Top names in the publishing industry at Publishing Next’12
The second edition of the Publishing Next conference will be held in picturesque Goa at the Krishnadas Shama State Central Library, Panaji on 14 and 15 September.
11 Aug 2012 | 2494 Views | By Mihir Joshi
Publishing Next was conceptualised to provide an uninhibited platform for deliberations and discussions about the future of the publishing industry in India. This year the conference will be exploring issues that are necessary to sustain a thriving publishing industry.
Leonard Fernandes, organiser, Publishing Next said “This year the conference is going to be three track event which will include experience and technology sharing seminars from industry leaders, panel discussions and workshops. The advent of new technologies and their effect on publishing will also be discussed.”
Some of the speakers at the conference are Arun Maheshwari of Vani Prakashan, K. Srinivas of Pearson India, Rahul Dixit of Penguin India, Ranjan Kaul of Oxford University Press, Rakesh Khanna of Blaft Publications, Sanjiv Goswami of Springer India, Suzanne Singh of Pratham Books and Vatsala Kaul-Banerjee of Hachette India.
Fernandes further added, “This year the conference is going to be held in a library, surrounded by books. It seems to be an apt surrounding for discussions regarding the future of the printing industry.”