With:
Juergen Boos, Director of the Frankfurt Book Fair
Paulo Coelho, author, Brazil
Prof. Dr. Gottfried Honnefelder, President of the German Publishers & Booksellers Association

With:
"Publishing in the Digital Age" by Michael Cairns, Information Media Partners

Presentation: "Ebog.dk: approaching the challenges of e-books" by Jesper Holm, Ebog.dk

Presentation:
"RFID in action: the need for standards" by
Fernando Costa Fontes, Byblos

Getting to YES - The Successful Rights Negotiation and Deal

Every year, international experts from the industry present topics of current concern in rights and licence trade and provide reliable tips for the everyday professional activities of rights managers who make new contacts here and meet up with old business partners. The conference has been held annually since 1987. Attendees from 42 countries participated in 2008.

With:
Janice Potter, Director of Contracts, Simon Schuster, Publishers, Inc., New York,
Margaret Halton, Rights Director, Pan Macmillan Ltd., London,
Hans Jürgen Balmes, Program Director, S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt,
Morgan Entrekin, Publisher and President, Grove/Atlantic, New York,
Jordi Nadal, Publisher, Plataforma Editorial, Barcelona

Chairperson:
Diane Spivey, Rights & Contracts Director, Little, Brown Book Group, London