Monday, March 3, 2025

Throughout the day there will be a quiet space dedicated to recharging and resting throughout the conference.

8:30am - 9:00am
Vocal and Physical Warm Up (Westside Ballroom)
Morning vocal and physical warm-up session that is open to all attendees.

Mindfulness Meditation (Belasco)
Meditation techniques to build focus and creativity in your business that can serve as a quiet alternative warm-up and is open to all attendees.

9:00am - 9:30am
Coffee and light breakfast

9:30am - 10:30am
In Conversation with S&S CEO Jonathan Karp (Westside Ballroom)
A one-on-one conversation between S&S CEO Jonathan Karp and Chris Lynch, President & Publisher for S&S Audio, that will cover the evolution of audiobooks, how it has impacted their business, and how they see the future of audio impacting the overall publishing industry. 

10:30am - 11:45am
Producers, Publishers, Paymasters (production - Westside Ballroom)
From your marketing efforts to the variety of casting processes and through various workflows, navigating the differences between production companies, publishers, and paymasters is essential. Get a handle on the whos, whats, hows, and whys to level up your narration career.

Blowing Up the Box (production - Lyceum Complex)
A panel of industry leaders across casting, producing, publishing and narrating will discuss breaking down biases in audiobook casting.

Open Room for Meetings (business - Broadhurst-Julliard-Imperial)
There will be a space dedicated for having one-on-one conversations during this time.

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Networking Lunch (Westside Ballroom)

1:30pm - 2:15pm
The 3D Voice (production - Lyceum Complex)
  This session will focus on linguistic articulatory and acoustic phonetics and how narrators and voice actors move their mouths to produce different sound profiles.

The Future of International Growth and New Markets (business - Westside Ballroom)
In a one-on-one chat with Dan Zitt (PRH VP of Content Production), Lance Fitzgerald (PRH VP of Content and Business Development Audio) will discuss how publishers and authors can take advantage of and participate in the accelerating growth in the international markets.

Open Room for Meetings (business - Broadhurst-Julliard-Imperial)
There will be a space dedicated for having one-on-one conversations during this time.

2:15pm - 2:30pm
Break

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Whose Narration Is It Anyway?  (production - Westside Ballroom)
The skills of multitalented narrator "contestants" are put to the test as they face a series of improvisational challenges in what promises to be an entertaining finale to APAC25!

Seizing the Rise of Audiobooks, Marketing Like You Mean It (business - Lyceum Complex)
How can publishers move away from the mindset that audiobooks cannibalize print sales and embrace the rapid reach of audio into expansive markets? We’ll hear from experts in the industry about becoming innovative and creative to grow audio marketing and sales. Panel participants include: David Walter, Executive Director of Client Development – Books for Circana; Agustina Casal, Director of Digital Sales & Marketing for Ingram Content Group; Samantha Edelson, Vice President of Marketing for Macmillan Audio; Mark Pearson, Co-Founder & CEO of Libro.fm; and Jess Kessler, Head of Brand & Content Marketing of Audible, North America. Darcy Piedmonte, Director, Customer Acquisition & Success at NetGalley, will moderate.

Conference Ended 4:00pm