At Frankfurter Buchmesse 2019 with Frankfurt Pavilion, the white structure on the right, the venue for the 2024 Frankfurt Rights Meeting in-person keynote reception on October 15. Image: FBM, Anett Weirauch
By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson
Madeline McIntosh Keynotes at the In-Person Reception
With the first of the four online events in the 2024 hybrid edition of the annual Frankfurt Rights Meeting starting Today (September 3) at 16:00 CEST (10 a.m. ET, 14:00 GMT), we have a chance to bring you the full list of speakers for this program that again precedes Frankfurter Buchmesse (October 16 to 20).
Should you want to attend today’s digital session and cannot see it or another when it’s live online, you’ll be offered a recording of each session you register to see. And it’s possible to register for one or more sessions that interest you, even after the series begins today. Ticketing information and registration will stay open, and is available here at EventBrite.
To repeat the structure of the program, there are four weekly online sessions in September, followed by an on-site event :
- Four digital sessions in September, each at 4 p.m. CEST on a Tuesday:
- September 3
- September 10
- September 17
- September 24
- The in-person reception and keynote address: Tuesday October 15, 5 p.m. CEST with a special keynote address from Madeline McIntosh, publisher and CEO with Authors Equity (United States) at Frankfurt Pavilion in the Agora
- Pricing for all digital sessions and the reception: €290 (US$313) + VAT
- Pricing for a single session and the reception: €79 (US$85) + VAT
- Pricing for the reception with keynote address only: €49 (US$52) + VAT
An Updated Speakers List
Speakers, Tuesday, September 3
The TikTok Effect? The Rise of English Language Exports Through Social Media
- Lisanne Mathijssen-van Hoorn, senior commissioning editor with HarperCollins Holland (Netherlands)
- Marleen Reimer, associate director of subsidiary rights with Sourcebooks (United States)
- Moderator: Barbara Geier, writer, and translator (United Kingdom)
Speakers, Tuesday, September 10
Market Focus: Czech Republic, Poland and Romania
- Iulia-Cristina Stan, editorial director, Corint Publishing House (Romania)
- Sonia Draga, president and CEO, Publishing House Sonia Draga (Poland)
- Richard Klíčník, editor, Argo Publishing House (Czech Republic, Frankfurt Guest of Honor 2026)
- Moderator and panelist: Milena Kaplarević, literary agency rights manager with Prava i prevodi (Serbia)
Speakers, Tuesday, September 17
Unlocking the Future? The Role of AI for the Rights Business
- Mary Elliott, management partner and head of publishing and media with Fox Williams LLP (United Kingdom)
- Sara Lloyd, group communications director and global AI lead with Pan Macmillan (United States)
- Moderator/panelist: Margaret Szymczyk, rights director, John Murray Press (Hachette UK)
Speakers, Tuesday, September 24
Business as Usual or off to New Horizons? Current Trends in Audio
- Danielle D‘Orlando, curator of audio, Princeton University Press (United States)
- Javier Celaya, founder, Dosdoce.com (Spain)
- Moderator: Carlo Carrenho, publishing consultant (Sweden)
Tuesday October 15 Reception
(5 p.m. in-person at Frankfurt Pavilion, as mentioned now confirmed to have Madeline McIntosh, publisher and CEO with Authors Equity (United States), as keynote speaker.
Frankfurt Pavilion in the Agora
As mentioned above, ticketing information and registration is available now here at EventBrite.
At the 2023 Frankfurt Rights Meeting networking reception. Image: Publishing Perspectives, Meike Eckern
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