Wednesday 15th October:

o 12.00 – 13.00: IPA Inclusive Publishing and Literacy Committee (IPLC) Meeting* | Conclusio 1+2, Congress Centre

o 13.00 – 14.00: Annual Sustainability Summit, (including UN Women MoU signing) | Conclusio 1+2, Congress Centre

 

• Diversity and Inclusion:

o 13.00 – 13.50 PublisHer Panel: The Invisible Women of Publishing | Centre stage Hall 4.1 B68

o 14.00 – 15.00 Women in Publishing: Glass Ceilings and paper walls (IPA and UN Women) | Centre Stage, Hall 4.1 B68

 

Belonging Summit:

o 15.00 – 16.00 Belonging Summit | Centre Stage, Hall 4.1 B68

 

• Accessibility:

o 16.00 – 16.30: Voices from the inside: what’s next for European accessible publishing? (APACE) | Frankfurt Studio, Hall 4

o 16.30 – 17.30: Accessibility Networking | Room Entente, Hall 4

 

• Freedom to publish/Literacy:

o 16.30 – 17.30: Celebrating Freedom of Expression Defenders* | Fantasie, Congress Center

o 17.30 – 18.30: IPA and PEN International Networking Reception*

 

Thursday 16th October:

10:00-11:00 What can we do to resist the attacks on the Trinity of Freedoms? | Centre Stage, Hall 4.1

10.00 – 11.00: PublisHer stand: Beyond Tokenism, Women in Executive Leadership | PublisHer Stand located Hall 4.1, stand C28

14.00 – 14.30: Act Now: joining forces for a sustainable future in publishing | Centre Stage, Hall 4.1 B68

• 14.30 – 15.00 Information Integrity: how to make readers care in times of disinformation | Frankfurt International Stage

 

Friday, 17 October 2025

10:00-11:00 Language is a Human Right: Authors read, reflect, and relate their work to the Human Right of freedom of expression | Centre Stage

16:00-17:00 Awake not Sleeping: Rewriting the Narrative |  Frankfurt Studio (Hall 4) (with UN Women)

 

*Invite only. See our full schedule here.