Publisherspeak Virtual Summit
19-20 May 2020 | ONLINE | 20+ Speakers
20+ Global experts reveal strategies and insights on processes, people and technology to deliver better outcomes.
The summit is over but you can still watch the sessions.
Why Publisherspeak Virtual Summit?
- Listen to 20+ Global experts talk about innovation and process excellence
- Learn about fresh ideas and interesting initiatives in publishing
- Hear about the trends in technology and how to deliver a better experience for your authors and readers
- Understand how to introduce change and achieve success by engaging your teams
- Access anytime, anywhere
Two days, No Travel, No Cost
Bringing you essential perspectives to plan the future


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The German Publishing Price, which rewards small and independent #publishers, honored 66 publishers for their contributions to the #diversity of the book market.
Read more about this year’s awards ceremony and winners here: https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/06/the-german-publishing-prize-60-publishers-honored-three-with-e60000-each/
The Publisherspeak Journals Think Tank brings together experts from #publishing to discuss industry trends and challenges. In this blog, we share the panel's insights on the challenges in #OpenAccess, from adoption to operation: https://publisherspeak.com/open-access-challenges/
The AUPresses - SSP Career Progression Task Force is collecting position descriptions of common roles across #publishing to make #career paths in the industry more transparent.
Read more about the Joint Task Force and contribute to this initiative here: https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3K0iCGYK8p0PjaC
Crossref has announced its annual call for board nominations. Read more about the elections and the application guidelines here: https://www.crossref.org/blog/annual-call-for-board-nominations/
#publishing #publishingindustry
Jisc is working with a consortium to assess the scope of a platform that aims to facilitate international research collaboration and improve research quality. Read more about the new project here: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/jisc-helps-new-project-on-improving-international-research-collaboration-10-jun-2022
#research #collaboration #publishing
The Royal Society and ResearchGate have announced a content syndication partnership to increase the accessibility of Royal Society gold open access journals. Read more about the new partnership here: https://www.researchinformation.info/news/researchgate-and-royal-society-partner-increase-accessibility
#content #research #science #publishing
Frontiers is the first #publisher to join Stick to Science, an initiative to enable researchers in Switzerland and the UK to collaborate and contribute to Europe's #science and #research beyond political barriers. Read more about this initiative here: https://blog.frontiersin.org/2022/06/07/frontiers-is-the-first-publisher-to-sign-stick-to-science-initiative/
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Career Development Committee has released the results from the 3rd annual Professional Skills Survey and the updated Professional Skills Map. Read about the findings here: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2022/05/31/results-of-the-3rd-annual-ssp-professional-skills-survey-and-the-updated-professional-skills-map/
#publishing #skills #career
In recent times, there has been a crop of new book discovery platforms. These tools, powered by a mix of #AI and human curation, help #readers discover their new favorite #books based on personalized recommendations. Read more about these new tools here: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/07/books/new-book-apps-tertulia.html
The Oxford Martin School has released a working paper about how remote collaboration between academic teams has resulted in more scientific breakthroughs. Read more about the paper and its findings here: https://www.researchinformation.info/news/remote-collaboration-leading-more-scientific-breakthroughs
#research #remotework #collaboration
The Audio Publishers Association has revealed in its annual sales survey that #audiobook sales have witnessed a double-digit increase for the 10th consecutive year. Read more about the steady rise of audiobooks here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/89547-audiobook-growth-continues.html
#audiobooks #publishing
IOP Publishing’s staff conference, PubCon, called attention to the barriers faced by early career researchers (ECRs) in the physical sciences.
Read more about the conference here: https://www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opinion/conference-highlights-early-career-research-barriers
#publishing #earlycareer #research #conference
F1000 has released a free open research toolkit that provides OA publishing solutions for institutions and funders. This kit is available to download here: https://think.f1000.com/wcri/
#research #openaccess #openresearch #publishing #academicpublishing
The winners of Coccus Pocus 2021, a microbiology-themed horror story #competition launched by the University of Hull and supported by the National Biofilms Innovation Centre, have been announced. Read more about the winning short #stories from 2021 here: https://microbiologysociety.org/publication/current-issue/engaging-microbiology/article/coccus-pocus-2021-the-thrilling-scary-story-competition-returned-last-autumn.html
Preprints have grown in popularity in the recent years, especially since the pandemic began. Read more about the impact of preprints on the changing publishing landscape here: https://www.researchinformation.info/feature/pandemic-brings-preprints-spotlight
#publishing #preprint #research #researcharticle #data
Peer Review Week is an annual event that celebrates the critical role of peer review in the research community. Help choose the theme of Peer Review Week 2022 by participating in this poll: https://peerreviewweek.wordpress.com/
#peerreview #research #event #community #poll
The winners of the British Book Awards 2022 have been announced. See the full list of winners and read more about the awards here: https://www.thebookseller.com/awards/the-british-book-awards?tab=winners&utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=DISCOVER%20THIS%20YEAR%27S%20WINNERS&utm_campaign=Congrats_BigList
#publishing #publishingindustry #awards #books
The Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) has been formalized as an ANSI/NISO standard. Read more about CRediT and the standardization process here: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2022/05/24/next-steps-for-credit-an-interview-with-the-co-chairs/?informz=1&nbd=05efcf2a-4633-4c6a-9108-1db97ba12743&nbd_source=informz
#publishing #publishingindustry #taxonomy
The Rome Zoo, a Bolinda #audiobook written by Pascal Janovjak, translated by Stephanie Smee, and read by Robert Meldrum, has won an AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award. Read more about the audiobook and the AudioFile Earphones Awards here: https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/216410/the-rome-zoo-by-pascal-janovjak-read-by-robert-meldrum/
#audiobooks
The Association of American Publishers' annual meeting took place virtually on May 9. Read about the topics discussed and the awards presented at the event here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/89253-aap-annual-meeting-spotlights-copyright-first-amendment-concerns.html
#event #publishing #publishingindustry
Ontario Creates has announced the finalists for the 2022 Trillium Book Award, an esteemed award for English and French-language Ontario authors. Read more about the awards and the finalists here: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ontario-creates-announces-16-trillium-book-award-finalists-859457236.html
#publishing #writing #awards #authors #poetry
May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, a time to raise awareness about mental health and #breakthestigma associated with it. SAGE Publishing has created a collection of free resources to support this initiative. Explore the collection here: https://journals.sagepub.com/mental_health_awareness
The results of the Publisherspeak peer review survey are in! Read about the challenges faced by the stakeholders involved in peer review and the gaps in the process here: https://publisherspeak.com/how-might-we-improve-the-peer-review-experience/
#peerreview #peerreviews #authors #researchers #editors #publishers
The American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Jisc consortium have partnered in a three-year transitional agreement that will enable #researchers at UK universities and institutes to #publish open access (OA) scientific articles at no cost. Read more here: https://www.researchinformation.info/news/american-chemical-society-and-jisc-partner-oa-deal
In our XML Stories series, we talk to an #XML expert about how a #publisher that produced drilling rig manuals leveraged XML and increased its production rate from 12 manuals per year to 300 manuals per year. Watch the full series here: https://publisherspeak.com/xml-stories-welcome/
The American Library Association (ALA) recently announced that American actor, producer, and children's book #author, Channing Tatum, will present virtually at the 2022 Annual Conference & Exhibition. Read more about the upcoming #event here: https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2022/04/actor-and-children-s-book-author-channing-tatum-present-digital-experience
Macquarie University has recently launched a national #survey to examine the experiences of Australian #authors in the national and international book #publishing industry.
Read more about the survey here: https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2022/04/28/213489/macquarie-university-launches-author-survey/
#bookpublishing #author
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) recently conducted its first in-person annual meeting in three years. The event covered the recent trends in publishing and included a panel on diversity. Read more here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/89135-michael-pietsch-on-publishing-at-bisg-best-of-times-worst-of-times.html
#publishing #books #journals #diversity
The Publisherspeak Journals Think Tank brings together experts from the #publishing ecosystem to discuss industry trends and challenges. In this blog, we share the panel's insights on the challenges in #OA, from adoption to operation: https://publisherspeak.com/open-access-challenges/
#OpenAccess #Journals
Can reading fiction boost your EQ? A new study says yes! In comparison to reading non-fiction or not reading at all, reading fiction can improve a person's social-cognitive performance.
Read more here: https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/reading-fiction-really-will-make-you-nicer-more-empathetic-new-study-says.html
#books #publishing #reading #fiction
The Royal College of Surgeons of England is inviting members and non-members from across various industries to join their Expert Advisory Network. The network provides a platform to help shape the future of surgical education. Read more here: https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/education-and-exams/our-team/expert-advisory-network/
[1/4] We interviewed publishing professionals from BMJ, the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and eLife on #openaccess and building a #sustainable open ecosystem.
Click here to read the full interview: https://www.kriyadocs.com/what-are-the-benefits-of-automation-for-the-publishing-industry/
Tasha Mellins-Cohen writes about the importance of COUNTER reports for the wider scholarly communication system. Read the article here: https://www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opinion/usage-missing-measure-impact
#research #libraries #scholarlycommunication #metrics
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is conducting its inaugural #SSP5k Run, Walk, and Roll. This virtual 5K event, presented by Crossref, will benefit the SSP's Generations Fund. Read more about the event and the Generations Fund here: https://www.sspnet.org/community/news/ssp-launches-first-ever-virtual-5k-run-walk-and-roll/
Taylor & Francis Group and F1000 have launched Routledge Open Research, the world's first open research publishing platform dedicated to Education, the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Read more about the platform here: https://think.f1000.com/routledgeopenresearch/
#OpenResearch #OpenAccess
Frontiers revealed in its Progress Report 2021 that the #openaccess scholarly publisher was the third most-cited publisher in 2021 among the 20 largest publishers in the world by volume. Read the report and learn more here: https://progressreport.frontiersin.org/
cOAlition S and ALPSP have published a new toolkit that provides details about the entire #openaccess agreement process. Such a toolkit makes it easier for smaller independent #publishers and #libraries to enter into OA agreements.
Read more here: https://www.researchinformation.info/news/coalition-s-and-alpsp-publish-oa-toolkit
The winners of the 37th Whiting Awards were announced on 5th April at the New-York Historical Society. The 10 awards were given to writers of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction.
Read more here: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/88945-2022-whiting-award-winners-announced.html
IOP Publishing has signed a 3-year transformative agreement with the Max Planck Society in a move to transition its journals to open access. Read more here: https://www.researchinformation.info/news/iopp-signs-oa-agreement-max-planck-society
#research #openaccess #publishing
Get Full Text Research (GetFTR), a free service that provides faster access for #researchers to published #journal #articles, has expanded its support to allow access to over 51% of global #research output. Read more here: https://www.researchinformation.info/news/getftr-now-supports-half-global-research-output
Just one week to go! Our CEO, @ravivramani, President of Publishing Services, Vishnu, and Director of Customer Success, Arthic Leo, are excited to be at the #LondonBookFair.
Discover more about our early access program and book a meeting with us at LBF: https://lnkd.in/gq5mHPZ8
Meet kriyadocs at the #LondonBookFair to help transform publishing!
#BridgeTheGap #publishing #LBF22 #LBF2022
This April, we're launching a unified journal #publishing platform that helps publishers build agile journal programs. Join us at the @LondonBookFair, and let's lead the change in publishing!
Meet us at the #LondonBookFair: https://calendly.com/d/crw-j3k-k3s/bridgethegap-at-lbf?month=2022-04
#LBF22 #LBF2022 #BridgeTheGap
#publisherspeak Virtual Summit
19-20 May 2020 | Online | 20+ Speakers
Meet the Speakers
20+ Speakers. Many takeaways.

Sophia has worked in the scholarly publishing industry for over 15 years and is now Director of Publishing at the British Institute of Radiology where she is responsible for all aspects of the Institute’s publishing programme. Previously she worked at the Royal Society of Chemistry where she carried out various roles covering all areas of the publishing process, with a special interest in peer review and publishing ethics. Sophia is a member of the ALPSP Education Committee and the NISO Transfer standing committee.
Sophia Anderton
Director of PublishingThe British Institute of Radiology
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Natalie Bryan
Senior Production Manager
BMJ
Natalie Bryan has over 20 years’ production experience within the medical publishing industry and has worked at BMJ since 2003. She started at BMJ as a Production Editor, and now holds the position of Senior Production Manager.
Natalie manages the copy editing and typesetting supplier relationships as well as an in-house team of Production Editors. She works closely with journal editors and the publishing team to ensure the swift and accurate processing of articles from acceptance to publication (online and in print).
Natalie Bryan
Senior Production ManagerBMJ
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Andrea T Edwards, the Digital Conversationalist, is a communications evangelist and expert in content marketing, social leadership and employee advocacy. A certified speaking professional, Andrea works with the world’s largest companies on the transformation needed to maximize business growth. Working with brands to help them embrace the voice of their employees, Andrea sees empowering employees to be social leaders as the cornerstone of business transformation today. Andrea is a travel junkie who’s had the privilege to work around the world, across Europe, the US, ANZ and Asia.
Author of "18 Steps to an All-Star Linkedin Profile : How to get started on Linkedin".
Andrea T Edwards
Keynote SpeakerThe Digital Conversationalist

After earning a degree in Environmental Resources from the University of Rhode Island, Arlene worked as a research assistant at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In 1983, she transitioned into scientific and medical publishing at Raven Press/Raven Health Care Communications and later at Springer-Verlag’s New York City offices. She moved to North Carolina in 1989, founding Technica Editorial Services with Jack Nestor.
Arlene Furman
Managing DirectorTechnica Editorial Services

For more than three decades, Ron Kaufman has helped companies on every continent build a culture of uplifting service that delivers outstanding business results year after year. Making transformation his mission, Ron is one of the world’s most sought-after educators, consultants, business thought-leaders and motivational customer service keynote speakers on the topic of achieving superior service. Ron is the author of the New York Times bestseller Uplifting Service and 14 other books on service, business and inspiration. Ron has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today. For three consecutive years, GlobalGurus has rated Ron the #1 customer service guru in the world.
Ron also works with a successful clientele of government agencies and multinational corporations including Singapore Airlines, Xerox, Nokia Siemens, Marina Bay Sands and Changi Airport. He delivers powerful business insights and global best practices enabling organizations to gain a sustainable advantage through service.
Ron Kaufman
Customer Experience ExpertUplifting Service

Pieter Lamers is the production manager for John Benjamins. Pieter has a deep interest in typography, language structures and data structures. He is passionate about XML and XML technologies and continues to look for ways to innovate and drive his company forward. He has an MA in French and Linguistics from the University of Leiden.
John Benjamins Publishing Company is an independent, family-owned academic publisher headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Over the years JB has been firmly rooted in every imaginable subfield of Language and Linguistics. JB takes pride in maintaining a constant dialogue with the various academic communities to stay at the forefront of research developments and needs, and in serving as an academic exchange for scholars from every part of the world.
Pieter Lamers
Head of ProductionJohn Benjamins
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Dr. Ashwin Mahalingam
Professor
IIT Madras
Dr. Ashwin Mahalingam is Professor of Civil Engineering at IIT-Madras. Dr. Mahalingam’s current research interests include Public Private Partnerships in Infrastructure, and ways in which organizations react to the globalization of engineering services. He also serves as the editor of the Engineering Project Organization journal. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Stanford University and a B.Tech from IIT Madras.
Dr. Ashwin Mahalingam
ProfessorIIT Madras

Tasha Mellins-Cohen is the Director of Technology and Innovation at the Microbiology Society. The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. It is one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes and schools. Tasha has over 18 years of experience in scholarly communications. She has a deep appreciation for the changing pressures on publishers, funders, researchers and research institutions, and is keen to find ways to help all parties work together. Tasha is a self-confessed geek who believes that technology has only just begun to make its mark on the scholarly communications community. She is a founder member of the Society Publishers' Coalition, a member of the COUNTER Executive, and Chair of the ALPSP Education Committee.
Tasha Mellins-Cohen
Director of Technology and InnovationMicrobiology Society

Jack's background in scientific, medical, and scholarly publishing (books and journals) spans over 20 years. During this time, He worked for publishers like Springer, Oxford University Press, Elsevier, HarperCollins, American Chemical Society, and others. He has also worked cooperatively with authors and editors internationally, as well with typesetters and printers throughout the United States, England, Germany, Belgium, India, and the Philippines. Specialities: books, journals, peer-review management, editorial-production management, remote office support, editing, graphics, press releases
Jack Nestor
Managing DirectorTechnica Editorial Services
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Lorna Notsch is a Senior Content Analyst in Publishing Technologies, with a focus on digital accessibility. A long-time resident of Washington, DC, she began her career at SAGE Publishing via CQ Press, which SAGE purchased in 2008. Originally in print book production, she transitioned to Publishing Technologies in 2012. Her primary responsibilities include platform and product testing, accessibility document creation and maintenance, and staff training around accessibility integration across the product workflow. Outside of the office, Lorna enjoys reading, attending events and activities throughout the DC, and growing her houseplant collection.
Lorna Notsch
Senior Content AnalystSAGE Publishing
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Jerry Orvedahl is Senior Manager for Online Content Analysis at SAGE Publishing. A thirty-year veteran of SAGE Publishing, he spent a dozen years rising through the Editorial ranks of CQ Press, from production editor, to project editor, to senior editor. He then took a certificate in Web development in 2003, near the dawn of the commercial Internet era, and became the content specialist in Online Product Development. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Jerry manages a team of content analysts with expertise in XML and related technologies; content and metadata management; online accessibility; and workflow and process engineering. He works in SAGE’s Washington, DC, office and resides in Fairfax, Virginia.
Jerry Orvedahl
Senior Manager, Online ContentSAGE Publishing

David Parker is Vice President, Product Management, Books for ProQuest. In his current role, David oversees all aspects of the ebook business for ProQuest. David previously led the streaming video and health sciences business for ProQuest and was a leading voice for driving the integration of virtual reality content in ProQuest databases and video products. Prior to his role with ProQuest, David founded Business Expert Press and served as the President of Business Expert Press and its sister company, Momentum Press. BEP and MP specialize in applied, concise ebooks for advanced business and engineering students. Before founding BEP, David was editor-in-chief for business publishing at Pearson Education and a member of Pearson’s global business publishing committee. David holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from George Fox University and a Master’s Degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Arizona. David is the author of The Blurring Line column in Against the Grain and a frequent adviser to book and video publishers navigating the physical to digital transition.
David Parker
VP, Product Management: BooksProQuest

Since joining Lyft in 2018, Janet Peavy has spearheaded unprecedented growth for Lyft San Antonio as a trusted voice in the multimodal transportation conversation. Due to her success in growing the San Antonio market, Peavy has recently taken on more territory to include certain regions of North, South, East and West Texas.
As General Manager, Janet oversees all operations of the markets she serves to include providing driver support, anticipating large as well as reliable rideshare needs for both local and visiting groups, facilitating community partnerships and engaging closely with city and county officials to reduce transportation gaps and address challenges unique to each city.
Janet’s path towards Lyft included a marketing manager position with Fortune 100 utility company TXU Energy in Dallas and numerous roles with the Junior League of San Antonio including vice president of Fund Development, treasurer and ultimately chief executive officer.
Peavy also shares her talent as a concert pianist and has performed with the San Antonio Symphony and at multiple Piano Texas competitions.
Janet Peavy
General ManagerLyft
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Sundar Raman is an engineer with a background in community media and interactive experience design. He believes that engineering and art share the same foundation; that technology should be as invisible as possible and that technology should always be a facilitator for creative results, rather than an end in itself. He is continuously burnishing the rough edges of all tendrils of technology that interconnect to make our modern lives work smoothly. His contributions to award-winning projects include the National September 11th Memorial and Museum, The Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, The Museum of the City of New York, The Eisenhower Memorial amongst many others. Sundar has lectured at various institutions, including Princeton University, Parsons Art and Design School, NYU Tandon School of Engineering and School of the Visual Arts.
Sundar Raman
Director of TechnologyMuseum of the Future
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Sridhar Ramanathan, is an Innovation Facilitator, Consultant & Creativity Coach. He helps clients choose the right challenges, generate alternate ideas, select ideas smartly, develop them into powerful solutions, and coach them through to implementation. He believes his mission is to help people who want to think differently and do things better. Sridhar had a distinguished career in Ogilvy & Mather for 25 long years. He was a Director of Ogilvy & Mather India, when he decided to set up his own innovation practice, IDEAS-RS, in 2000. Sridhar completed a six-month distance learning programme from the Open University Business School, UK on Creativity, Innovation & Change. He is an accredited CEO Coach from the Coaching Foundation of India.
Sridhar Ramanathan
Public Speaker, Innovation FacilitatorIDEAS-RS

A dynamic, high energy, visionary leader with over 20 years of experience across multiple functions and industries. Systems thinker with demonstrated experience in lean manufacturing, re-engineering business processes, developing robust strategies and leading transformational initiatives within highly matrixed/functional organizations. International experience developing talent, motivating diverse teams, deploying robust management operating systems (MOS) and driving flawless program execution to deliver extraordinary results in accelerated timeframes. Recognized as a top performer and chosen for multiple high-visibility international expatriate assignments. Lean Expert trained, Certified Six Sigma Green Belt. Specialities: Lean Implementations, Quantitative Analysis, Purchasing, Data Warehousing, Distribution Management, Supply Chain Management
Shankar Ramani
VP, Global IoT OperationsAvnet

Martin Scrivener is a graduate of London School of Journalism, and a 40 year plus veteran of the publishing industry. He began his career in the marketing department with Associated Book Publishers. He then moved to Kluwer Academic Publishers as an acquisitions editor and publisher. Later, as the Managing Director for Swets & Zeitlinger, he built them up from a small journal publisher to a mid-sized publisher of books and journals through acquisitions as well as organic growth. After a series of other roles, he launched the M & M Scrivener Press imprint in 2005 which morphed into Scrivener Publishing.
Scrivener Publishing publishes books and journals in the technical applied sciences for both the practitioner in industry and the researcher in academia. This high-quality content helps businesses and industry achieve cost efficiencies and higher productivity. Their content is sold globally in print and electronic formats as well as in aggregated databases. He currently serves s the President of Scrivener Publishing
Martin Scrivener
PresidentScrivener Publishing

Pravin Shekar is an Outlier Marketer, parallel entrepreneur and a raconteur. Unconventional marketing is his forte. An author of three books, Pravin is the recipient of the American Marketing Association’s “Emerging Leader” award. As a professional speaker, he has energized business leaders in 27 countries. He talks on using outlier marketing and word-of-mouth referrals as key business growth techniques. Pravin nudges CEOs and Sales heads to reorient their marketing outreach by enabling every associate to act towards a common goal - that of driving revenue growth. When the world moves one way, you need to move another: That’s Pravin’s philosophy and work style.
Pravin Shekar
Outlier Marketer/Keynote SpeakerKRUX108

Priya Srinivasan is currently the Area HR Director, Developing Markets for Reckitt Benckiser Health. Priya has broad HR experience and has worked across many areas of the HR function. She also brings a diverse international perspective with the experience of having lived and worked in a range of countries - India, US, Hong Kong, China, Singapore and now in the UK.
Prior to Reckitt Benckiser, Priya has been with AstraZeneca for 14 years where she has made significant contributions to increasing the development focus and working in close partnership with the business to strengthen the leadership pipeline within the company.
Priya believes that HR can make a huge difference to business performance by sharply focusing on the human barriers and opportunities to business outcomes.
Priya Srinivasan
Area HR Director, Developing MarketsReckitt Benckiser Health
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Dorai Thodla, CEO, iMorph Inc, is a serial entrepreneur who started two companies in India and two in the USA. He was also a chief Mentor at Congruent Research Labs, Chief mentor KCTech Innovation Cell. With more than 33 years of work experience, He involved in mentoring several innovative initiatives and startups.
Dorai Thodla
Technopreneur, TeacheriMorph

Lindsay Zamponi is an independent editorial services consultant with over 30 years' experience in academic and professional, reference, and trade publishing. Among her areas of expertise are STM and HSS journal and book copyediting management.
Lindsay Zamponi
Independent Editorial Services ConsultantTopics
Day 1 : Innovation

Dr. Ashwin Mahalingam
A 360 degree view of journal publishing
A 360 degree view of journal publishing
Authors are central to the publishing ecosystem as their research creates the content that feeds the system. How do authors really feel about the publishing process?
Do they see publishers adding value?
Absolutely, says Dr. Ashwin Mahalingam from IIT Madras who has a unique perspective in being a journal editor as well. Join us for a fantastic conversation about publishing and what all of us could do to make the process better.
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Dr. Ashwin Mahalingam
ProfessorIIT Madras

Tasha Mellins-Cohen
A journal editorial board with early career researchers?
A journal editorial board with early career researchers?
Engage with early career researchers to build a successful cascade journal? In this episode, hear from Tasha Mellins-Cohen about the unique approaches adopted by the Microbiology Society for their new journal, Access Microbiology.

Jerry Orvedahl and Lorna Notsch
Accessible Publishing. Why is it important and how to incorporate accessibility into your workflows?
Accessible Publishing. Why is it important and how to incorporate accessibility into your workflows?
Why is accessible publishing important? Who is the audience? How difficult is to incorporate these additional steps in your workflow? Can a focus on accessibility drive collaboration and improve your processes?
Join as we talk to Lorna Notsch and Jerry Orvedahl from SAGE Publishing, a leader in this effort, as they share their journey and best practices for all of us to follow.

Sundar Raman
Are we headed towards a contactless future?
Are we headed towards a contactless future?
What does a contactless future look like? How will we interact with people and devices? How will we create and consume content? Listen to Sundar Raman, Director of Technology, at the Museum of the Future, address these and other exciting questions.
The Museum of the Future is a visionary cultural institution currently under construction in Dubai, UAE. Founded by the Dubai Future Foundation, the museum will transport visitors to different narratives of humanity’s shared future, through the use of immersive storytelling experiences. These narratives span a range of topics that we grapple with as humanity today, and the museum intends to leave every visitor with a call to action to help manifest the optimistic futures we aspire to.

Pieter Lamers
How can XML help build efficient workflows and optimize spend?
How can XML help build efficient workflows and optimize spend?
Publishing has adopted XML as the standard for information and reaped tremendous benefits. However, we have only begun to scratch the surface of possibilities.
How will strong knowledge and expertise in XML and related technologies help us in reducing our spend and streaming our workflows?
How can we create new products and enhance the author experience?
Join us for an inspiring discussion with Pieter Lamers of John Benjamins as he walks us through their journey of adopting XML and build their publishing workflow inhouse.

David Parker
How to thrive as a digital-first publisher?
How to thrive as a digital-first publisher?
The time for digital-first publishing is finally here. Your users are consuming content online and wanting more. Traditional models have to change.
* How is publishing digital-first different from the traditional publishing model?
* What are the key elements of a good digital strategy?
* How can publishers make their content stand out in the digital world?
* What are some of the digital formats that ought to be considered?
* Join us for an illuminating discussion with David Parker, Vice President, ProQuest as he talks to us about “How to thrive as a digital first publisher?”

Sophia Anderton
Succeeding as an independent society publisher
Succeeding as an independent society publisher
Societies are very important to publishing. Their communities create the research and are also the consumers of content. However, very few societies have their own publishing arms and choose to align with a commercial publisher. What does it take to be independent? Is it possible to be small and successful? Hear from Sophia Anderton, Director of Publishing at BIR as she shares her thoughts on what it takes to succeed as an independent society publisher.

Sridhar Ramanathan
Unlock the real power of ideation

Dorai Thodla
Where is AI headed? How will it impact us and the companies we work for?
Where is AI headed? How will it impact us and the companies we work for?
Everyone is talking about AI and several of us have initiatives ongoing. How do we build our own AI strategy that works?
How do we leverage the power of AI while staying clear of issues with bias and ethics?
What is Hybrid AI and how will humans and machines work together to solve the challenges of the future?
Join us for an exciting discussion with Dorai Thodla, a technopreneur, as we discuss these topics and more.
Day 2 : Process Excellence

Janet Peavy
Building sustainable market share through community engagement
Building sustainable market share through community engagement
Why are communities important and how does an organization go about building them?
Is community engagement the same as marketing?
What are the benefits of a successful community engagement initiative to the organization?
How can you build and sustain your market share through a focused community approach?
How does this apply to the publishing world?
Join us as we talk to Janet Peavy from Lyft to learn all about how to build a successful community for your service.

Ron Kaufman
Deliver outstanding business results by exceeding customer expectations
Deliver outstanding business results by exceeding customer expectations
- What is the true meaning of service?
- Who is responsible for delivering good customer service?
- What does uplifting service mean?
- Is it really possible to deliver oustanding results as a business by focusing on service excellence?
"Absolutely!", says Ron Kaufman, author of New York Times Best seller, "Uplifting Service", leading educator, business thought-leader and motivational customer service keynote speaker. Join us in this exciting session to hear Ron speak about how companies can truly achieve excellence by creating a service culture.

Priya Srinivasan
Future of work and the workforce that is needed
Future of work and the workforce that is needed
What does the future of work look like and what is the workforce that is needed for the new future?
Hear from Priya Srinivasan, the HR Directors of a large people-centric company, Reckitt Benckiser as she joins us to discuss about how the nature of work might change in the future and what we need to do to stay relevant.

Andrea T Edwards
How do I build an all-star LinkedIn profile?
How do I build an all-star LinkedIn profile?
- Most of us have a LinkedIn profile but do very little with it. Why do we need an all-star LinkedIn profile?
- What is meant by social leadership and why it is important?
- Could it actually benefit my business?
- We’re forging ahead into a time of new rules and new opportunities. At a moment when everything seems to shift so fast, how do we seize those opportunities?
Join us for an eye-opening discussion with Andrea T Edwards, a passionate evangelist for social leadership and content marketing.

Shankar Ramani
Leading organizational transformation
Leading organizational transformation
Organizations are rapidly transforming themselves to be digital and customer-led. Companies need to learn how to better engage with their customers and build solutions that meet not just their current needs but their future needs as well. It is not about selling a book or an article but becoming the source of content that the consumer relies on. What does it take to effect this transformation?
How do we adopt the right mindset?
Join us as we talk to Shankar Ramani of Avnet, a Fortune 500 company about what it takes to lead this transformation.

Natalie Bryan
Managing a complex journal portfolio with distributed teams
Managing a complex journal portfolio with distributed teams
How do you manage a complex journal portfolio and all the challenges that come with it?
How do you ensure that the different technologies used for submission, typesetting and hosting talk to each other and are staying in sync?
How do you manage a diverse team that is located in different geographies and ensure they all stay on the same page?
Join us as we engage with Natalie Bryan, Senior Production Manager, BMJ, in a conversation about managing their journal portfolio.
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Natalie Bryan
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Pravin Shekar
Publishing is Marketing?
Publishing is Marketing?
A production manager needs to co-ordinate with people, technology and processes. The PM needs to work with people, emotions and make things happen. How is that possible without him or her being a marketer?
Marketing to the publishing head, to authors, old and new, to colleagues in different divisions. Marketing to build a tribe or a core set of raving fans!
Marketing is everyone’s duty. Marketing is bringing about positive change in our work, to ourselves, to our external and internal clients.
Publishing, thus, is a marketing function.
Join us for an absolutely delightful session as we talk to Pravin Shekar, Outlier Marketer, parallel entrepreneur and raconteur as he talks about how publishing is in fact marketing and how everyone is a marketer!

Martin Scrivener
Putting Authors and Users First
Putting Authors and Users First
Delight your authors and they will lead you forward. It appears to be an easy path but it takes good processes, experience and carefully crafted relationships to make it all work. Hear from Martin Scrivener about how Scrivener Publishing used this core philosophy to create a successful business.

Jack Nestor and Arlene Furman
The importance of partners in publishing workflows
The importance of partners in publishing workflows
Publishing is an ecosystem with many different stakeholders. Among those stakeholders are publishing partners who represent publishers and act as the middleware that keeps the engine humming. They interface with authors and keep projects moving along as per schedules. Hear from Arlene Furman and Jack Nestor from Technica talk about their experiences and insights as a publishing partner.

Lindsay Zamponi
Will AI replace copyeditors? Can they co-exist?
Will AI replace copyeditors? Can they co-exist?
Artificial Intelligence has certainly helped solve several business problems across industries.
* What are some of the benefits it brings to publishing?
* Can it help with the copyediting process and if so, how?
Join us for a freewheeling conversation with Lindsay Zamponi, an independent editorial services consultant with over 30 years’ experience in academic publishing, as we discuss how AI has impacted copyediting so far and what the future looks like.
Your Host

Ravi Venkataramani
Co-Founder and CEO, Exeter Premedia Services

Ravi is the CEO of Exeter Premedia Services and he manages the company’s growth strategy. A strong believer in the use of technology to enhance human potential, he has successfully steered product incubation through co-creation with customers. Ravi has worked with several large corporations advising them on the management, transformation and delivery of content. At Exeter Premedia, Ravi has been instrumental in developing kriyadocs, a document collaboration platform that accelerates publishing. Ravi has a Masters degree in Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

Sowmya Mahadevan
COO, Exeter Premedia Services
Sowmya is an operations professional and her experience spans software development, Network and Storage Management and the wider publishing industry. She has spearheaded growth, established new offices, assisted international expansion including participating in a strategic acquisition. Her key focus areas are operations and strategic planning, turnaround management, and process optimisation. Sowmya is currently transforming Exeter Premedia from a traditional services company to become the platform of choice for publishers worldwide.
