EVENTS


Kate Elton HarperCollins


Kate is executive publisher for four HarperCollins divisions: HarperFiction; HarperNonFiction, which publishes autobiography, sports writing and memoir, through to cookery, lifestyle and busi- ness; Avon, a boutique commercial fiction division; and the recently formed One More Chapter division, which specialises in digital-first publishing.


FutureBook Live 2019 Meet the speakers


Bec Evans Prolifiko


Bec is a writer and speaker and, while work- ing in publishing, she turned her side hustle Prolifiko—a writing productivity coach—into a start-up. As a consultant, she helps businesses inno- vate. Her first book, How to Have a Happy Hustle: The Complete Guide to Making Your Ideas Happen, was published by Icon Books in May 2019.


Alex Fane Fane Productions


Alex is managing direc- tor of one of the UK’s fastest-growing produc- tion companies, working with inspiring voices from the world of literature, podcasts, screen and stage. The company presided over sales of 450,000 tickets in its first two years, and interna- tional offices have just been opened in Sydney.


Aimée Felone Knights Of


Aimée is co-founder of Knights Of, a commercial children’s publisher that publishes inclusively by commissioning writers and illustrators from diverse backgrounds, as well as hiring diversely. Knights Of opened Brixton’s only kids’ bookshop, Round Table Books, stocking titles from underrepresented authors and illustrators.


Richard Fisher Royal Historical Society


Richard has worked in academic publishing for nearly four decades, and was managing director of academic publishing at Cambridge University Press until he stepped down in 2014. He now works on publishing and policy issues in a variety of international contexts, and writes an acclaimed blog on these themes for the IPG.


Ruth Fitzsimons Podfront UK


Ruth is the managing director of Podfront UK, a joint venture between two of the world’s biggest podcast companies, Stitcher and Wondery. Podfront UK represents “Freakonomics”, “Dirty John”, Oprah’s “SuperSoul Conversations” and NBC, to name a few.


Alison Flood The Bookseller


Alison is the books reporter for the Guardian. She also reviews thrillers for the Observer, writes The Bookseller’s monthly paperback preview, and freelances for a range of other publications on books.


Andrew Franklin Profile Books


Andrew is the founder and managing director of Profile Books. Now employing 50 people and publishing 100 books a year, when he started it on April Fool’s Day 1996 there were only three people and no books. Before that he worked at (what was then) Penguin Books for 11 years.


Guy Gadney To Play For


Guy has been working at the intersection of media and technology for over 20 years, initially as the first head of digital for Penguin Books UK, then at the BBC and the Guardian. He is c.e.o. of To Play For, the media technology platform behind Charisma.ai, which is producing new forms of storytelling powered by AI.


Ana Garanito Green Door Pictures


Ana is head of scripted at Green Door Pictures, founded by Idris Elba to champion diversity of thought and work with emerging and established talent to produce innovative, entertaining and thought-provoking content. Ana works across the company’s scripted pipeline and oversees the creative vision for each project.


Jodie Ginsberg Index on Censorship


Jodie is chief executive of Index on Censorship, one of the world’s leading free speech campaign organisations. Prior to joining Index, Jodie worked as a foreign correspondent and business journalist, and was the UK bureau chief for Reuters.


Helena Gonda The Flip


Helena co-founded The Flip in January 2019 alongside two colleagues from Transworld, where she works as an editor. The Flip is a newsletter and digital platform that aims to connect and inspire women, through sharing interviews and resources, and to encourage more women in publishing to take up leadership positions.


On the day


Tom Hall Lonely Planet


Tom is vice-president of experience at Lonely Planet, looking after its brand, editorial and creative teams. He is a long-time contributor to dozens of Lonely Planet books and has over 20 years’ experience in travel publishing. He also writes for the Guardian and regularly covers travel on national and international broadcasters.


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Sam Herbert 67 Bricks


Sam is co-founder of 67 Bricks, which helps publishers build informa- tion products for the data-driven world. Sam has taken a lead in exploring how AI, machine learning and natural language processing can deliver value in the infor- mation industry by chal- lenging existing business models and delivering new sources of revenue.


Ella Horne The Flip


Ella co-founded The Flip in January 2019 alongside two colleagues from Transworld, where she works as a marketing manager. The Flip is a newsletter and digital platform that aims to encourage more women in publishing to take up leadership positions.


Steven Inchcoombe Springer Nature


Steven is chief publishing officer at Springer Nature. His responsibilities cover all Springer Nature’s research publishing and editorial activities, all services provided to its authors, peer-reviewers, editors and society partners, all its products and publishing platforms, and its non-institutional library revenues.


Elise Italiaander DK


Elise is audio and digital manager at DK. Recently venturing into publishing audiobooks, Elise has been integral in setting up DK’s audio department. Previously, she spent five years at Audible and is thrilled to be bringing DK’s well-known brand to the world of audio. DK’s audio list launched in October 2019.


Please note that, while every attempt has been made to ensure that the list of speakers is complete and final, changes to the line- up may occur before the conference on 25th November. Delegates will be informed about such changes and an up-to-date list of speakers can be found at thebookseller.com.


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