Sala Suite
Services Centre - Wing D
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Panel
Mohamed Touirs, alias Ed Oner, Street artist and freelancer illustrator.
In cooperation with
Ediciones Ekaré
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
"100% naturalis. Protagonisti che fanno storia" è una nuova collana diretta da Grazia Gotti: chicchi, grani e semi nei testi di Alessandra Valtieri accompagnati dalle figure dell'illustratore Marco Sandreschi.
Panel
Beatrice Fini, Giunti; Alessandra Valtieri, autrice.
Organized by
Editoriale Scienza - Giunti
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Panel
Jeff Kinney, author; Davide Calì, comics artist.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Abrams Books
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
In 1975 Altan published the first story featuring his famous red-dotted dog: 50 years later, cartoonists come together to celebrate the birthday of one of the most beloved Italian comics characters.
Moderator
Emilio Varrà, Hamelin
Panel
Altan, cartoonist; Maicol & Mirco, cartoonist; Noemi Vola, cartoonist and illustrator; Sergio Ruzzier, illustrator.
Organized by
Hamelin
In cooperation with
Franco Cosimo Panini Editore
In the framework of
Comics Corner
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Panel
Upon reservation only.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
HALL 30
HALL 30, B46-C33
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair/BolognaFiere, China South Publishing & MediaGroup, Sìdee Cultural Communication
In cooperation with
China Publishers
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Shelley Ann Jackson, Associate Professor, MA degree in Children's Book Illustration, Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University; Dr Elys Dolan, Senior Lecturer, MA degree in Children's Book Illustration, Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University; Naomi Tipping, graduate; Claire Goble, graduate.
With the support of
Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Panel
Michelle Perez Barruos, General Manager, Feenix Group, Madrid.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Neva Micheva, journalist, literary translator
Panel
Giorgia Spadoni, translator; Gergana Pancheva, poet and translator.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
In cooperation with
Fondazione LIA
In the framework of
APACE, co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Panel
Fatema Al-Malki, Manager, Qatar Reads, Qatar National Library.
Organized by
Qatar Reads, Qatar National Library
The Content Café
HALL 30
Panel
Grazia Gotti, Accademia Drosselmeier; Marta Tutone, translator and Founder of Liana Editorial; Sectorial del Cómic de España.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Accademia Drosselmeier, Kids Comics
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Damiano Abeni, translator; Fausta Orecchio, Editorial Director, Orecchio Acerbo.
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
In cooperation with
Bologna Children's Book Fair
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Thierry Baujard, Co-Founder, Spielfabrique, Germany
Panel
Per Rosendal, Digital Media Producer, Savannah, Denmark; Jean Gobert de Coster, CEO and Founder, Belgium.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In cooperation with
Spielfabrique
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Moderator
Ilaria Tagliaferri, coordinatrice editoriale LiBeR, referente Centro regionale dei servizi per le biblioteche per ragazzi toscane, Fondazione Accademia dei Perseveranti.
Organized by
Centro regionale dei servizi per le biblioteche per ragazzi toscane
In cooperation with
Regione Toscana, Fondazione Accademia dei Perseveranti, LiBeR
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Panel
Char-Lee Mito, illustrator.
Organized by
Euskal Irudigileak
In cooperation with
Etxepare Institutua
With the support of
Gobierno Vasco
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Roberta Franceschetti, Co-Founder, Mamamò
Panel
Liviu Bărbulescu, Graphic Designer, DCB – Rumänische Diaspora Initiative e.V.; Pamela Izebel Garduño Cruz, Innovation Hub Manager, Santillana; Laura Henderson, Head of Program, Frontiers for Young Minds; Woo Hyun-ok, DreamingKite Corp. (BookGorae); Stéphanie Simonin, Sales and Marketing Director, Bayard Jeunesse; Jessica Tarrant, Content Director, Yoto.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Mamamò
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Bruno Giancarli, AIE Research Department.
Organized by
AIE - Associazione Italiana Editori
In cooperation with
BolognaBookPlus
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Louise Lamont, LBA Agency UK; Jane Acton, Agent; Jacks Thomas, Guest Director, BolognaBookPlus.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
Translators Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Samanta K. Milton Knowles
Panel
Yorick Goldewijk, author; Valentina Freschi, translator.
Organized by
the Dutch Literature Foundation as part of the campaign La scoperta dell’Olanda
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Poetry Corner
Hall 25, A177
Moderator
Chiara Basile, Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
Panel
Chiara Carminati, autrice; Vittoria Facchini, illustratrice; David Tolin, editore, Pension Lepic.
Organized by
Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Moderator
Silvana Sola, ISIA Urbino e Cooperativa Culturale Giannino Stoppani
Panel
Tanja e Daniele Fior, Locomoctavia Audiolibri; Christina Hasenau, Direttrice del Centro Informazioni e Redazione online / Coordinamento del settore per le sedi in Italia del Goethe Institut.
Organized by
Locomoctavia Audiolibri, Goethe Institut Italia
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Helena Mansell-Stopher, CEO, Products of Change, UK
Panel
Joachim Knödler, Head of Licensing, Studio 100 International, Germany; Helga Árnadóttir, Co-Founder and CEO, Tulipop, Iceland; Valerio Costabile, Vice President Brand Collaborations, Smiley Company, UK.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In cooperation with
Products of Change
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Anna Goodson, Founder and Creative Curator, Anna Goodson Illustration Agency.
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Panel
Elena Pasoli, Director, Bologna Children's Book Fair; Sara Wang, CEO, Sìdee Cultural Communication; Ao Ran, Deputy Executive Director, China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association (China); Cathy Olmedillas, Founder and creative director of Studio Anorak, publisher of the magazines Happy Mags for Kids Anorak Magazine, DOT and the new CHEW (Spain); Li Jianping, Dean of the School of Animation at the Beijing Film Academy, Vice-Director of the Committee for the Teaching of Animation and Digital Media at the Ministry of Education, Secretary General of the Animation Art Committee of the Chinese Artists Association and Vice-President of the China Children’s Film Association (China); Long Niannan, Senior art teacher at the China National Children’s Center, expert in art education for children and painter (China); Marcella Terrusi, Researcher and lecturer in the field of childhood culture, history of children’s literature and international children’s publishing, University of Bologna (Italy); Mireia Trius, Co-founder, Zahorí Books (Spain); Tan Fengxia, Professor of children’s literature, School of Literature at Nanjing Normal University (China).
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair, China South Publishing & MediaGroup, Sìdee Cultural Communication
In cooperation with
China Publishers
The Content Café
HALL 30
Organized by
Andersen - La rivista e il premio dei libri per ragazzi
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Organized by
Tomolo EdiGio’ Edizioni
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Andre Breedt, Managing Director, Nielsen BookData.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Children’s books capture the imagination, educate, and the can inspire communities to think and act in support of the SDGs. This session will look at the influence SDG book club has on raising awareness and the importance of adding new languages to drive local change and actions. Panelists will discuss how can books compel future generations of leaders to achieve sustainability and lasting change.
Moderator
Antje Watermann, Global SDG Book Club
Panel
Mercedes Alvarado, Mexican SDG Book Club, José Borghino, Secretary General, IPA - International Publishers Association; Kristina Kramer, German SDG Book Club; Karine Pansa, Brazilian SDG Book Club.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
United Nations Publications, IPA - International Publishers Association
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
In today's entertainment landscape, the interaction among books, toys, and licensing has never been more dynamic. As streaming platforms propel characters to global stardom and nostalgia-driven brands make powerful comebacks, the opportunities—and challenges—for publishers, toy companies, and licensors are rapidly evolving. This panel brings together industry experts to explore the creative and commercial forces shaping the future of licensed products. How do book franchises successfully extend into the playroom? What role does sustainability play in the next generation of licensed goods? And how can licensors balance brand integrity with market demands? Don't miss this chance to gain insights, network with industry leaders, and discover what's next at the intersection of storytelling and play.
Moderator
Astrid Specht, Editor in Chief, TOYS & 1st Steps magazine, Germany
Panel
Gaby Dior, Head of EMEA Licensing, BBC Studios, UK; Kirstin Kreppel, Head of Entertainment & Licensing, KOSMOS, Germany.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In cooperation with
TOYS
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Moderator
Francesca Mignemi, Children Literature independent researcher.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
Poetry Corner
Hall 25, A177
Moderator
Chiara Basile, Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
Panel
Caterina Favaretto, rights and co-editions, Otter-Barry Books; Janetta Otter-Barry, publisher, Otter-Barry Books; Sara Ragusa, translator; Alessandra Valtieri, translator.
Organized by
Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Translators Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Yuliia Kozlovets, Director, International Book Arsenal Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine
Panel
Lawrence Shimel, author & translator, USA/Spain; Kateryna Mikhalitsyna, author, translator and poet, Ukraine; Edward van de Vendel, author, translator and teacher, The Netherlands
Organized by
International Book Arsenal Festival Kyiv
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Moderator
Sarah Baker, Executive Director, SCBWI - Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Panel
Kirsten Hall, Founder and Owner, Catbird; Laurent Linn, Art Director, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Netta Rabin, Publisher of Children’s Books, Phaidon Press; TeMika Grooms, Illustration & Design Manager, SCBWI - Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
Organized by
SCBWI - Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Steven Guarnaccia, illustrator, designer and Associate Professor of Illustration at Parsons School of Design
Panel
Tom Walker, Publishing Director, The Folio Society; Zach Rock, previous winner; Sophia Schoepfer, editor, The Folio Society.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Stefan Boonen, writer
Panel
Ilmar Tomusk, writer; Anti Saar, writer; Charalambos Demetriou, reading promoter, teacher, IBBY Member of the Board in Cyprus.
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Panel
Julia Eccleshare, Co-Founder, Klaus Flugge Prize and Chair of the judges; Pam Dix, Chair of Ibby UK; Mariajo Ilustrajo, illustrator, Klaus Flugge Prize winner 2023; Petr Horáček, award winning illustrator, Klaus Flugge Prize Judge 2024; Bruce Ingman, illustrator, Head of MA Children's Literature - Children's Book Illustration, Goldsmiths, University of London.
Organized by
Klaus Flugge Prize
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Moderator
Anna Karina Birkenstock, illustrator and President, IO - Illustratoren Organization Germany and EIF
Panel
Nurgül Şenefe, Social Entrepreneur, Founding President of the Illustrators Platform, Founding Managing Director iP Academy, EIF Board of Directors Member; Francesco Archidiacono, comics artist, Co-Founder MeFu and proposer, EGAIR; Elisabeth Perez Fernandez, illustrator, President, FADIP Spain and Board member EIF.
Organized by
EIF - European Illustrators Forum
In cooperation with
Euskal Irudigileak, MeFu, EGAIR
With the support of
AGPI - Asociación Galega de Profesionais da Ilustración, AI - Associazione Autori di Immagini, AOI - Association of Illustrators, APIC - Associació Professional d'il·lustradors de Catalunya, APIM - Asociación Profesional de Ilustradores de Madrid, APIV - Associació de Professionals de la Il·lustració Valenciana, ASIL - Asociacia Ilustratorov, BNO - Association of Dutch Designers, Clubul Ilustratorilor Romania, GRAFILL - Norwegian Association for Visual Communication, GRAFIA - Association of Visual Communication Designers Finland, Illustrators Ireland, Illustria Austria, Illustrators Platform Turkiye, IO Illustratoren Organisation Germany, Kuvittajat - Finnish Illustration Association, Svenska Tecknare Sweden, Tegnerforbundet af 1919 Denmark, Tegnerforbundet - Norwegian Drawing Association, Illustratörcentrum Sweden
In the framework of
A combined action by EIF member associations to raise awareness on professional issues including the impact and consequences of new AI tecknologies
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Jacks Thomas, Guest Director, BolognaBookPlus
Panel
Joanna Reynolds, CEO, The Folio Society; Nadim Sadek, Founder and CEO, Shimmr AI; Victoria Sutherland, Founder and Publisher, Foreword Magazine.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Sarah Arbuthnot, Chief Commercial Officer, Supadu.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Organized by
ALIR - Associazione Librerie Indipendenti per Ragazzi
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Viola Gabrielli, Media Consultant & Head of Programme, Young Horizons Industry, Poland
Panel
Marta Galewska-Kustra, IP Owner, speech therapist, creativity educator and writer, Poland; Paulina Talarska, producer, EGoFILM, Poland.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In cooperation with
Young Horizons Industry
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
The Illustrators Survival Corner
HALL 30
Panel
Allegra Agliardi, illustrator; Harold Canizales, illustrator.
In cooperation with
Institut d'Estudis Baleàrics
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Leah Janeczko, translator; Anna Mioni, translator and literary agent.
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Arabelle Liepold, Executive Director, Society of Illustrators; Steve Compton, Director of Exhibitions & Collections, Society of Illustrators; Clare Pernice, Children’s Programs Consultant, Society of Illustrators; Laurent Linn, The Original Art Artistic Advisor, past OA Jury Chair; Beatrice Alemagna, award winning author and illustrator, Original Art Gold Medalist 2024; Sergio Ruzzier, award winning author and illustrator, multi-in show illustrator, past OA juror; Ed Vere, award winning authora and illustrator, multi-in show illustrator.
Organized by
Society of Illustrators
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Panel
Gerda Dendooven, illustrator.
Organized by
Camelozampa
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Panel
Daniel Pennac, autore; Stefano Bartezzaghi, autore; Pierdomenico Baccalario, autore.
Organized by
Salani Editore
In cooperation with
Bologna Children's Book Fair
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Panel
Sylvia Vardell, President, IBBY; Carolina Ballester, Executive Director, IBBY; Valerie Coghlan, President Bookbird Inc.; Yukiko Hiromatsu, JBBY Board Member; Elisabetta Lippolis, IBBY Italy Vice President and 2024 IBBY World Congress Chair; Junko Yokota, JBBY Reading Promotion Award Jury President; Liz Page, 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award Jury President.
Organized by
IBBY - International Board on Books for Young People
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Patrizia Zerbi, publisher and Editorial Director, Carthusia Edizioni
Panel
Patrizia Zerbi, publisher and Editorial Director, Carthusia Edizioni; Elena Pasoli, Director, Bologna Children's Book Fair; Walter Fochesato, President of the Jury and expert in the history of children's literature; Emanuela Bussolati, illustrator; Eros Miari, consultant, Turin Book Fair; Chiara Bidoli, Editor-in-Chief, Corriere della Sera; Sara Wang, CEO, Niu Niu Culture Limited; Sonja Riva, journalist, Swiss radio and television; Lorena De Vita, Head of the Culture sector, BPER Banca.
Organized by
Carthusia Edizioni
In cooperation with
Bologna Children's Book Fair, Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino, Comune di Mulazzo
With the support of
BPER Banca
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Panel
Theodore Huang, Senior Manager, Publishing and Licensing Team, Taiwan Creative Content Agency, Taiwan; Alice Lee, Project Manager, Sunthingood Co., Ltd., Taiwan; Jeannie Yong, Business Development Dept. Manager, Jimmy S.P.A. Plus Co., Ltd., Taiwan; Yu Shih, Project Manager, Dreamland Image Co.,Ltd, Taiwan.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In cooperation with
Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA)
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
Translators Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Stephanie Barrouillet – Foreign Rights Agent S.B. Rights Agency (Israel)
Panel
Alīse Nīgale, Publisher from Liels uns mazs (Latvia); Federico Appel, editor from Sinnos (Italy); Triinu Laan, writer (Estonia); Adéla Procházková, publisher from Cesta Domu (Czech Republic); Jennifer Alise Drew, publisher from Restless Books (USA).
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Moderator
Marcella Terrusi, Professor, University of Bologna.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
The Illustrators Survival Corner
HALL 30
Organized by
Society of Illustrators
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Moderator
Yuliia Kozlovets, Director, International Book Arsenal Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine
Panel
Oleg Gryshchenko, painter, illustrator, Co-Founder, Pictoric Illustrators Club, Kyiv, Ukraine; Anna Sarvira, illustrator, curator, Co-Founder Pictoric Illustrators Club, Cologne, Germany; Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv, award-winning book authors, illustrators, graphic designers known as Art Studio Agrafka, Lviv, Ukraine.
Organized by
International Book Arsenal Festival, Kyiv
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Panel
Dr. Elizabeth "e" Dulemba, Director of Graduate Programs in Children’s Literature & Illustration, Hollins University.
Organized by
Hollins University
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Arnaud Pasquali, European Commission, Directorate-General Education, Youth, Sport and Culture.
Organized by
European Commission (DG Education and Culture), Creative Europe Desk in Italy
The Content Café
HALL 30
Organized by
China Publishers
In cooperation with
Bologna Children's Book Fair
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Organized by
Weiji Lab
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Panel
Olivia Deane, Research Manager, Ampere Analysis, UK
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
Under the auspices of
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Panel
Dima Saqfalhait, Literary and Knowledge Production Program Coordinator, Tamer Institute for Community Education, Palestine.
Organized by
Tamer Institute for Community Education
In cooperation with
Bologna Children's Book Fair
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Rita Tura, Latvian Literature, International Writers and Translators House (Latvia); Toma Gudelyte, translator and scout (Lithuania); Daniele Monticelli, translator and university lecturer (Estonia)
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Organized by
Franco Cosimo Panini Editore
Poetry Corner
Hall 25, A177
Panel
Francesca Zucchi, art director, Junior Poetry Magazine
Organized by
Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, Publishing Perspectives
Panel
Rachel Martin, Global Director Sustainability, Elsevier; Leonardo Aldegheri, President, Grafiche AZ; Anne Bergman Tahon, Director, Federation of European Publishers; Helena Mansell-Stopher, Founder and CEO, Products of Change; Iroo Joo, Korean Publishers Association; Gvantsa Jobava, International Publishers Association; Nicolas Roche, BIEF - Bureau international de l'Edition francaise.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair, BolognaBookPlus
In cooperation with
United Nations Publications
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Moderator
Julia Eccelshare, Director, Hay Children's Festival
Panel
Dorien Brouers, illustrator, author; Maria Strzelecka, illustrator, writer; Gaby Dawnay, writer; Neal Hoskins, editor, writer.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
WingedChariot
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Chris Haughton, designer, illustrator and children's book author, juror Illustrators Exhibition 2025.
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In the framework of
Under the auspices of
The Content Café
HALL 30
Panel
Kiyoko Matsuoka, Director, Itabashi Art Museum; Masahiro Kakinokihara, Art Director; Ayami Moriizumi, researcher.
Organized by
Itabashi Art Museum and the City of Itabashi, Tokyo
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Jacks Thomas, Guest Director, BolognaBookPLus
Panel
Tom Walker, Publishing Director, The Folio Society; Sara Saorin, Co-Founder, Camelozampa; Christopher Maclehose, Open Borders Press.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Aljaž Koprivnikar, Beletrina
Panel
Alma Čaušević Klemenčič, Beletrina; Marko Hercog, Beletrina; Carlo Carrenho, Aline Global Collective; Nathan Hull, Beat Technology; Rüdiger Wischenbar, Content and Consulting.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Panel
Marianna Balducci, author and illustrator; Sergio Olivotti, author and illustrator.
Organized by
Edizioni Clichy
Estonian GoH Area
Services Centre
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Panel
Nicoletta Del Giudice, Il Gatto Verde; Grazia Gotti, Accademia Drosselmeier; Alessandra Valtieri, traduttrice.
Organized by
Accademia Drosselmeier, Children’s Book Publishing Naples Academy
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Organized by
Society of Illustrators
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Organized by
The Ukrainian Book Institute, FEP - Federation of European Publishers
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Consultant, Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
Panel
Irene Guerrieri, architect and toy designer, Design for kids; Andrea Ligabue, Art Director, Play The Games Festival; Stefano Ascari, comics scriptwriter and Creative Director.
In cooperation with
Play - Festival del Gioco
The Content Café
HALL 30
Panel
Francesco Testa, autore e illustratore; Pino Boero, autore ed esperto di letteratura per l'infanzia; Emanuela Bussolati, autrice; Orietta Fatucci, Edizioni EL; Walter Fochesato, studioso di letteratura per l’infanzia e storia dell’illustrazione, Vicedirettore del mensile Andersen; Carlo Gallucci, Gallucci Editore; Giusi Quarenghi, autrice; Annita Romanelli, Responsabile Unità Organizzativa Produzione Cartoni e Serie TV, Rai Kids; Elena Toselli, Direttrice di produzione, Rai Fiction; Sara Wang, CEO, Sìdee Cultural Communication.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair, Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In cooperation with
Hamelin
In the framework of
Comics Corner
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Anna Tkach, Literary Agency OVO
Panel
Kateryna Omelianenko, Vydavnytstvo; Anastasiia Lypska, Vovkulaka Publishing House.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Hamelin, Literary Agency OVO, Vydavnytstvo, Vovkulaka Publishing House
In the framework of
Comics Corner
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Isol, author and illustrator.
Organized by
@logosedizioni
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Panel
Liu Hsu-Kung, Illustrator.
Organized by
TAICCA-Taiwan Creative Content Agency
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
What are the possibilities for creative activities with children using your professional skills and your own books? Explore the perspectives of a writer, illustrator and publisher.
Panel
Kätlin Vainola, writer and Chief Editor of Children´s Magazine Hea Laps; Kertu Sillaste, illustrator and teacher of illustration; Ida Antonella Passarelli, Editorial Director, Sinnos.
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Panel
Della Passarelli, Sinnos; autori e autrici Sinnos.
Organized by
Sinnos Editrice
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Samantha Loveday, Group Editor, Max Publishing, UK
Panel
David Sprei, Commercial Director, Penguin Ventures, UK.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Translators Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Francesca Novajra, President, Ceatl
Panel
Arnaud Pasquali, Policy Officer, European Commission (DG-EAC, Creative Europe); Renate Punka, President, LGA-Latvian Publishers Association; Cécile Deniard, Atlf-Association des Traducteurs Littéraires de France, Ceatl-European Council of Associations of Literary Translators
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
CEATL
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Nadim Sadek, Founder and CEO, Shimmr AI
Panel
Nancy Traversy, Barefoot Books; Tom Benjamin, author; Kelly Garner, Treefort Media.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Vicente Ferrer Azcoiti, publisher, Media Vaca; Begoña Lobo, Rights Manager, Media Vaca.
Organized by
Media Vaca
With the support of
Ministerio de Cultura, Dirección General del Libro, del Cómic y de la Lectura, España
Under the auspices of
Plan de Fomento de la Lectura 2021-2024
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Tuulike Kivestu, illustrator, journalist
Panel
Triin Soone, Director, Estonian Children's Literature Centre; Dr. Katja Wiebe, editor for Eastern European Children's and Youth Literature; Justinas Vancevičius, Head of Literature Promotion Program "Vaikų žemė (Children's World)", Founder of Creator Island.
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Lucia Obi, Language Specialist for Chinese Children's & YA Books, International Youth Library
Panel
Felicia Low-Jimenez, author, publisher, Difference Engine, Singapore; William Phuan, Executive Director, Singapore Book Council.
Organized by
International Youth Library Foundation
In cooperation with
Bologna Children’s Book Fair
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner
HALL 30
Panel
Mariana Alcántara, illustrator; Kayode Onimole, illustrator; Lychee Chai, illustrator.
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Organized by
Fondazione LIA
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Panel
Yukiko Hiromatsu, picture book writer, critic, independent curator.
Organized by
Itabashi Art Museum and the City of Itabashi, Tokyo
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Searsha Sadek, Shimmr AI
Panel
Gaurav Sabharwal, Prakash Books; Raul Perez, Grupo Planeta; Sarah Arbuthnot, Supadu.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Kings League is an innovative football competition featuring unconventional rules, celebrity team presidents, and a mix of amateur and professional players. It combines traditional football with entertainment elements, aiming to attract a younger audience through fast-paced gameplay and unique twists. In essence, the Kings League serves as a prime example of building fandom to attract audiences in an innovative way. This panel presents a unique opportunity to delve deeper into the strategies and opportunities presented by the Kings League brand. It offers insights into how sports organizations can innovate to build and expand their fanbase in today's competitive entertainment landscape.
Moderator
Samantha Loveday, Group Editor, Max Publishing, UK
Panel
Joan Domènech, Marketing Director of Spain & Italy, Kings League, Spain.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Cora Presezzi, Adelphi; Sergio Ruzzier, translator; Sara Saorin, Camelozampa; Giovanna Zoboli, Topipittori
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Kairi Look, writer
Panel
Llona Martson, Chief Editor, Täheke; Muriel Rathje, Chief Editor, Gecko; Petra Novikova, Communication Manager, Raketa.
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
In cooperation with
Bologna Children's Book Fair
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Moderator
Marcella Terrusi, Professor, University of Bologna.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Organized by
Society of Illustrators
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Illustrators Survival Corner
HALL 30
Organized by
Society of Illustrators
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Gaurav Sabharwal, CEO, Prakash Books; Raúl Pérez, Head of Digital, Grupo Planeta; Sarah Arbuthnot, Chief Commercial Officer, Supadu; Tom Benjamin, author.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Moderator
Sarah Genovese, curatrice del concorso, Lucca Comics & Games
Panel
Paolo d’Altan, Presidente di Giuria, Concorso LuccaJunior - Premio di Illustrazione Editoriale Livio Sossi; Loredana Baldinucci, editore, Editrice Il Castoro; Daniele Bonomo (Gud), Art Director, Book on a Tree; Anna Castagnoli, autrice e critica dell'albo illustrato; Marcella Peluffo, Presidente, Autori di Immagini; Lucia Stipari, autrice del testo 2025.
Organized by
Lucca Comics & Games
In cooperation with
Book on A Tree, Editrice Il Castoro
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Panel
Furio Camillo, Scientific Director, Webboh-LAB, Italy
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
Under the auspices of
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Moderator
Leonard Marcus, founding trustee, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, USA
Panel
Olivia Ahmad, Artistic Director, Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, UK; Kiyoko Matsuoka, Director, Itabashi Art Museum, Japan.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
With the support of
ITA-Italian Trade Agency and MAECI-Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Organized by
Forestae
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Panel
Loes Riphagen, illustrator and author.
Organized by
Dutch Literature Foundation
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Edward Nawotka, Senior Editor, Publishers Weekly.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Tuulike Kivestu, illustrator, journalist
Panel
Regina Lukk Toompere, illustrator; Davide Calì, writer; Valentina Mai, publisher, Kite Edizioni; Takako Totsuka-Mizuno, Green Seed Book.
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
The Content Café
HALL 30
Remember when publishers started producing wonderful, reassuring, empowering, self-esteem-building books for girls? Today, professional sociological research shows that young men need that very same support from the book industry. Many younger boys are testing almost a grade level behind girls in English and arts studies. And many young men are struggling to finish school, earn college degrees, and become the supportive, loving fathers and husbands we know they can be. Much of this comes down to self-esteem and the need to signal that masculinity does not have to be "toxic." The publishing world can help male readers with books that offer healthy career options, loving and compassionate relationships, and the means to grow into great friends, lovers, spouses, and fathers. In this special session, expert speakers will be exploring the book industry's unique opportunity to help young men face their crises, just as it has faithfully done for girls.
Moderator
Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, Publishing Perspectives
Panel
Francesca Cavallo, author of Stellar Stories for Boys of the Future and Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls; Michiel Kolman, Senior Vice President at Elsevier and Chair of the Inclusive Publishing and Literacy Committee at the International Publishers Association (IPA); Maria Russo, Editor at Large, Union Square Kids; Jonathan Simcosky, Quarto Books, New York, Editor of Yes, Boys Can! Inspiring Stories of Men Who Changed the World.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
With the support of
ITA-Italian Trade Agency and MAECI-Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Eva Valvo, Stradelab, Gianluca Garofalo, Al - Authors of Images, Marco Dazzani, ICWA - Italian Children's Writers Association
Poetry Corner
Hall 25, A177
Moderator
Marina Lepore, Accademia Drosselmeier
Panel
Rachel Caiano, illustrator; Inês Castel-Branco, publisher; Anna Font, illustrator; Concha Pasamar, illustrator; Arianna Squilloni, author and publisher (A Buen Paso).
Organized by
Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Panel
Antonella Ceraso, Consumer Products Director, DeAPlaneta Entertainment, Spain; Gianluca Ferrara, Head of Italy and International Head of Toys, DeAPlaneta Entertainment, Italy.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
Under the auspices of
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Steve Compton, Director of exhibitions and collections, Society of Illustrators; Eugenia Mello, Board Member and illustrator, Society of Illustrators.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
In cooperation with
Society of Illustators
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Moderator
Silvana Sola, ISIA Urbino e Cooperativa Culturale Giannino Stoppani.
Panel
Antonio Manzini, scrittore; Antonio Sellerio, Direttore Editoriale, Sellerio.
Organized by
Sellerio
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Serge Bloch, illustrator; Anselmo Roveda, journalist and writer.
Organized by
Edizioni Clichy
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Moderator
Chrysogonus Siddha Malilang, editor, Bookbird.
Panel
Marc Aronson, Associate Professor, Rutgers University; Giorgia Grilli, Associate Professor, University of Bologna; Tina Bilban, research assistant, INR Slovenia; Mingzhou Zhang, Founder, SISU Lifetree International Youth Library in Shanghai.
Organized by
Bookbird
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Daan Beeke, Network Manager, EURead
Panel
Rian Visser, author, Dutch Children’s Laureate, Writers for the Future; Elaina Ryan, CEO, Children's Books Ireland.
Organized by
The Ukrainian Book Institute, EURead
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Mawadda Al-Hamid
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Panel
Roleff Kråkström, Managing Director, Moomin Characters Ltd, and CEO and Founding Partner, Rights & Brands, Finland.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In cooperation with
Products of Change
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Panel
Åsa Bergman, Head of Office, ALMA; Kajsa Ravin, Director General, Swedish Arts Council; Jan Björklund, Ambassador of Sweden to Italy; Katarina Eriksson Barajas, Jury member, ALMA; Per Gustafsson, Jury member, ALMA; Mårten Sandén, Jury member, ALMA.
Organized by
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Tom Benjamin, author; Natasha Poliszczuk, Content Director, BookBrunch.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
Estonian GoH Area
Services Centre
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Moderator
Emilio Varrà, Hamelin, docente del Corso di Fumetto e Illustrazione dell'Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In the framework of
Comics Corner
Translators Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Elena Georgieva, Cultural Manager
Panel
Yana Genova, cultural manager and translation activist; Julia Rafailovich, Next Page Foundation
Organized by
Association for Culture and Literature
Poetry Corner
Hall 25, A177
Moderator
Chiara Basile, Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
Panel
Cristina Bellemo, autrice; Flavia Ruotolo, illustratrice.
Organized by
Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Elena Pasoli, Director, Bologna Children's Book Fair; Bruno De Almeida, illustrator, author of the BCBF Visual Identity 2025, in co-production with Chialab Design; Beppe Chia, Art Director, Chialab.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fiar
In cooperation with
Chialab Design
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Panel
Exhibitors della Arts Licensing Area
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In cooperation with
Mimaster Illustrazione
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
Under the auspices of
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Glib Kaporikov, Creative Director, Projector Publishing and Mentor; Mykhailo Boychuk, Kyiv State Academy of Decorative Applied Arts and Design; Yuliia Kozlovets, Director and Coordinator, International Book Arsenal Festival; Anna Karnauh, Editor-in-Chief, Projector Publishing; Oleh Gryshchenko, artist, illustrator, co-curator of Pictoric.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Bruno Molinero, journalist, editor, Folha de S. Paulo, Brazil
Panel
Bebel Abreu, publisher, Bebel Books, Brazil; Javier Hildebrandt, publisher, Hotel de las ideas, Argentina; Juan Pablo Fajardo, Founder, Piedra Tijera Papel, Colombia.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Hamelin
In the framework of
Comics Corner
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Moderator
Chiara Tomasi, Art Director, Notte di Fiaba Illustration Contest
Panel
Beatrice Fini, Editorial Director, Giunti Ragazzi; Francesca Tancini, President of the Jury, Notte di Fiaba Illustration Contest; Eleonora Cumer, Jury member, Notte di Fiaba Illustration Contest.
Organized by
Associazione Manifestazioni Rivane
In cooperation with
Giunti Editore, Museo Alto Garda
With the support of
Cartiere del Garda
In the framework of
Notte di Fiaba Festival 2025
Under the auspices of
Comune di Riva del Garda, Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Regione Trentino Alto Adige
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Moderator
Inger Klesment, media literacy specialist
Panel
Janari Lage, digital literacy expert; Nathan Hull, Chief of Strategy Officer, Beat Technology; Triin Sooäär, Gen Z.
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Steven Guarnaccia, illustrator and designer; Jacks Thomas, Guest Director, BolognaBookPlus; Ilaria Tontardini, Hamelin.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
In cooperation with
Talking Pictures - Steven Guarnaccia and Hamelin, Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Nicola Gardini, scrittore
Panel
Elena Pasoli, Jan Björklund, Johan Palmberg, Beatrice Alemagna, Pierdomenico Baccalario, Alice Bigli, Moa Brunnberg, Laura Cangemi, Kitty Crowther, Donatella Di Pietrantonio, Martina Forti, Nicola Galli Laforest, Grazia Gotti, Vivian Lamarque, Emilia Lodigiani, Isol, Leonard Marcus, Mariagrazia Mazzitelli, Samanta K. Milton Knowles, Bart Moeyaert, Barbara Schiaffino, Marcella Terrusi, Simona Vinci.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Salani Editore
Poetry Corner
Hall 25, A177
Moderator
Marta Marchi, Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
Panel
Carlo Marconi, autore.
Organized by
Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Federico Taibi, translator; Alessandra Valtieri, translator
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Panel
Giuseppe Lotti, Professore ordinario, Presidente Corso di laurea in Design, Presidente Scuola di Architettura dell’Università Statale di Firenze; Elisa Matteucci, ricercatrice Università degli Studi di Firenze; Della Passarelli, Vice Presidente ADEI; Fortuna Nappi, Presidente ALIR.
Organized by
ALIR - Associazione Librerie Indipendenti per Ragazzi, Dipartimento di Architettura dell'Università di Firenze
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
In cooperation with
Institut d'Estudis Baleàrics
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Panel
Adam Rumanek, Founder and CEO, Aux Mode, Canada
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Moderator
Ivan Canu, director, Mimaster Illustrazione
Panel
James Rose, Head of Editorial, The Folio Society; Sophia Schoepfer, Editor, The Folio Society.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
In cooperation with
The Folio Society
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Panel
Miyase Sertbarut, author; Carla Fiorentino, Editorial Director, Emons Edizoni; Maria Chiara Cantelmo, translator.
Organized by
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Organized by
Tomolo EdiGio’ Edizioni
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Lawrence Schimel, author, translator
Panel
Ani Rosa Almario, Vice President, Adarna House and Co-Founder, Director, The Raya School; Susanna Barsotti, Professor of Children's Literature, University of Roma Tre; Chiara Gregori, gynaecologist-sexologist, author; Marie-Aude Murail, author; Edward van de Vendel, author, publisher, Uitgeverij Blauw Gras.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
United Nations Publications
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Moderator
Ivan Canu, Director, Mimaster Illustrazione
Panel
Felicita Sala, illustrator, juror Illustrators Exhibition 2025.
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Panel
Brett Jubinville, COO & Head of Distribution, Skyship Entertainment, Canada; Kate Turner, Head of Product & Business Development, Spain.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Sheryl Ho, Supervisor, CommonWealth Education Media and Publishing Co, LtD; Rhea Lin, Marketing Editor, PaPa Publishing House.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
Estonian Stand
HALL 30, E8-F5
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
Poetry Corner
Hall 25, A177
Moderator
Giulia Zucchini, Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
Panel
Jorge Luján, poet and musician
Organized by
Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
In cooperation with
CultLitera Association
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner
HALL 30
Organized by
Society of Illustrators
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Panel
Beppe Finessi, architetto e ricercatore; Giusi Quarenghi, scrittrice.
Organized by
Corraini Edizioni
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Ilaria Tontardini, Hamelin
Panel
Paul Cox, author, illustrator, graphic designer.
Organized by
Hamelin
In cooperation with
Bologna Children's Book Fair, éditions MeMo, Topipittori, Institut Français Italia
With the support of
Fondazione del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna
In the framework of
BOOM! Crescere nei libri
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Alba Mantovani, translator, AITI- Associazione Italiana Traduttori e Interpreti; Roberta Scarabelli, translator, AITI- Associazione Italiana Traduttori e Interpreti.
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Panel
Manita Schaapman, Co-Founder and Creative Director, The Mouse Mansion Company, Netherlands.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
Estonian Stand
HALL 30, E8-F5
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Neal Hoskins, Director, WingedChariot.
Panel
Searsha Sadek, Founder, Chief Product Officer, Shimmr AI; Sam Habibi Minelli, Chief researcher in AI, Gruppo Meta.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
WingedChariot
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Organized by
Il Leone Verde
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Moderator
Julia Eccleshare, journalist, writer
Panel
Patricia Forde, Ireland's Laureate na nÓg; Giovanni Colaneri, Italian Children's Laureate; Frank Cottrell-Boyce, UK Children's Laureate; Sally Rippin, Australian Children's Laureate; Tialda Hoogeveen, Friesland Berneboeke-ambassadeur; Rian Visser, Netherlands Kinderboekenambassadeur; Agnes Török, Sweden's Läsambassadör.
Organized by
International Laureates Network
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Organized by
Society of Illustrators
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Raffaella Baccolini, University of Bologna-Forlì Campus; Valeria Illuminati, University of Bologna-Forlì Campus; Roberta Pederzoli, University of Bologna-Forlì Campus; Beatrice Spallaccia, University of Bologna-Forlì Campus
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Panel
Claudia Lucarella, Head of Publishing EMEA, Mattel, Italy; Eleonora Schiavoni, Head of Consumer Products Italy, Spain & Portugal, Mattel, Italy.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Moderator
Paola Di Giampaolo, Project Manager, Master in Editoria, Università Cattolica, Milano.
Panel
Pierdomenico Baccalario, Marco Magnone, Matteo Biagi, Alice Bigli, Daniela Adorno, docenti del Master Children’s Books & Co.
Organized by
Master in Editoria Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano, Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Book on a Tree
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Poetry Corner
Hall 25, A177
Panel
Francesca Zucchi, Art Director, Junior Poetry Magazine.
Organized by
Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Moderator
Walter Fochesato, scholar of children's literature and the history of illustration, juror Illustrators Exhibition 2025
Panel
Beatrice Alemagna, author and illustrator; Giovanna Zoboli, writer and publisher, Topipittori
Estonian Stand
HALL 30, E8-F5
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Junko Yokota, Professor Emeritus at National Louis University, Director of the Center for Teaching through Children’s Books, Andersen Jury President 2018-2022, USA
Panel
David Unger, translator, author, Guatemala/USA; Kateryna Mikhalitsyna, author, translator, editor, Cultural Manager, illustrator, Ukraine; Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv (Art Studio Agrafka), authors, illustrators, graphic designers, Ukraine.
Organized by
International Book Arsenal Festival Kyiv
In cooperation with
Bologna Children's Book Fair
With the support of
ITA-Italian Trade Agency and MAECI-Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Estonian Stand
HALL 30, E8-F5
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Panel
Manuela Salvi, autrice, Fondatrice, tesoriera Icwa; Carlotta Cubeddu, autrice e socia Icwa
Organized by
ICWA - Italian Children's Writers Association
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Panel
Michelangelo Rossato, illustratore e autore.
Organized by
L'Ippocampo Edizioni
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In cooperation with
Spielfabrique
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Joanna Karpowicz, painter, illustrator and comics artist; Steven Guarnaccia, illustrator and designer.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Panel
Henrique Moreira, illustrator.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Fundación SM
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
In 1989, world leaders made a historic commitment to children by adopting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child—the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. While this agreement has helped improve the lives of millions, many children around the world are still denied their fundamental rights. To highlight the importance of protecting and promoting these rights, Bologna Children’s Book Fair hosts - in collaboration with the United Nations - a multilingual reading of the Convention, featuring 42 distinguished authors, illustrators, and publishers from across the globe. Each participant will read one of the 42 articles of the Convention in their native language, creating a powerful, collective voice for children’s rights.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
United Nations Publications, 42 friends of the children's book community
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Panel
Elena Fierli, Scosse; Susanna Mattiangeli, scrittrice; Silvana Sola, ISIA Urbino e Cooperativa Culturale Giannino Stoppani.
Organized by
Settenove
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Laura Varsky, Co-Director, ILUS.P. - Professional Illustration, Postgraduate Program, FADU-UBA; Flor Capella, Co-Director, ILUS.P. - Professional Illustration, Postgraduate Program, FADU-UBA; Martín Laksman, Co-Director, ILUS.P. - Professional Illustration, Postgraduate Program, FADU-UBA.
Organized by
ILUS.P Professional Illustration postgraduate program, University of Buenos Aires
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Moderator
Iván Baretto, Literary Director, Edicions Bromera
Panel
Rocio Bonilla, author, illustrator; Erika de Pieri, illustrator; Valentina Brioschi, Publisher, Valentina Edizioni.
Organized by
Edicions Bromera
In cooperation with
Valentina Edizioni
With the support of
Institut Ramon Llull
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Elisabetta Mongardi, Hamelin
Panel
Daniel Pellegrino, publisher, Atrabile, Switzerland; Sergi Puyol, publisher, Apa Apa Cómics, Spain; Dirk Rehm, publisher, Reprodukt, Germany; Tucker Stone, Executive Director of Communications & Marketing, Fantagraphics Books, USA.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Hamelin
In the framework of
Comics Corner
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Searsha Sadek, Founder and Chief Product Officer, Shimmr AI
Panel
Nadim Sadek, Founder and CEO, Shimmr AI.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Anne Pikkov, Vice-Rector of the Estonian Academy of Arts and Executive Board Member of Cumulus
Panel
Greta Alice, illustrator, Lithuania; Lucia Carlini, illustrator, Italy; Pamela Samel, illustrator, Estonia.
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Moderator
Tanja Skale, editor of Stripburger and Co-Founder and Art Director of the Tinta International Comics Festival, Slovenia
Panel
Veiko Tammjarv, editor, Kratt Werk, Estonia; Lina Itagaki, author, editor, Misteris Pinkmanas, Lithuania; Paweł Timofiejuk, editor, Timof Comics, Poland.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Hamelin
In the framework of
Comics Corner
Sala Concerto
Services Centre - Wing D
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
In cooperation with
Argentovivo
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Chantal Restivo-Alessi, Chief Digital Officer, HarperCollins.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Moderator
Giacomo Benelli, The Illustrators Survival Corner
Panel
Mariana Alcántara, illustrator, winner of the Bologna Portfolio Award - FIL24; Heimi, illustrator, winner of the Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition Grand Award; Lychee Chai, illustrator, selected at the BKKIF in Bangkok, Thailand
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Panel
Jiu'er, sculptor and a picture book illustrator.
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
BCBF hosts every other year the winners of two prestigious children's book awards in the arts, the BIB - Biennial of Illustration Bratislava and the Hans Christian Andersen Award, to create the Illustrators Annual cover: the catalogue collecting all the works of the artists selected for the Illustrators Exhibition. The 2025 Illustrators Annual cover has been created by Sydney Smith, Canada, winner dell’H. C. Andersen Award 2024.
Panel
Sydney Smith, illustrator, Canada; Marcella Terrusi, Professor, University of Bologna.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Benedetta Tosi, editor, Nomos edizioni; Monica Martinelli, Direttrice Editoriale, Settenove Edizioni; Francesca Martucci, traduttrice, Diabolo Edizioni.
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Panel
Paola Myriam Visconti, author of Dynowish The Protector of Dream’s, Italy; Beatrice Fini, Director Kids and Young Adults Division, Giunti Editore, Italy; Francesco Artibani, scriptwriter, Italy; Luigi Aimè, Illustrator and Concept Designer, Italy.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Neva Micheva, translator and journalist
Panel
Giorgia Spadoni, translator; Gergana Pancheva, translator.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Ayami Moriizumi, researcher
Panel
Kiyoko Matsuoka, Director, Itabashi Art Museum; Steven Guarnaccia, illustrator; Ai Komagata, One Stroke; Francesco Saviola, Mutty; Antonella Dalla Rosa, La Baracca - Testoni.
Organized by
Itabashi Art Museum, One Stroke
In cooperation with
Bologna Children's Book Fair
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
In cooperation with
Institut d'Estudis Baleàrics
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Panel
Ilaria Tagliaferri, Coordinamento rivista LiBer; Marnie Campagnaro, Università di Padova; Fausta Orecchio, Orecchio Acerbo.
Organized by
LiBeR
Poetry Corner
Hall 25, A177
Moderator
Chiara Basile, Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
Panel
Isabella De Ponti, editrice, Edizioni La Linea; Massimo Pastore, illustratore e graphic designer; Ilaria Rigoli, traduttrice.
Organized by
Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Annie Lionni, Leo Lionni's granddaughter and manager of his work; Leonard Marcus, children's book historian and curator.
With the support of
ITA-Italian Trade Agency and MAECI-Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Panel
Mo Willems, author, illustrator; Tracey Keevan, Vice President, Editorial Director, Union Square & Co.
Organized by
Hidden Pigeon Company and Union Square & Co.
The Content Café
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Children’s Book Fair
In cooperation with
Sellerio and Fondazione Arnoldo e Alberto Mondadori
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Chang Yeou-Yu, author; Liu Hsu-Kung, author.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Panel
Megi Bulla, Content Creator, Art Director e autrice, Italia; Roberta Ferrari, Responsabile Editoriale Rizzoli e Fabbri Ragazzi, Gruppo Mondadori, Italia.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
Estonian Stand
HALL 30, E8-F5
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Moderator
Silvana Sola, ISIA Urbino e Cooperativa Culturale Giannino Stoppani
Panel
Flora Monti, staffetta partigiana; Andrea Marchi, Vicepresidente del Comitato Regionale per le Onoranze ai Caduti di Marzabotto; Fulvia Degl'innocenti, autrice; Sara Cimarosti, illustratrice; Federica Seneghini, scrittrice.
Organized by
Edizioni Lapis, Edizioni Piemme-Il Battello a Vapore
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
In cooperation with
Bologna Children's Book Fair
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Poetry Corner
Hall 25, A177
Moderator
Chiara Basile, Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
Panel
Silvia Geroldi, autrice; Maki Hasegawa, illustratrice; Guia Risari, autrice.
Organized by
Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Marcella Terrusi, Professor, University of Bologna
Panel
Walter Fochesato, scholar of children's literature and the history of illustration, Deputy Director of Andersen magazine; Chris Haughton, illustrator, author, Ireland; Neal Porter, publisher, Neal Porter Books, Imprint Holiday House, USA; Felicita Sala, illustrator, Italia; Gema Sirvent, Founder, Editorial Libre Albedrío.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner
HALL 30
Organized by
Society of Illustrators
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Nerrilee Weir, Director, Bold Type Agency
Panel
Agnieszka Rasińska-Bóbr, Deputy Director, Polish Book Institute; Ilvi Liive- Roosipuu, Director, Estonian Literature Centre.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
In cooperation with
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Heena Baek, author and illustrator.
Organized by
Terre di Mezzo Editore
Sala Bolero
Services Centre - Wing B
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
Estonian Stand
HALL 30, E8-F5
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Jacks Thomas, Guest Director, Bologna Book Plus, UK
Panel
Jenna Brown, Head of Media Rights, Penguin Random House, UK; Penny Smith, CEO, Doodle Productions, UK; Colin Williams, Creative Director, Founder of Sixteen South
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In cooperation with
BolognaBookPlus
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Elettra Stamboulis, curator, writer, Italy
Panel
Lucia Baldassarri, author, Italy; Claudio Calia, comics artist, Italy; Igort, comics artist, Italy; Sualzo, comics artist, Italy.
Organized by
Bologna Children’s Book Fair
In cooperation with
Hamelin
In the framework of
Comics Corner
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Moderator
Alizée Dabert, Export Manager, Rights Manager, Helvetiq.
Panel
Anita Lehmann, writer; Jean Baptiste Aubin, scientist; Joonas Sildre, illustrator.
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
Translators Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Eva Valvo, STRADE, CEATL-European Council of Associations of Literary Translators
Panel
Alexandra Büchler, LIT-Literature across Frontiers, Board ENLIT- European Network for Literary Translation; Julià Florit, Institut Ramon Llull, Board ENLIT- European Network for Literary Translation
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Nerrilee Weir, Director, Bold Type Agency
Panel
Anna Nowacka-Devillard, Member of the Board, Polish Chamber of Books, Co-owner of Widnokrąg Publishing House; Kadri Rahusaar, Managing editor and Member of the Board, Koolibri Publishers, Member of the Board, Estonian Publishers’ Association.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
In cooperation with
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Panel
Azadeh Westergaard, author and illustrator.
Organized by
Society of Illustrators
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Upon reservation only.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
Poetry Corner
Hall 25, A177
Moderator
Beatrice Mașini, Bompiani
Panel
Mariangela Gualtieri, autrice.
Organized by
Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Organized by
Society of Illustrators
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Panel
Davide Fischanger, autore; Grazia Gotti, Accademia Drosselmeier
Organized by
Accademia Drosselmeier, Biblioteca Comunale di Subiaco
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Sydney Smith, illsutrator
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Panel
Paolo Stefi, Fondatore e Titolare, Toad Creative Studios, Italia; Rossella Piccini, Illustratrice, Toad Creative Studios, Italia.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Steven Guarnaccia, illustrator and designer; Ivan Canu, director, Mimaster Illustrazione
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
In cooperation with
Mimaster Illustrazione
Estonian Stand
HALL 30, E8-F5
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Maria Russo, Editor at Large, Union Square Kids
Panel
Amélie Fléchais, cartoonist, illustrator, France; Jonathan Garnier, writer, illustrator, France; Marta Tutone, Founder, editor, Liana Editorial, Spain; Francesca Martucci, editor, Diabolo Edizioni, Italy.
Organized by
Bologna Children’s Book Fair
In cooperation with
Hamelin
With the support of
Tunué
In the framework of
Comics Corner
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Moderator
Dolores Prades, Founder, Director, editor, Istituto Emília, Brazil
Panel
Carolina Ballester, Executive Director, IBBY; Daniel Munduruku, author, Brazil; Elisa Ramirez Castañeda, author, sociologist, translator, Mexico; Ed Oner, illustrator, street artist, Morocco; Jöelle Betsey Maestracci, publisher, Editions Vizavi, Editions Pielo, Mauritius; Marit Alette Utsi, Deputy Director of Davvi Girji and Chair of the Board of Sálas - Sami newspaper and publishers association, Norway.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
United Nations Publications, Instituto Emilia
With the support of
ITA-Italian Trade Agency and MAECI-Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Organized by
Conversa
Estonian Stand
HALL 30, E8-F5
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Jacks Thomas, Guest Director, BolognaBookPlus; Nathan Hull, Chief Strategy Officer, Beat Technology; Kelly Garner, Founder and CEO, Treefort FM.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
Estonian GoH Area
Services Centre
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Panel
Donatella Trotta, autrice; Nicoletta Del Giudice, editor, Il Gatto Verde Editore
Organized by
Il Gatto Verde
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Joëlle Jolivet, author and illustrator; Emilio Varrà, Hamelin
Organized by
Hamelin
In cooperation with
Hélium, Les Grand Personnes, Fatatrac, Il Castoro, L'Ippocampo, Orecchio Acerbo
With the support of
Institut Français Italia
In the framework of
BOOM! Crescere nei libri
Estonian Stand
HALL 30, E8-F5
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Ilaria Tontardini, Hamelin
Panel
Leonard Marcus, children's book historian, critic, author.
Organized by
Mondadori
In cooperation with
Hamelin, Bologna Children's Book Fair
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Panel
Nurgül Şenefe, Social Entrepreneur, Founding President of the Illustrators Platform, Founding Managing Director iP Academy, EIF Board of Directors Member.
In cooperation with
Illustrators Platform Academy
With the support of
ZNN Network
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Stefano Cipolla, Direttore di Grafica Magazine, giurato BolognaRagazzi Awards 2025; Ivan Canu, autore, illustratore, Direttore Mimaster Illustrazione.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
The Illustrators Survival Corner
HALL 30
Panel
Barbara Chiamaka Chukwu, illustrator; Heimi, illustrator.
The Content Café
HALL 30
Panel
Annie Lionni, Leo Lionni's granddaughter and Manager of his work; Debbie Bibo, literary agent, editorial producer of children’s picture books and illustrated books.
Organized by
Bologna Children’s Book Fair
With the support of
ITA-Italian Trade Agency and MAECI-Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Moderator
Jaanika Palm, researcher, Estonian Children's Literature Centre.
Panel
Reeli Reinaus, Young Adults writer, folklorist; Marja-Liisa Plats, ALMA Award nominee, illustrator; Anna Nowacka-Devillard, publisher, Wydawnictwo Widnokrąg.
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Tina Jürgens, Co-CEO, Zebralution.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Lance Fitzgerald, Senior VP, Content and Business Development, PRH US.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Panel
Upon reservation only.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Upon reservation only.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Content Café
HALL 30
Panel
Margit Walsø, NORLA -Norwegian Literature Abroad; Elena Pasoli, Director, Bologna Children's Book Fair.
Organized by
Bologna Children’s Book Fair, NORLA Norwegian Literature Abroad
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Cristina Angelucci, Editor-in-Chief, Licensing Magazine
Panel
Federica Pasini, Funzionario e Referente CNA Professionisti e CNA Cinema e Audiovisivo e Responsabile progetto Ciak Reloaded, CNA Emilia-Romagna; Fabio Abagnato, Responsabile Cinema, Film Commission e Sviluppo del Settore Audiovisivo, Regione Emilia-Romagna; Marianna Panebarco, CEO e Produttore, Studio Panebarco, Italia; Simona Cornacchia, animator e storyboard artist, Italia; Anna Russo, regista e sceneggiatrice, Italia.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Valentina Freschi, translator
Poetry Corner
Hall 25, A177
Moderator
Chiara Basile, Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
Panel
Chiara Armellini, illustrator; Valeria Biasin, illustrator; Simone Massoni, illustrator; Sarah Mazzetti, illustrator; Camilla Pintonato, illustrator; Ilaria Rigoli, editor-in-chief, Junior Poetry Magazine; Laura Simonati, illustrator; Francesca Zucchi, Art Director, Junior Poetry Magazine
Organized by
Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Panel
Grazia Gotti, Accademia Drosselmeier, Sara Wang, CEO, Sìdee Cultural Communication; Paola Biondi.
Organized by
Accademia Drosselmeier
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Moderator
Aya Tanura, Japan Foundation
Organized by
The Japan Foundation
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Maddalena Tedeschi, pedagogista e collaboratrice di Reggio Children.
Organized by
Reggio Children
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
Panel
Helena Malvido, graphic designer and illustrator; Raisa Alava, illustrator.
Organized by
Euskal Irudigileak
In cooperation with
Etxepare Institutua
With the support of
Gobierno Vasco
The Content Café
HALL 30
Organized by
AIE - Commissione Comics & Graphic Novels
In the framework of
Comics Corner
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Marcella Terrusi, Professor, University of Bologna
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Fondazione Bellonci
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Emma House, Founder, Oreham Group
Panel
Colin Hauer, CEO, Hörbuch Hamburg; Sonia Draga, CEO, Draga; Heather Alexander, Audible.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Moderator
Giacomo Benelli, course leader, Make a Picturebook Course, coordinator, Mimaster Illustrazione
Panel
Lola Shoneyin, Director, Book Buzz Foundation; Francesca Chessa, illustrator and course teacher, Make a Picturebook Course; Kayode Onimole, graduated, Make a Picturebook Course; Barbara Chiamaka Chukwu, graduated, Make a Picturebook Course.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Book Buzz Foundation, Mimaster Illustrazione
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Olympe Challot, Project Manager and Community Manager, Spielfabrique, Germany
Panel
Gordon Vogel, Founder, Rivers and Wine Studios, Germany; Aksel Køie, Founder and CEO, PIBOCO, Denmark.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In cooperation with
Spielfabrique
In the framework of
International Kids Licensing Days
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Moderator
Simone di Biasio, ricercatore Università Roma Tre.
Panel
Anna Malerba, Presidente del Premio Malerba; Martino Negri, Professore Universitario Milano-Bicocca; Cristina Taglietti, giornalista de la Lettura-Corriere della Sera; Nadia Terranova, autrice; Paola Vassalli, curatrice indipendente.
Organized by
Associazione Letteraria Luigi Malerba
In cooperation with
MuSed - Museo della Scuola e dell'Educazione, Università Roma Tre
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Laura Cangemi, Alba Mantovani, Giovanna Paterniti, Roberta Scarabelli, Loredana Serratore.
Organized by
AITI, StradeLab
In cooperation with
FAAM Lab
The Illustrators Survival Corner
HALL 30
Organized by
Society of Illustrators
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Harriet Birkinshaw, Chief Editor, Post Wave Berlin Studio; Marc Majewski, Art Director, Post Wave Berlin Studio.
Organized by
Post Wave Berlin Studio
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Ahmed Riwehel, Co-Founder, Arabookverse.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Organized by
Fondo Sergio Silva Libri Illustrati
AIE Theatre - BBPlus area
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Shurooq Kamal, Publishing Manager, ELF Publishing
Panel
Maitha Al Khayat, author; Ebtisam Al-Beiti, author.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Content Café
HALL 30
Panel
Grazia Gotti, Accademia Drosselmeier; Henrique Moreira, illustrator, winner of the International Award of Illustration BCBF - Fundación SM 2024.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Accademia Drosselmeier, Kids Comics, Rete Bibliotecaria Bergamasca
In the framework of
Comics Corner
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Jon Watt, Head of Commercial and Audio, Bonnier Books
Panel
Laure Sageet, MD Audiolib, Hachette; Ani Atamian, Founder, LEM; Hugo Rayne, General Manager Europe, Eleven Labs.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
Licensing Conference Room
HALL 29 MALL 2
Moderator
Elisa Salamini, autrice, formatrice e Co-founder, Mamamò, Italia
Panel
Valentina Mazzola, Docente, autrice, sceneggiatrice e script editor, Italia; Cristiana Buzzelli, COO, Movimenti Production, Italia; Paola Francesca Corsini, Licensing e Dramatic Rights Specialist, Editrice Il Castoro, Italia.
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
In cooperation with
Mamamò
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Panel
Ivan Canu, autore; Davide Calì, fumettista.
Organized by
Salani Editore
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Poetry Corner
Hall 25, A177
Panel
Francesca Zucchi, Art Director, Junior Poetry Magazine.
Organized by
Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Naoko Takano, Editor & International Publishing Coordinator.
Organized by
The Japan Foundation, JBBY
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Panel
Mariana Feged, GM Spanish Markets, France & EMEA Bookwire.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Moderator
Nathan Hull, Chief Strategy Officer, Beat Technnology
Panel
Clara Ferrari, Chief Content Officer, YouScribe; Miriam Spinnato, Commercial Director, Mondadori; Fabio Uehara, AYA Books.
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Dolores Prades, Founder, Director, Instituto Emilia, Brazil.
Panel
Aria Chelabian, General Manager, Kawangis Publishing, Philippines; Emanuele Di Giorgi, publisher, Tunué, Italy; Marcello Fontana, editor, Trem Fantasma, Brazil; Kevin McCloskey, editor, cartoonist, TOON Books, USA.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Hamelin, Instituto Emilia
In the framework of
Comics Corner
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Hamelin
Panel
Susie Morgernstern, writer; Beatrice Masini, writer; Sylvie Vassallo and Nathalie Donikian, Salon du Livre et de la Presse Jeunesse en Seine-Saint-Denis.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Hamelin
With the support of
Salon du Livre et de la Presse Jeunesse en Seine-Saint-Denis, Institut Français Italia, ITA-Italian Trade Agency and MAECI-Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
Organized by
Society of Illustrators
The Next Chapter Café
HALL 29
Panel
Maria Russo, Editor at Large, Union Square Kids; Neal Porter, Publisher, Neal Porter Books, Imprint Holiday House.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
With the support of
ITA-Italian Trade Agency and MAECI-Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Workshop Area
HALL 30
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Moderator
Francesca Mignemi, Children Literature independent researcher.
Panel
Marcella Terrusi, Docente, Università di Bologna; Isol, autrice e illustratrice.
Organized by
Logos Edizioni, Carocci Editore
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Area
HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Margaret Anne Suggs, author and illustrator, Board of Directors from Illustrators Ireland; Renate Harbinger, author and illustrator, Programme Designer, Das Kindersbuch Haus.
Organized by
Peace of Cake Project - 2023 International Jury from the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava
With the support of
IBBY International
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Panel
Heena Baek, author and illustrator.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Terre di mezzo Editore
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Henrique Moreira, illustrator; Bruno de Almeida, illustrator
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Sala Concerto
Services Centre - Wing D
Organized by
BolognaBookPlus
In cooperation with
Argentovivo
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Panel
Enrico Racca, scrittore; Elisabetta Dami, scrittrice; Pierdomenico Baccalario, scrittore.
Organized by
Piemme, International Character
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
PublisHer Area
HALL 29, B38-C43
Organized by
PublisHer
International Bookshop
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Organized by
Corraini
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Panel
Marina Cuollo, scrittrice; Angelo Enrico Emili, Professore di Didattica e Pedagogia speciale, Università degli Studi di Urbino, Carlo Bo.
Organized by
BeccoGiallo
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Ivan Canu, Mimaster director.
The Content Café
HALL 30
Panel
Mauro Speraggi, editore, Edizioni Artebambini; Ylenia Mellini, atelierista, Edizioni Artebambini.
Organized by
Edizioni Artebambini
In cooperation with
AKI - Associazione Kamishibai Italia
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
The Book Lovers' Café
GALLERY HALL 25-26
Moderator
Silvana Sola, ISIA Urbino e Cooperativa Culturale Giannino Stoppani
Panel
Tanja e Daniele Fior di Locomoctavia Audiolibri; Ania Jagiello, responsabile sezione arte e teatro dell'Istituto Polacco di Roma.
Organized by
Locomoctavia Audiolibri, Istituto Polacco di Roma
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Portfolio Licensing
HALL 30
Organized by
Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids
Poetry Corner
Hall 25, A177
Organized by
Junior Poetry Associazione Culturale
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Vincenza d’Urso, Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia; Min A Jeong, Università Cà Foscari, Venezia e Università di Bologna
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Ilaria Del Gaudio, Professor of Art Pedagogy and Didactics, Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, Italy
Panel
Giovanni Ferrara, Editorial Director, Coconino Press - Fandango, Italy; Joëlle Jolivet, cartoonist and illustrator, France; Sylvie Vassallo, Director, Salon du Livre et de la Presse Jeunesse en Seine-Saint-Denis, France; Noemi Vola, comics artist and illustrator, Italy.
Organized by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Hamelin
In the framework of
Comics Corner
Translators Café
HALL 30
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Maria Elena Tisi, Bologna University; Ayami Moriizumi, researcher
Organized by
Japan Foundation/JBBY
Estonian GoH Area
Services Centre
Organized by
Estonia Guest of Honour 2025
In cooperation with
IBBY Estonia
Sala Concerto
Services Centre - Wing D
Organized by
IBBY Europe - International Board on Books for Young People
In cooperation with
Bologna Children's Book Fair
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GLOBAL RIGHTS EXCHANGE
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