IBPA Publishing University 2025

IBPA Publishing University 2025

Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront

Open Book

9:00am • IBPA Think Tank for Established Publishers - at Open Book in Minneapolis

Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront

Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront

8:30am • Exhibit Hall Hours (meet our sponsors!)
8:30am • Breakfast and Intentional Membership
9:15am • Saturday Morning Keynote Panel: Re-Thinking Business Models
10:40am • Breakout 3 (Author Publishers) - Author to Thought Leader to Publicist-in-chief: You as a Speaker
10:40am • Breakout 3 (Start Strong Independent Publishers) - How to Successfully Partner With Your Distributor
10:40am • Breakout 3 - (Established Independent Publishers) - Revitalizing Your Backlist (Newly Acquired or Not)
10:40am • Main Ballroom (During Breakout Session 3) - Ask the Experts and Meet our Sponsors!
12:15pm • Lunch and Meet Our Sponsors!
12:30pm • Diversity in Publishing Roundtable Discussion
1:40pm • Main Ballroom (During Breakout Session 4) - Ask the Experts and Meet our Sponsors!
1:40pm • Breakout 4 (Author Publishers) - Data-Driven Decisions for Author Publishers
1:40pm • Breakout 4 (Start Strong Independent Publishers) - Book Reviews: Your Most Powerful Marketing Tool
1:40pm • Breakout 4 - (Established Independent Publishers) - Accessing Global Markets
2:40pm • Saturday Afternoon Snack and Meet Our Sponsors!
3:30pm • Breakout 5 - (Established Independent Publishers) - Succession Planning
3:30pm • Breakout 5 (Author Publishers) - Cover Design Live Critique Panel
3:30pm • Breakout 5 (Start Strong Independent Publishers) - Environmentally Responsible Production and Publishing
3:30pm • Main Ballroom (During Breakout Session 5) - Ask the Experts and Meet our Sponsors!
4:40pm • Closing Session and Raffle