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21 May (Thursday)

9:00am – 10:30am

The Worlds We Make: Stories and Spaces

21 May | 9:00am – 10:30am
Panel | English | L16, The Pod

11:00am – 12:30pm

Local Stories, Universal Emotions: Building Bridges through Children’s Books

21 May | 11:00am – 12:30pm
Workshop | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2

11:30am – 1:00pm

Translating Worlds for Young Readers: Kidlit Across Borders

21 May | 11:30am – 1:00pm
Panel | English | L16, The Pod

2:30pm – 3:30pm

It Could be Verse: Using Free Verse to Tell Your Story

21 May | 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Designing 3D Tactile Braille Storybooks

21 May | 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Presentation | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1

4:30pm – 5:30pm

Across Cultures and Spaces: Re-contextualising Children’s Stories

21 May | 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Panel | English | L16, The Pod

22 May (Friday)

9:00am – 10:00am

Mirror Mirror on the Wall: What Stories Shape Us Most Of All

22 May | 9:00am – 10:00am
Presentation | English | L16, The Pod

10:00am – 11:00am

Translating the Details: How Small Word Choices Make Big Worlds

22 May | 10:00am – 11:00am
Presentation | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1

10:30am – 11:30am

Cerita Rakyat: Dilestarikan, atau Diolah Semula?
Folktales: To Preserve, or Fracture?

22 May | 10:30am – 11:30am
Presentation | English | Malay | L5, Possibility Room

11:30am – 12:30pm

从纸到屏：媒介迁移之中，何以持续陪伴孩子成长
From Page to Screen: How to Stay Present as Kids Grow Up

22 May | 11:30am – 12:30pm
Panel | Chinese | L5, Imagination Room

3:30pm – 5:00pm

Menyemai Cinta pada Bahasa Ibunda melalui Cerita Warisan
Nurturing a Love for the Mother Tongue through Heritage Stories

22 May | 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Workshop | English | Malay | L5, Imagination Room

4:30pm – 5:30pm

协作与竞争—「银色前哨・月球危机」沉浸式桌游体验
“Silver Outpost: Lunar Crisis”: An Immersive Board Game Experience

22 May | 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Workshop | English | Chinese | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Listening to the Story: How I Bring My World to Yours

22 May | 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Creator's Talk | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1

23 May (Saturday)

10:00am – 11:00am

Where Global Stories Spark Change: IBBY in Action

23 May | 10:00am – 11:00am
Panel | English | L5, Possibility Room

10:30am – 11:30am

The Worlds We Share — Peace and Friendship Through Picture Books

23 May | 10:30am – 11:30am
Panel | English | Japanese | L16, The Pod

10:30am – 11:45am

Young Heroes Claiming Old Myths: Big Worlds, Bravery, and Fantasy for Kids

23 May | 10:30am – 11:45am
Panel | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1

12:00pm – 1:00pm

[VENUE AND TIME CHANGE] Industry Sharing and Networking

23 May | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Networking Session | English | L16, The Pod

12:00pm – 1:30pm

AI时代的汉字世界：人工智能如何支持汉字识字与教学
The World of Chinese Characters in the Age of AI: Supporting Hanzi Literacy and Teaching with AI

23 May | 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Workshop | Chinese | L5, Imagination Room

12:30pm – 1:45pm

Building and Visualising An Illustrator’s Life: An Honest Conversation for Aspiring Illustrators

23 May | 12:30pm – 1:45pm
Panel | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1

1:00pm – 2:15pm

Motivating Multiliteracies: Comics and Games as Literacy Tools

23 May | 1:00pm – 2:15pm
Panel | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2

2:30pm – 4:00pm

The Industry of Comics: Views from Around the World

23 May | 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Panel | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Moving Roots: An Illustrator’s Journey Between Two Worlds

23 May | 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Creator's Talk | English | L16, The Pod

3:00pm – 4:30pm

AFCC 2026 Translation Hackathon

23 May | 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Workshop | English | Chinese | Malay | Tamil | B1, Immersive Room

4:30pm – 5:45pm

Special Editions and Objects of Desire: The Merch-ification of Books

23 May | 4:30pm – 5:45pm
Panel | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1

24 May (Sunday)

10:30am – 11:30am

From Page to Pixel: Turning a Story into an Animated Reality

24 May | 10:30am – 11:30am
Presentation | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2

11:00am – 12:30pm

கற்பனையை உயிர்ப்பித்தல்: AI யுகத்தில் வகுப்பறை முதல் புத்தக வெளியீடு வரை
Keeping Imagination Alive: From Classroom to Book Releases in the Age of AI

24 May | 11:00am – 12:30pm
Workshop | English | Tamil | L5, Imagination Room

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Drawn to Speak: Comics as a Language

24 May | 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Workshop | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 2

1:30pm – 3:30pm

Meet the Editor: A Dialogue on Children’s Book Editing and Publishing

24 May | 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Masterclass | English | B1, CTPL Programme Room 1

2:00pm – 2:30pm

Nurturing Mongolian Creators: Inside a Children’s Book Fellowship

24 May | 2:00pm – 2:30pm
Presentation | English | L5, Possibility Room

2:30pm – 3:30pm

Stories That Travel: Adapting from Page to Screen

24 May | 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Presentation | English | L16, The Pod

4:30pm – 5:45pm

When Children Judge Book Awards

24 May | 4:30pm – 5:45pm
Panel | English | L16, The Pod

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