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

12:20 - 12:35

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineSustainability showcase

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

12:35 - 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

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

Svenja Rufus

chief commercial and strategy officer

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 1: County Suite and OnlineAI showcase: Narration labelling

Speakers

Jon Watt

trade audio & business development director & chair

Bonnier Books UK & Audio Publishers Group

15:05 - 15:20

Stream 2: Westminster Suite and OnlineAudio Showcase

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

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 1: County Suite and OnlineFutureBook 2024 Awards Shortlists

16:30 - 16:35

Stream 2: Westminster Suite and OnlineAwards shortlists video

16:35 - 16:45

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

16:45 - 17:15

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineThe FutureBook Awards Announcement

17:15 - 17:30

Stream 1: County Suite and OnlineCreative Keynote

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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