FutureBook 2024 Programme

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09:30 - 09:40

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineIntroduction

Speakers

Miriam Robinson

programme director

FutureBook Conference

Molly Flatt

programme director

Futurebook Conference

09:40 - 10:00

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineKEYNOTE: Independent thinking

Speakers

Fleur Sinclair

owner & president

Sevenoaks Bookshop & Booksellers Association

10:00 - 10:20

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineKEYNOTE: Heritage meets Innovation: how DK is creating value at 50

Speakers

Paul Kelly

c.e.o.

Dorling Kindersley

Philip Jones

editor

The Bookseller

10:20 - 10:40

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineKEYNOTE: Publishing in context

Speakers

Abi Watson

senior analyst

Enders Analysis

10:40 - 11:00

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineKEYNOTE: Audio futures: Amanda D'Acierno in conversation with Nathan Hull

Speakers

Amanda D'Acierno

president

Penguin Random House Audio, Global

Nathan Hull

chief strategy officer

Beat Technology

11:00 - 11:30

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineTea Break

11:00 - 11:30

Stream 2: Westminster Suite and OnlineTea Break

11:30 - 11:35

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineAwards shortlists video

11:30 - 11:35

Stream 2: Westminster Suite and OnlineAwards shortlists video

11:35 - 12:20

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlinePANEL: Spreading the word: Boosting our cultural impact

Speakers

Louis Coiffait-Gunn

c.e.o.

Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals (CILIP)

Nicky Old

director of communications

The Publishers Association

Mairi Oliver

owner & vice president

Lighthouse Bookshop & Booksellers Association

Kit de Waal

author

11:35 - 12:20

Stream 2: Westminster Suite and OnlinePANEL: The event ecosystem: from survive to thrive

Speakers

Nic Bottomley

owner

Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights

Jenny Niven

director

Edinburgh International Book Festival

Lucy Bond

head of books

Fane

Fiona Razvi

director and co-founder

Wimbledon BookFest

12:20 - 12:35

Stream 2: Westminster Suite and OnlineInternational showcase: Spotlight on China

Speakers

Alicia Liu

c.e.o.

Singing Grass

Rong Rong

chief of exhibition department

Beijing International Book Fair

12:20 - 12:35

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineSustainability showcase

Speakers

Zoë Fawcett

production director

Bonnier Books

12:35 - 13:15

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlinePANEL: Mining for gold: making the backlist sing

Speakers

Norah Perkins

agent

Curtis Brown Heritage

Corinne Turner

managing director

Ian Fleming Publications

Laura Smith

W. F. Howes

Anthony Cooper

senior range manager

Waterstones

12:35 - 13:15

Stream 2: Westminster Suite and OnlinePANEL: Secret agents: How freelancers can refresh our future

Speakers

Mel Four

creative director, mono

Octopus Books

Katie Roden

acting comms director

Macmillan Children's Books

Julia Kellaway

editorial consultant

Eve Wersocki Morris

director

EWM PR

13:15 - 14:15

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineLUNCH

13:15 - 14:15

Stream 2: Westminster Suite and OnlineLUNCH

14:15 - 14:20

Stream 2: Westminster Suite and OnlineAwards shortlists video

14:15 - 14:20

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineAwards shortlists video

14:20 - 15:05

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlinePANEL: Machine earning: unlocking more value from AI

Speakers

Sue Hodgson

v.p. content

Perlego

Ani Attamian

consultant

LEMA Collective

Georgia Kirke

founder

Clio.AI

Tom Wraith

data & analytics director

Dorling Kindersley

14:20 - 15:05

Stream 2: Westminster Suite and OnlinePANEL: The sums can work: what indie publishers need

Speakers

Kevin Duffy

publisher and co-founder

Bluemoose Books

Jasper Joffe

founder

Joffe Books

Amanda Ridout

c.e.o. and founder

Boldwood Books

Vidisha Biswas

founder & managing director

Footnote Press

15:05 - 15:20

Stream 2: Westminster Suite and OnlineAudio Showcase

15:05 - 15:20

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineAI showcase: Narration labelling

Speakers

Jon Watt

trade audio & business development director & chair

Bonnier Books UK & Audio Publishers Group

15:20 - 16:00

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlinePANEL: Audio innovation: what's new and next

Speakers

Tom Abba

writer & designer

Kate Bland

founder

Spiracle Audiobooks

Becca Souster

audio strategy manager

Pan Macmillan

15:20 - 16:00

Stream 2: Westminster Suite and OnlinePANEL: What price passion: How (should) we value influencers?

Speakers

Naomi Bacon

co-founder

The Tandem Collective

Emily Russell

digital marketing executive & social media content creator

Bloomsbury Publishing & @emilymiahreads

Liv Marsden

senior marketing manager

4th Estate

Beatrice Mustocea

TikTok

top creators & public figures UKI + Nordics lead

16:00 - 16:30

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineTEA BREAK

16:00 - 16:30

Stream 2: Westminster Suite and OnlineTEA BREAK

16:30 - 16:35

Stream 2: Westminster Suite and OnlineAwards shortlists video

16:30 - 16:35

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineFutureBook 2024 Awards Shortlists

16:35 - 17:05

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineLeader Q&A: Awards winners in conversation

Speakers

Katie Ogunṣakin (née Packer)

editorial director

Trapeze

Polly Osborn

Marketing & Publicity Director

Simon & Schuster

17:05 - 17:15

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineThe FutureBook Awards Announcement

17:15 - 17:30

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineKEYNOTE: Ecologies of connection: Collaborating across sectors to accelerate change

Speakers

Gemma Cairney

author & broadcaster

17:30 - 18:00

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineClosing remarks & drinks

Speakers

Miriam Robinson

programme director

FutureBook Conference

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