#ISAP2024
THE international summit of audio publishers
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 – #ISAP24
THE NEW YORKER HOTEL – New york city
Fees on or before August 7:
APA MEMBERS: $400 | NON-MEMBERS: $500
Fees August 8 and after:
APA MEMBERS: $475 | NON-MEMBERS: $575
A block of rooms is available to ISAP attendees at
The New Yorker Hotel
Use this link to access our
group rate of $329/night
event OVERVIEW
Who Will Attend?
This event will provide a unique platform for publishers and distributors from diverse global locations to connect, collaborate, and explore the latest trends in the industry.
Speakers include Ali Abdel-Moneim Ahmed, CEO & Co Founder of Arabookverse UK; Carlo Carrenho, Publishing Consultant based in Sweden, Ama Dadson, Founder & CEO of AkooBooks Audio; Liza Faja, Director of Audiobooks at Lizzie, the audio imprint of Editisat; Helena Gustafsson, Chief Content Officer at Storytel; Colin Hauer, CEO of Hörbuch Hamburg; Lee Jarit, Head of ACX and US Publisher Partnerships, Audible, Inc; Winnie Li, Senior Manager and Business Development Executive at OverDrive, Inc.; Chantal Restivo-Alessi, Chief Digital Officer, CEO International Foreign Language at HarperCollins Publisher; and Owen Smith, VP Product & Technology, Audiobooks, Spotify.
Participants can expect to:
Learn about the rapidly evolving landscape of the global audio market through short presentations about the state of the audio business in different marketplaces and languages worldwide;
Gain valuable insights into emerging technologies, market strategies, and consumer preferences;
Walk away from this event with a competitive international edge formed through meaningful networking opportunities and information sharing;
Do Not Miss Out!
Designed to foster connections among key stakeholders and potential global collaborations, The International Summit of Audio Publishers will be an essential gathering for industry professionals seeking to stay ahead in the dynamic and ever-growing world of audio.
Questions?
Contact APA Executive Director, Michele Cobb mcobb@audiopub.org.
SCHEDULE
Fireside chats will be hosted by Porter Anderson of Publishing Perspectives and Ed Nawotka of Publishers Weekly.
During the networking breaks, there will be space available to take a meeting.
9:00am
Delegate registration.
9:30am-10:45am
What’s Happening In Your Part of the World?
Find out what’s trending in audio across the globe.
10:45am-11:15am
Networking Break
11:15am-12:15pm
The Publisher’s Perspective
Porter Anderson from Publishing Perspectives and Chantal Restivo-Alessi, HarperCollins’ Chief Digital Officer and CEO, International Foreign Language, talk about the differences in core parts of the audiobooks business around the world. How do different market models and platforms impact consumption and what can we learn from the data about what listeners want? Restivo-Alessi shares lessons learned about testing new models, fighting piracy, and marketing around the world.
12:15pm-1:45pm
Networking Lunch
1:45pm-2:45pm
Data-Driven Decisions, Global Expansion, and AI Narration
Ed Nawotka from Publishers Weekly sits down with Helena Gustafsson, Chief Content Officer at Storytel, for a free ranging conversation about listener data and how it is influencing their business choices, which territories are growing the fastest and what obstacles there are to growth, and their approach to AI and audiobook narration.
2:45pm-3:15pm
How Technology Can Empower Authors, Publishers, and Listeners
Owen Smith, Spotify's VP of Audiobooks Product & Tech, sits down with a journalist to discuss how technology is used to help with audiobook discovery and recommendations, and how publishers and authors can grow their audience on Spotify.
3:15pm-4:00pm
Networking Break
4:00pm-5:00pm
Beyond Borders
Lee Jarit, Head of ACX & North America Publisher Partnerships Audible, will dive deep into the data behind Audible’s international/non-English language listener base and localized marketplaces. Using Audible’s entry into Brazil as a case study, attendees will learn how Audible’s flexible global business model drives its decision-making, content development and customer engagement.
5:00pm-7:00pm
Closing cocktail reception.