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LaunchKids-logo(tall)Tuesday, January 13, 2015 | 8:3oam – 5:30pm
Hilton New York Midtown | New York City
Part of Digital Book World Week

Launch Kids features top executives and innovators at the cutting edge of technology, publishing, digital media, and education.

 Focused on the future of the children’s book publishing business, the event examines how traditional publishers and new and emerging digital content providers can reach and teach kids of all ages through new media, devices, and technology. Visit the Digital Book World Conference site for the full program, speakers, and registration details.

Topics and themes at Launch Kids 2015 include: Children’s Tech, the Year in Review and Trends for 2015; Kids’ eBooks and the Children’s Entertainment and Educational Media Landscape; Traditional and Digital Kids’ Book Marketing; Google for Education; Digital in the Classroom; eBook Subscriptions, from Home to School; What Kickstarter Is Doing for Children’s Literature and Children’s Lit Publishers; The Art and Business of Digital Storytelling; Fan Fiction and Engaging with Fan Communities; Personalization and the Story; and more.

Key presenters at Launch Kids during the Digital Book World Conference + Expo include:

  • Chris Palma, head, strategic partnerships, Play Books, Google (@google)
  • Susan Katz, president and publisher, HarperCollins Children’s Books (@HarperChildrens)
  • Maris Kreizman (@mariskreizman), publishing community manager, Kickstarter (@kickstarter)
  • David Kleeman, senior vice president, Insights Programs and PlayVangelist, PlayCollective
  • Lexa Hillyer (@Lexa_Hillyer), co-founder, Paper Lantern Lit (@paperlanternlit)
  • Lauren Oliver (@OliverBooks), co-founder, Paper Lantern Lit (@paperlanternlit)
  • Larry Berger, president, Amplify Learning (@amplify)
  • Ashley Andersen Zantop, group publisher and general manager, Capstone (@CapstonePub)
  • Peter McCarthy (@petermccarthy), partner, Logical Marketing Agency (@LogicalAgency)
  • Morgan Leigh Davies (@MLDavies), editor-in-chief, Big Bang Press (@BB_Press)
  • Maia Haag (@ISeeMe_Maia), co-founder and president, I See Me! Inc.
  • Eric Huang (@dinoboy89), development director, Made in Me (@hello_madeinme)
  • Warren Buckleitner (@buckleit), editor and founder, Children’s Technology Review (@childtech)

There are three options to register for Launch Kids:

  • Launch Kids  –  Includes the full Launch Kids program on Tuesday, January 13.
  • Launch Kids Package – Includes Launch kids on Tuesday, January 13 plus all sessions and panels, the Expo Area and the Opening Reception on the first day of the main conference, Wednesday, January 14.
  • Launch Kids Package – Includes Launch kids on Tuesday, January 13 plus all sessions and panels, the Expo Area and the Opening Reception on the first day of the main conference, Wednesday, January 14.

Launch Kids is co-located with Digital Book World Conference + Expo, and is programmed in partnership with Lorraine Shanley (@LWShanley), Launch Kids conference chair and president of Market Partners International.

 


See detailed coverage and presentations from our prior children’s events:

Launch Kids 2014
Presentations | Speakers

Children’s Publishing Goes Digital 2013
Presentations | Coverage | Program | Speakers

Children’s Publishing Goes Digital 2012
Presentations | Program | Speakers