Chairman of the Committee on Culture and Art Publications of the Azerbaijan Publishers Association (ANAIB)

Founder, president and publishing manager of the Al Ikhtilef Association, head of the oncology department at a hospital in Algeria, Associate Professor of the Department of Medicine.

Bachelor of Art History and Doctor of Historical Sciences, graduate of the University of Buenos Aires. Her publishing career began in 2004. She collaborated with the South American edition of the newspaper Le Monde diplomatique, worked for the publishing houses Eudeba and Capital Intellectual, and also participated in numerous projects in the field of fine arts. Subsequently, she coordinated the publishing programs of Argentina's leading cultural institutions, including the Proa Foundation and the country's Ministry of Culture.

In 2012, together with Salvador Cristofaro, she founded the Fiordo publishing house in Buenos Aires. In 2018, the publishing house was awarded the "Publisher of the Year" award by the Argentine Chamber of Booksellers (CAPLA), and one of the books released was recognized as the "Book of the Year" by the Argentine Chamber of Publishers.

As Fiordo's publishing director, Julia Ariza has repeatedly delivered presentations at international conferences, participated in internships and book fairs, served on juries and was an invited speaker at professional programs and publishing forums, including Espacio Santafesino, Laboratorio Federal, the Book Trade Award, the School of Editors, the International Book Fair in Buenos Aires and MICA.

Political scientist, public commentator, expert on regional security issues.

Founder of the publishing house, Professor of the Russian sector of the UFRGS Institute of Literature, Master's and doctoral degrees

Former President of the Association of Publishers of Indonesia (now a member of the Advisory Board), was a member of the program Committee and Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 33rd International Congress of Publishers in Jakarta.

In addition to founding Bugu Publishing, in 2013 Zhanybek Abidetegin founded the children's interactive magazine Balastan (translated from Kyrgyz as "the country of children"). Initially, the magazine was published in the format of trial books — "Balastan-1", "Balastan-2", "Balastan-3". Since 2014, the publication has been published bi—monthly, since 2015 it has become monthly, and since 2016 it has acquired a new status - Balastan Interactive with its own YouTube channel BalastanTV and a mobile application for smartphones and tablets. The application includes the Kyrgyz alphabet, folk tales, an illustrated dictionary and an electronic version of the magazine. Zhanybek Abidetegin is the director and editor-in-chief of the publication.

Zhanybek Abidetegin is the curator of the Ala-Too Book Club at the Ala-Too International University. In December 2024, the club launched the REBOOKS project, aimed at the "second life" of books; as part of the initiative, more than 500 books of various genres were collected with the support of students.

In March 2026, Zhanybek Abidetegin was appointed director of the scientific library named after J. Kanimetov and the Ala-Too Publishing house at the Ala-Too International University. He outlined the purpose of the new publishing structure as the dissemination of intellectual and academic knowledge in society, the development of a culture of reading and critical thinking.

Highly qualified specialist with extensive experience in the publishing industry. Throughout his professional career, he coordinates, plans and manages projects, ensures the effective implementation of current tasks and supports management in strategic and operational management.

His career in publishing began in 1994. At the initial stage of his professional career, the main focus of his work was the development of publications for a female audience. Under her leadership, 15 cookbooks have been prepared, including the development of recipes and participation in the decoration of dishes. The competence also included the preparation of publications on women's health, cosmetology and applied art.

During her career, she has repeatedly participated in major international book fairs in Frankfurt, Beijing, London, Bologna, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Guadalajara. She studied under the Sharjah Professional Program, the Ramon Llull Institute Scholarship Program, the Guadalajara Program and the Istanbul Scholarship Program. He has comprehensive knowledge and practical experience at all stages of the book's production cycle, from copyright acquisition and prepress preparation to print runs.

She is a publishing specialist with eleven years of experience at Penguin Random House Mexico Corporation, where she carried out editorial activities in the segments of fiction and popular science literature. His career in this company began in the Grijalbo imprint and ended with a job in the Alfaguara imprint. Among the authors with whom the editor collaborated are well—known representatives of modern prose: Fernanda Melchor, Brenda Lozano and Hasmina Barrera. In the field of popular science literature, she has edited publications by Arturo Elias Ayub (business literature), Alejandra Llamas (personal growth) and Alice Keyheiro (popular psychology), which have received the status of bestsellers.

Since September 2023, Fernanda Alvarez has been invited to Hachette Livre México as a publisher of fiction in order to develop a new product line, given that previously the company's activities were mainly focused on the production of educational and methodological literature. Currently, a number of imprints are being developed under her leadership, including H Literatura, H Voces, H Otros mundos, H Parenting, H Actualidad and H+. As of the current period, she has published 55 books by various authors.; The created imprints have received recognition in the professional environment, both from literary critics and among authors.

Fernanda Alvarez has participated in scholarship programs (Istanbul and Turin), and has served as an invited expert at round tables on audiobooks and the publishing process. In addition, she is regularly invited to conduct seminars and workshops on editorial skills as part of professional educational programs.

Prior to founding Kathalaya, Mr. Joshi was involved in the activities of the Room to Read organization since its inception and contributed to the establishment of about 450 libraries in public schools in 22 districts of Nepal. In the process, he faced an acute shortage of high-quality children's literature in the country, which prompted him to found his own publishing house. The start of Kathalaya's operations was modest: the initial investment was only 200,000 Nepali rupees, and in the first year 15 titles of books were released.

Under the leadership of Rajeev Dhar Joshi, Kathalaya has entered into partnership agreements with more than 20 publishers from various countries, including Hachette UK and Clavis Publishing (Belgium) . The publishing house's portfolio includes 135 titles translated from the languages of 20 countries, including books on migration, democracy and other socially significant topics adapted for young readers.

In 2020, Mr. Joshi participated in the panel discussion "South Asian Market Analysis: Trends, Challenges and Innovations" at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where he presented the Nepali publishing market.

Rajeev Dhar Joshi serves as translator and editor of numerous publications produced by Kathalaya. His works include the translation into Nepali of children's picture books, including "Mero pyaro khelaunā" (2022), "Jasus Avishako virus sagako jit" (2020), "Marmat Garna Sipalu Manis" (2021), as well as participation in the editing of the English text in the publication "Mero kama = My job" (2012) .

In November 2025, Kathalaya Inc., led by Rajiv Dhar Joshi, signed an official agreement with the American Rich Dad Operating Company, headed by Kim Kiyosaki, to translate and officially publish Robert Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad Poor Dad, which has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. This step is aimed at raising the standards of Nepali book publishing and overcoming the practice of unauthorized translations.

In addition, Kathalaya has released Nepal's first e-book reader, the WeRead App, which contains works by Nepali authors and publishers.

Author, illustrator and designer of book objects, former art director of the Brazilian edition of Le Monde Diplomatique, creator of the 80th anniversary visual identity Gilberto Gil.

Winner of Brazil's main literary prize Prêmio Jabuti (2022), Bologna Ragazzi Award (2023), silver medalist and winner of the audience award Prêmio Brasileiro de Design (2025).

Finalist of the World Illustration Awards (2025) and Communication Arts Design Awards (2025), winner of FNLIJ and The White Ravens awards, participant of exhibitions in Rome and at the Bologna Book Fair.

Founder and director of Academic Book, officer of the Order of Art and Literature (awarded by the French Ministry of Culture), founder of the Aleksandar Tishma Foundation.

He holds a master's degree in Serbian and English languages and literature, and is a consultant to a publishing house on the strategy of acquiring rights.

She was involved in Detera PR, participated in international publishing projects funded by the Creative Europe program, coordinating initiatives in the field of translation and publishing.

Ketebe, founded in March 2018, is a young but dynamic and actively developing publishing house based in Istanbul, Turkey. His catalog already contains about 3,000 books of various genres.

Ketebe's publications include works by prominent authors of fiction and non-fiction. The Ketebe collection features books by famous writers from all over the world, including Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Octavio Paz, Jorge Luis Borges, Ismail Kadare, Georges Perek, Ivo Andrich, Radva Ashur, Cesar Vallejo, E. E. Cummings, and others, as well as upcoming books by Ezra Pound and Milorad Pavic.

He is a specialist in publishing, holds a bachelor's degree in political Science and a master's degree in book publishing. He served as co-founder of the Sexto Piso publishing house, served as director of the Chilean branch of Fondo de Cultura Economica and Director of Editorial Hueders Limitada. This publishing house, focused on distribution in Latin American countries, also has a distribution and retail network of books in both physical and digital formats.

Throughout his professional career, Rafael Lopez has taught publishing disciplines at a number of universities, as well as made presentations at international book fairs, including Frankfurt, Bologna and Liber. His main area of professional interests is children's literature and fiction.

In 2016, he was awarded the Editorial Merit Award in Chile. The publications released under his leadership became the winners of the Koré Prize and the "Best Literary Works" award. Currently, Rafael Lopez is a member of the jury at the Ministry of Culture of Chile. Books for children published under his editorship are included in the IBBY, White Rabbit and Cuatro Gatos lists.

Chairman of Neptune Publications (Pvt) Ltd., founded in 2004, and Neptune Printing & Packaging (Pvt) Ltd. Previously, he served as Chairman and Managing Director of Printel (Pvt) Ltd. and Asia Pre Press (Pvt) Ltd., and made significant contributions to the development of the printing, publishing and packaging industries in Sri Lanka.

Currently, Mr. Kulatunga is the President of the Sri Lanka National Section of the International Children's Book Council (IBBY), Director of the Sri Lanka Institute of Printing and Director of the Sri Lanka Academy of Print Media. He is also a member of the editorial board of the journal Book Reading Media, published by the State Public Scientific and Technical Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In addition, he is one of the founders of the ASEAN Jeily Children's Publishing Forum and the Silk Road Publishing House Forum.

Mr. Kulatunga served as President of the Sri Lanka Book Publishers Association until June 8, 2026; he is currently the immediate former President, continuing to support the leadership and strategic initiatives of the Association. He is also the former President of the Sri Lanka Polygraph Association and previously taught as a visiting lecturer at the University of Fine and Performing Arts.

In the academic field, Mr. Kulatunga holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree and a diploma of advanced training in the field of printing production management and graphic communications, obtained in Australia. His additional qualifications include degrees in Writing and Communications from the University of Sri Jayawardenepura, as well as in Cultural Heritage Management from the University of Kelaniya. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate by the Open International University of Complementary Medicine (Medicina Alternativa).

In recognition of his scientific work, especially research on the historical significance of the Sacred Relic of the Buddha's Tooth, Mr. Kulatunga was awarded the honorary titles Deshabandhu and Deshashakti, awarded by the Temple of the Sacred Relic of the Buddha's Tooth, the most revered Buddhist sanctuary in Sri Lanka.

An accomplished author, editor, and researcher, he has written and published numerous books on various subjects, edited and published more than twenty publications, and played a leading role in developing Sri Lanka's National Book Policy. His research paper "The Evolution of Printing and Publishing and their Impact on the Sri Lankan Education System" highlights the transformative role of print media in national development.

Among Mr. Kulatunga's numerous awards, a special place is occupied by the prestigious China Prize for Special Contribution to the Book Business (China Special Book Award), awarded to him in 2023 for 2022 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural exchange and the development of the publishing sector.

Co-founder and publisher of the South Korean BookGoodCome publishing house, specializing in children's literature. Together with partner Lee Rury, she founded the publishing house in 2009. Since 2011, he has been actively participating in the largest international book fairs (Bologna, Frankfurt), engaged in the purchase and sale of rights around the world. I have personally translated about 80 English-language books into Korean. In 2024, the publishing house was shortlisted for the Bologna Prize for the Best Children's Publishers of the Year (BOP).

1995-1996 — Editor of the weekly cultural and information magazine Seoul Scope.

1997-2002 — Executive editor of the quarterly journal Tradition and Modernity.

From 2003 to the present, he has been the CEO and publisher of Pyongsari Publishing House (Common Life Books).

2014-2015 — Chairman of the Korean Youth Publishing Council.

October 2023 — May 2026 — Member of the editorial board of the specialized media Planet03, dedicated to climate, forestry and ecology.

We are discussing the novel "A Copy of Vera" by Katya Kachur, and we are talking with writer and stand-up comedian Zoya Yarovitsina.

Blitz polls and opinion battles await the guests.

The event will end with an autograph session.

Partners: Eksmo, Chitai-gorod.

Venue: Chitai-Gorod flagship store, European Shopping Center

Admission is free

We are discussing the novel "A Copy of Vera" by Katya Kachur, and we are talking with writer and stand-up comedian Zoya Yarovitsina.

Blitz polls and opinion battles await the guests.

The event will end with an autograph session.

Partners: Eksmo, Chitai-gorod.

Venue: Chitai-Goroda flagship store, European Shopping Center

Admission is free

Vera Volt will analyze the persistent myths and stereotypes around the poet's personality: from the image of the "Yesenin hooligan" to popular ideas about his fate, and will offer a clicheless look at Yesenin. After the conversation, there are questions and answers.

This meeting is an abbreviated version of the "Club of Good Conversations": an opportunity to touch on the topic in an hour and gently get acquainted with how the lecture part of the usual format is organized.

The Good Talk Club is a series of brunches where they talk about writers and texts that still sound relevant today. Vera Volt and the invited speakers look at familiar names in a new way. And at the same time, networking with those who appreciate good conversations.

The producers of the project are Vera Volt and Kristina Makoveeva.

Event partner: tea “Nitka”

Is free

Address: Yesenin Center, Chernyshevsky Lane, building 4, building 2