IBPA Publishing University 2025

IBPA Publishing University 2025

1:15pm CDT

Breakout 1 (Author Publishers) - Your Brand and Value Proposition Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontLindsy Bivens • Brandon Birkmeyer Breakout 1 (Start Strong Independent Publishers) - Grant Writing, Fundraising, and Sponsorship Models Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontDr. Katherine Newburgh • Laine Bradley Breakout 1 - (Established Independent Publishers) - Non-English Content for the US Market Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontWiley Barnes • Arthur A. Levine • Ashley Mireles-Guerrero • Icy Smith Main Ballroom (During Breakout Session 1) - Ask the Experts and Meet our Sponsors! Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront

3:00pm CDT

Breakout 2 (Author Publishers) - Consumer Marketing Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontDjango De Gree, II • Juliet Wills Breakout 2 (Start Strong Independent Publishers) - Leveraging Tech (and AI) to Expand Your Business Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontIan Henzel • Florenza Lee Breakout 2 - (Established Independent Publishers) - Diversify Your Manufacturing Options in the Global Printing Market Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontMatt Baehr • Kurt Brackob • Keith Riegert • Dwight Vicks Main Ballroom (During Breakout Session 2) - Ask the Experts and Meet our Sponsors! Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront

10:40am CDT

Breakout 3 (Author Publishers) - Author to Thought Leader to Publicist-in-chief: You as a Speaker Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontJeniffer Thompson • MaryCatherine Jones Breakout 3 (Start Strong Independent Publishers) - How to Successfully Partner With Your Distributor Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontKeith Riegert • Laura Stanfill • Jeff Tegge • Rachel Zugschwert Breakout 3 - (Established Independent Publishers) - Revitalizing Your Backlist (Newly Acquired or Not) Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontKeri-Rae Barnum • Kurt Brackob • Jared Kuritz Main Ballroom (During Breakout Session 3) - Ask the Experts and Meet our Sponsors! Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront

1:40pm CDT

Breakout 4 (Author Publishers) - Data-Driven Decisions for Author Publishers Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontLeigh Pierce • Crystal Hardison Breakout 4 (Start Strong Independent Publishers) - Book Reviews: Your Most Powerful Marketing Tool Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontCevin Bryerman • Patricia Moosbrugger Breakout 4 - (Established Independent Publishers) - Accessing Global Markets Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontEdison Garcia Main Ballroom (During Breakout Session 4) - Ask the Experts and Meet our Sponsors! Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront

3:30pm CDT

Breakout 5 (Author Publishers) - Cover Design Live Critique Panel Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontCB Messer • Lacey L. Bakker • Paul Nylander • Claudine Mansour Breakout 5 (Start Strong Independent Publishers) - Environmentally Responsible Production and Publishing Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontLiz Hunter • Karla Olson Breakout 5 - (Established Independent Publishers) - Succession Planning Intercontinental St. Paul RiverfrontAlexa Bigwarfe • Miriam Warren Main Ballroom (During Breakout Session 5) - Ask the Experts and Meet our Sponsors! Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront