Jobava and Hoepli confirmed as IPA President and Vice President Elect

Gvantsa Jobava (Intelekti Publishing, Georgia) has been confirmed as President-elect of the International Publishers Association, with Giovanni Hoepli (Hoepli Publishing House, Italy) confirmed as Vice President-elect at fifth virtual IPA General Assembly.

The IPA’s 2024 General Assembly also represented the last for outgoing President, Karine Pansa who thanked IPA’s members for all their support and encouraged them to continue to work together to promote the book sector.

IPA President, Karine Pansa said, “Publishing is so important for our societies, for our economies, and for our cultures. What an honour it has been to represent this wonderful industry. Gvantsa Jobava is going to be a great President for IPA and I can’t wait to see how she will drive the IPA forward.”

IPA President-elect, Gvantsa Jobava added: “As IPA’s new President I will be asking our members: What more can we do to safeguard our courageous colleagues and authors, whose freedom is limited in many parts of the world and whose lives are in danger? What more can we do to see that copyright is respected by the technology giants and enforced by our legislators?”

While, Giovanni Hoepli, IPA Vice President-elect said, “Looking ahead, our future challenges will also require us to work together. Collaboration is key, and I invite everyone to be ready to continue this journey as a team.”