London, Wednesday 22 November 2023. The London E-book Honest (LBF) has at the moment revealed a wealth of high-profile audio system from the worldwide publishing group who shall be collaborating within the standard Primary Stage theatre. The announcement comes on the day that registration opens for the 2024 version of the Honest (12-14 March).
Essentially the most distinguished stage of the Honest, providing insightful trade discussions, the Primary Stage line-up will concentrate on key trade tendencies and international views (Day 1), reshaping the publishing trade by inventive content material and innovation (Day 2) and the way forward for studying and rising writing mediums (Day 3).
Confirmed audio system throughout the three days of the Honest embrace: Jonathan Karp, President and CEO of Simon & Schuster; Antonia Seymour, CEO of IOP Publishing; Amanda D’Acierno, President & Writer, PRH Audio Publishing Group; Dan Conway, CEO, The Publishers Affiliation UK (PA); Karine Gonçalves Pansa, President, Worldwide Publishers Affiliation (IPA); Nicola Usborne, CEO, Usborne Publishing; and lots of extra. Additional bulletins together with the keynote audio system for Day 2 and Day 3, together with different audio system, shall be revealed within the coming weeks.
L-R: Jonathan Karp, Nicola Usborne, Nelson (Nels) Abbey, Karine Gonçalves Pansa, Julie Farrell
Gareth Rapley, Director of The London E-book Honest, stated: “Following the success of final 12 months’s Primary Stage, we’re delighted to unveil one other sensible line-up of audio system and organisations for one of the standard phases of the Honest. We’re thrilled to have such a variety of heavyweight panellists, spanning worldwide publishers, best-selling authors, AI consultants, media executives and charity CEOs. Guests to The London E-book Honest 2024 can anticipate partaking debates and eye-opening conversations on the important thing themes that have an effect on the publishing world.”
Jonathan Karp, President and CEO of Simon & Schuster and Day 1 Keynote Speaker, stated: “I’m excited to be attending and talking on the London E-book Honest 2024. By the years, the LBF has confirmed to be a significant gathering for the worldwide publishing group, and I look ahead to becoming a member of with trade colleagues from world wide for a couple of days of productive and significant alternate.”
The preliminary programme of occasions on the Primary Stage consists of:
Tuesday twelfth March
10.30 – 11.00 Opening Keynote Deal with: A Dialog with Jonathan Karp, President and CEO, Simon & Schuster
In mild of their latest acquisition by personal fairness, this session will discover the long run prospects of Simon & Schuster, discussing the potential affect of decoupling from a big media enterprise and the way it could form the corporate’s trajectory.
11.15 – 12.00 Exploring the Ever-Evolving World of Publishing: International Developments, Challenges, and Alternatives
This session will examine the necessity for publishers to undertake digital innovation in an period of unparalleled connectivity. The talk will unveil key tendencies steering the course of the trade, from understanding evolving client behaviours to exploring adaptive methods for suppliers.
Audio system:
- Karine Gonçalves Pansa, President, Worldwide Publishers Affiliation (IPA)
- Ricardo Franco Levi, President, The Federation of European Publishers (FEP)
- Lawrence Njagi, President, African Publishers Community (APNET)
- Youngsuk ‘YS’ Chi, Vice Chairman, The Affiliation of American Publishers (AAP) and Elsevier, Director, Company Affairs & Technique, RELX Group
Chaired by Edward Nawotka, Senior Worldwide Bookselling Editor, Publishers Weekly
12.15 – 13.00 Worldwide Creator of the Day – Taylor Jenkins Reid
Taylor Jenkins Reid is a New York Occasions and Sunday Occasions best-selling creator, screenwriter, and Emmy-nominated producer. Her most up-to-date novel Carrie Soto Is Again debuted on the Sunday Occasions and New York Occasions Bestseller lists. Earlier this 12 months, Amazon Prime Video launched the tv adaptation of her novel Daisy Jones and the Six, and the sequence obtained 9 Emmy Award nominations. Her eight novels, together with Malibu Rising, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, One True Loves, Possibly in One other Life, After I Do and Without end, Interrupted have been translated into over forty languages and are beloved by a powerful and devoted fan base.
13.15 – 14.00 Past The Pages: Publishing in 2030
Be a part of us for an enlightening session that goals to empower readers to interact with environmental and social greatest practices throughout the publishing trade. The session will spotlight the significance of inexperienced abilities throughout our sector, in addition to delving into the transformative function of rising applied sciences like AI on this pursuit.
Audio system:
- Rachel Martin, International Sustainability Director, Elsevier
- Piers Torday, award-winning and bestselling Kids’s Creator and Sustainability and Local weather Change Campaigner
14.15 – 15.00 Copyright and AI: A International Dialogue of Machines, People, and the Legislation
As AI applied sciences turn out to be extra widespread throughout the publishing world, this session will discover the implications of AI for copyright regulation and coverage. The audio system will delve into the authorized and moral dimensions throughout completely different continents, whereas additionally navigating the inherent complexities of regulating this new expertise.
Audio system:
- Sylvie Forbin, Deputy Director Basic, World Mental Property Organisation (WIPO)
- Maria A. Pallante, President and Chief Government, Affiliation of American Publishers (AAP)
- Glenn Rollans, Former President, Affiliation of Canadian Publishers (ACP) and President and Writer of Brush Training Inc.
- Nicola Solomon, CEO, Society of Authors (SoA)
Chaired by Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, Publishing Views
15.15 – 16.00 The Marrakesh Treaty and International Accessibility in Publishing
The Marrakesh Treaty ensures that folks with print disabilities have equal entry to literature and data. This session will reveal progress and trade initiatives to advertise accessibility, variety, and inclusion together with sensible steps that the trade can take to contribute to this important milestone.
Audio system:
- Hugo Setzer, President of the Mexican Publishers Affiliation
- Anne Bergman-Tahon, Director, Federation European Publishers (FEP)
- Selina Mills, a legally blind award-winning Author, Broadcaster, and Activist
- Claire Wade, Creator, Incapacity Activist, Founding father of Authors with Disabilities and Persistent Diseases (ADCI)
Chaired by Jose Borghino, Secretary Basic, Worldwide Publishers Affiliation (IPA)
Wednesday thirteenth March
11.15 – 12.00 Reworking the Way forward for the Written Phrase with AI
Synthetic intelligence is anticipated to have a major affect on the way forward for publishing – we’re already seeing its results. Our panellists will talk about the current and way forward for AI, and its affect on content material creation. What are the potential advantages that AI is encouraging? What are the ideas that can guarantee it’s used successfully and responsibly? How can the publishing trade work collectively to sort out the challenges and dangers of AI? What function will AI play in detecting and stopping copyright infringement?
Audio system:
- Dan Conway, CEO, The Publishers Affiliation UK (PA)
- Dr Kate Devlin, Reader in Synthetic Intelligence & Society within the Division of Digital Humanities, King’s School London
- Katie King, Revealed Creator on AI
- Invoice Thompson, Principal Analysis Engineer within the Advisory Crew, BBC Analysis & Improvement
- Rebecka Isaksson, KM Strategist and Keynote Speaker
12.15 – 13.00 Creator of the Day – Richard Osman
Richard Osman is an creator, producer, and tv presenter. His first three novels, The Thursday Homicide Membership, The Man Who Died Twice and The Bullet That Missed have been multi-million-copy record-breaking bestsellers world wide, and getting into the highest 10 best-selling hardback novels within the UK since information started. His fourth ebook The Final Satan to Die is the quickest promoting hardback novel by a British creator since information started (beating his personal file!). His books have offered over 10 million copies worldwide.
13.15 – 14.00 The Way forward for Audio in Publishing: International Developments and the Influence of AI
Be a part of us to study extra concerning the rise of audio content material consumption, the potential for worldwide market development, and techniques for capitalising on international audio publishing alternatives. We will even uncover the affect of AI on the worldwide development of the audiobook market, in addition to methods to undertake and produce audio content material that appeals to various audiences worldwide.
Audio system:
- Michele Cobb, Government Director, Audio Publishers Affiliation
- Amanda D’Acierno, President & Writer, PRH Audio Publishing Group
- Helena Gustafsson, Chief Content material Technique Officer, Storytel
Chaired by Videl Bar-Kar, Vice President Audio, Bookwire
14.15 – 15.00 International Tutorial Panel: The Tutorial Publishing Panorama in 2030 and Past
This session brings collectively visionary leaders and consultants within the educational trade to discover the way forward for educational organisations. By a dynamic dialogue, our audio system will discover key subjects reminiscent of open entry, studying machines, variety and inclusion, and sustainability – sharing the newest tendencies in international educational innovation.
Audio system:
- Antonia Seymour, CEO, IOP Publishing
- Harsh Jegadeesan, Chief Publishing Officer, Springer Nature
Chaired by Richard Fisher, Tutorial and Coverage Correspondent, Unbiased Publishers Guild (IPG)
15.15 – 16.00 Panel Dialogue: Voices Unheard: Addressing Inclusivity and Illustration in Publishing World
Audio system on this session will examine the significance of correct illustration, genuine storytelling, and the optimistic affect they’ve on readers of all backgrounds. From celebrating the exceptional progress achieved, to acknowledging the challenges that also stay, this dialogue will chart a course in the direction of a extra inclusive and consultant literary world.
Audio system:
- Julie Farrell, Creator and Co-Founding father of Inklusion Information
- Natasha Carthew, Creator and Director of The Pageant for Working Class Writers
- Nelson (Nels) Abbey, Creator and Co-founder of Black Writers Guild
- Stacy Scott, Head of Accessibility at Taylor & Francis and Chair, Accessibility Motion Group, Publishers Affiliation (PA)
Chaired by Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, Publishing Views
Thursday 14th March
11.15 – 12.00 Kids’s Creator of the Day – Joseph Coelho
Waterstones Kids’s Laureate Joseph Coelho is an award-winning efficiency poet, playwright and youngsters’s creator. His debut poetry assortment Werewolf Membership Guidelines (Frances Lincoln, 2014) was the winner of the CLPE CLiPPA Poetry Award 2015. He goals to encourage younger individuals by tales and characters they’ll recognise and explores themes together with concern, braveness, variety, gratitude, empathy and loss. All through his profession he has highlighted the ability of poetry and studying, championing and campaigning for native libraries and spotlights new voices and variety all through his work.
12.15 – 13.15 Panel: Making a Tradition of Studying for Pleasure
In a quickly evolving digital panorama, cultivating a tradition of studying for pleasure has turn out to be extra essential than ever. Be a part of us on this charming session as we uncover the important components of fostering a lifelong love for studying. The audio system will discover the transformative energy of studying and its profound affect on private development, cognitive improvement, and general well-being, taking a look at shaping the readers of tomorrow and the long run’s Gen Alpha.
Audio system:
- Helenor Gilmour, Director of Perception and Technique, Beano Studios
- Jonathan Douglas CBE Hon FRSL, Chief Government, Nationwide Literacy Belief
- Nicola Usborne, CEO, Usborne Publishing
- Helen Freeman, Director, Oxford Childrens (OUP)
- Cassie Chadderton, Chief Government Officer, World E-book Day
Additional particulars about The London E-book Honest line-up shall be revealed within the run as much as the Honest, and shall be out there at this web page. You possibly can view the Seminar Programme right here.
The London E-book Honest (LBF) is the world’s largest spring ebook commerce and publishing occasion, and can return to its house at Olympia London from 12 – 14 March 2024. Customer registration is now open, at this hyperlink.
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