Program
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DAY 2: FRIDAY 1 JUNE 2018(Note: The following program is subject to change.) |
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| 09:30 | 10:00 | REGISTRATION |
| 10:00 | 10:40 | Why I translated Legends of the Condor Heroes HOTSPOT China’s best-selling living author, Jin Yong, has long been considered “impossible” to translate. This year, the first book in his series Legends of the Condor Heroes was released in English for the first time. This landmark publication also marks the first trade edition of any of Jin Yong’s works in English. Translator of the series Anna Holmwood will explore why she was convinced that Jin Yong’s work could travel and how she convinced editors who had never heard of his writing to take a chance on a Chinese legend. SPEAKER: |
| 10:40 | 11:10 | The Georgian publishing market and creative writing BOOK MARKET The Georgian publishing industry is developing fast and Giorgi Kekelidze has a front row seat in it: as a poet, writer and essayist his work is steeped in the folklore and mythology of his country; as the youngest person ever to head Georgia’s National Library, he works on the implementation of cultural and digitalization projects. In this session, he will share with us insights into his creative writing process and present us with a basic market overview of the Georgian book market in the run-up to being Guest of Honour country in Frankfurt this year. SPEAKER: |
| 11:10 | 11:40 | Can Taiwan's book market get out of the doldrums? BOOK MARKET There are many unique aspects to Taiwan’s publishing market. In an industry with more than 3000 publishing companies, less than 900 have employees of more nine people. Highly diversified publications and having one of the highest new books per capita ratio in the world manifest the vitality of Taiwan's publishing market. Yet, the market has contracted significantly in recent years, and the rate of deceleration is a cause for concern. The profitability of publishers has also become a topic of concern within the industry. Can Taiwan’s publishing market lift itself from the doldrums? What lessons can other Chinese language markets learn from this? Chao Cheng-ming, Chairman and General Manager of China Times Publishing Co, who has worked in the culture and media industry for more than 30 years, has in-depth and unique insights into the Taiwanese market and will share his experience and views with the audience in this session. SPEAKER: |
| 11:40 | 12:15 | Can Germany’s book retail industry turn around? BOOK MARKET From 2013 to 2017, the German book market has lost 6.4 million buyers, the number of readers dropped below 30 million. The current book buyers‘ survey of the German Börsenverein shows that younger target groups spend a lot more of their time with online media offers than in the past years – with an increasing share of mobile devices. How do publishers, booksellers, authors and librarians cope with these findings? What can stakeholders and institutions like the Stiftung Lesen, Frankfurt Book Fair, Leipzig Book Fair and others do to promote reading? Michael Roesler-Graichen, long-standing editor at Boersenblatt will explain the latest developments of the German market and share his views on some of the challenges the German book market is currently facing. SPEAKER: |
| 12:15 | 13:15 | ----- LUNCH BREAK ----- WORKSHOP Workshop I: Introducing IPR License Workshop II: Country focus: Georgian Culture and Publishing Location: Storydrive stand |
| 13:15 | 14:00 | Is AI the future of music? NEW MODEL The Eliette and Herbert von Karajan Institute was founded in 2005 to promote the artistic legacy of Herbert von Karajan. The institute manages an incredibly huge music catalogue with complex meta data. In this session, Matthias Röder, Managing Director of The Eliette and Herbert von Karajan Institute will introduce the connection between classical music and the endless possibilities of technical innovation. SPEAKER: |
| 14:00 | 14:40 | NEW MODEL Using audio as a means to bring about “paid knowledge” or “knowledge services” is a phenomenon that has emerged over the last two years. As Director of the editing office of the largest professional translation publishing house in China, and staff writer of “DeDao App - Listen to A Book A Day”, Huang Yuning’s challenge is to construct an audio form of literature that presents the profound in simple terms, and retells classic stories that are found in the treasure trove of foreign literature. During this process, what has she experienced? What has she gained? In her opinion, are there more possibilities of grafting the emerging content industry onto traditional publishing? She will discuss these topics with us one by one. SPEAKER: |
| 14:40 | 15:10 | Audiobooks, the next big opportunity for Arab Publishing NEW MODEL Storytelling, in Arabic, “Al Hakawati", is an engrained part of Arab culture. However, despite Arabic culture being highly oratory, up until recently there has been very meager attempts to leverage the opportunity of Spoken-Word Audio in Arab publishing. Today, Arab publishing is in one of its most challenging periods. In this session however, Tarek El Bolbol, CEO and co-Founder of Booklava will explore why Audiobooks is the next big opportunity to not only offer our industry a new breath of fresh air, but to also once and for all, offer the Arab speaking World, far and wide across the globe, a new dimension to experience the power and beauty of the Arabic language. SPEAKER: |
| 15:10 | 15:30 | BREAK |
| 15:30 | 16:15 | Unleashing the power of the spoken word – opportunities for international storytelling in audio NEW MODEL Audiobooks, audio dramatizations, podcasts and other spoken word formats are gaining new audiences around the globe each year. This creates new opportunities for creative writers, actors and producers not only in their local audiences, but also around the globe. In this session Michael Treutler, Senior Vice President, International Content & Publishing at Audible, will provide examples of successful consumer driven local spoken word format developments and explore the potential of bringing local audio content to a global audience. SPEAKER: |
| 16:15 | 17:00 | Luogic Knowledge’s vision of the future knowledge services industry NEW MODEL Luogic Knowledge, which began as personal self-media, has grown into a knowledge and learning platform with 20 million users in two years. DeDao app, which has positioned itself to become the best knowledge service provider, advocates a fragmented learning approach, offering users access to knowledge in a short period of time. For 20 minutes each day, users learn, gain insight, and widen their knowledge base, resulting in lifelong growth. Why are Luogic Knowledge and DeDao app so successful? How will people gain knowledge in the future? Ms Tuo Buhua, co-Founder and CEO of Luogic Knowledge and DeDao app, will elaborate on what Luogic Knowledge imagines the future to be for the knowledge services industry. SPEAKER: |
CONFERENCE MODERATOR:
Katharina Ewald, director international business development, Frankfurt Book Fair
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