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
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Bringing you essential perspectives to plan the future


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The Library of Congress has recently introduced an EPUB viewer for its #OpenAccess Books Collection. This feature enables users to read EPUBs directly on the website, without the need for downloading.
Know more here→ https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2023/02/new-epub-reader/
[1/2] @NISOInfo has announced the #NISOPlus2023 scholarship winners. These awards help support #Diversity, equity, and #inclusion in the information community.
[1/2] @arxiv, an #OpenAccess source of #preprints and postprints, has implemented a policy requiring authors to disclose the utilization of generative #AI tools, such as #ChatGPT in their scientific works.
[1/2] cOAlition S has announced that it will no longer provide financial assistance for Transformative Agreements and Transformative Journals after 31st December, 2024.
[1/2] The London Book Fair has announced the line-up for its Research and Scholarly Publishing Forum, which involves discussions on the importance of diversity in STM publishing, national and international library policies, and emerging Web3 technology.
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced a #grant of $5,515,000 from the Mellon Foundation to advance its mission of developing the librarianship profession and ensuring equal access to information.
Read more about the grant → https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2023/01/american-library-association-announces-new-transformational-grant-mellon
[1/2] ScienceOpen, a freely accessible research communication platform, has partnered with the King Salman Center for Disability Research (KSCDR) to expand its network of #scholarlypublications by adding #research in disability studies.
[1/2] The Association of Global Open Science and Research (AGOSR), facilitates researchers with a free and inclusive platform for showcasing #openaccess research worldwide.
The UC Berkeley Library examined the relationship between faculty attitudes towards #openaccess and open access #publishing practices. The study revealed a positive correlation between publishing gold open access and faculty's support for OA.
Read here: https://www.arl.org/resources/library-impact-research-report-open-access-publishing-a-study-of-uc-berkeley-faculty-views-and-practices/
Jot, designed and developed at the Yale School of Public Health by the Townsend Lab, is an #opensource web application that matches manuscripts with suitable #journals based on the manuscript’s title, citations, and abstracts.
Read more here: https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/introducing-jot-a-new-open-source-tool-to-help-researchers-with-journal-selection/
JSTOR and a group of university presses have announced "Path to Open," a program that facilitates the #openaccess book publication and helps preserve and promote bibliodiversity in academic book #publishing.
Read more: https://about.jstor.org/news/jstor-and-university-press-partners-announce-path-to-open-books-pilot/
[1/2] During APE 2023 last week, Daniel Hook, the CEO of @digitalsci, presented the inaugural APE Award for Innovation in Scholarly Communication. The award has been conferred to Vsevolod Solovyov for his work with @prophyscience, a research tool that recommends reviewers.
PLOS has announced a two-year agreement with Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) to increase the visibility and #accessibility of German #research and support the #OpenScience movement. Read more about the agreement here: https://theplosblog.plos.org/2023/01/plos-announces-new-publishing-agreement-with-german-consortium/
UNESCO has published a checklist for #OpenAccess publishers in order to guide them in implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science. This checklist has been developed in partnership with OASPA. Read more: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000383327/PDF/383327eng.pdf.multi
#openscience #publishing
Advanced Research Infrastructure for Archaeological Dataset Networking in Europe (ARIADNE) announced a new online platform, ARIADNEplus, that allows users to access and search through various #archaeological collections, including surveys, reports, & more. https://dans.knaw.nl/en/news/new-ariadneplus-archaeological-search-engine/
[1/2] XML Stories is a Publisherspeak series that examines the advantages of using XML in different industries, such as healthcare, automotive, and more, through the perspective of technology experts.
The Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation (IPLC) has joined the Library Accessibility Alliance (LAA) as a partner to improve #library access to electronic resources. This partnership aims to create more inclusive and #accessible #libraries for all.
https://libraryaccessibility.org/news/ivy-plus-libraries-confederation-joins-library-accessibility-alliance
A grant of over $1 million has been awarded to Cornell University by the Mellon Foundation to enhance the content and functionality of the digital history initiative, Freedom on the Move (FOTM).
Read more here: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/01/mellon-grants-1m-deepen-and-improve-freedom-move
#digital #content #community #publishing
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has received a $750,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to connect Wikipedia with cultural #heritage institutions in the United States.
Read more about the initiative here: https://dp.la/news/dpla-to-make-cultural-treasures-freely-available-on-wikipedia-with-new-sloan-foundation-support
#digital #library #grant
At Publisherspeak, we surveyed publishing industry professionals about how the peer review experience can be improved for all stakeholders involved. Explore insights from the survey here → https://publisherspeak.com/how-might-we-improve-the-peer-review-experience/
#research #publishing #peerreview
[1/2] The Publisherspeak Think Tank is a forum where publishing professionals come together to discuss the evolving publishing landscape, share their knowledge, and find ways to overcome challenges and stay current with trends in the industry.
[1/2] Expand your horizons with #publishing industry experts!
Publisherspeak is a platform designed to help professionals in the publishing industry share their knowledge and expertise, #collaborate, and work together to create new ideas and approaches.
1/2] IOP Publishing (IOPP) and the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) have finalized a transformative agreement to allow #authors at subscribing institutions to publish
#openaccess at no cost to them.
https://ioppublishing.org/news/scelc-consortium-and-iop-publishing-strengthen-their-commitment-to-oa-publishing/
[1/2] Engage with peers in the #publishing industry!
Publisherspeak is the platform that facilitates and enables publishing ecosystems to visualize and exchange knowledge, collaborate, and co-create.
The Company of Biologists and CAUL have announced that the number of institutions participating in their 2022-24 Read and Publish agreement will grow from 11 to 20 next year.
Read more about the partnership here: https://www.researchinformation.info/news/company-biologists-move-forward-caul
#openaccess #publishing #research
[1/2] The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has released its StatShot report for October 2022, reflecting reported revenue for three categories of publishing: Trade, Higher Education Course Materials, and Professional Publishing.
https://publishers.org/news/aap-october-2022-statshot-report-publishing-industry-down-5-1-year-to-date-and-down-9-3-for-october/
[1/2] Publisherspeak is a platform that facilitates creative thinking, networking, and collaboration within the publishing ecosystem.
Members of our community get together to:
🤝 Engage in fresh initiatives and new ideas
🤝 Adapt to new technologies and trends
Oxford University Press (OUP) has signed a new Read & Publish deal with the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries (CSAL). Under the agreement, OUP will make its content available to the Swiss reader #community.
Read more here: https://www.researchinformation.info/news/oxford-university-press-signs-new-read-and-publish-deal
#OpenAccess #publishing
PLOS has released its first Open Science Indicators dataset. This tool, focused on 3 aspects: data sharing, code sharing, & preprint posting, aims to help organizations understand #OpenScience better, monitor progress, and more.
Read more → https://theplosblog.plos.org/2022/12/open-science-indicators-first-dataset/
#publishing
Crossref announced the Global Equitable Membership (GEM) program, a new initiative that aims to boost membership equitability and #accessibility. GEM enables organizations from the least economically-advantaged countries to participate in Crossref → https://www.crossref.org/gem/
[1/3] 3 December is observed as the UN's annual International Day of People with Disabilities. To highlight the importance of being #inclusive of #disability, The Scholarly Kitchen has published an article with 10 recommendations for organizations.
SAGE Publishing and the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) have signed a new 3-year transformative agreement that will boost #publishing opportunities for Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) researchers.
Read more → https://group.sagepub.com/press-releases/sage-publishing-and-council-of-australian-university-libraries-reach-new-read-and-publish-agreement
#OpenAccess #research
[1/2] The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) and ASAPbio have published “Ten Recommended Practices for Managing Preprints in Generalist and Institutional Repositories” to address gaps in supporting #preprint sharing.
[1/2] The Welsh Library Team of the Year Award 2022 has been presented to the Training group, NHS Wales Library & Knowledge Service/NHS Wales e-library, a group of 24 #libraries located in hospitals across Wales serving a wide range of #health disciplines and sectors.
[1/2] Connecting Explorers to Experts and Experiences!
Our mission at Publisherspeak is to connect the explorers of the #publishing industry, #technology, and #innovation with the wealth of experience from experts.
The MHz Foundation recently relaunched Curationist, an #OpenAccess platform that connects users to millions of digital artifacts and historical items. A webinar about the role of OA #arts and culture in cultural narratives was organized on Dec 7 → https://www.curationist.org/
The 4th Library Privacy Week is taking place between 5-10 December 2022. Free online and in-person events have been organized to raise awareness among the #NYC public about #data #privacy and internet security. Learn more about Library Privacy Week 2022 → https://libraryprivacyweek.nyc/
#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
Senior Production ManagerBMJ

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.
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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.
