Program

Tuesday, December 15

8:45 - 9:30 am Registration
9:30 - 10:30 am The Art of Disruption: Thinking Differently About The Changes In Publishing

Former long-time president and chief executive of HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide, Jane Friedman and award-winning film producer Jeffrey Sharp have formed Open Road Integrated Media, a new company that will focus on multiplatform digital publishing. In the opening keynote, Jane and Jeff will talk about their vision for their innovative media venture that challenges the traditional publishing model.

Jane Friedman Jeffrey Sharp Carmen Scheidel  
JANE FRIEDMAN
CEO and Co-Founder
Open Road Integrated Media
JEFFREY SHARP
President and Co-Founder
Open Road Integrated Media
CARMEN SCHEIDEL
Moderator
Director, Education, Events, Multimedia
mediabistro.com
 
10:30 - 11:30 am Across Platforms: Storytelling, From Page to Screen

News, Magazines, Books - content in now online, and it has changed the way we tell stories. This session will take a look at linking one platform to another, telling a story in various media formats, and uncovering new sources of revenue.

Lisa Holton Andrew Malkin Igor Smirnoff Jennifer Stenger
LISA HOLTON
Founder and CEO, Fourth Story Media
ANDREW MALKIN
Vice President, Book Content, Zinio
IGOR SMIRNOFF
Director of Strategic Development
NewspaperDirect, Inc.
JENNIFER STENGER
Licensing and Business Development, Mobile Markets, Associated Press

Manoush Zomorodi    
MANOUSH ZOMORODI
Moderator
reporter, anchor, and host, Reuters Television

   
11:30 - 12:00 pm Break
12:00 - 12:45 pm Keynote: Journalist and Author Commentary

Katty Kay
KATTY KAY
Washington Correspondent, BBC World News America
Author, Womenomics

12:45 - 1:45 pm Break
1:45 - 2:45 pm Cracks In The Pavement: The Opportunities That Digital Publishing Provides

Independent publishers and distributors are empowering writers and readers by providing a new marketplace to sell and consume work. This session will look at the new movement that, alongside technological innovation, is uprooting publishing as we know it.

Neelan Choksi Susan Danziger Photo Coming Soon scott Lindenbaum
NEELAN CHOKSI
CEO
Lexcycle, the company behind Stanza
SUSAN DANZIGER
CEO
DailyLit, a leading publisher of serialized books in digital form
ANDY HUNTER
Co-founder
Electric Literature
SCOTT LINDENBAUM
Co-founder
Electric Literature

Wim Van der Stelt Manoush Zomorodi    
WIM VAN DER STELT
Executive Vice President, Springer Science+Business Media
MANOUSH ZOMORODI
Moderator
Reporter, Anchor, and Host, Reuters Television
   
2:45 - 3:45 pm A Journey with Google Books

Hear the philosophy behind Google Books, the challenges the team faces, and what the Google Book service means in the changing ecosystem of publishing. Interviewed by Joshua Benton.

Brandon Badger Joshua Benton    
BRANDON BADGER
Product Manager
Google Books

JOSHUA BENTON
Interviewer
Neiman Journalism Lab at Harvard
   
3:45 - 4:15 pm Break
4:15 - 5:00 pm eReaders and Journalism

Joshua Benton
JOSHUA BENTON
Neiman Journalism Lab at Harvard.
5:00 - 5:45 pm The New Book Club: Social Networking

Social Networking sites have become communities where book lovers, writers, and publishers can share stories and their favorite fiction passages. Is this the new book club?

Jurgen Fauth Tammy Nam Andrew Pate Calvin Reid
JURGEN FAUTH
writer, editor, film critic, and co-founder of Fictionaut
TAMMY NAM
Vice President, Content and Marketing, Scribd

ANDREW PATE
Senior Vice President Business Development, On Demand Books LLC
CALVIN REID
Moderator
Senior News Editor
Publishers Weekly
5:45 pm Reception


Wednesday, December 16

8:45 - 9:30 am Registration
9:30 - 10:30 am eReaders: Revolution or Evolution?

What does the new hardware mean for the evolution of software, IP and content? From eReaders to mobile devices, hardware innovation will continue to drive content distribution. Steve Haber sits down with Lance Ulanoff, to talk about the technology, devices and innovation that is changing the way we consume content.

Steve Haber Lance Ulanoff    
STEVE HABER
President
Sony's Digital Reading Business Division

LANCE ULANOFF
Interviewer
Editor in Chief, PCMag.com
   
10:30 - 11:30 am

Consumer Chronicles: New Buying Patterns And Demographics Of Book Consumers

From retail, to online, to print on demand, how is consumer consumption of books changing, and what are the implications for publishers, buyers, and suppliers? How can publishers offer their customers the best online experience, and leverage the platform?

Bob LiVolsi Photo Coming Soon Calvin Reid
BOB LIVOLSI
Founder and CEO
Books on Board

ANDREW WEINSTEIN
VP & GM
Ingram Digital Retail Solutions
CALVIN REID
Moderator
Senior News Editor
Publishers Weekly
11:30 - 12:00 pm Break
12:00 - 1:00 pm

Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Mobile, and the Economics of Publishing

The economics of publishing, and how writers and publishers can promote their work and businesses in the current environment

Adam Penenberg Evan Schnittman Andrew Albanese  
ADAM PENENBERG
Journalism professor and Assistant Director of the Business and Economic Program at New York University
EVAN SCHNITTMAN
Vice President, Business Development, Oxford University Press
ANDREW ALBANESE
Moderator
Features Editor
Publishers Weekly
 

1:00 - 2:00 pm Break
2:00 - 3:00 pm Writer, Agent, Publisher

A conversation about how this new landscape of publishing, digital content, and print on demand affects the fragile relationships in the publishing process.

Photo Coming Soon Brendan Cahill Steve Wasserman Manoush Zomorodi
JASON ALLEN ASHLOCK
Principal, MoveableType Literary Group

BRENDAN CAHILL
VP & Publisher
Open Road Integrated Media
STEVE WASSERMAN
Managing Director
Kneerim & Williams
MANOUSH ZOMORODI
Moderator
Reporter, Anchor, and Host, Reuters Television
3:00 - 3:30 pm

Twitter Novella And User-Generated Storytelling

BBC Audiobooks America’s Twitter Audio project was an interactive crowd-sourced storytelling event conducted in mid-October on the social network Twitter.com. New York Times Bestselling author Neil Gaiman launched the round-robin novella by tweeting the first line. Fans followed along and contributed their own lines to continue the story for the next eight days crafting a fairy tale-esque fantasy tale. The final story is being edited and will be recorded for audio in the upcoming weeks. The novella will be available as a free download at www.BBCAudiobooksAmerica.com.
Tara Gelsomino
TARA GELSOMINO
Editorial Marketing Manager
BBC Audiobooks America
3:30 - 4:00 pm Break
4:00 - 5:00 pm What's Next for the eBook, from Publishing to Technology

Content will continue to evolve along with delivery and consumption, so what's next for the eBook market? This session will look at the future of eBooks from both sides: technology and publishing.

Nick Bogaty Photo Coming Soon Josh Quittner Matt Shatz
NICK BOGATY
Director, Business Development for
Adobe's Digital Publishing Group
GIL FUCHSBERG
President,
FirstPaper
JOSH QUITTNER
Editor-At-Large, Time Inc.
MATT SHATZ
Vice President, Digital Random House

Dan Costa      
DAN COSTA
Moderator
Executive Editor, PCMag.com
     
5:15 End of day