2019 JIBF Program May 12-15 YMCA Jerusalem, King David Street 26

Sunday, May 12 Tuesday, May 14 Wednesday, May 15 Opening of the 2019 International Book Crossing Borders With Books: Books in Selling Books in The “New World”: Forum and the Writers Festival Translation from Multiple Perspectives Author Discoverability, Influencers and 17:30-19:00 The Translator’s Angle Other Must-Knows for Today’s Publishers 2019 Jerusalem Prize Award Ceremony 09:30-10:30 09:30-11:00 Mayor of Jerusalem awarding the 2019 prize to How Do Translators Influence the Selling and Moderator: Porter Anderson (Publishing American author Joyce Carol Oates Exposure of Literature in Translation? Perspectives, US) At the end of the ceremony, a tribute Moderator: Evan Fallenberg (Translator & discussion to Amos Oz: Kobi Meidan will talk Author, Bar-Ilan University/Vermont College of James Daunt (CEO, Waterstones, UK) with President Reuven Rivlin and Prof. Fania Fine Arts) Judith Curr (President and Publisher, The Oz-Salzberger, daughter of Amos Oz. HarperOne Group, US) Sjón (Icelandic author) and Juergen Boos (President/CEO, Frankfurter Moshe Erlendur Okon (Hebrew translator) Buchmesse, Germany) Valerie Miles (Editorial Director, Spanish Sara Lloyd (Digital and Communications Granta, Spain) Director, Pan Macmillan UK) Marie-Pierre Gracedieu (Editorial Director for Navit Barel (Editorial Director for Hebrew Monday, May 13 Literature in Translation, Gallimard, France) Literature, Yedioth Books, Israel) Keynote Speech 09:30-10:15 Crossing Borders with Books: Books in My Mentor’s Publishing Advice It’s All About the Books: Translation from Multiple Perspectives 11:30-12:30 My first 35 Years in Publishing The Publisher’s Side Tips, Anecdotes and Lessons Stephen Rubin (Chairman, Henry Holt, US) 11:00-12:00 Gathered Over the Years by our What Are Some of the Challenges in Selling Publishing Experts and Buying Literature in Translation Today? Moderator: Richard Charkin (Founder, Mensch Executive Summary Moderator: Carmen Pinilla (Literary Scout, Publishing, US) 10:45-12:00 Aragó & Pinilla, Spain) Thomas Rathnow (CEO, Verlagsgruppe Andrew Franklin (Managing Director, Profile Hilit Hamou-Meir (Publisher, The Armchair, Random House, Germany) Books, UK), Stefan von Holtzbrinck (CEO, Israel) Stephen Rubin (Chairman, Henry Holt, US) Holtzbrinck Publishing Group), Elena Ramirez (Director International Fiction Esther Margolis (Newmarket Publishing Markus Dohle (CEO, Penguin Random House) Planeta Group/ Director Seix-Barral, Spain) Management, US) and Vera Michalski-Hoffman (Publisher, Libella, Deborah Harris (Director, The Deborah Harris Nelleke Geel (Publisher, Atlas Contact, Switzerland) in conversation about their role Agency, Israel) Netherlands) as publishing leaders. Gisele Sapiro (Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales, France) The Netflix Effect 15:00-16:30 Independent Publishers: Rights: Selling, Buying and Managing How Has the World of Streaming TV Changed A Worldwide View International Rights—a Session Covering the Face of Publishing? What are Some of the 15:00-16:15 Different Markets and their Unique New and Innovative Ways For Publishers and The Challenges, Changes and Advantages Challenges and Opportunities TV Executives to Discover and Share Content? Facing Independent Publishers Today (15:00-16:30) Moderator: Arik Kneller (Founder and Moderator: Richard Charkin (Founder, Moderator: Kris Kliemann (Rights Director, Kneller Artists Agency Ltd, Israel) Mensch Publishing, US) Consultant/IPR License) Maria B. Campbell (Founder/President, Maria B. Campbell Associates, US) Sigrid Rausing Jane Friedman (Editor, Granta Magazine and Ziv Lewis (Foreign Rights and Acquisitions (Founder and CEO ,The Publisher, Granta Books, UK) Manager, Kinneret Zmora Dvir, Israel) Literary Studio, LLC, US) Iftach Alony (Publisher, Afik and The Short Yuval Horowitz (Head of International Anne-Solange Noble (Foreign Rights Story Project, Israel) Scripted Development, Keshet-TV, Israel) Emily Chuang (Publisher/Editor in Chief, Emily Director, Gallimard, France) Dror Mishani (Author and Screenwriter, Israel) Publishing Company, Ltd., Taiwan) Elena Ramirez (Director International Fiction Planeta Group/ Director Seix- For further details: www.jbookforum.com Barral, Spain) All Forum discussions take place in English Clare Alexander (Chairman, Aitken Alexander Associates, UK)