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10/7/25, 10:38 AM MBRF to participate in Frankfurt Book Fair 2025 with a rich program and remarkable agenda - Middle East Business News and Inf…

As part of its participation, MBRF will launch its agenda with meetings involving several
prominent international publishing houses, including Sage Publishing and Innovative

Publishing. These discussions will focus on exploring opportunities for collaboration in academic
publishing and the exchange of digital and knowledge-based content. Additionally, a literary
session titled ‘Emirati Literature: Between Memory and Renewal’ will feature Emirati authors

Eman Al Yousuf and Nadia Al Najjar, with writer Roula Farah serving as moderator. The session
will highlight the evolution of the local literary landscape while keeping pace with the broader

global literary movement.

The Digital Knowledge Hub (DKH), a prominent Arab knowledge platform developed by MBRF,
will open its programs with a gathering featuring the Academic Publishing Association and

Emerald Publishing, exploring key topics such as open access, publishing ethics, and the future
of digital journals. The gathering will center on collaborations on publishing specialized studies
focused on the knowledge economy and innovation, linking them to MBRF’s projects, including

the Global Knowledge Index (GKI). It will also include a panel discussion titled ‘Literary Editing:
The Invisible Partner in the Publishing Industry’ and an introductory session on the Mohammed

bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award (MBRKA).

Additionally, a session titled ‘I Translate’ will convene leading translators to discuss the
challenges and opportunities in translating literary and intellectual works across cultures.

Moreover, as part of the ongoing ‘KnowTalks’ series, the program will feature a seminar led by
researcher Stefan Bergheim, titled ‘The Competence of Futures Literacy,’ and another seminar
by Dr. Gunjan Bhardwaj titled ‘Transforming Life Sciences with AI.’

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