5th October 2023 – Edinburgh

Agenda

We’re looking forward to seeing you at Central Hall for Magazine Street and have a packed magazine publishing day for you.

9am BREAKFAST ROLLS AND NETWORKING

9.30am Welcome from Nikki Simpson and Kerin O’Connor

9.40am Kirstie Beaven – The Positive Power of Getting Pissed Off

10.10am Peter Houston – You’re the Most Interesting People in the Room

10.15am Elaine dela Cruz – DEI: Face Your Fear. Why It’s Okay To F*ck It Up

10.35am Miranda Barty-Taylor – Equal Media and Culture Centre for Scotland

10.50am COFFEE BREAK

11.10am You’re the Most Interesting People in the Room

11.20am Rory Brown – Building Long-Term Value in Your Media Company

11.50am Breakout sessions – choose from:

• Main stage 1: Sajeeda Merali – Roundtable Mentoring Session For Ethnically Diverse Students
• Main stage 2: Sarah Lesting – Papercraft: Fall Deeper in Love With Print, Over and Over Again
• Islay: Elaine dela Cruz and Gary Rayneau – DEI: Face Your Fear – There’s Safety In Numbers with Project 23
• Skye: Susan Crichton – 90 Day Cashflow Lifestyle Launchpad
• Lewis: David Riddell – Just Get Up Off Your Arse And Do It Yourself

12.35pm LUNCH

1.30pm Welcome back

1.40pm Doni Aldine – Thinking Differently for Publishing Success

2.10pm You’re the Most Interesting People in the Room

2.20pm Breakout sessions – choose from:

• Main stage: Distribution Dynamite Panel Sesson – Get Your Distribution Strategy Right from the Start
• Islay: Eryk Sawicki – Taking Your Audience With You
• Skye: Lindsey Stephens – Feature Ideas For Increased Revenue
• Lewis: Lewis Blackwell – The Future of Magazine Design

3.05pm COMFORT BREAK

3.25pm You’re the Most Interesting People in the Room

3.35pm Marcia Degia – Revolutionising No – The Freedom of Independent Publishing

4.05pm You’re the Most Interesting People in the Room

4.15pm Lulu Skantze – Changing The World – One Little Reader at a Time

4.45pm Joanna Cummings and Simon Esterson – Word on the Street

4.55pm Thank you from Kerin O’Connor

5pm-6.30pm DRINKS