Business Development Manager, EMEA, Aptara
Moderator: Michael Smith, International Digital Publishing Forum, Executive Director
2:30pm-3:00pm
Digital Rights: a minefield or an opportunity?
Speaker: Clare Painter, Rights Direction Ltd.
3:00pm-3:30pm
Beyond the Hype: Digital Publishing at the Multimedia Coalface
Speaker: Michael Bhaskar, Head of Digital, Profile Books
Moderator: Ed Nawotka, Publishing Perspectives
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