Publishing Innovation Forum

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Publishing Innovation Forum

7:30am CDT

Registration Open Foyer

8:00am CDT

Breakfast & Networking Cumberland E

9:00am CDT

Conference Kick-Off & Welcoming Remarks Cumberland C/DAngela Bole • Joshua Tallent

9:15am CDT

Morning Keynote with Kobo's Michael Tamblyn Cumberland C/DMichael Tamblyn

10:30am CDT

[Business Strategies] Session TBA Brentwood/Franklin [Marketing Strategies] Innovations in Book Promotion: Publicity Trends That Move the Needle Cumberland AMarika Flatt [Technology Strategies] The European Accessibility Act (EAA) in Action Cumberland BLaura Brady

11:45am CDT

Lunch & Networking Cumberland E

1:00pm CDT

[Business Strategies] Building Resilient Business Practices Brentwood/FranklinDavid Hetherington [Marketing Strategies] Session TBA Cumberland A [Technology Strategies] Overcoming the Stress, Time, and Inefficiencies of Rights and Royalty Management Cumberland BDavid Marlin

2:15pm CDT

[Business Strategies] Lean Six Sigma for Knowledge Work Brentwood/FranklinRebecca Burgoyne [Marketing Strategies] Book Marketing at Any Budget Cumberland AKim Lauber • Ashley Marie Mireles-Guerrero • Jin Yu • Allison Marie Pond [Technology Strategies] Modeling the Compounding Cost of Sustainability in the Book Publishing Industry Cumberland BKlaus Erik Krogh

3:15pm CDT

AI Roundtable Cumberland C/DThad McIlroy

4:15pm CDT

Afternoon Keynote with Bookshop.org’s Andy Hunter Cumberland C/DAndy Hunter

5:30pm CDT

BYOBook Happy Hour Nashville

9:00am CDT

Breakfast & Networking Cumberland E

10:00am CDT

Day Two Welcoming Remarks Cumberland C/DJoshua Tallent • Angela Bole

10:15am CDT

Morning Keynote with Mary McAveney: Optimizing Data, Digital Strategy, and Decision Making in Today’s Publishing Landscape Cumberland C/DMary McAveney • Angela Bole

11:30am CDT

[Business Strategies] Distribution in the Digital Age: Supply Chains, Marketing, Sustainability, and More Brentwood/FranklinJason Brockwell • Joe Matthews • Saleem Dhamee • Joshua Tallent [Marketing Strategies] Building Brand Trust: The Role of Empathetic Marketing in Publishing Cumberland AEmily Lyman [Technology Strategies] AI & Audiobooks: Making Profitable Catalog Decisions in 2024-2025 Cumberland BBryan Heathman

12:30pm CDT

Lunch & Networking Cumberland E

1:30pm CDT

Publishing Innovation Forum: Ignite! Cumberland C/D

2:30pm CDT

[Business Strategies] Session TBA Brentwood/Franklin [Marketing Strategies] Challenges in Audiobook Marketing and How to Overcome Them Cumberland AJolene Barto [Technology Strategies] Session TBA Cumberland B

4:00pm CDT

General Conference Closing Session Cumberland C/D

8:30am CDT

Registration Open

9:00am CDT

Product Training Day!Kristina Radke • Paul Milana • Rob Stevens • Tarah Theoret • Joshua Tallent