AGENDA
Tuesday 21 April 2026
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 12 noon – 1:00pm | LUNCH | n/a |
| 1:00 – 1:10pm | Welcome | TBC |
| 1:10 – 1:40pm | Keynote #1 – title TBC | Colleen Scollans Partner (Marketing & Digital Practice Lead) Clarke & Esposito |
| 1:40 – 2:00pm | Case Study | TBC |
| 2:00 – 2:20pm | BREAK | n/a |
| 2:20 – 2:35pm | Lightning Talk #1: Product roadmap / strategy | TBC |
| 2:35 – 3:15pm | Panel #1: Early career perspectives on the future of publishing | Julia Mullen Books Administrator American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Kim Stuart Managing Editor, Kidney360 American Society of Nephrology Kristina Vrouwenvelder Assistant Director, Publications American Geophysical Union (AGU) |
| 3:15 – 3:30pm | Lightning Talk #2: Dimensions Author Check API | Tyler Ruse Director, Publisher Solutions Digital Science |
| 3:30 – 3:50pm | BREAK | n/a |
| 3:50 – 4.30pm | Panel #2: Tracking Journal Usage in the Age of AI | Karie Kirkpatrick American Society for Microbiology Deorah Plavin Director of Publishing American Physiological Society (APS) Aaron Wood Head, Product and Content Management American Psychological Association |
| 4:30 – 5:00pm | Keynote #2: We Can’t Always Get What We Want, But If We Try We Might Get What We Need Why and how publishers can make better use of research infrastructure | Alice Meadows Open Research Consulting/ Independent Consultant |
| 5:00 – 5:05pm | Closing Remarks | TBC |
| 5:05 – 6:00pm | NETWORKING DRINKS | n/a |