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Tuesday, January 13
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8:45 am - 8:50 amWelcome and Opening Remarks [More Info]
Mike Shatzkin, Conference Council Chair, Founder & CEO, The Idea Logical Company
Lorraine Shanley, President, Market Partners International
8:55 am - 9:05 amA Look at the US Children's Book Market [More Info]
Jonathan Nowell, President, Nielsen Book
9:10 am - 9:20 amChildren’s Tech: The Year in Review and Trends for 2015 [More Info]
Warren Buckleitner, Editor and Founder, Children's Technology Review
9:25 am - 9:35 amChanging Media, Changing Content, and Changing Minds: PlayCollective on Kid's ebooks and the Children's Entertainment and Educational Media Landscape [More Info]
David Kleeman, SVP, Insights Programs and PlayVangelist, PlayCollective
9:40 am - 9:55 amInformation in Context (Q&A) [More Info]
David Kleeman, SVP, Insights Programs and PlayVangelist, PlayCollective
Warren Buckleitner, Editor and Founder, Children's Technology Review
Michael Cader, Founder, Publishers Lunch
Jonathan Nowell, President, Nielsen Book
10:00 am - 10:35 amStarting with Digital: The Art and Business of Digital Storytelling [More Info]
Eric Huang, Development Director, Made in Me
Ashley Andersen Zantop, Chief Content Officer, Capstone
10:40 am - 11:10 amMorning Break
11:10 am - 11:20 amGoogle for Education [More Info]
Chris Palma, Head, Strategic Partnerships, Play Books, Google
11:25 am - 11:35 amAmplify's Games and Virtual Library for Students [More Info]
Justin Leites, Vice President for Games, Amplify
11:40 am - 12:25 pmAdventures in Marketing: Case Studies of Traditional and Digital Kids' Book Marketing [More Info]
Peter McCarthy, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, The Logical Marketing Agency
Morgan Baden, Senior Director of Social Media, Scholastic, Inc.
Kim Lauber, Director of Marketing, Random House Children's Books
Taylor Foley, Digital Product Manager, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
12:25 pm - 1:25 pmRoundtable Lunch [More Info]
Neal Goff, President, Egremont Associates, LLC
Marjan Ghara, Founder & CEO, BiblioNasium
Kari Ness Riedel, Founder, Bookopolis
Peter McCarthy, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, The Logical Marketing Agency
David Kleeman, SVP, Insights Programs and PlayVangelist, PlayCollective
Maia Haag, Co-Founder and President, i See Me! Inc.
Dominique Raccah, CEO & Publisher, Sourcebooks
Eric Huang, Development Director, Made in Me
Jonathan Nowell, President, Nielsen Book
Kartik Hosanagar, Co-Founder, SmartyPAL
1:25 pm - 2:00 pmThe Rise of Fandom: Fan Fiction and Engaging with Fan Communities [More Info]
Morgan Leigh Davies, Editor-in-Chief, Big Bang Press
Ashleigh Gardner, Head of Content, Wattpad
Adam Wilson, Senior Editor, Gallery Books
Lanie Davis, Director of e-Publishing, Alloy Entertainment
2:05 pm - 2:40 pmBuilding Story and Building Platforms: A Conversation Between Paper Lantern Lit and Susan Katz, President and Publisher of HarperCollins [More Info]
Lexa Hillyer, Co-Founder, Paper Lantern Lit
Lauren Oliver, Co-Founder, Paper Lantern Lit
Susan Katz, President and Publisher, HarperCollins Children's Books
2:45 pm - 3:30 pmBooks to Kids, On Demand: Ebook Subscriptions [More Info]
Neal Shenoy, Co-Founder and CEO/Founding Partner, Speakaboos/[212] MEDIA
Devereux Chatillon, Partner, Chatillon Weiss LLP
Wandy Hoh, Co-Founder, CEO, MeeGenius
Kartik Hosanagar, Co-Founder, SmartyPAL
3:30 pm - 4:00 pmAfternoon Break [More Info]
4:00 pm - 4:10 pmKickstarter for Kids: What Kickstarter is Doing for Children’s Lit and Children’s Lit Publishers [More Info]
Maris Kreizman, Publishing Community Manager, Kickstarter
4:15 pm - 4:40 pmPersonalization and the Story [More Info]
Maia Haag, Co-Founder and President, i See Me! Inc.
Dominique Raccah, CEO & Publisher, Sourcebooks
4:45 pm - 5:15 pmChildren’s Book Report: A Wrap-Up Panel [More Info]
Mike Shatzkin, Conference Council Chair, Founder & CEO, The Idea Logical Company
Lorraine Shanley, President, Market Partners International
Suzanne Murphy, VP, Publisher, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Barbara Marcus, President and Publishers, Children's Division, Penguin Random House
5:15 pmClosing Remarks