Agenda

2026 Tentative Agenda

Thursday Sept 17, 2026 Session
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
Book Industry Overview – Marco Boer, I.T. Strategies
9:30 AM
10:15 AM
Printer Panel
Moderator – Michele Cobb, The Publishers Cooperative
Andrew Van Sprang, Maple Press
David Hetherington, Books International
James Rodriguez, Sheridan
10:15 AM
10:45 AM
Break sponsored by Lulu
10:45 AM
11:30 AM
Publisher Panel
Moderator – Katelyn Pinch, Standard Finishing
Dylan Hoke, Hachette
Jason Farrell, UT Press
TBD
11:30 AM
12:15 PM
Retail Market
Moderator – Andrea Fleck-Nesbit
Cynthia Compton, MacArthur Books
Andy Hunter, Bookshop.org
Shannon DeVito, Barnes & Noble
12:15 PM
1:15 PM
Lunch sponsored by Maple Press
1:30 PM
2:30 PM
National Book Foundation Executive Director, Ruth Dickey with Ashley Gordon, Sheridan
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
Break sponsored by Lulu
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
Roundtable Discussions
4:00 PM
6:00 PM
Reception with Table Top Exhibitions sponsored by Muller Martini