Programme Morning


From 11:30 to 16:45, the Conference splits into two streams, signalled on the programme using the following key


Books stream


Media stream


Sessions in the Books stream will take place in the County Suite


Sessions in the Media stream will take place in the Westminster room


10:30 How middle grade got its mojo back


Rebecca McNally publishing director, Bloomsbury Children's Books


10:45 Sharing stories in a global language


Amy Wilkerson head of sales (international), Penguin Random House Children's


09:00 Registration and coffee


09:30 Welcome Nigel Roby chief executive, Te Bookseller


SESSION ONE


Looking at Readers: Reading at Home and Abroad


09:35 Inspiring kids about the world, around the world


Key Note


Hanna Otero publisher, Lonely Planet Kids


09:55 Interview with...


Nicola Usborne deputy managing director, Usborne Publishing Peter Usborne founder, Usborne Publishing


10:15 Trends in UK book sales


Kiera O'Brien charts & data editor, Te Bookseller


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11:00 Tea/coffee break SESSION TWO


Looking at Markets and Where Opportunities Lie


11:30 Children's non-fiction in the US and lessons for the UK


Lionel Bender editorial partner, Bender Richardson White


11:30 NEW


Media Stream


11:50 Lost opportunities, next opportunity in media


Panel


CHAIR Jeff Norton author, writer-producer, founder of Awesome Lisa Edwards head of children’s publishing, Kings Road Publishing Melanie Stokes co-founder and joint-m.d., Kindle Entertainment Rebecca Watson agent, Valerie Hoskins Associates


12:05 Operating in a global market: why selling worldwide works for a micro-publisher Sam Hutchinson author and publisher, b small


12:20 Children's book markets around the world


Jaclyn Swope publisher account manager, Nielsen Book Research


12:30 From pitch to production: making it happen


Value added: the market for adaptation


Eli Rezinsky economic consultant, Frontier


11:45 Understanding China: the children's 'edutainment' market in China Alicia Liu m.d., Singing Grass Communications


Understanding China: audiobooks and selling


on social media Jiayang Yuan exhibition director, BIBF


Andrew Brenner head writer, Pablo Gráinne McGuinness creative director, Paper Owl Films


M G Leonard author Nigel Pickard director, Nevision


Study Case


12:35 Post-Rebel Girls, what is the future of children's non-fiction?


Panel


CHAIR Rachel Williams publisher, Francis Lincoln Children's Books/co-founder, Wide Eyed Editions Annie Everall director, Authors Aloud UK Sarah Larter children's publishing director, DK Liza Miller senior editor, Hachette Children's Group Alison Tarrant chief executive, SLA


13:00 Lunch break


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