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The leading rights & licensing conference

Benefit from exclusive insights in our digital sessions in September and meet the publishing community in Frankfurt in October!

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Live & on demand: Tailor your participation to your needs.

The Frankfurt Rights Meeting has been the meeting place for all decision-makers in the field of rights and licenses for 40 years. In 2026, you will once again gain insights into trending topics in digital sessions in September, followed by an exclusive networking reception with a keynote speech on the exhibition grounds on #fbm26 Rights Tuesday.

Discover our 2025 programme
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AI
2 September 2025

60 min
Ended
The AI Dilemma: Balancing Risks and Opportunities 
EN
Speaker: Chantal Restivo-Alessi, Chief Digital Officer & CEO International Foreign Language
HarperCollins
and 2 more speakers

Merchandising
9 September 2025

60 min
Ended
Beyond the Book: Exploring Merchandising Opportunities
EN
Speaker: Maura Regan, President
Licensing International
and 2 more speakers

Spanish-Language Markets
16 September 2025

60 min
Ended
Navigating the Spanish-Language Publishing Markets
EN
Speaker: Inés ter Horst, Director of Intellectual Property
Princeton University Press
and 3 more speakers

Digital Licensing
23 September 2025

60 min
Ended
Digital Licensing – Sales or Rights?
EN
Speaker: Rebecca Cook, Senior Director, Research Licensing
Wiley
and 2 more speakers

The networking reception takes place on the exhibition grounds on 14 October 2025.

Networking & Keynote

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Speaker: Keith Bennie, Vice President, Public Programming
Toronto International Film Festival
Frankfurt Rights Meeting Networking Reception

Make new contacts even before the fair starts

Meet the speakers and participants of the digital sessions on site in Frankfurt: The Networking Reception with keynote will take place at the Frankfurt Studio on Tuesday, 14 October. Meet new and familiar faces in a relaxed atmosphere before the start of the trade fair.

At the Frankfurt Rights Meeting you will meet ...

  • Licensing managers
  • Rights managers
  • Literary agents
  • Scouts
  • Publishers
  • Business development managers

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