IBPA Publishing University 2023

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IBPA Publishing University 2023

1:00pm PDT

Preconference Workshop 1: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Amazon (But Were Afraid to Ask) - (additional fee)Ian Lamont • Kelly Peterson Preconference Workshop 2: Starting Your Self-Publishing Journey with IngramSpark Experts (additional fee)Bailey Yeager • Paige Allen Preconference Workshop 3: Making Your Publishing Program a Business with Ingram Experts (additional fee)Allison Stegeland • Deon McAdoo Preconference Workshop 4: The Business of the Business: Solutions for Profitably and Sustainably Taking Your Publishing Program to the Next Level (additional fee)Tieshena Davis • Karen Pavlicin • Andrea Fleck-Nisbet

6:30pm PDT

Welcome Reception (Literature and Libations)MJ Courchesne

8:00am PDT

Small Group Breakfasts (additional fee)

11:00am PDT

Welcome First Timers! Learn How to Get the Most out of IBPA Publishing UniversityKaren Pavlicin • Andrea Fleck-Nisbet

12:00pm PDT

Ballroom opens, Lunch

12:30pm PDT

Welcome and Opening Keynote – The Future is Independent: How Indie Publishers are Transforming the IndustryRebekah "Bex" Borucki • Arthur A. Levine • Andrea Fleck-Nisbet

2:00pm PDT

Breakout 1 - 60 minute "Deep Dive" Sessions + Ask the Experts Breakout 1A: Imagining the Future Through a Startup Lens: Independent and Hybrid PublishersThad McIlroy Breakout 1B: Doing the Rights Thing: How to Maximize Your Titles for Consideration in the Global MarketAllison Olson • Ashley Marie Mireles • Monica Meehan Breakout 1C: Your Children's Illustrated Books Can Be Accessible Audiobooks for Blind and ALL ChildrenRichard Rieman Breakout 1D: Profitable and Sustainable (Returns, Greening Production, Margins, & Supply Chain Efficiencies)Peter Goodman • Kelly Gallagher • Karla Olson

3:10pm PDT

Snack and Edutainment (to be announced)

3:40pm PDT

Breakout 2 - 60 minute "Deep Dive" Sessions + Ask the Experts Breakout 2A: How to Start and Grow a Publishing BusinessRichard T. Williams • Victoria Sutherland • Kurt Brackob • Angela Engel • Leah Hernandez Breakout 2B: How to Have a Literary Affair with Hollywood–And How To Pitch Your BookEddie Gamarra Breakout 2C: Publishing Law from 30,000 FeetJonathan Kirsch Breakout 2D: What Latinos Readers Are Looking For & How To Reach ThemMelanie Slone • Kirk Whisler

4:45pm PDT

Day One In-person Wrap-up and Keynote: Anti-Racism and Your Publishing Business: The Why and HowKaren Pavlicin • Trudi Lebrón

6:00pm PDT

35th Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards™️ Ceremony and Dinner (separate fee)

8:00am PDT

Breakfast and Intentional Membership "Speed Dating"

9:10am PDT

Saturday Morning Keynote Panel: Legends of Black Independent Publishing: LEARNING FROM THE BESTTroy Johnson • Dr. Haki Madhubuti • W. Paul Coates • Kassahun Checole • Wade Hudson • Cheryl Hudson

10:25am PDT

Breakout 3 - 90 minute "Learning Lab" Sessions + Ask the Experts Breakout 3A: The Othering: An Honest Discussion About Diversity and Obstacles Facing Marginalized Publishing ProfessionalsCamari Carter Hawkins • Neva Talladen • Nichole Beiner Powell-Newman • Brandi L. Hester- Harrell • Angela Shanté Johnson Breakout 3B: Launch Plans—Build Out Your Blueprint for SuccessJennifer Jensen • Kellie Rendina • David Wogahn Breakout 3C: Business Models for PublishingThad McIlroy • Carol Van Den Hende • Jared Kurtiz • Brooke Warner Breakout 3D: Publicity Campaigns With Limited/No Staff and Limited/No BudgetMeryl Moss • Candysse Miller • Fauzia Burke

12:05pm PDT

Lunch and Book to Screen Contest & Independent Publisher Idea XChange Panel/Networking EventBrooke Warner • Peter Goodman • W. Paul Coates • Kate Orsini • Anitha Kerst • Anissa Dorsey • Lee Wind • Eddie Gamarra

1:45pm PDT

Breakout 4 - 90 minute "Learning Lab" Sessions + Ask the Experts Breakout 4A: Meet People Where They Are: Finding Multicultural Audiences Outside of Traditional BookstoresJosé Chávez • Kelly Peterson • Florenza Denise Lee • Rochon Perry • Ian Henzel Breakout 4B: Branding Your Publishing House, Imprints, and AuthorsJeniffer Thompson • Torrey Sharp Breakout 4C: Book Marketing Strategies and InnovationsTyler Heathman • Sharon Castlen • Melissa Dalton Martinez Breakout 4D: Building an Anti-Racist Publishing BusinessAngela Shanté Johnson • Neva Talladen • Trudi Lebrón

3:20pm PDT

Snack and Edutainment (to be announced)

4:00pm PDT

Breakout 5 - 60 minute "Deep Dive" Sessions + Ask the Experts Breakout 5A - The Future of AI and Publishing: A Guided Roundtable DiscussionKurt Brackob • Alesha Brown • Tyler Heathman Breakout 5B - Non-Traditional Retail Sales: Box Subscriptions, Bulk, Sponsored, and Special SalesJared Kurtiz • Carrie Severson Breakout 5C: Selling to Bookstores and LibrariesJennifer Lawson • Sharon Castlen • Keri-Rae Barnum • Adrian Newell Breakout 5D: Direct -to-Consumer Email MarketingStephanie Chandler • Paige Velasquez Budde

5:10pm PDT

Closing Session and Raffle PrizesAndrea Fleck-Nisbet