Presentations

Presentations of all main speaker sessions, panel sessions and masterclasses

Conference Schedule

Day 1

8.00-8.45
Registration

8.45-9.00
Welcome from David Perry, Dubai International Publishing Conference Director
followed by Keynote Address from Jeffrey Archer

9.00-9.45
The Global Publisher’s Role in Today’s World
In a vastly changed global, multilingual, digital world of culture, education, and research, how can publishers keep up, and what should they be doing?
Richard Charkin

9.45-10.30
Starting Up to Success
From ambition to established publisher, how do start-ups get started, and how do they find and publish the best authors?
Emma Shercliff

10.30-10.45
Inaugural Address
HE Abdulla Abdul Rahman Al Shaibani, Secretary General of the Executive Council of Dubai
Introduced by Ibrahim Khadim, Deputy Festival Director, Emirates Literature Foundation

10.45-11.15
Break

11.15-12.00
Publishing a Runaway Bestseller case study: Lean in 15 by Joe Wicks
International success brings unexpected challenges. How do we navigate the path of a brand-new bestseller?
Carole Tonkinson will be in conversation with David Perry

Or:
Masterclass - What Does the Consumer Want:
How to use data to find out
Louisa Livingston
Max 15 participants

12.00-12.45
Great Publishing Strategies for SMEs
What are the best ways to sell and market books across the exciting, expanding market of the Middle East?
Adrian Greenwood

12.45-14.15
Lunch with talk from Nisha Katona, author of Pimp My Rice

14.15-15.00
Innovative Publishing for the Visually Impaired
How Braille, audio and large print can bring great books to everyone
Fahad Ali Al Mamari, Mohammed Al Friah & Dr Ahmed Omran Al Shamsi, moderated by Mohammed Rashed Aleghfeli

Or:
Masterclass – Marketing Matters:
How to make it work
James Spackman
Max 15 participants

15.00-15.45
Social Media Publishing: The Story So Far, and Where is it Going?
Holly Harris will be in conversation with Emma Shercliff

15.45-16.15
Break

16.15-17.15
Publishing in the UAE
The successes, challenges and opportunities of today’s publishing scene
Jamal Al Shehhi, Charlie Scott & Alsa'ad Almenhali, moderated by Ibrahim Khadim
17.15
Closing remarks for Day One
David Perry

Day 2

9.00-9.45
Welcome
Ibrahim Khadim, Deputy Festival Director, Emirates Literature Foundation
followed by

Engaging with Publishers
Creating a culture of engagement between the National Media Council and publishers: the rules and the challenges H.E. Mansour al Mansouri & H.E. Jamal Bin Huwairab, moderated by Julie Till

9.45-10.30
What Publishers' Associations and Unions do for You
Competition, yes, but cooperation, too. Working together raises everyone’s game
Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Richard Charkin & Mohamed Rashad, moderated by Dr Ali Abdul Qader Al Hammadi

10.30-11.00
Arab Authors Writing in French
From the fringes to the centre
Charif Majdalani

11.00-11.30
Break

11.30-12.15
Today’s Fashions in Children’s Books
What do children really want to read today, and how can we predict what they want tomorrow?
Marwa Al Aqroubi, Amal Farah, Rachel Hamilton & Lucy Strange, moderated by Samar Al Mashta

Or:
Masterclass: International Rights and How to Exploit Them
Jason Bartholomew
Max 15 participants

12.15-13.00
Going Digital
Ebooks and audio in Arabic – what are the platforms and where are the readers?
Shadi Al Hasan & Tarek El Bolbol, moderated by Ranya Abdel Rahman

13.00 -14.00
Lunch with Translation Matchmaking Session
The Emirates Literature Foundation team will present ten books – five in Arabic, five in English – that they passionately believe deserve translation

14.00-14.45
Creating the Roald Dahl Dictionary
An exercise in collaboration between Oxford University Press, Penguin Random House, and the Dahl Estate
Vineeta Gupta

Or:
Masterclass: Creative Commissioning
How to choose and nurture the best authors for your list
Carole Tonkinson
Max 15 participants

14.45-15.30
Publishing Great Authors: the ‘Cairo Trilogy’ by Naguib Mahfouz
Finding new markets for Arab writers around the world
Trevor Naylor

15.30-16.15
Got data? How to use it. No data? How to get it, and why it matters
Can you sell more books using information you didn't know was any use?
Louisa Livingston

16.15-16.45
Break

16.45-17.30
Maximising International Rights
There’s a whole world out there. What have you got to sell, and who’s buying?
Jason Bartholomew

Or:
Masterclass – Breaking Through in Children’s Publishing:
A new way forward
Amal Farah
Max 15 participants

17.30-18.15
Know your Booksellers
How to motivate the people who sell your books!
James Spackman

18.15
Closing remarks
David Perry

Please note the programme is subject to change