Rights & Licensing

Frankfurt Rights Meeting - Hybrid Edition

The leading rights & licensing conference

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

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

16:00 — 17:00

60 min

Ended

The AI Dilemma: Balancing Risks and Opportunities

Speaker: Chantal Restivo-Alessi, Chief Digital Officer & CEO International Foreign Language

HarperCollins

and 2 more speakers

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Merchandising
9 September 2025

16:00 — 17:00

60 min

Ended

Beyond the Book: Exploring Merchandising Opportunities

Speaker: Maura Regan, President

Licensing International

and 2 more speakers

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Spanish-Language Markets
16 September 2025

16:00 — 17:00

60 min

Ended

Navigating the Spanish-Language Publishing Markets

Speaker: Inés ter Horst, Director of Intellectual Property

Princeton University Press

and 3 more speakers

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Digital Licensing
23 September 2025

16:00 — 17:00

60 min

Ended

Digital Licensing – Sales or Rights?

Speaker: Rebecca Cook, Senior Director, Research Licensing

Wiley

and 2 more speakers

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

17:00 — 19:00 Ended

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Networking & Keynote

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Speaker: Keith Bennie, Vice President, Public Programming

Toronto International Film Festival

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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.

Our 2025 speaker line-up:

At the Frankfurt Rights Meeting you will meet ...

Licensing managers
Rights managers
Literary agents
Scouts
Publishers
Business development managers

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