IBPA Publishing University 2024

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IBPA Publishing University 2024

1:00pm MDT

Preconference Workshop 1: Business Management - Start Strong Penrose 1 (lower level 1)Tieshena Davis • Alexa Bigwarfe • Maria Dismondy Preconference Workshop 2: IngramSpark (Setting You and Your Titles Up For Success) - Start Strong Independence (lower level 1)Paige Allen • Leigh Pierce • Allison Stegeland Preconference Workshop 3: Amazon - Level Up Penrose 2 (lower level 1)David Dahl • Kelly Peterson • Holly Smith • Penny C. Sansevieri • Ian Lamont Preconference Workshop 4: Manufacturing, Distribution, and Fulfillment - Everyone Colorado I-J (lower level 2)Matt Baehr • Keith Riegert • Joe Upton • Dwight Vicks Preconference Workshop 5: Empowering Voices: A Free Community Meeting for Black and Brown Publishers - Every Level Colorado G-H (lower level 2)Leah Hernandez • Brandi Hester-Harrell

6:30pm MDT

Welcome Reception - Literature & Libations Colorado Foyer (lower level 2)

8:00am MDT

Small Group Breakfasts (additional fee) Penrose 1 (lower level 1)

11:00am MDT

Welcome First Timers! Learn How to Get the Most out of IBPA Publishing University Colorado G-H (lower level 2)

12:00pm MDT

Ballroom Opens - Lunch & Meet Our Sponsors Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)

12:30pm MDT

Welcome and Opening Keynote: Rise Above Supply Chain (and Other Industry) Disruption Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)Scott Berkowitz • Angela Engel • Andrea Fleck-Nisbet • Joe Matthews

2:00pm MDT

Breakout 1 (Level Up) - Beyond Print-On-Demand: Manufacturing, Inventory Management and Fulfillment Colorado G-H (lower level 2)Paul Nylander • Keith Riegert • Mike Sinigaglia • Joe Upton Breakout 1 (Publishing Hot Topic - Everyone) - How to Pitch Your Book to Hollywood Penrose 2 (lower level 1)Eddie Gamarra • Kate Testerman • Kate Orsini Breakout 1 (Start Strong) - Good Book Design and Production Penrose 1 (lower level 1)Bethany Gano • Sierra Kay • Elana Sacino • Jeniffer Thompson Main Ballroom - Ask the Experts and Meet our Sponsors! Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)

3:00pm MDT

Friday Afternoon Snack and Meet Our Sponsors! Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)

3:35pm MDT

Breakout 2 (Level Up) - Direct to Consumer Strategies Colorado G-H (lower level 2)Renita Bryant • Andrew Savikas • Naren Aryal • Aryn Van Dyke Breakout 2 (Publishing Hot Topic - Everyone) - The Business Case for DEI Penrose 2 (lower level 1)Alesha Brown • Janan Sarwar • Hannah Gómez • Crystal Swain-Bates Breakout 2 (Start Strong ) - Finding and Managing Your Team Penrose 1 (lower level 1)Joylynn M. Ross • Kayci Wyatt • Amanda Gawthorpe • Susan Spero Main Ballroom - Ask the Experts and Meet our Sponsors! Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)

4:40pm MDT

Friday Wrap-Up and Book to Screen Pitch Contest Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)Eddie Gamarra • Kate Orsini • Kate Testerman

6:00pm MDT

IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Reception Colorado Foyer (lower level 2)

7:00pm MDT

IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Dinner and Ceremony Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)

9:30pm MDT

IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards After-Party and Photos Colorado Foyer (lower level 2)

8:00am MDT

Breakfast, Board Recognition, and Intentional Membership "Speed Dating" Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)

9:15am MDT

Saturday Morning Keynote Panel: Rise and Disrupt! Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)Brooke Warner • Oriana Leckert • Dhonielle Clayton • Joe Biel

10:35am MDT

Breakout 3 (Level Up) - Acquisitions, Diversifying Your Portfolio, and Business Models for Growth Colorado G-H (lower level 2)Julie Trelstad • Shai August • Marc Visnick • Anne MacDonald • Joanna Volpe Breakout 3 (Publishing Hot Topic - Everyone) - AI (Artificial Intelligence): How to Use It, and What IBPA Should Be Doing About It Penrose 2 (lower level 1)Thad McIlroy • Torrey Sharp • Michele Cobb • Searsha Sadek • Dave Davis Breakout 3 (Start Strong) - Business Goal Setting Penrose 1 (lower level 1)Alexa Bigwarfe • Rebekah Borucki • Sharon Castlen • Lauren Wise Main Ballroom - Ask the Experts and Meet our Sponsors! Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)

12:05pm MDT

Lunch and Meet Our Sponsors! Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)

12:35pm MDT

Idea XChange Panel/Networking Event Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)Cevin Bryerman • Tieshena Davis • Troy D. Johnson • Lee Wind

1:25pm MDT

Breakout 4 (Level Up) - Back Office Processes, Systems and Tools Colorado G-H (lower level 2)Pam Van Dyk • Elly Blue • Tieshena Davis Breakout 4 (Publishing Hot Topic - Everyone) - State of the Industry and How IBPA Can Help You Succeed as an Indie Publisher Penrose 2 (lower level 1)Andrea Fleck-Nisbet • Christopher Locke • Renita Bryant • Kurt Brackob • Peter Trimarco Breakout 4 (Start Strong) - Distribution Basics Penrose 1 (lower level 1)David Dahl • Angela Engel • Karla Olson • Teri Rider • Kenechi Uzor Main Ballroom - Ask the Experts and Meet our Sponsors! Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)

2:55pm MDT

Saturday Afternoon Snack and Meet Our Sponsors! Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)

3:30pm MDT

Breakout 5 (Level Up) - Specialty Sales and Licensing Colorado G-H (lower level 2)Jared Kuritz • Kalen Landow • Karen Pavlicin • Ashley Marie Mireles-Guerrero Breakout 5 (Publishing Hot Topic - Everyone) - Accessibility for the Market and to the Reader: BISAC Codes, Discovery, and Workflows for Accessibility Penrose 2 (lower level 1)Brian F. O'Leary • Nellie McKesson • Kirk Whisler • Wiley Barnes • Kathryn Sparks Breakout 5 (Start Strong) - Reaching Your Readers (in the US and Beyond) Penrose 1 (lower level 1)Kim Schutte • Juliet Wills • Roseanne Cheng • Kristina Radke • Marissa Vanskike Main Ballroom - Ask the Experts and Meet our Sponsors! Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)

4:35pm MDT

Saturday Afternoon Keynote: "Innovators and Disruption" and Closing Session Colorado Ballroom (lower level 2)Paige Allen • Tamara Mayo • Keiko O'Leary • Suhani Parikh • Dave Ring • Ambika Sambasivan (Um-be-ka, she/her) • Justine Eva Li Villanueva

5:30pm MDT

Post-Conference Wind Down Reading Party Loft Area (lobby level)