7th July 2026 (Tuesday) – International Publishers Congress

IPA Congress Day 2

7th July 2026 (Tuesday) IPA Congress Day 2
Time	Event/Session
9:00 am	MoC Opening
9:05 am	Welcome remarks: Giovanni Hoepli
9:10 am	Keynote: Dato’ Dr Anwar Ridhwan (Malaysia's 10th National Laureate)
9:20 am	Presentation: Statistics and Government Incentives for the Malaysian Book Industry
9:40 am	Keynote:
10:20 am - COFFEE BREAK (time TBC)
10:40 am	Fireside: Bodour Al Qasimi, Founder PublisHer (UAE) Speakers: Bodour Al Qasimi Emma House
11:10 am	Fireside: Belonging: Rewriting Identity, Openness, and the Future of Publishing Speakers: Dr. Michiel Kolman, Elsevier (Netherlands) Louise Stark, CEO, Hachette Australia & New Zealand
11:29 am - Transition (1 min)
11:30 am	Fireside: Climate: Why We Need Climate Action Now Moderator: Rachel Martin Speaker: Melissa Fleming
11:49 am - Transition (1 min)
11:50 am	Fireside: Partnerships: Unbanning the Future: Defending Books, Building Partnerships, and Advancing the SDGs. Moderator: James Taylor (IPA) Speakers: Romana Cacchioli, PEN International Roberto Banchik, PRH Grupo Editorial (Mexico)
12:10 pm - LUNCH (70 mins, announced as 60 minutes)
13:20 pm 40 mins	Stream 1 (General) AI: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Speakers: Nadim Sadek, Shirimmr (Ireland) Peter Schoppert, NUS (Singapore) Stream 2 (Children/YA) Accessibility Moderator: Karina Pansa (Brazil) Speakers: Agata Mrva-Montoya (Australia) Laura Brady (Canada) Stream 3 Reading Habits Moderator:Luis González (Spain) Speakers: Anna Burkey, Australia Reads Loh Chin Ee, National Institute of Education, Singapore
13:55 pm - Transition (5 mins)
14:00 pm	Stream 1 (General) How to reserve your rights (for AI training and other uses) – Navigating Jurisdictions, Technologies and Loopholes Moderator: Catriona Stevenson, Publishers Association (UK) Speakers: Laurent le Meur, EDRLab (France) Claudia Russo, STM (Belgium) Yoshiaki Yoshino, Japan Book Publishers Association (Japan) Stream 2 (Children/YA) Freedom to Publish: Navigating Regional Red Lines Moderator: Jaeho Kang, KPA (Korea) Speakers: Zunar, cartoonist (Malaysia) Sherif Bakr, Al Arabi Publishing (Egypt) Yoshiaki Yoshino, JBPA (Japan) Stream 3 Beyond the Booth: How Book Fairs Become Year-Round Growth Engines Yuvraj Malik (National Book trust (India) Inside the Institutional Buyer: What Large School Networks Want From Publishers (Lessons from Indonesia) Dr.Stephanie Riady, SPH Group (Indonesia)
14:30 pm - COFFEE BREAK (15 mins, announced as 10 minutes)
14:45 pm 40 mins	Translation in the Age of AI: Risks, Opportunities, and the Future. Moderator: Pauline Fan, author / translator (Malaysia) Speakers: Sandra Tamele, Editora Trinta Zeros Nove (Mozambique) Balint Taborski, BookTranslate AI (Hungary)
15:20 pm - Transition (5 mins)
15:25 pm	Keynote: Markus Dohle, Founder & CEO Markus Dohle LLC
16:00 pm - Transition (1 min)
16:01 pm	Kuala Lumpur Declaration
16:15 pm - Transition (1 min)
16:16 pm	Handover to 36ᵗʰ IP Congress Host
16:30 pm	MoC closing (5 mins)