Wednesday | 28 March Capital Suite 18 9:30 10:00 10:15 Capital Suite 19 Capital Suite 18

Thursday | 29 March Capital Suite 19

9:30 - 10:30 Doing Business in the UAE English - Arabic

Friday | 30 March eZone Capital Suite 18 eZone

11:00 11:15 11:30

10:45 - 12:15 Focus Group for Educational/Academic Publishers to Meet with Teachers and Librarians English

10:45 - 11:45 Protecting eRights English - Arabic

12:15 12:30 12:45

12:00 - 13:15 Guided Tour for International First-Timers Meeting point: Business & Rights Centre English

12:30 - 13:30 Market Presentation Abu Dhabi Education Council English - Arabic

12:00 - 13:30 Creating Edutaining Content in the Fields of Science and Non-Fiction English - Arabic

13:30 14:15 14:30

Business Lunch 13:15 - 14:15

Business Lunch 13:30 - 14:30

15:15 15:30 15:45

14:15- 16:15 MATCHMAKING for Exhibitors & Trade Visitors We recommend that participants bring English versions of their catalogues, text proposals or excerpts to the event. Business Lunch before the event at 14:15 English - Arabic

14:45 - 15:45 Market Presentation Ministry of Education Kuwait English - Arabic

14:30 - 15:45 Roundtable: State of Digital Publishing in the Arab World English - Arabic

16:30 16:45 17:00

16:45 - 17:45 Effective Marketing and Expanding Markets English - Arabic

16:00 - 17:00 Making eBooks: A Guide on ePub Conversion 16:30 - 17:30 Local Developments in English Language Teaching and Schools' Publishing English - Arabic 16:30 - 17:30 Market Presentation National Library - ADTCA English - Arabic 16:15 - 17:45 With KHATT Foundation: Contemporary Arabic Book Design English - Arabic English

17:45 18:00 18:15

Arab Rights Showcase Meet & Greet Venue: B&R Centre

17:00 - 18:15 The Rise of the Image: Why Comics and Graphic Novels are Increasing in Popularity 18:00 - 19:00 eBooks vs. Tablet Books: The Key Differences and Where to Start and What to Expect English English - Arabic

18:00 - 19:00 Successful UK/Arab Partnerships: New Business Models for UK Publishers in the Region English - Arabic

18:00 - 19:00 Building New Audiences for Books & the Importance of Marketing English - Arabic

18:00 - 19:00 Children's Apps English

19:30 19:45 20:00

Reception: Illustrators' Corner Official Opening Venue: Illustrators Corner

19:00 - 20:00 Increase your Sales through eCommerce English - Arabic

Education Chapter

Sessions on Digital Publishing

Childrens Books, Illustration & Marketing

Encounters & Guided Tours The Education Chapter 4 will be running in parallel to the Thursday programme

Sessions on Country Focus