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Why Do We Do The Things We Do?
This opening session sets the tone for the congress by exploring the motivations that drive those who shape the world of books—publishers, fair organisers, policy leaders, and advocates.
Ethics of Publishing: Accountability in the Age of AI and Misinformation
Synthetic content is eroding trust. This session will explore what it means to publish ethically, how publishing can lead by example, and why AI must be held to the same standards of transparency and accountability.
Freedom to Publish: 20th Anniversary of Prix Voltaire
In 2006, Shahla Lahimi became the first IPA Freedom to Publish Prize laureate. This session brings together past laureates to talk about the prize, its impact on them, and what is needed for the future.
A Snapshot of the Educational Publishing Market Across the Globe
Following a sector survey across all continents, the IPA EPF Chair will present key trends, challenges, and successes, followed by a discussion with an international panel of experts.
Emerging Markets – New Technologies, New Challenges
This session will explore how publishers in three different Asian regions are investing in new technologies in their own way, adapting and adopting innovations even before the rise of AI.
Educational Publishers ... Swimming Against the Tide or Catching the Wave?
A deep dive into three key topics for educational publishers: AI, government interference (the good and the bad), and examples of campaigns that brought positive change.
Indigenous Languages: Great Languages Spoken by Few People
What does it mean to be a little language publisher in an age of LLMs? Is AI an opportunity for indigenous stories to travel further or a risk of accelerating their disappearance?
Bridging Worlds: Cross-cultural Storytelling and Reading for the Next Generation
This session explores how stories reflect society, influence young readers, and can shape future generations—encouraging empathy, curiosity, and a broader worldview.
Sustaining a Legacy: Half a Century of Children's Publishing
The President of Gallimard Jeunesse shares insights on balancing tradition with innovation, adapting to change, and inspiring new generations of readers globally.
Translation in the Age of AI: Risks, Opportunities and the Future
This panel discusses the risk, opportunities,and future of AI.
DEI Stories from the Heart
Authors and publishers share personal journeys of confronting barriers and breaking silences through their work, celebrating diversity, fighting for equity, and embracing inclusion.
Gateway to Southeast Asia: Entry Paths, Pitfalls & Payoffs
A rapid-fire session where regional publishing leaders share the fastest routes to market, practical issues, and top pitfalls for foreign publishers entering Southeast Asia.
Books to Screens to Games to Books
This session explores the creative and commercial pathways that bring written works to life across multiple platforms, from film to video games and back again.
Statistics and Government Incentives for the Malaysian Book Industry
This session explores how the Malaysian government and industry players work together to develop the country's book industry in practical and impactful ways.
Belonging │ Rewriting Identity, Openness, and the Future of Publishing
An inspiring conversation on how publishing can foster identity, inclusion, and collective belonging in an age of rapid transformation through open knowledge and diverse narratives.
Climate │ Beyond the Bottom Line - Value-based Growth in Publishing
A dialogue on how value-based growth can reshape our understanding of sustainability, equity, and planetary well-being, exploring publishing's role in advancing development rooted in care and justice.
Partnerships │ Unbanning the Future: Defending Books, Building Partnerships, and Advancing the SDGs
This session brings together PEN International and Penguin Random House to confront book bans and censorship, highlighting how partnerships are essential to protect freedom of expression.
AI: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
A fireside chat that pits an AI booster against a sceptic, exploring the technology's promises and perils in a format where they can disagree agreeably.
Freedom to Publish: Navigating Regional Red Lines
Speakers from different countries in Asia discuss the formal and informal restrictions on the freedom to publish and how they handle these challenges in their markets.
Accessibility
How will AI impact accessible publishing? This panel explores improvements in image descriptions, screen readers, and assistive technologies, and the impact of the European Accessibility Act.
Reading Habits
In markets across the world, reading for pleasure is in decline. How can we arrest this decline? And what can we learn from countries that are taking action?