Programme Audiobook Revolution AUDIOBOOK ARRIVAL 10.30 Registration 11.00 BROADGATE SUITE 1 keynote Rebecca Herrmann


How can the new audiobook retailers grow in the UK market? CHAIR Kiera O’Brien charts editor, The Bookseller Niclas Sandin c.e.o., Bookbeat Ian Small general manager, AudioBooks.com Michael Tamblyn president and c.e.o., Rakuten Kobo Kurt Thielen founder and managing director, Zebralution


founder and co-c.e.o. of Bolinda Audio panel


12:10 panel How can we sell more audiobooks?


CHAIR Miriam Robinson programme director, Marketing & Publishing Conference


This year’s FutureBook


Conference is split into three strands: the two-channel FutureBook (page 12–13); and Audiobook Revolution and EdTech for Publishers, shown here. The latter two conference strands begin after the opening and closing keynotes, which will unite all delegates in the Broadgate Suite 14


14:15


Kevin Addley vice-president of marketing, Audible.co.uk Fionnuala Barret senior audio editor, HarperCollins Paul Martinovic non-fiction communications manager, Pan Macmillan


Jennifer McMenemy marketing manager, Orion Books Susie Warhurst content director, Acast UK


LUNCH BREAK panel How can we make better audiobooks?


CHAIR Jo Forshaw audiobook publishing consultant Sarah Shrubb audio publisher, Hachette Audio Patrick McQuaid director, ID Audio Joanna Lord audio and online sales manager, Canongate Ravina Bajwa senior commissioning editor, Pottermore Sam Halstead senior commisioning editor, Penguin


14:45


How is the market for audiobook rights changing? CHAIR Philip Jones editor, The Bookseller Alice Lutens agent, Curtis Brown Dominic White head of publishing and commerce, W F Howes/Wavesound


panel


Ivan Mulcahy literary agent, Mulcahy Associates Nathan Hull chief commercial and content officer, Bookchoice


15:30 panel How is new technology changing


the way we listen? CHAIR David Roper founder and m.d., Heavy Entertainment Nicky Birch founder/director, Rosina Sound Mathew Hammersley c.e.o., Novel Effect Rachel Mallender group audio director, HarperCollins UK Stacy Rowe accessibilit development executive, RNIB


COFFEE BREAK/SURGERY SESSIONS FutureBook | 1st December 2017


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