Scottish Book Trade Conference 2022
Schedule
Tue May 17 2022 at 09:30 am to 05:15 pm
Location
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, SC
About this Event
Tuesday 17th May 2022: 9.30am to 5.15pm followed by networking drinks and a booksellers dinner sponsored by Octopus .
To reserve a dinner place, please email [email protected]
Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ
Conference Chair: Jenny Brown, literary agent.
9.30: Arrival, registration and networking refreshments sponsored by GARDNERS
10.15: Welcome from PS, BA and Chair followed by Neil Gray, Minister of Culture sponsored by NIELSEN BOOK
10.45: The Key Retail Market Trends 2020/21 Steve Bohme, UK Research Director, Nielsen
11.30: Morning refreshments sponsored by BOOKSPEED
12.00: Separate sessions for publishers and booksellers
13.00: Lunch
14.15: Trade briefing from James Daunt, MD of Waterstones (pre-record)
14.30: The 21st century green supply channel panel with Davinder Bedi, BookSource; Jonny Gallant, Bookspeed; Nigel Wyman, Gardners; Marie Moser, The Edinburgh Bookshop; and Gregory Fitzgerald, Bell & Bain – chaired by Katy Lockwood-Holmes, Floris Books
15.15: Diversity and inclusion panel with author Alycia Pirmohamed; publisher TBC; Ever Dundas, author & InKlusion guide; and Jessica Gaitán Johannesson, Lighthouse Bookshop – chaired by Alan Bett, Creative Scotland
16.00: Afternoon refreshments sponsored by PLS
16.30: End Keynote – author Chitra Ramaswamy in conversation. Sponsored by BOOKMACHINE
17.15 Conference ends – Chair’s notes / close
Networking drinks /music sponsored by BATCH LTD
19:00 Booksellers sponsored dinner @ The Printing Press, 21-25 George Street, New Town, Edinburgh EH2 2PB
Where is it happening?
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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