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IBPA Boot Camp: 2026 Staff of Indie Pubs
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Wednesday, September 23
 

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Join your publishing industry colleagues from… (a growing list)
Wednesday September 23, 2026 TBA
  • Forefront Books
  • Narrative Muse
  • Page Two 
  • Simon & Schuster Publisher Services
Please register here at the IBPA website to attend the 2026 IBPA Book Camp for Staff of Independent Publishers. We hope you'll join us!
Wednesday September 23, 2026 TBA

8:30am PDT

Community Time Opening Session
Wednesday September 23, 2026 8:30am - 8:50am PDT
Log on for community introductions to 'find your peeps' before our opening welcome and keynote! With community leads TBA.

Sign up for this Boot Camp to get access to the on-demand video of all the presentations as well as the private Slack channel on IBPA's Slack workspace just for folks who signed up for this (or last year's) IBPA Boot Camp for Staff of Independent Publishers. (Once you're in Slack, DM @leewind to request access to that private group channel.)
Speakers
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Brittany Griffiths

Director of Editorial, Design, and Production , Cornell University Press

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Kayci Wyatt

Senior Managing Editor, Technica Editorial Services
A native of North Carolina, Kayci Wyatt has worked in publishing in a variety of different roles before joining Technica Editorial Services in 2018. As a Senior Managing Editor, Kayci is experienced in project management and all phases of manuscript development, including copyediting; peer review; editorial support; production... Read More →
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Lee Wind

Chief Content Officer, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)

Wednesday September 23, 2026 8:30am - 8:50am PDT
  Community Time

9:00am PDT

Welcome and Opening CEO Keynote Discussion on the State of the Industry
Wednesday September 23, 2026 9:00am - 9:40am PDT
Welcome remarks from IBPA's CEO Andrea Fleck-Nisbet, followed by an opening CEO keynote discussion with Trena White (Co-founder and Co-CEO | Page Two) and two other publishers TBA.



Speakers
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Andrea Fleck-Nisbet

CEO, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)

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Naren Aryal

As CEO of Amplify Publishing Group, Naren Aryal advises industry experts and thought leaders on the opportunities and challenges that exist in the ever-evolving world of hybrid publishing. Naren’s visionary leadership has spearheaded a critical disruption of the publishing industry... Read More →
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Trena White

co-CEO, Page Two
Trena White has built a company, and a life, that refuses the trade-off between ambition and everything else that matters. She is co-CEO of Page Two, the publishing company she launched in 2013 with Jesse Finkelstein. Page Two publishes non-fiction by entrepreneurs, leaders, and experts... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 9:00am - 9:40am PDT
  Program

9:45am PDT

Session 1: The Future of Book Discovery (GEO’s Impact on Search)
Wednesday September 23, 2026 9:45am - 10:25am PDT
Session description to come.
Speakers
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Wednesday September 23, 2026 9:45am - 10:25am PDT
  Program

10:30am PDT

Session 2: How Editorial and Sales Teams Can Best Collaborate
Wednesday September 23, 2026 10:30am - 11:10am PDT
Session description to come.
Speakers
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Wednesday September 23, 2026 10:30am - 11:10am PDT
  Program

11:15am PDT

Session 3: P&L Case Study: Before, During, and Post Publication
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:15am - 11:55am PDT
Session description to come.
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:15am - 11:55am PDT
  Program

11:55am PDT

Break
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:55am - 12:15pm PDT
Grab your food and come back for the community lunchtime discussion starting at 12:15pm PT.
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:55am - 12:15pm PDT

12:15pm PDT

Lunch & Community Time Discussion: How to build your network and participate in office culture in a remote and hybrid work world?
Wednesday September 23, 2026 12:15pm - 12:55pm PDT
Reconnect with your cohort while everyone refuels and discusses How to build your network and participate in office culture in a remote and hybrid work world?
Speakers
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Brittany Griffiths

Director of Editorial, Design, and Production , Cornell University Press

avatar for Kayci Wyatt

Kayci Wyatt

Senior Managing Editor, Technica Editorial Services
A native of North Carolina, Kayci Wyatt has worked in publishing in a variety of different roles before joining Technica Editorial Services in 2018. As a Senior Managing Editor, Kayci is experienced in project management and all phases of manuscript development, including copyediting; peer review; editorial support; production... Read More →
avatar for Lee Wind

Lee Wind

Chief Content Officer, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)

Wednesday September 23, 2026 12:15pm - 12:55pm PDT
  Community Time

1:00pm PDT

Session 4: Maximizing Your IP
Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:00pm - 1:40pm PDT
Session description to come.
Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:00pm - 1:40pm PDT
  Program

1:45pm PDT

Session 5: Closing Keynote Panel: Where are Books Selling? (And what’s going on with the supply chain and returns right now?)
Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:45pm - 2:25pm PDT
Moderated by Keith Parent (Vice President, S&S Publisher Services) this panel discussion will include Jonathan Merkh (Co-Founder of Forefront Books) and two other publishers TBA.
Speakers
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Keith Parent

Vice President, Simon & Schuster Publisher Services
Keith Parent is Vice President of Simon & Schuster Publisher Services, where he partners with independent publishers to drive growth through strategic sales channels, global distribution solutions, and effective supply chain management. With two decades of experience in publishing... Read More →
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Jonathan Merkh

President & Publisher, Forefront Books

Wednesday September 23, 2026 1:45pm - 2:25pm PDT
  Program

2:30pm PDT

Community Time Closing Session
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
Gather with your cohort to share take-aways and make plans to stay connected.

Remember to sign up for the private Slack channel on IBPA's Slack workspace just for folks who signed up for this (or last year's) IBPA Boot Camp for Staff of Independent Publishers. (Once you're in Slack, DM @leewind to request access to that private group channel.)
Speakers
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Brittany Griffiths

Director of Editorial, Design, and Production , Cornell University Press

avatar for Kayci Wyatt

Kayci Wyatt

Senior Managing Editor, Technica Editorial Services
A native of North Carolina, Kayci Wyatt has worked in publishing in a variety of different roles before joining Technica Editorial Services in 2018. As a Senior Managing Editor, Kayci is experienced in project management and all phases of manuscript development, including copyediting; peer review; editorial support; production... Read More →
avatar for Lee Wind

Lee Wind

Chief Content Officer, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)

Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
  Community Time
 

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