DBW Global is the worldwide online publishing industry event taking place September 14 through September 16.
This important three days will feature a who's-who of the publishing landscape, providing thought leadership, best practices, and a gathering of global community across trade, scholarly, independent, educational, and corporate publishing.
Monday, September 14
All times Central
9:00 AM
Welcome
Bradley Metrock (Executive Producer, Digital Book World)
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM
Global Growth in Audiobooks and Podcasts:
New Consumption Trends and Business Models
Javier Celaya (CEO and Founder, Dosdoce)
9:25 AM - 9:45 AM
Accessibility in 2020: The Challenges Ahead
Dave Gunn (DAISY Consortium)
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Publishing In 2020 And Beyond:
When The World Is Not The Same As It Was
Rod Elder (EVP North America, Virtusales)
10:15 AM - 10:55 AM
Minorities In Publishing: A Fireside Chat
Jennifer Baker (Managing Editor, Penguin Random House; Host, Minorities In Publishing)
Moderated by Bradley Metrock
10:55 AM - 11:15 AM
We're At An Inflection Point For Publishing And The Web
Bill Kasdorf (Founding Partner, Publishing Technology Partners; W3C Global Publishing Evangelist)
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
What I Learned By Publishing A Book At Ten Years Old
Orion Razat (10-year-old author of 101 STEM Jokes + his mother)
Moderated by Bradley Metrock
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
NaNoWriMo's Impact On An Evolving Publishing Industry: A Fireside Chat
Grant Faulkner (Executive Director, National Novel Writing Month)
11:45 AM - 12:05 PM
The Data In The Distribution: Managing Complexity In Publishing
12:05 PM - 12:25 PM
To Understand the Future of Publishing, Keep Your Eye on the Authors
12:25 PM - 12:40 PM
Telling The Stories Only We Can Tell
Kenan Barut (Director, Cambridge University Press)
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
Fireside Chat: What We’re Learning About Direct-to-Consumer Sales
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Streaming The Story: Bringing New Media To Children's Literature
Shannon Bex (Co-Founder and Chief Communications Officer, Vooks)
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
The Use Of Artificial Intelligence By Authors, Editors and Publishers
to Create Better Fiction
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Under the Radar: How Librarians Impact Ebook Discovery
and Other Publishing Outcomes
David Burleigh (Director of Brand Marketing, OverDrive)
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Finding Your Audience on Amazon with Kindle Direct Publishing
Tricia Gallagher (Education Program Manager, Kindle Direct Publishing, Amazon)
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
The Rise of Book Publication Platforms and Crowdsource Workshops
John Gosslee (Director, Litbreaker)
Dan Lebish (Founder, BookBoro)
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
When the Smart Move is the Right Thing:
Serve Students and your Bottom Line with Dynamic POD
Ashley Gordon (North America Publishing Solutions, HP)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Fireside Chat with Jill Andrews
Jill will share about her career as a Nashville singer/songwriter, and the difference between writing songs
and writing her new book: Thirties: The Album In Portrait And Prose.
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Voice Tech + AI: Reshaping The Publishing Industry
Bradley Metrock
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Author to Influencer:
Learn How Authors Are Taking Promotion Into Their Own Hands
Marika Flatt (Co-Owner, PR By The Book)
Tuesday, September 15
All times Central
9:00 AM
Welcome
Bradley Metrock (Executive Producer, Digital Book World)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
The End-to-End Publishing Experience
Tara Cremin (Rakuten Kobo)
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM
Embracing an Innovation Mindset to Emerge from a Turbulent 2020
Fireside Chat with Bradley Metrock
9:35 AM - 10:05 AM
A Fireside Chat With Maris Kreizman
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM
Leveraging The Klopotek Cloud
Peter Karwowski (Chief Technology Officer, Klopotek)
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Next-Generation Audiobooks: Trends In The Marketplace
Michele Cobb (Publisher, AudioFile Magazine)
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Conversational Publishing: Storytelling Through Voice Assistants
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM
Publishing for a Sustainable Future:
SDG's (Sustainable Development Goals)
11:25 AM - 11:40 AM
Defending The Rights Of Authors
Nicola Solomon (Chief Executive, Society of Authors)
11:40 AM - 12:20 PM
New Insights Into Big Data for Small Publishers
Doris Booth (Founder and Editor, Authorlink)
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
The State Of Literary Agencies
Jeff Kleinman / Steve Troha (Folio Literary Management)
Fireside Chat with Bradley Metrock
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
Beyond Audiobooks: The Power of Book Podcasts
Justin Alvarez (Associate Publisher of Literary Hub)
Jeff Umbro (CEO, The Podglomerate)
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
The Creative Business of Digital Comic Book Publishing
Michael Son (Editor in Chief, Tapas Media)
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
How Publishers And Authors Can Leverage AI Audio Solutions To Improve Sales
Ron Jaworski (CEO, Trinity Audio)
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Scale Your Expertise: Leveraging Technology to Do More with Less
John Gosslee (Director, Litbreaker)
Pierce Gaynor (Co-Founder and CEO, Fixional)
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Optimizing Deployment Of Content On Social Media Platforms
Lauren Turow (Head of Growth, Lately.AI)
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Preparing For Amazon and ONIX 3.0
Tricia McCraney (Projects Consultant, Virtusales)
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Interactive Audiobooks for Voice - The Future of Storytelling
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
How Distribution Alters Creativity
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
POD and the Power of Next-Gen Solutions
Neva Murtha (Senior Corporate Campaigner, Canopy Planet)
EJ Hurst (Sales Manager, New Society Publishing)
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Digital Book Promotion: How Authors & Publishers Are Innovating to Promote Books from Afar
Nicki Porter (Senior Editor, The Writer)
Wednesday, September 16
All times Central
9:00 AM
Welcome
Bradley Metrock (Executive Producer, Digital Book World)
9:05 AM - 9:30 AM
From The Stephen King Library to Bumpin': Lessons In Innovation
Simon & Schuster / Skilled Creative
9:30 AM - 9:55 AM
Giving Publishers and Authors A Voice
James Faktor (Publishing Director, Lume Books; Founder, USound)
9:55 AM - 10:15 AM
Fireside Chat With Scribd
Andrew Weinstein (VP, Content Acquisition and Strategy, Scribd)
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM
Seven Lessons All Trade Publishers Should Learn From Academic Publishing
Tom Chalmers (Managing Director, Legend Times)
10:40 AM - 11:05 AM
David vs. Goliath: Taking On Amazon, For The Sake Of Booksellers
11:05 AM - 11:30 AM
Bite-Size Books: What Publishing Looks Like When Time Is Short
Andrew Savikas (President, getAbstract US; Chairperson, BISG)
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Continuing The Conversation: Why We Created Reboot: Books
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
Using Data and Technology To Market at Scale
Mary McAveney (Chief Marketing Officer, Open Road Integrated Media)
Mike Shatzkin (Founder and CEO, The Idea Logical Company)
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
How The Growth Of The Wide World Of Publishing Has Evolved The Modern ISBN
Richard Smith (Senior Product Manager, ProQuest)
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
Alexa, Multi-Touch Books, and The Future of Higher Education
Jamie Perkins (University of Arizona)
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Connecting The Dots Between The Publishing Industry
And The Silver Screen
Lindy Ryan (President, Black Spot Books; Chief Content Offier, Rosewind Books)
Gareth Worthington (Director of Business Development, Vesuvian Media Group)
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
Allvit: An Industry-wide Effort To Provide Academic E-books in Norwegian
Per Andreas Alnes (Product Manager, Digital Platforms, Bokbasen AS)
1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
Professional Development in Publishing: How To Ensure The
Next Generation Is Accessible, Diverse, And Impactful
John Warren (Director & Assoc Professor, George Washington Univ)
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Trust Your Animal Instincts
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Managing Quality in a Metadata World
Dr. Michael Castner (Head of Product and Solution Management, Klopotek)
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
BIPOC Voices: Experiencing Authentic Diverse Stories on Alexa
Dr. Paul McNeil (Creator, MB Interactive Stories; Founder, MB Usable Security)
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Lessons Learned From Publishing In Healthcare
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM CLOSING KEYNOTE
The Heart And Soul Of Book Publishing
Bill Gladstone (Waterside)
