The 12th Sharjah Publishers Conference will feature a conversation between PRH CEO Markus Dohle and IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi. This year’s program for the annual Publishers Conference will include an onstage conversation between Penguin Random House worldwide CEO Markus Dohle and Bodour Al Qasimi, the outgoing president of the International Publishers Association (IPA) and founding publisher and CEO of the United Arab Emirates’ Kalimat Group. Sharjah International Book Fair, itself, then, would go on to draw a reported 1,692,463 attendees, with at least 1,630 exhibitors representing 83 countries. Dohle: ‘Long-Term Growth Possibilities in the Gulf’In a statement on his coming presence at Sharjah’s Publishers Conference and the book fair, Dohle says, “I’m deeply honored to have received an invitation to attend the Sharjah International Book Fair’s 12th annual Publishers Conference for a fireside conversation with Bodour Al Qasimi. More from us on the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on international book publishing is here.

Source: CNN October 11, 2022 13:09 UTC