Note this is a provisional schedule. All dates, times and venues are subject to change. More events will be confirmed soon. (Last updated 29 September)
Details on our Freedom to Publish programming are here.
IPA Events during Frankfurt Book Fair 2025
Monday, 13 October 2025
19:30-21:30 EC Dinner* | TBC
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
14:30-16:30 IPA Executive Committee* | Facette (3.Via West)
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
09:30-11:30 Copyright Committee* | Conclusio, Congress Center C2
12:00-12:55 Inclusive Publishing and Literacy Committee | Conclusio, Congress Center C2
13:00-14:00 Sustainability Summit | Conclusio, Congress Center C2
14:00-15:00 Women in Publishing: Glass ceilings and paper walls | Centre Stage, Hall 4.1 (with UN Women)
14:30-16:00 Open Freedom to Publish Meeting (details here)| Conclusio, Congress Center C2
15:00-16:00 Belonging Summit | Centre Stage (Halle 4.1, B68)
16:30-17:30 Celebrating Freedom of Expression Defenders | Fantasie, Congress Center (with PEN International)
17:30- 18:30 IPA and PEN International Networking Reception*
Thursday, 16 October 2025
10:00-11:00 What can we do to resist the attacks on the Trinity of Freedoms? | Centre Stage (Halle 4.1, B68)
Friday, 17 October 2025
09:00-11:00 Open IPA EPF Meeting | FBF, Conclusio, Congress Center C2
12:00-13:00 35th International Publishers Congress Reception | MABOPA Stand, Hall 5.1 A128
16:00-17:00 Awake not Sleeping: Rewriting the Narrative | Frankfurt Studio (Hall 4) (with UN Women)
Saturday, 18 October 2025
10:00-11:00 National Bookstand Coordinators Meeting* | Aspect (3C West)
Other events involving IPA members or partners:
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
17:00-19:00 FBF Opening Ceremony* | Harmonie Hall, Congress Center
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
10:00-11:00 The Journey of Rex Education and the Philippine Book Publishing Industry | Asia Stage (Hall 5.1 A75)
10:30-11:00 Presentation of the European Book Market Statistics 2024-2025 | Frankfurt Studio (Hall 4) (FEP)
Thursday, 16 October 2025
10:00-11:00 PublisHer: Beyond Tokenism, Women in Executive Leadership | Hall 4.1, C28
10:00-11:00 Strengthening Support for Asian Publishing: A Dialogue with IPA | Asia Stage (Hall 5.1 A75)
12:00-13:00 AI: The Battle for Reality | Centre Stage (Halle 4.1, B68)
12:30-14:30 FEP Rendez-vous* | Illusion, Congress Centre
12:30-13:30 Living in times of turbulence: how the publishing industry overcomes global challenges | Ukrainian Collective Stand, Hall 4.1, F79/80
14:00-14:30 Act Now: Joining forces for a sustainable future in publishing | International Stage (UN Publications)
14:30-15:00 Information Integrity: how to make readers care in times of disinformation | International Stage (UN Publications)
15:00-16:00 Copyright Issues in Asian Publishing | Asia Stage (Hall 5.1 A75)
15:00-16:00 Tales of EUkraine Event | Ukrainian Collective Stand, Hall 4.1, F79/80
17:00-18:00 The future of writing and free expression: promoting young voices | Centre Stage (Halle 4.1, B68) (PEN International)
18:00-19:30 Whose stories shape tomorrow?*
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)
15:00-16:00 Censorship in Asia | Asia Stage (Hall 5.1 A75)
*by invitation only
