HOLGER VOLLAND
Vice President Frankfurt Book Fair
Holger Volland serves as Vice President and member of the executive board of Frankfurter Buchmesse. He is responsible for international business development and sales and heads the book fair’s office in Beijing. He is also founder of an annual think tank event for technology in culture: THE ARTS+. As an author he publishes about digital change in culture and the creative industries. His books (Beltz, 2018; Random House/Goldmann, 2021), essays and articles explore the cultural aspects of artificial intelligence and the digital society in general.
Prior to joining the book fair, Holger served as Head of Marketing and Communications with the German Booksellers and Publishers Association and Head of Brand Communications at MetaDesign AG. Before, he led Leipziger & Partner as Managing Director, a digital marketing and communications consultancy which he founded in Berlin. He has held positions in media such as journalism, radio, television, online development and design and curated numerous exhibitions in Buenos Aires and Berlin. Holger studied information science at Freie Universität Berlin. He led the launch of the New Economy Business School as its founding director and also enjoyed a tenure as lecturer at Hochschule Wismar and Mediacampus Frankfurt.
Session
Out of "Site" but Not Out of Mind: Where's My Event Gone?!
