The British Council, Academia Rossica, Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications, and The London Book Fair are delighted to invite Russian publishers to take part in Know How seminars with participation of the leading UK book industry experts. The series of seminars is developed as a part of the project Russia Market Focus at the London Book Fair 2011.
The seminars will take place 2nd December at the Non-Fiction Book Fair at the address: Krymsky Val 10, Central House of Artists, Press Center.
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Speakers: Simon Littlewood, International Director Random House; Rosalind Ramsay, UK Literary Scout Moderator: Emma House, UK Publishers Association This seminar will examine what foreign publishers look for from the UK and the key export trends, as well as the opportunities for selling to the UK market, and how it can be done. Supported by the UK Publishers Association |
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Speaker: Peter Collingridge, Enhanced Editions Moderator: Vladimir Kharitonov, Association of Internet-publishers Enhanced Editions and is responsible for the most innovative new media and film projects in publishing, and is committed to both the future of the book and the publishing industry. Meet Peter Collingridge, one of the brightest brains in publishing to hear more about how his award-winning ebooks are creating waves in the publishing industry. |
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Speaker: Lucy Huddlestone Moderator: Olga Ro, Book Industry Magazine The seminar will examine why it is important to monitor book data and what are the benefits of for publishers. Supported by Book Industry Magazine, with the UK Publishers Association |
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 Simon Littlewood was born in Stellenbosch, South Africa. After school and university education in England he joined Macmillan Publishers as a graduate trainee, and there undertook a wide variety of publishing roles. He worked in sales, marketing and publishing management both in the UK and overseas, and across the group’s entire range of book publishing: trade (with Pan Macmillan), educational, academic, professional, and reference.
For three years he was Sales and Marketing Director of the art publishers Phaidon Press, and a member of the team that reinvigorated the company’s lists and international reputation in the mid-1990s.
After a spell as Deputy Managing Director of Headline Book Publishing, he joined Random House as International Director in 1997, taking on the added responsibility for Transworld after Bertelsmann’s purchase of the Random House Group the following year.
Simon is a director of Random House Struik in South Africa, and was closely involved in the establishing of its new African writing imprint, Umuzi. Over the past five years he has also been engaged in the setting-up of Random House India in New Delhi. He is on the Industry Advisory Board of the publishing course at Oxford Brookes University, and conducts seminars on international publishing there and on other publishing training courses in the UK. Since April 2009 he has been Chair of the Publishers Association’s International Board.
 Rosalind Ramsay has worked at a publishing house and two literary agencies: Andrew Nurnberg Associates where she helped set up their first international office in Moscow and Rogers, Coleridge and White where she sold translation rights for both UK and US agencies in twenty-six language territories. She set up the scouting organisation in June 1996 and our office is based in London’s Covent Garden on the edge of Soho. Her background as an agent gives her a unique insight into the editorial and agenting process and this affords her a high level of respect within the publishing community. She has an uncanny memory and an extensive contact list, both in the UK and in a large range of foreign territories. A discerning reader and an experienced negotiator, Ros responds to the text and not the hype. She speaks German and French and a little Russian, Italian and Dutch.
 Peter Collingridge is a publishing entrepreneur whose work at the maverick edge of publishing began at Canongate Books when he spearheaded the firm’s move into digital in 1998. In 2005, he set up Apt Studio, a consultancy that advises publishers on digital technology and strategy. In 2008 he co-founded Enhanced Editions to drive innovation in publishing and to help shape the future of the book.
Peter was named by The Evening Standard as one of London's 50 most influential people in publishing; he was shortlisted for the British Council's 2009 Young Publishing Entrepreneur of the Year. He has an MA in literature from Edinburgh University, and has delivered a number of Keynote presentations at publishing and digital conferences, from O'Reilly's Tools of Change in New York 2010, to the NLPVF non-fiction conference in Amsterdam, to Madrid's ANELE textbook conference.
 Lucy joined Nielsen Book in 2008 as UK Trade Sales Manager working with bookshop chains and online retailers as well as independent booksellers to promote BookData Information Services in the UK and Ireland. She also works closely with colleagues to sell BookNet and BookScan services, part of the Nielsen Book portfolio. From 1 January 2011 her role will change to Business Development Manger with responsibility for Eastern Europe, Russia and other emerging territories.
Prior to working at Nielsen Book, Lucy gained account management and sales experience in several industries including advertising, financial services and internet companies.
Lucy has run two half marathons for charity and enjoys outdoor activities including walking, mountaineering and cycling.
 Emma House is the Trade and International Director for the Publishers Association, joining after 7 years experience as Head of International Development at The London Book Fair and 6 years experience in international business to business magazine publishing. Emma heads up the international anti-piracy campaigns on behalf of PA members, as well as monitors and lobbies for secure market conditions in key export territories. Emma works closely with bodies such as UK Trade & Investment and the British Council to find export opportunities for UK publishers and promote the UK publishing industry in overseas markets. For trade publishers, working closely with our members on issues which affect the industry as well as promoting books and reading are top priorities.
Olga Ro is working in publishing industry from 1995. In 2002-2208 she was carrying out projects on publishers’ professional development. In 2006 Olga set up a professional publishing house School of Publishing and Media Business. She joined Book Industry magazine in 2008 and now writes for News From Abroad Column about printing trades and e-publishing.
 Vladimir Kharitonov was born in 1969. He graduated from Ural Sate University where he studied philosophy and culture history. Vladimir Kharitonov was a consultant on out sociological and political issues.
Vladimir Kharitonov has candidate degree in philosophy/ Among his publications are a monograph Poetics of philosophical text and a translation of Metahistory by Hayden White. He started to work in publishing in 1997. He is mainly involved in non-fiction publishing. He worked U-Factoria publishing house, Ultra.Kultura publishing house and Astrel (a branch of AST publishing group). From 2008 Vladimir Kharitonov is an editor of technology department of Chastniy Korrspondent online magazine. Vladimir has a blog about digital publishing and is an executive director of the Association of Internet-publishers.
 
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