Hugo Setzer

The emotional ceremony for the IPA 2019 Prix Voltaire was held in Seoul, Korea on 21 June where Khaled Lotfy’s brother, Mahmoud, received the prize...

A high-level IPA delegation, consisting of President Hugo Setzer, Secretary General José Borghino and the Chair of the Educational Publishers Forum (EPF), Wilmar Diepgrond, visited...

The International Publishers Association (IPA) confirms Dr Jessica Sänger, Director for European and International Affairs at Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (the German Publishers and Booksellers...

On 23 April, World Book and Copyright Day, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) took over from Athens (Greece) as UNESCO’s World Book Capital City for 2019....

The first WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) meeting for 2019 saw IPA bring another strong delegation to participate in the crucial...

Wednesday morning, before the start of the WIPO plenary session, IPA had two important meetings. Firstly, we were invited to take part in a regular...

The IPA’s 2ndFreedom to Publish Seminar took place at London Book Fair on 12 March 2019. An enthralled audience listened to the latest developments in...

Alongside announcing great progress for the ABC Global Book Service with 42,000 additions to the catalogue, IPA VP-elect Bodour Al Qasimi signed an agreement with...

While IPA President Michiel Kolman, Vice-President-elect Bodour Al Qasimi and Secretary General José Borghino led the IPA delegation that attended WIPO’s SCCR in Geneva....

Sharjah International Book Fair featured keynotes from IPA President, Michiel Kolman, and President-elect, Hugo Setzer, alongside panels on freedom to publish and educational publishing. Setzer’s...