Providing this year’s keynote speech will be Richard Charkin, the former President of the International Publishers Association and the UK Publishers Association, and Executive Director of Bloomsbury Publishing.

Charkin’s speech will close the conference and will be a reflection on his experience in publishing – tracing the major changes the industry has had to adapt to over the last fifty years, whilst also commenting on some of the challenges publishers face today and how they can be overcome.

The morning conference sessions will have separate expert introductions and practical advice on collective licensing, rights management, and permissions.

Meanwhile, in parallel sessions, PLS’ licensing partners will give important updates on their work.

In the afternoon, PLS’ trade association members will host separate sessions. The Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) will provide a topical overview of how independent publishers can harness AI, while Sajeeda Merali, PPA CEO, will be taking an in-depth look at the specialist media sector and sharing headline findings from the recent market sector insight report.

The PLS Conference is free. To find out more and register click here.