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Session |
Europa Auditorium |
Sala Italia |
Sala Azzurra |
Sala Rossa |
| 9.00 – 9.10 |
Welcome and Announcements
Marco Momoli (BolognaFiere) , Kat Meyer and Joe Wikert (O’Reilly Media) |
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| 9.10 – 9.30 |
KEYNOTE 1
Russell Hampton (Disney Publishing Worldwide) |
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| 9.30 – 9.50 |
KEYNOTE 2
Dominique Raccah (Sourcebooks) |
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| 9.50 – 10.20 |
MORNING BREAK |
| 10.20 – 11.05 |
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 |
The Story of Connected Reading
Jennifer A. Perry (Sesame Workshop) and Mirjana Spasojevic (Nokia) |
The Opportunity in Digital: Putting Publishers at the Helm of Digital Book Sales.
Omer Ginor (Touchoo), Andrew Sharp (Hachette Children’s UK) and Kevin O’Connor (Barnes and Noble/Nook)
Moderated by Joe Schick (Baker + Taylor/Blio) |
When Worlds Collide: The Intersection of Book, Games and Online Communities for Kids
Christian Dorffer (Mindshapes) and Erik Hoftun (SnowCastle),
Moderated by Chris Meade (if:book) |
The Lia Project: Providing Accessible Books in EPUB for People with Reading Disabilities
Cristina Mussinelli (Italian Publisher Association) |
| 11.10 – 11.55 |
BREAKOUT SESSION 2 |
Which Platforms and Formats, and When? Creating a Strategy for your Digital Content
Wandy Yeap-Hoh (MeeGenius),
Paul Seddon (Easypress Technologies)
Judith Haut (Random House)
Moderated by Joe Wikert (O’Reilly Media) |
Trends in the Kids’ Consumer Market
Kristen McLean (Bookigee) |
Building Smart Digital Books for Kids.
Nat Sims (Night+Day Studios) |
The Hardware Conundrum: How Children are Shaping the Next Generation of Mobile Devices
Matthew I. Growney (Isabella Products) |
| 12.00 – 12.45 |
BREAKOUT SESSION 3 |
Gallimard Jeunesse, an Innovative Digital Strategy in Non-Fiction content
Térence Mosca (Gallimard Jeunesse) |
Feeling the Pain: Best Practices for Taking Your Publishing Company Digital
Staci van Schagen (WPG Uitgevers) |
The Discovery Problem: Getting Your Book App Noticed in the App Store
Hermés Piqué (Robot Media) |
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| 12.45 – 2.15 |
LUNCH |
| 2.15 – 3.00 |
BREAKOUT SESSION 4 |
eBooks and Apps: Managing the Collaborative Publisher/Developer Relationship
Dominique Raccah (Sourcebooks), Rana DiOrio (Little Pickle Press).
Moderated by Chintu Parikh (Sachmanya) |
Today ‘s Tastemakers…influencer: How to Establish and Maintain Effective Relationships with Children’s Content Trade Press, Bloggers, and Other Influencers
Julia Eccleshare (The Guardian), Warren Buckleitner (Children’s Tech Review)
Moderated by David Maybury (Inis) |
Interactive Storytelling, and the Changing Ways in which Information is being Received by Today’s and Future Audiences
Jos Carlyle (Persian Cat Press) |
A Year of Appiness™
Kate Wilson (Nosy Crow) |
| 3.05 – 3.50 |
BREAKOUT SESSION 5 |
Atlantyca’s Transmedia Business Model
Claudia Mazzucco (Atlantyca Entertainment ) |
Walrus Books – EPUB3 Possibilities: Pros and Cons of the EPUB3 Format for Children’s Content
Jérémie Gisserot, Julien Simon (Walrus Books) |
How to Receive Funding and Support for New Digital and Print Publishing Projects
Charles Beckett (Art Council) and Agnes Vogt (Letternfond)
Moderated by Neal Hoskins (Wingedchariot) |
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| 3.55 – 4.40 |
BREAKOUT SESSION 6 |
Case Moomin: From the Picture Book Classic to a Full Scale Application.
Lippo Luukkonen (WSOY) and Kimmo Alaniska (Spinfy Oy) |
Sales Trends in Kids’ Apps and eBooks
Woody Sears (Zuuka/iStory Time) ,
Michael Tamblyn (Kobo),
Kristen McLean (Bookigee) |
2012′s New Publishing Opportunities: Self-Authoring, User Engagement, Fan Building, and In-App Sales
Josh Koppel (ScrollMotion) |
Digital Business Models for Interactive Picture Books: Fundels and Digital Bundles of Fun…
Jelle Van De Velde (PlayLane) and Valentine Lerouge (PlayLane) |
| 4.40 – 5.10 |
AFTERNOON BREAK |
| 5.10 – 5.30 |
KEYNOTE 3
Junko Yokota (Centre for Teaching through Children’s Books) |
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| 5.30 – 5.50 |
KEYNOTE 4
Elizabeth Wood (Worldreader) |
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| 5.50 – 6.00 |
THE BOLOGNA RAGAZZI DIGITAL AWARD + CLOSING REMARKS
Roberta Chinni (Bologna Children’s Book Fair), Neal Hoskins (Wingedchariot) and Warren Buckleitner (Children’s Tech Review) |
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