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Event Programme

Discover our wide-ranging programme of 2023 events: award ceremonies, international conferences, talks, masterclasses, presentations, meetings and conferences. 


Print programme

Monday 06 March 2023

Bologna Licensing Trade Fair
Artificial Intelligence

06 March

10:30
13:00

ENG

International Kids Licensing Days. Metaverse, Digital Evolution and Their Impact on The Market

HALL 29 MALL 2
LICENSING CONFERENCE ROOM

The International Kids Licensing Days are back in Bologna! We start on March 6 with a first session on the Metaverse and the evolution of digital content, its use by children and young people, and how it is increasingly appealing to the licensing sector and beyond. How predominant is digital entertainment? How much has immersive enjoyment changed the relationship between content and its target audience? How does this affect big brands and their relationship with retail? In this session, industry players will share their experience and vision on the new market scenarios dictated by the digital evolution of content and consumption.

Panel

10.30 – 11.00 Metaverse Content for Children. Roblox Success Story

11.00 – 11.40 From Digital to Consumer Products

11.40 – 11.50 Coffee Break

11.50 – 12.20 How To Build and Adapt Your Brand to Be Successful in The Digital Landscape Organized In Partnership With The Insights Family

12.25 – 12.55 Artificial Intelligence and Kids Content

Organized by

Bologna Children's Book Fair, Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids

In cooperation with

Licensing Magazine

How to partecipate

Artificial Intelligence
Meetings & Presentations

06 March

11:30
13:30

ITA

Intelligenza artificiale creatrice di narrazioni e illustrazioni: minaccia o opportunità?

Sala Melodia
Services Centre - Wing B
Moderator
Chaia Segre, scrittrice e membro del consiglio di Icwa
Panel
Giovanni Ziccardi, Professore Ordinario di “Informatica Giuridica” (UniMI) e autore di saggistica e narrativa. Alberto Crespi, editore di Valentina Edizioni. La casa editrice ha usato recentemente l'AI in una pubblicazione. Rebecca Pedrazzi, storica dell'arte e autrice di "Futuri possibili. Scenari d'arte e Intelligenza Artificiale" (Jaka Book).
Organized by
Icwa, associazione italiana degli scrittori per ragazzi
Event Highlights
Illustrators Survival Corner
Artificial Intelligence
Aldus Up

06 March

13:00
13:50

ENG

The State of Artificial Intelligence - Friend or Foe? - Masterclass with Julien Palier

HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area

The recent release of new powerful Artificial Intelligence models, with acclaimed tools like chatGPT, are forcing us to rethink how we work and create. But is AI a threat, or an opportunity?

Panel

Julien Palier, former journalist, entrepreneur in Tech and AI, in charge of Product Management at Aily Labs.

In the framework of

ALDUS UP the network of European book fairs, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union

Bologna Licensing Trade Fair
Artificial Intelligence

06 March

14:30
15:00

ITA

TATA AI. Lascia che ti racconti

HALL 29 MALL 2
LICENSING CONFERENCE ROOM

Kintana è il nuovo digital competence center di Pea, la sua anima digitale. Totalmente digitale. Kintana ha il compito di rendere smart i prodotti fisici di migliaia di aziende italiane e internazionali, ma con qualcosa in più: un’esperienza Phygital interattiva che farà raggiungere risultati importanti in termini di coinvolgimento, crescita della customer base, incremento delle conversioni, storie da raccontare e da trasformare in opportunità commerciali. In questo panel verranno presentati servizi e prodotti offerti da Kintana ai propri partners.

Panel

Paolo Rigobello, general manager, Kintana, Italia.

Organized by

Kintana, Pea & Promoplast

Event Highlights
BolognaBookPlus
Artificial Intelligence

06 March

16:00
16:45

ENG

How Artificial Intelligence Technology Can Change The Publishing Industry

HALL 29 MALL 1
BBPlus Theatre

In the field of education, edtech companies are competing to launch AI services. But is Artificial Intelligence able to write full-length novels? Not yet. However, AI can reverse this industry with ‘AI drawing platforms’ that change creative original sentences to imaginary paintings automatically. In this way books, turned into images, can become more accessible. This means that any talented storyteller could become a bookmaker and a publisher if they adapt their writing to the needs of these platforms. A new era full of opportunities is coming, let’s wait and see!

Panel

Jaesung Jung, I-Scream Arts.

Organized by

BBPlus

Tuesday 07 March 2023

Illustrators Survival Corner
Artificial Intelligence

07 March

10:00
10:50

ENG

Authors vs Artificial Intelligence

HALL 30
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area

In the U.S. artists have challenged generative "artificial intelligence" companies in court claiming that Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and DeviantArt unlawfully copied and processed millions of images protected by copyright to train their AI model. This is the first step, what is next in the EU?

Panel

Paolo Rui, illustratore e membro European Illustartors Forum; Flavio Rosati, illustratore e Presidente di Autori di Immagini; Lorenzo Ceccotti, illustratore, MEFU; Nurgul Senefe, Founding President of Illustrators Platform and Board member of EIF, Founding President ex-regional advisor of SCBW.

Organized by

European Illustrators Forum, Autori di Immagini

Wednesday 08 March 2023

BolognaBookPlus
Artificial Intelligence

08 March

12:00
12:45

ENG

Artificial Intelligence Created Art vs Natural Human Art and its Impacts on Creators and the Publishing Industry

HALL 29 MALL 1
BBPlus Theatre

Is Artificial Intelligence the death of Art or just an evolution of it? Is human artistry disappearing or could this be just another renaissance period? A discussion on the technical revolutions that will offer incredible opportunities for illustrators and a legal analysis under the point of view of copyright law.

Panel

Nurgül Şenefe, Illustrators Platform, Turkiye.

Organized by

BBPlus

BolognaBookPlus
Artificial Intelligence
Aldus Up

08 March

17:00
17:45

ENG

How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Publishers More Competitive and Lead to Higher Quality and New Media Productions, and How to Manage Massive Resources and Personalise Readers' Experiences

HALL 29 MALL 1
BBPlus Theatre

How may Artificial Intelligence help us explore narratives from different scenarios and points of view? How can it enhance the experience for readers and offer new creative tools to authors? How could a book be a catalyst of experiences in a storyline continuum and let the reader choose from printed book to digital, VR, AR experience and vice versa back to a reflective traditional reading. Through the BBO platform (by GruppoMeta) you may choose how to read and compose a personal point of view, following different paths and customizations. You may go for a traditional reading or an interactive exploration/immersion  of a plot. 

Panel

Adele Magnelli, international project manager, ETT; Sam Habibi Minelli, business manager at GruppoMeta.

Organized by

BBPlus