Speaker Bios
Peter Balis, Director of Digital Content Sales, John Wiley and Sons
As Director of Digital Content Sales, Peter Balis is responsible for e-book and digital business development for John Wiley and Sons Professional and Trade division. In addition to his work for Wiley, he co-chairs the AAP's Digital Issues Working Group. This Fall he taught his first advanced seminar for the Master of Science in Publishing program at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies entitled "New Media Technology: From Mobile to E-Books."
Adrien Basdevant, VP, Sales and Marketing, Gutenberg Technology
Adrien Basdevant is the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Gutenberg Technology, a start-up focused on technology solutions for publishers. He is especially responsible for the business development of an innovative platform that enables users to publish content simultaneously on every format (print, web, tablets, e-readers, smartphone). He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration, and a bachelor of law.
Graham Bell, Chief Data Architect, EDItEUR
Graham Bell is EDItEUR's Chief Data Architect. He joined EDItEUR in 2010, and he focuses on the continuing development and application of ONIX for Books, and on other EDItEUR metadata standards for the global book, e-book and serials sectors.
Graham previously worked for HarperCollins Publishers in the UK where he was Head of Publishing Systems. He led the development of bibliographic and digital asset management systems, and was involved with the launches of many recent HarperCollins digital initiatives including e-audio, e-books and print-on-demand programs. Prior to HarperCollins, he worked as an editor and in IT roles within the magazine industry with Redwood Publishing.
Mark Bide, Executive Director, EDItEUR
Mark Bide is the Executive Director of EDItEUR, the global trade standards organisation for the book and journal supply chains which also provides a management service to the International ISBN Agency. He is also the Project Director for the ACAP Project, and a Director of Rightscom, the specialist media consultancy. He has worked in and around the publishing industry for nearly 40 years, having been a Director of the European subsidiaries of both CBS Publishing and John Wiley & Sons. He is a Visiting Professor of the University of the Arts London.
Kurt Biedler, Senior Manager of Business Development, Amazon.com
Kurt Biedler is Senior Manager of Business Development at Amazon.com. He has several years of experience in the books industry, including working with the industry leaders in printing, publishing and book retailing. Kurt also holds advanced degrees from Princeton University, Lehigh University and University of Washington.
Angela Bole, Deputy Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
Angela Bole was appointed Deputy Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) in March 2009, having previously served two years as Associate Director and two years as Marketing and Communications Manager. Working closely with members and non-members alike, she has been instrumental in furthering BISG's mission of creating a more informed, empowered and efficient book industry supply chain for both physical and digital products.
Angela has English Literature and Gender Studies degrees from Indiana University Bloomington and a Masters Degree in Book Publishing from New York University. She is an active member of the Women's Media Group, a New York-based nonprofit association of women who have achieved prominence in the many fields of media. She also serves as Treasurer on the International Digital Publishing Forum's (IDPF's) Board of Directors.
Johan Bollen, Associate Professor of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University
Johan Bollen is an Associate Professor at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing. He was a Staff Scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory from 2005-2009, and an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science of Old Dominion University from 2002 to 2005. He obtained his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Brussels in 2001 on the subject of cognitive models of human hypertext navigation. He has taught courses on Data Mining, Information Retrieval and Digital Libraries. His research has been funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, National Science Foundation, Library of Congress, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. His present research interests are usage data mining, complex networks, computational sociometrics, informetrics, and digital libraries. He has extensively published on these subjects as well as matters relating to adaptive information systems. He is presently the Principal Investigator of the MESUR project.
Jane Burke, Senior Vice President, ProQuest and Serials Solutions
Jane Burke is Senior Vice President of Serials Solutions, a Seattle-based business unit of ProQuest. Jane was appointed to this position in June, 2005. Prior to joining ProQuest, Jane co-founded and served as President/CEO of Endeavor Information Systems. In addition to working as a librarian at Cook Memorial Library in Libertyville, Illinois early in her career, Jane served as President of NOTIS Systems.
Jane earned masters degrees in Library Science from Dominican University (formerly Rosary College) and in Management from the Kellogg School of Northwestern University. Always an involved member of the library community, she now serves on the Board of Governors for the Northwestern University Library and on the Board of Directors for the Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Among her many awards, Jane was inducted into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.
Tara Catogge, Senior Vice President of Inbound Supply Chain, Readerlink Distribution Services
Tara Catogge joined Readerlink (formerly Levy Home Entertainment) in 2006 and is currently the Senior Vice President of Inbound Supply Chain. Prior to joining Levy, Tara was the Executive Vice President, Sales and Merchandising for Advanced Marketing Services (AMS), working with the wholesale clubs. Prior to joining AMS, she was employed by Harcourt Brace, Inc. as the International Sales Director for the Academic Press book division.
Tara holds a BA in Business Management, a BFA in Arts Management and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
Sara Davis Anderson, Operations Manager, Harvard University Press
Sara Davis Anderson has been at Harvard University Press since 1999 and has worked in the acquisitions department, the distributed books program, the warehouse and the business office. Sara has a B.A. in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis and will receive an MBA from Northeastern University in August 2010.
Peter Brantley, Director, the BookServer Project, Internet Archive
Peter Brantley is the Director of the BookServer Project at the Internet Archive, a San Francisco based not-for-profit digital library. At the Archive, Peter has fostered the development and adoption of the Open Publication Distribution System (OPDS). With Gary Reback, he is co-founder of the Open Book Alliance, seeking an open and competitive market for digital books. Prior to working at the Internet Archive, he was Executive Director of the Digital Library Federation. He has been a member of the IDPF Board since 2007.
Michael Cairns, Chief Revenue Officer, SharedPub and AcademicPub
Michael is currently Chief Revenue Officer for SharedBook, a technology company located in New York City. SharedBook's products enable users to dynamically produce personalized and customized books (and eBooks) using a wide variety of content types including licensed publisher content, personal documents and content downloaded or from the web. SharedBook's product for the education market, AcademicPub, is revolutionizing course materials by allowing professors the freedom to select, assemble and copyright clear multiple sources of content instantly, including from an assembled library of disaggregated content from more than 120 academic publishers.
Prior to SharedBook, Michael was Managing Partner at Information Media Partners where he provided strategic consulting services to publishing and information companies and private equity companies. Additionally, he was Entrepreneur-in-Residence at MyWire.com, a subscription news and information aggregator founded by Louis Borders. Until 2006, Michael served as President of R.R. Bowker, an information services business. His experience prior to R. R. Bowker includes senior management positions at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Berlitz International, Inc., Macmillan, Inc. and The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Todd Carpenter, Managing Director, NISO
Todd Carpenter is currently Executive Director of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), a Baltimore-based non-profit that fosters the development and maintenance of standards that facilitate the creation, persistent management, and effective interchange of information used in research and learning. Working with NISO's broad constituency, Todd is working to improve the efficiency of the standards development process, extending the scope and participation of the community in standards creation and adoption, and enhancing the training and outreach programs NISO sponsors.
Prior to joining NISO, Todd had been Director of Business Development with BioOne, an online aggregator of scholarly journals in the biological sciences. Before joining BioOne, Todd was the Journals Marketing Manager at The Johns Hopkins University Press and participated in the development of Project Muse.
He has also held marketing management positions at the Energy Intelligence Group, a news service covering the oil and natural gas industries and The Haworth Press, a scholarly and professional publisher. Todd is a graduate of Syracuse University and holds a master degree in marketing from The Johns Hopkins University.
Ginger Clark, Literary Agent, Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Ginger Clark has been a literary agent with Curtis Brown LTD since 2005. In addition to representing her own clients, she also represents British Commonwealth rights for the agency's children's list. She attends the Bologna and Frankfurt Book Fairs every year. Previously, she worked at Writers House for six years as an assistant literary agent. She sits on the Rights Committee of the Book Industry Study Group, and a member of the Contracts and Newsletter committees of the AAR. She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College.
Keith Fahlgren, Publishing Technology Consultant, Threepress Consulting, Inc.
Keith Fahlgren is a Publishing Technology Consultant at Threepress Consulting, Inc. Keith was formerly a Publishing Technology Engineer at O'Reilly Media, where he developed systems that helped create, maintain, enhance and reuse content. He's been involved in extending O'Reilly's use of DocBook and the DocBook-XSL stylesheets and building an Atom Publishing Protocol infrastructure. Recently, Keith's been heavily involved with encouraging the adoption of the IDPF EPUB standard, reinvigorating O'Reilly Labs, launching a system for developing manuscripts collaboratively and kickstarting the OPDS Catalog specification process. Keith has spoken about DocBook, XML in Publishing and EPUB throughout the US and Canada.
Karen Forster, Director of Standards and Best Practices, Book Industry Study Group
Karen Forster is a publishing professional with over 25 years in the industry. She is currently the Director of Standards and Best Practices at the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), where she oversees the organization's many committees and working groups. Prior to joining BISG in 2007, Karen held positions as Director of US Operations, Publishing at SPi Global, Production Director at Butterworth-Heinemann, and Inventory and Reprint Manager at Elsevier. Karen has a BA in Medieval European History from Harvard University.
Kent Freeman, President, VitalSource Technologies, Inc.
A 28-year Ingram veteran, Mr. Freeman is well known in the industry for his supply chain and e-textbook and e-book expertise. Kent has served as Senior Vice President of Business Development, and Chief Technology Officer, for Ingram Book Group and Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Ingram Digital, in addition to his current role of President of VitalSource Technologies. As a thought leader, Kent has been requested to speak at numerous global industry events. Past events Kent has spoken at include Book Expo America (BEA), the American Library Association (ALA), the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) events, London Book Fair, Frankfurt Book Fair and the London Booksellers Association. Mr. Freeman has served as the Chair of the Book Industry Study Group, a non-profit organization that provides research and standards development for the book industry and as Chair of the Book Industry Systems Advisory Committee.
Kelly Gallagher, Vice President of Publishing Services, RR Bowker
Kelly Gallagher serves as VP of Publishing Services at RR Bowker. In this role he manages the implementation of a host of Bowker business intelligence services, including the PubTrack Consumer research panel reaching over 40,000 'e' and 'p' book consumers. For the past year, he has been leading a team of researchers on a three-year initiative for the Book Industry Study Group to study consumer attitudes toward e-devices and digital content. This long-term trended study looks at consumer purchases on a quarterly basis as it seeks to understand the rate and shift to digital content. In addition to managing the consumer research panel, he oversees sales data collection and analytics tools for the higher education and religious book markets for Bowker. Beyond his role at Bowker, Kelly also serves as Research Chair for the BISG.
Noah Genner, President and CEO, BookNet Canada
Noah Genner has an extensive background in independent bookselling, software and business development. As the leader of BookNet Canada he orchestrates a skilled team of technical, policy oriented and client focused staff to provide new data management services and supply-chain initiatives to the Canadian publishing and book retail sectors.
Before working at BookNet Canada, Noah ran his own technology and software development consulting business, servicing a wide range of clients including book publishers and printers. Prior to that, Noah was Director of Software Development for consumer market research leader Compusense. Where he oversaw the development of a variety of software projects used by numerous Fortune 500 companies worldwide.
Noah serves on the Board of Directors of the Book Industry Study Group, eBound Canada and is Chair of the ONIX International Steering Committee.
Olivannan Gopalakrishnan, CEO, Emerald Publishers
Olivannan Gopalakrishnan is the CEO of the 30 year old publishing house, Emerald Publishers (www.emeraldpublishers.com) in Chennai. He is a regular visitor to the Frankfurt Book Fair and has obtained republishing licences from American publishers such as AMACOM, Barron's Educational Series, Inc., Johns Hopkins University and HRD Press. He initiated and formed an online book club called Book Club India (www.bookclubindia.net), exclusively for Indian readers with the objective of bringing book lovers under a common e-platform that offers discussions, suggestions, reviews, and information. He is a member of professional bodies such as the Booksellers & Publishers Association of South India, Madras Printers and Lithographers' Association, and Madras Management Association.
An active Rotarian, he has served as a rotary district governor and has a keen interest in social work. He has a degree in engineering and is a post graduate in business administration. He is currently pursuing his doctoral thesis on the subject of intellectual property rights.
Brian Green, Executive Director, International ISBN Agency
Currently Executive Director of the International ISBN Agency, until the beginning of this year Brian Green was also Executive Director of EDItEUR. From 2003-2008, Brian was Chair of ISO TC46 SC9, the ISO Committee responsible for identifiers in the information community.
Brian managed BIC, the UK book trade standards body, from 1991 until 2006 and, prior to that, was Director of Technology and Publishing Management at the UK Publishers Association after working in the publishing industry for many years.
Jeremy Greenfield, Editorial Director, Digital Book World
Jeremy Greenfield is editorial director of Digital Book World. Prior to DBW, Jeremy was editor of FINS.com, a new career site from The Wall Street Journal. He has been a journalist in New York for six years and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
Rebecca Griffiths, Program Director for Online Learning, Ithaka S+R
Rebecca leads Ithaka S+R's growing program in online learning. In this capacity, she is managing an initiative to test whether and how Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) could be adopted by faculty to improve learning and reduce costs within public universities and colleges. This effort is undertaken in partnership with the University System of Maryland and funded by a generous grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Previously, Rebecca launched and led ITHAKA's Strategic Services practice (now part of Ithaka S+R), which provides research and advisory services to clients. In that capacity she worked with online education initiatives to deepen their understanding of the audiences they serve and to develop sustainable business plans. In addition, Rebecca advised foundations on opportunities for funding new projects and co-authored reports on sustainability of digital projects, the role of publishing in universities, and uses of open source software in higher education. Before starting the Strategic Services practice, Rebecca was a founding member of Aluka, a nonprofit initiative to develop online primary resources from and about Africa for research and teaching. The Aluka collections are now available through JSTOR.
Previously, Rebecca worked as a strategic consultant for Monitor Company in its Hong Kong and London offices. There she managed projects in media and telecommunications, helping her clients evaluate new growth opportunities, develop corporate strategies, and strengthen their organizations. She has also served as a product manager at AOL, responsible for launching new online services, and in business development at a subsidiary of News Corporation.
Rebecca has a master of business administration from MIT and a bachelor of arts from Princeton University in East Asian studies. She speaks proficient Mandarin.
Connie Harbison, Director of Authority Control, Database Management, Baker & Taylor
Connie Harbison, Director of Authority Control, Database Management at Baker & Taylor, has worked in the publishing industry for over 20 years. Connie has been involved in BISAC Executive Committee since 2004, when she took on the role of BISAC Subject Codes Committee Chair. She is also a member of the BISAC Metadata Committee. Connie lives in New Jersey with her husband, three children and two dogs.
Michael Healy, Former Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (2006 through 2009)
Michael Healy, Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. from 2006-2009, recently took on the position of Executive Director Designate of the Book Rights Registry.
Michael has been involved extensively in the development and management of standards for the book industry and has worked in the book industry since 1983. Before taking up his current role at BISG he was for seven years Editorial Director of Nielsen Book Services, one of the world's leading providers of information, transaction and market-measurement services to the book trade.
He has chaired the international committee that revised the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) standard and is a member of the ONIX International Steering Committee and the ISO committee developing the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI).
Jo Henry, Director, Bowker Market Research
Bowker Market Research, the leading provider of market research information and business intelligence for the book industry, was formed in March 2012 by combining BML (Book Marketing Ltd), originally established in the UK in 1990, and RR Bowker's consumer research business in the US. Bowker Market Research monitors the US and UK book markets through Books & Consumers, the premier resource for understanding consumer book buying behavior, as well as undertaking adhoc research for a wide range of clients.
Jo Henry was previously the Managing Director of BML. She started in publishing at Victor Gollancz, becoming Sales Director in 1989 and, after Cassell's purchase of Gollancz, the Group's International Trade Sales Director. She left Cassell in 1993 to join the HEA's Publishing Division as Head of Sales & Marketing, before joining BML in 1995. Following the acquisition of BML by Publishing News, she became Managing Director of the PN Group in 2007. BML was acquired by Bowker in 2010, following the closure of Publishing News.
Brad Inman, CEO, Vook
Brad Inman is the founder of several successful online companies including HomeGain, which he sold to Classified Ventures in 2005; the thriving online video company TurnHere; and Inman News, the online real estate publishing company.
Patrick Javick, Director of Industry Development, GS1 US / EPCglobal US
Patrick Javick is responsible for industry strategy, marketing, and business development in the Retail Sector. In his position he is tied to the on-going RFID pilots and implementations within the Apparel, Fashion and Footwear, Media & Entertainment, and Consumer Electronics Industries. Patrick is also a co-facilitator for the RFID based Electronic Article Surveillance, Tag Alteration and Apparel, Fashion and Footwear EPCglobal Standards subgroups within GS1 Standards Development.
David Jolliffe, Vice President, Cross Media Publishing Services, Pearson Canada
David Jolliffe is Vice President, Cross Media Publishing Services, at Pearson Canada, driving media, production, manufacturing, permissions and websites/ecommerce for the School (K12) and Higher Education divisions. He has also been in charge of production, manufacturing and media for the Penguin Group in Canada and oversees media for the French-language publisher ERPI. David has had a senior role in the content management initiative for Pearson Education North America. He is on the Advisory Board for the publishing program at Ryerson University in Toronto, where he also teaches both online and in the classroom. He has spoken at a number of events for the book publishing industry.
Tina Jordan, Vice President, Association of American Publishers
Tina Jordan has held the position of Vice President for the Association of American Publishers since December 2006. As Vice President headquartered in the New York Office, Ms. Jordan's responsibilities include oversight of AAP committee activities of trade publishers, smaller and independent publishers, library marketing, the AAP's Get Caught Reading literacy campaign, AAP's industry statistics program, the Association’s educational programs, and diversity recruitment in publishing, amongst others.
Prior to joining AAP, Ms. Jordan was Special Events and Public Relations Director for BookExpo America, the nation's book trade convention, where she was responsible for strategic planning development of special programming and author-related events. A native of Connecticut and a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in history, Ms. Jordan, also held corporate communications positions at the Proskauer Rose, and Cleary Gottlieb law firms, the National Basketball Association, and Ogilvy & Mather Public Relations.
The Association of American Publishers is the national trade association of the U.S. book publishing industry. AAP's more than 300 members include most of the major commercial publishers in the United States, as well as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses and scholarly societies -- small and large. AAP members publish hardcover and paperback books in every field, educational materials for the elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and professional markets, scholarly journals, computer software, and electronic products and services. The protection of intellectual property rights in all media, the defense of the freedom to read and the freedom to publish at home and abroad, and the promotion of reading and literacy are among the Association's highest priorities.
Joe Karaganis, Vice President, The American Assembly, Columbia University
Joe Karaganis joined The American Assembly at Columbia University as Vice President in 2010. His work focuses on the relationship between digital convergence and cultural production, and has recently included research on broadband adoption, data policy, and media piracy. He is the editor of The Politics of Open Source Adoption (2005), Structures of Participation in Digital Culture (2007), and Media Piracy in Emerging Economies (2011), among other work. Prior to joining the American Assembly, he was a program director at the Social Science Research Council in New York.
Bill Kasdorf, Vice President, Apex Content Solutions
Bill Kasdorf is General Editor of The Columbia Guide to Digital Publishing and Vice President of Apex Content Solutions, a leading supplier of consulting, data conversion, editorial, production, and content enhancement services to publishers and other organizations worldwide. Past President of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP), Bill has led seminars and spoken widely for publishing industry organizations such as SSP, O’Reilly TOC, NISO, BISG, IDPF, AAP, AAUP, ALPSP, STM, Seybold Seminars, and the Library of Congress. He currently serves on the IDPF Working Group updating the EPUB standard (and is coordinator of its Metadata Subgroup); the IDEAlliance working group developing the nextPub source format for magazines and other design- and feature-rich publications (chairing its nextPub-to-EPUB Mapping Committee); the NISO eBook SIG; and is Chair of the BISG Content Structure Committee.
Skott Klebe, Manager of Special Initiatives, Copyright Clearance Center
Skott Klebe has worked in copyright and licensing technology for more than fifteen years. He was the architect of RightsLink, Copyright Clearance Center's point-of-content licensing system, and is the inventor on several patents in the fields content and licensing.
John Konczal, Global Industry Executive, Sterling Commerce
John Konczal, Global Industry Executive at Sterling Commerce, sets the Sterling Commerce market and product strategy for positioning the Sterling Commerce selling, fulfillment and business-to-business integration solutions in the communications, media and entertainment industry. His specialty is the design and deployment of e-commerce, channel integration and order fulfillment solutions supporting customer-centric sales strategies in global communications and media environments.
Jim Lichtenberg, President, Lightspeed, LLC
Starting in the early 1990s, as vice president at the Association of American Publishers, Jim Lichtenberg has been consulting and writing about the evolution of the Internet, information technology, and digital tools.
President of Lightspeed, LLC, a management consulting practice in New York City, Jim provides strategic counsel to clients in general business and book publishing including: The Conference Board, The Book Manufacturers Institute, Dell, Lightning Source, Houghton Mifflin, the American Library Association and the National Information Standards Organization. As board member of the Book Industry Study Group, he is leading an industry effort to assess the potential of RFID technology in the publishing value chain.
Dan Lubart, SVP Sales Analytics, HarperCollins Publishers
Dan is a Senior Technology Consultant with 20 years of experience in IT Strategy, Application Development and Technology Infrastructure. Dan's work with large and mid-market clients focuses on technology initiatives that directly support their business objectives.
Scott Lubeck, Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (January 2010 through June 2011)
Scott Lubeck served as Executive Director of BISG from January 2010 through June 2011. He has more than thirty years of experience in publishing, entrepreneurship and innovative use of technology. He began his career in editorial at the University of Texas Press in 1977; he became president of Texas Monthly Press in 1983. He has been at the forefront of many transformation initiatives in the publishing industry. As director of the National Academy Press in Washington, D.C. in 1989, he led pioneering work in digital print and Web publishing. In 1999 he joined the Perseus Books Group as vice president and managing director where he led the development of Perseus Print on Demand. In 2001 he joined Harvard Business School Publishing in the newly created role of Chief Technology Officer to lead its strategic initiatives in digital publishing. In 2007 he joined NewsStand/LibreDigital as vice president and general manager and in 2008 joined Wolters Kluwer Health, Professional and Education as vice president of technology to lead its single-source publishing strategy. He is currently executive director of the Book Industry Study Group.
Madeline McIntosh, President of Sales, Operations and Digital, Random House
Madeline McIntosh is President of Sales, Operations & Digital at Random House, Inc. From 1994 to 2008, she worked at Random House in positions ranging through new media, online and offline sales and marketing, and publishing. From 2008 through 2009, she was Amazon's Director of European Content Acquisition for the Kindle, based in Luxembourg. Since her return to Random House, she has been responsible for the company's digital product, marketing and distribution strategies; print book sales, distribution and production; operations; IT; and business development. She is a member of Random House's global executive board.
Phil Madans, Director, Publishing Standards and Practices, Hachette
Phil Madans is the Director of Publishing Standards and Practices for the Hachette Book Group, where he is driving the transition of HBG's production/editorial workflow from the traditional print-centric to a content-centric XHTML-based digital content creation platform.
Phil has used his extensive experience in trade book publishing to evangelize new digital solutions for publishing workflows and processes, and is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences, including StartWithXML, Publishing Business Conference & Expo, BISG's Making Information Pay. He has also taught Digital Publishing at NYU's School of Continuing & Professional Studies. Phil is currently a member of the Book Industry Study Group's Governing Council, co-chair of the BISG Identification Committee and chair of its Identification of E-Books Working Group.
Clancy Marshall, Chief Operating Officer, 20 Million Minds
Clancy Marshall serves as the Chief Operating Officer at a new non-profit foundation called 20 Million Minds. Its mission is to enable teachers to create customizable textbooks using both commercial and open license textbook content.
Prior to 20 Million Minds, Marshall, a 15-year publishing veteran, was the General Manager of DynamicBooks, a Macmillan subsidiary and the first interactive online textbook platform designed for students, instructors and authors. Clancy created and managed the organization from the idea stage to the organization it is today. She was also instrumental with Macmillan's W.H. Freeman group (higher education textbooks), first as acquisitions editor, and then as publisher. Prior to Macmillan, Clancy managed marketing at John Wiley and Sons. She began her career in sales and worked for both Jones and Bartlett and Harcourt publishers.
Clancy received her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Richmond.
David Martin, ONIX Support Team, EDItEUR
David Martin is an independent consultant on standards for business communication in the book trade, working principally for EDItEUR, where he leads the team responsible for ONIX for Books.
David has been involved with metadata standards for most of his career, at INSPEC, at the British Library, where he was Director of Automated Services for six years, and as a founder Director of Book Data Ltd (now part of Nielsen BookData).
Neil Marquardt, Director, 4LTR Press
Neil Marquardt is director of 4LTR Press, a division of Cengage Learning developing print and digital learning materials for higher education students. The 4LTR Press brand is built around a simple "student-tested, faculty-approved" model that has led to the creation of over fifty learning solutions in a diverse set of disciplines including business, math, science, and the humanities.
Neil has been a part of the higher education content industry since 1991, where he started as a publishing representative for Macmillan (now a part of Pearson). Additionally, Neil has worked with Wolters Kluwer where he published review materal for medical students and also spent some time at a start-up during the "dot.com" days.
Bill McCoy, Executive Director, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF)
Bill McCoy is Executive Director of the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), the trade and standards group responsible for the EPUB standard interchange and delivery format for eBooks and other digital publications. Mr. McCoy was previously General Manager, Digital Publishing at Adobe Systems. McCoy has been involved in publishing technology for over 20 years, and has contributed to the establishment of numerous industry-standard platforms including EPUB as well as PDF, OpenType, and PostScript.
Maureen McMahon, President & Publisher, Kaplan Publishing
Maureen McMahon is President and Publisher of Kaplan Publishing, one of the nation's leading publishers of academic and professional resources in print and digital formats. In addition to overseeing content production, delivery, and management for Kaplan Test Prep course and retail products, she oversees Kaplan Labs, an initiative that focuses on the potential for emerging technologies to improve learning outcomes; Kaplan Mobile; and EPUB 3 product development.
Prior to joining Kaplan in 2006, she was Vice President and Publisher of the Kaplan imprint at Simon & Schuster, and held several positions at Random House, including Publisher of The Princeton Review, Associate Publisher of Villard Books, and Director of National Accounts.
Ken Michaels, President and Chief Operating Officer, Hachette Book Group
Ken Michaels, President and Chief Operating Officer, joined Hachette Book Group in January 2009. In his role as COO, Ken runs all operational areas: Distribution, Facilities, Fulfillment, IT, Managing Editorial, Production, Strategic Publishing Operations, and Distribution Sales and Fulfillment to other publishers (15 clients to date).
Prior to HBG, Ken was Senior VP of Global Business Process Management for the McGraw-Hill Companies reporting to the Chairman; before that role he spent twelve years at General Electric in a variety of senior roles, including General Manager of GE's Capital Mortgage Origination businesses.
Ken currently serves as Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Book Industry Study Group. He holds a Bachelor's degree in business administration, an MBA, and is a graduate of GE's Financial Management Program.
Kempton Mooney, Senior Analyst of Market Research and Business Development, Hachette Book Group
Kempton Mooney is Senior Analyst of Market Research and Business Development at Hachette Book Group, having joined the company in 2010. He provides competitive intelligence, industry trending, and internal analysis to executive management, as well as market research expertise, guidance and action plans for business development efforts. Prior to HBG, he held positions at Abrams and Random House working in sales, inventory, operations, systems, and project management. Kempton holds a master's degree from the University of Stony Brook in Art History and lives in New York.
Matt Mullin, Business Development, Digital Book World
Matt Mullin heads up business development, programming, and educational offerings for the Digital Book World community. He puts together WEBcasts and partnerships with the goal of educating a growing network of optimistic publishing professionals. In his previous position in digital marketing at Sterling Publishing, he crafted social media strategy for both authors and brands, created and executed ebook workflow, and led single-title digital marketing efforts for key titles.
Edward Nawotka, Editor-in-Chief, Publishing Perspectives
Ed Nawotka is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives. an online magazine for the international publishing industry that has been called "the BBC of the book world." Prior to launching Publishing Perspectives, Ed served as books columnist for Bloomberg News and daily news editor at Publishers Weekly. He serves on the International Advisory Board of the Frankfurt Book Fair and continues to contribute reviews and commentary to a wide variety of publications, at home and abroad.
Mark Nelson, Chief Information Officer, National Association of College Stores (NACS) and VP for NACS Media Solutions
Mark R. Nelson, Ph.D., MBA is Chief Information Officer for the National Association of College Stores (NACS) and VP for NACS Media Solutions. Mark joined NACS in 2005 and over the past six years has participated as a speaker for both national and international audiences providing information and updates on digital content delivery and the future of course materials. From 2003-2008 he held a fellowship with the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, where one of his last articles, "E-Books in Higher Education: Are we nearing the end of the era of hype," became one of the most read articles related to technology in higher education in 2008.
Jonathan Nowell, President, Nielsen Book
Jonathan Nowell is President of Nielsen Book, a subsidiary of The Nielsen Company. Nielsen Book operates globally and trades under the BookData, BookNet and BookScan product groups.
Prior to his appointment to his current role in 2002, Jonathan was Group Managing Director of Whitaker, the UK based book information group and Publisher of The Bookseller. Jonathan is responsible for the P&L performance and strategic development of the Book information businesses of The Nielsen Company. He is a board member of the Book Industry Communication (BIC) and a board director of BISG (Book Industry Study Group) in the US.
Brian O'Leary, Founder and Principal, Magellan Media
A publishing veteran with 25 years of operational, management and consulting experience, Brian O'Leary is Founder and Principal of Magellan Media, a management consulting firm that works with publishers seeking support in content operations, benchmarking and financial analysis.
With Hugh McGuire, he is currently serving as co-editor of "Book: A Futurists' Manifesto," currently being published in three parts by O'Reilly Media. O'Leary blogs about a variety of issues related to book, magazine and association publishing on his firm's web site, www.magellanmediapartners.com
In addition to his consulting assignments, O'Leary is the author of a research report on the impact of free content and digital piracy on paid book sales, as well as the editor and primary contributor for a study of the use of XML in book publishing. Both reports were published by O'Reilly Media in 2009.
Before becoming a consultant in 1998, Brian served as Senior VP and Associate Publisher with Hammond Inc., an internationally recognized geographic reference publisher. Responsible for database development, editorial content, production, and operations, Brian restructured editorial operations to benefit from the firm's prior technology investments. Brian came to Hammond after a 12-year career overseeing production and distribution operations at several of Time Inc.'s weekly magazines. He earned an A.B. in chemistry from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Jeff Olson, Vice President of Research, Kaplan Test Prep
Jeff Olson specializes in creating and analyzing market data, designing and conducting consumer research, and monitoring trends in education. Focused on marketing, product development, academic quality, inventory, and communications, Jeff's work serves as an informational backbone for Kaplan's curriculum, teacher training, communications, professional development initiatives, prompting course changes, system enhancements and more. He began his career as an instructor preparing Kaplan students for the GMAT, GRE and MCAT, and also taught biology at George Mason University.
Jeff received his BA at the College of William & Mary and completed a year of the MD program at the Medical College of Virginia before turning to education. He also trained in survey design and data analysis at George Washington University.
Steve Paxhia, President, Beacon Hill Strategic Solutions
Steve Paxhia's consulting practice is focused on the strategies and technologies employed by educational institutions and publishing and technology companies. Recently, Steve has served as the senior strategist for the licensed content initiative of the California State University's Digital Marketplace and is advising a number of businesses and universities on the best practices in digital publishing.
He has been involved in the e-book market for over 10 years since he served as Chairman of Rovia -- a start-up that developed secure fully featured e-books for the college market. Steve has considerable experience with custom publishing, licensing of intellectual property, electronic publishing workflow and technology, and EDI. During his 15 years in College Publishing, Steve developed significant experience in Marketing and Sales Management and was the founder of the publishing industry's Pubnet e-commerce and information system that has been deployed in thousands of bookstores across the United States.
Steve is the co-author of comprehensive studies covering Digital Magazines and Newspapers, e-Book Publishing Strategies, and Collaboration and Social Computing.
Carolyn Pittis, SVP, Global Marketing Strategy and Operations, HarperCollins
Carolyn Pittis is Senior Vice President, Global Marketing Strategy and Operations for HarperCollins Publishers. In this role she is responsible for defining the high level strategic direction of the HarperCollins online direct to consumer marketing initiatives, including its overall Web site, email marketing, and third party marketing partner strategies. She supervises a team that has both local and global responsibility for building scalable marketing platforms to connect authors to consumers online. Her cross-functional team works closely with divisional publishers to identify and define digital business opportunities emerging in today's publishing marketplace.
Carolyn has worked in a variety of positions at HarperCollins in her 18-year career at the company, including senior responsibilities in the HarperCollins Publishing+ initiative, and in consumer sales forecasting, marketing technology, digital asset management, and business development. In these roles, she has specialized in using data and technology to drive publishing efficiency and effectiveness. She began her publishing career at Leisure Books in 1989.
She holds a bachelors and masters in history from Colgate University and from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, respectively, and is a 2004 graduate of the EITM program at Columbia University. In 2009, she was named as one of the top fifty women executives in book publishing.
Sebastian Posth, Publisher, Consultant, and Entrepreneur
Sebastian Posth, publisher, consultant and entrepreneur in publishing industry since 2004 with a strong focus on ebooks, digital distribution and ebook retail marketing. Founder and CEO of Germany's first ebook distributor, he was from 2009 to 2011 the Director Digital Content Distribution at arvato media (Bertelsmann AG).
David "Skip" Prichard, President & Chief Executive Officer, Ingram Content Group Inc.
Skip Prichard is President & Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Content Group Inc. Mr. Prichard joined Ingram in 2007 as Chief Operating Officer. He was named President & CEO in January 2008. Ingram Content Group provides a broad range of physical and digital services to the book industry. Ingram is a leading wholesaler of trade books, spoken audio, magazines, and a leading provider of demand-driven printing and digital solutions for publishers. Ingram provides librarians and booksellers with immediate access to the largest selection of books and book-related products in the industry. Ingram's operating units are Ingram Book Company, Lightning Source Inc., Ingram Digital, Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram International Inc., Ingram Library Services Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., Ingram Publisher Services Inc., Tennessee Book Company LLC, and Coutts Information Services. Ingram Content Group employs almost four thousand associates with operations throughout North America and Europe.
Prior to his appointment at Ingram Content Group, Mr. Prichard was President and Chief Executive Officer of ProQuest Information & Learning, a respected global publisher and information provider serving the education, government, and corporate markets with offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia. He led ProQuest, a $300 million company with over 1,200 employees, through a successful turnaround -- achieving double-digit growth and returning the company to profitability. Earlier in his career, Mr. Prichard held a number of executive positions with LexisNexis, where as Vice President of corporate and federal markets he provided business information and risk management solutions to the largest global corporations.
Mr. Prichard received his Bachelor of Science degree from Towson State University and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Dominique Raccah, President & CEO, Sourcebooks
Dominique Raccah is the CEO and Publisher of Sourcebooks where she is in charge of creating the future -- not just a future for the company but for authors, readers, and the book itself. The classic example of a successful entrepreneur, Dominique has driven innovation and expansion by kicking her way out of boxes and creating possibility where none exist. The result has been double digit annual revenue growth over the past 10 years, twenty five New York Times Bestsellers, #1 category leaders that range from baby names books to college guides, and a publishing company that many consider on the leading edge of the digital transformation. Most recently, Dominique has managed the launch of the new cutting-edge education division, Sourcebooks EDU.
Dominique currently serves as Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Book Industry Study Group.
Dr. Rob Reynolds,Director, Product Design & Research, Xplana
Rob Reynolds began his career as a professor of languages and literature, and later transitioned into technology through his research in computer-aided learning. In the academic world, he taught classroom-based and online courses for two decades, and also served as Director of IT for the University of Oklahoma.
In 2003, Rob left academia and joined the world of textbook publishing. First with McGraw-Hill and later with Cengage, he created strategies to help these companies transition from print to digital products. In 2004, Rob co-founded Xplana Learning, a technology company focused on the education market. As company President and Chief Product Officer, he was responsible for designing the company’s products and for establishing Xplana Learning as a thought leader in the industry. In 2009, Xplana Learning was acquired by MBS Textbook Exchange, and today Rob continues in his roles as Xplana manager and lead product designer.
Jade Roth, Vice President of Books & Digital Strategy, Barnes & Noble College Bookstore
Jade joined Barnes & Noble College Booksellers in 1980 and is responsible for all aspects of textbook management, digital strategy, trade book buying, author promotions and government affairs.
Jade's collegiate retailing experience includes management positions in three college stores as well as multiple home office positions. Jade is an active member of the National Association of College Stores Board of Trustees and has served on the Penn State World Campus Advisory Board. She has spoken at numerous conferences, both regionally and nationally. In her current role, Jade works closely with her colleagues at Barnes & Noble.com to develop new digital and online solutions expressly designed for Higher Education. Jade has a B.A. from Bennington College.
Nancy Rothschild, Associate Director of Marketing, Wiley Publishing
Nancy Rothschild is Associate Director of Marketing at Wiley Publishing, a global, multi-channel publishing company. Specializing in business and finance, Nancy oversees the digital and print marketing strategy for finance, accounting and business products, ranging from print books to ebooks to online subscription sites and beyond. Key bestsellers include Harry Markopolos' NO ONE WOULD LISTEN and Joel Greenblatt's THE LITTLE BOOK THAT BEATS THE MARKET. Nancy has a total of 13 years of book marketing experience.
Brett Sandusky, Director of Product Innovation, Kaplan Publishing
Brett Sandusky is currently Director of Product Innovation for Kaplan Publishing where he focuses on digital product development, e-book strategy, usability, mobile applications, and content integration across platforms. Formerly, he was Director of Marketing during which time he developed data-driven marketing strategies that capitalized on strategic use of metadata, Web 2.0 functionality, and direct-to-consumer outreach.
Bror Saxberg, Chief Learning Officer, Kaplan, Inc.
Bror Saxberg is responsible for the research and development of innovative learning strategies, technologies and products across Kaplan's full range of educational services offerings. He also oversees future developments and adoptions of innovative learning technologies and maintains consistent academic standards for Kaplan's products and courses.
Saxberg most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Learning Officer at K12, Inc., where he was responsible for designing both online and off-line learning environments and developing new student products and services. Prior to joining K12, Inc., he was Vice President at Knowledge Universe, where he co-founded the testing and assessment division that became known as Knowledge Testing Enterprise (KTE). Saxberg began his career at McKinsey & Company, Inc. and later served as Vice President and General Manager for London-based DK Multimedia, part of DK Publishing, and education and reference publisher.
Saxberg holds a B.A. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington. As a Rhodes Scholar, he received an M.A. in Mathematics from Oxford University. He also received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from M.I.T. and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.
Monique Sendze, Information Technology Director, Douglas County Libraries
Monique Sendze has worked in information technology management for over ten years and currently works as the IT Director at the Douglas County Libraries. She holds a M.Ed. and a M.Sc. in Management Information Technology. Monique has contributed to information technology management articles in library publications and has served on the last 3 LITA top tech trends panels. At Douglas County Libraries, she leads efforts to fulfill their vision and mission through the effective provision of information technology, and has responsibility and oversight of computer services and applications, systems, networks, security web services and communications for the district.
Ron Severdia, CTO, Metrodigi
Ron is a technologist and Creative Director who has developed websites, brand identities and content management systems for clients such as HP, Verizon, Ebay, Electronic Arts, Yahoo!, Visa, Walmart.com, Apple and Schweppes. His prior experience includes stints as a Senior Designer and then Creative Director at Young & Rubicam, DDB, Glow, and Landor Associates. Fluent in several languages, Ron is a Euro-Effie award recipient. He is the author of Using Joomla (2009, O'Reilly Media) and is on the Leadership Team of the Joomla Project.
Gary Shapiro, Senior Vice President, Intellectual Properties, Follett Higher Education Group
Gary joined Follett Higher Education Group in 1999 and is responsible for all course material product categories. His experience includes management positions in five college stores, serving as the first Deputy Executive Director of the National Association of College Stores (NACS) and as Executive Vice President and General Manager of NACSCORP. In addition to the development of many industry conferences and project initiatives, including the NACS Copyright Permission Service, ConTEXT and the Campus Computer Resellers Conference, Gary is a sought after presenter on the future of the textbook and college bookstore, and is the author of Turning Points: Six Critical Challenges for College Stores. Gary has a B.A. from Case Western Reserve University.
Nehal Shah, Director of Application Development, Kaplan Test Prep
Nehal Shah is Director of Application Development at Kaplan Test Prep. Bent on changing the face of Kaplan across all of its products, Nehal is helping to transform Kaplan into a digital company by making test preparation less of a singular activity and more a part of an augmented lifestyle.
Michele Southall, Director of Community Development, GS1 US
As Director of Community Development, Michele Southall works with GS1 members to define best business practices for standards based solutions.
Michele has been on staff with EPCglobal US since late 2003, with prior participation as Global Standards Director for GS1 US, where she was responsible for the development of standards for the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN).
She also previously held the position of Product Manager for EC Standards Compliance for 1SYNC, (then known as UCCnet), a not-for-profit subsidiary of GS1 US that provides product registry and data synchronization services.
Richard Stark, Director of Product Data, Barnes & Noble
Richard Stark is the Director of Product Data for Barnes & Noble, a position he has held for the past eleven years. He has been active in book industry standards since 1995. Since 1999, Richard has chaired the BISAC Metadata Committee, the group that governs bibliographic data standards for the U.S. book industry. He was a member of the ISO working group that revised the ISBN standard and the ISO working group that developed the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI).
Richard has been a bookseller for twenty years. His experience includes positions in store management and purchasing at Barnes & Noble, Borders, and independent booksellers. He was educated in the Great Books Program at St. John's College in Santa Fe, NM.
Matt Supko, Technology Director, American Booksellers Association
Matt Supko has worked for the American Booksellers Association since 2008. During this time, he helped create IndieBound.org, a local-focused, community-based web site which connects consumers with independent bookstores, as well as a related iPhone app. Since 2010, he has served as ABA's Technology Director, overseeing the IndieCommerce program, which provides turnkey ecommerce web sites based on the open source web platform Drupal to approximately 400 bookstores.
Prior to joining ABA, Matt worked as a bookseller in Birmingham, Alabama. He has Bachelor's degrees in English, Computer Science, and Russian from the University of Alabama, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Virginia.
Joshua Tallent, President, eBook Architects
Joshua Tallent has been an eBook developer since 2002, and is an expert on formatting eBooks in the variety of formats on the market, including Kindle/Mobipocket and ePub. His book, Kindle Formatting: The Complete Guide, has been praised as the most helpful and thorough explanation of the detailed process involved in developing eBooks for the Amazon Kindle.
eBook Architects, his ebook conversion and consulting business, provides services to both publishers and authors. Joshua resides in Austin, Texas, with his wife and two daughters.
Lynn Terhune, Global Digital Print Administrator, John Wiley & Sons / Corporate
Lynn Terhune, Global Digital Print Administrator of John Wiley & Sons / Corporate, has over 20 years of production, manufacturing and estimating experience in the publishing industry. Over the past 12 years Lynn has led the Wiley charge to keep books in print through the use of digital printing.
In 1995 Lynn joined Wiley as an Estimating Manager for the Publishing Support Operations group in Corporate Finance. In 2003, with a whole team of IT, Operations, Inventory and Manufacturing folks behind her, she launched the Wiley US POD Program which now includes over 11,000 titles and has grown to become a multi-million dollar revenue opportunity for Wiley.
Lynn began her publishing career from a temporary position that turned permanent in the Production Department at Cliggott Publishing, a medical journal publisher. She learned book production at the American Bible Society and then took a Production Manager position at Longmeadow Press, Waldenbooks' proprietary publishing company.
Lynn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Design from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Lynn has been quoted in several industry pieces regarding Wiley's Global Demand Print Program success and she is the co-author of Wiley's internal customer care resource guide, Print on Demand For Dummies. She also helped edit and contribute to Digital Book Printing For Dummies for the industry in partnership with BISG. In the May 2009 issue of Book Business magazine, Lynn was named to the prestigious list of "50 Top Women in Book Publishing." In October 2009, Lynn was the keynote speaker at an event in Brazil for Bandeirantes Graphica's launch of their Books on Demand Program.
Julie Traylor, Cheif of Planning & Research, National Association of College Stores (NACS)
Julie Traylor is Chief of Planning & Research for the National Association of College Stores. She oversees strategic planning activities with the NACS Board of Trustees and staff execution of the NACS Strategic Priorities. She manages the OnCampus Research division of NACS -- directing research on college students and collegiate retailing. Major ongoing studies include Student Watch student consumer behavior research, Customer and Faculty Satisfaction Survey Services, the College Store Industry Financial Survey, and College Store Salary & Benefits Survey.
Before coming to NACS, Julie was associate director of the Joint Center for Policy Research and has taught marketing and management as an adjunct faculty member. She has a Masters in Business Administration.
Tom Turvey, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Google
Tom Turvey is Director, Strategic Partnerships, at Google. In over 8 years at Google, Tom has managed all of Google's content licensing arrangements with all print media companies globally across books, magazines, news, and journals. To do this he never sleeps more than 2 hours a night, and requires one of those self-driving Google cars that tells you where the next Starbucks is.
Nadine Vassallo, Project Coordinator, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
Nadine Vassallo is the Project Coordinator for the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), a non-profit trade association working to create a more informed, empowered, and efficient book industry. Before joining BISG in 2011, she held positions with Penguin Group USA, Borders, and Phaidon Press.
Len Vlahos, Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
Len Vlahos, an 18-year veteran of the American Booksellers Association (ABA), signed on as BISG's newest Executive Director starting September 12, 2011. He has served as ABA's communications director, e-commerce director, education director and, just prior to joining BISG, was ABA's Chief Operating Officer.
Len has worked for Internet marketing pioneer Yoyodyne, and for Kratz & Co. public relations. Prior to joining ABA, he worked in independent, chain, and university bookstores.
Jenny Walker, Vice-President Marketing and Business Development, Ex Libris
Jenny Walker is Vice-President Marketing and Business Development for the Information Services Division of Ex Libris (USA) Inc. based in Boston, Massachusetts. She has a keen interest in reference linking issues and is very actively working with information service providers and the library community on the promotion of open linking for libraries. In her previous role as Director of Technology Product Management at SilverPlatter, Jenny was involved in the early SFX research work at Ghent University which lead to the development of the OpenURL Framework of Linking and the OpenURL standard itself.
Mitchell Weisberg, Lecturer at Sawyer Business School of Suffolk University and at the University of Massachusetts
Mitchell Weisberg is a thought leader in Technology Driven Business Transformation. He is a Lecturer at Sawyer Business School of Suffolk University and at the University of Massachusetts. His research, teaching, and consulting focus on how digital technology is disrupting the publishing industry and what the industry participants must do to succeed. He is currently researching and writing a book on the strategies and emerging business models for success in the rapidly changing publishing and media industry. Mitchell has over 30 years of experience advising organizations on addressing the impacts of new technologies.
In addition to univeristy lecturer, Mitchell is also the Managing Director of Lumen, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in Business Transformation. He works with and advises senior executives on creating the High Performance Organization, strategy execution, new business model implementation and change management. He was a global practice leader at Arthur D. Little, Managing Director of Nolan, Norton (KPMG) for Australasia, based in Australia, a global practice leader at HP, and a Group Director of Strategic Planning at Motorola. He helped conduct the AT&T Divestiture, creating and later applying the template for deregulations and privatizations. He has extensive international experience.
Mitchell is on the Advisory Board of the IBM Innovation Center for Performance Management. He is a Fellow of the Suffolk University Center for Innovation and Change Leadership, and is on the Advisory Board for the Sawyer Business School. He has taught at Northeastern University, and University of North Carolina. He has published several books and numerous articles in professional journals.
Mitchell received his B.S. Degree (Engineering) from Cornell University and his M.S. Degree from University of North Carolina, and the Advanced Marketing Management Program (AMMP) at the Wharton School.
Jabin White, Director of Strategic Content, Wolters Kluwer Health -- Professional and Education
Jabin White is Director of Strategic Content for Wolters Kluwer Health's Professional and Education Division. In this role, Jabin is responsible for advising WK's publishing teams on relevant technologies, collaboratively helping to determine product opportunities, and spearheading P&E's digital content initiatives.
With a heavy background in XML theory and practice, Jabin has spent most of his career evangelizing the benefits of markup languages and related technologies, including content management, workflow enhancements and authoring tools.
Prior to joining WK, White served as Vice President, STM Sales for Scope eKnowledge Center, and VP of Product Development at Silverchair, Inc., a leading developer of information solutions for health care publishers.
Before Silverchair, Jabin spent five years as Executive Director of Electronic Production at Elsevier, serving the Health Sciences Division. His group performed the production work for such products as MD Consult, Mosby's Drug Consult, and The Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists.
Jabin started in health sciences publishing as an editorial assistant at Current Medicine, and learned SGML at Mosby in the mid-90's, working on the drug reference Physicians GenRx. He has held electronic publishing positions at Mosby, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Unbound Medicine. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University with a BA in history and has a Masters in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University.
Emily Williams, Digital Content Producer, Publishers Marketplace
Emily Williams is Digital Content Producer at Publishers Marketplace and Co-Chair of the BISG Rights Committee. Previously she was a contributor to Digital Book World and Publishing Perspectives. She got her start in publishing as a literary scout for Maria B. Campbell Associates.
Kate Wilson, Founder, Nosy Crow
Kate Wilson started her publishing career in the UK after studying English at Oxford university selling rights for Faber and Faber. From there, she moved to a company that was subsequently reconfigured as Egmont where she was rights director. She was Publisher and Managing Director of Macmillan Children's Books from 1994 to 2004, and then she ran Scholastic in the UK between 2004 and 2009. After a (very!) brief period in adult publishing as CEO of Headline, part of the Hachette Group, she founded Nosy Crow, an independent publisher of children's books and children's apps, in February 2010. As a parent and a publisher, she is interested in literacy on the page and on screen and in how generations of digital natives may choose to consume text.
Jeremy York, Assistant Librarian, University of Michigan Library, & Project Librarian, HathiTrust
Jeremy York is a project librarian for HathiTrust Digital Library. He graduated from Emory University in 2001 with a B. A. in History and received a Master of Information Science from the University of Michigan in 2008. He has more than ten years experience in libraries, working in areas of course reserves, archives and special collections, and information technology.
As Director of Digital Content Sales, Peter Balis is responsible for e-book and digital business development for John Wiley and Sons Professional and Trade division. In addition to his work for Wiley, he co-chairs the AAP's Digital Issues Working Group. This Fall he taught his first advanced seminar for the Master of Science in Publishing program at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies entitled "New Media Technology: From Mobile to E-Books."Adrien Basdevant, VP, Sales and Marketing, Gutenberg Technology
Adrien Basdevant is the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Gutenberg Technology, a start-up focused on technology solutions for publishers. He is especially responsible for the business development of an innovative platform that enables users to publish content simultaneously on every format (print, web, tablets, e-readers, smartphone). He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration, and a bachelor of law.Graham Bell, Chief Data Architect, EDItEUR
Graham Bell is EDItEUR's Chief Data Architect. He joined EDItEUR in 2010, and he focuses on the continuing development and application of ONIX for Books, and on other EDItEUR metadata standards for the global book, e-book and serials sectors. Graham previously worked for HarperCollins Publishers in the UK where he was Head of Publishing Systems. He led the development of bibliographic and digital asset management systems, and was involved with the launches of many recent HarperCollins digital initiatives including e-audio, e-books and print-on-demand programs. Prior to HarperCollins, he worked as an editor and in IT roles within the magazine industry with Redwood Publishing.
Mark Bide, Executive Director, EDItEUR
Mark Bide is the Executive Director of EDItEUR, the global trade standards organisation for the book and journal supply chains which also provides a management service to the International ISBN Agency. He is also the Project Director for the ACAP Project, and a Director of Rightscom, the specialist media consultancy. He has worked in and around the publishing industry for nearly 40 years, having been a Director of the European subsidiaries of both CBS Publishing and John Wiley & Sons. He is a Visiting Professor of the University of the Arts London.Kurt Biedler, Senior Manager of Business Development, Amazon.com
Kurt Biedler is Senior Manager of Business Development at Amazon.com. He has several years of experience in the books industry, including working with the industry leaders in printing, publishing and book retailing. Kurt also holds advanced degrees from Princeton University, Lehigh University and University of Washington.Angela Bole, Deputy Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
Angela Bole was appointed Deputy Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) in March 2009, having previously served two years as Associate Director and two years as Marketing and Communications Manager. Working closely with members and non-members alike, she has been instrumental in furthering BISG's mission of creating a more informed, empowered and efficient book industry supply chain for both physical and digital products.Angela has English Literature and Gender Studies degrees from Indiana University Bloomington and a Masters Degree in Book Publishing from New York University. She is an active member of the Women's Media Group, a New York-based nonprofit association of women who have achieved prominence in the many fields of media. She also serves as Treasurer on the International Digital Publishing Forum's (IDPF's) Board of Directors.
Johan Bollen, Associate Professor of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University
Johan Bollen is an Associate Professor at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing. He was a Staff Scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory from 2005-2009, and an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science of Old Dominion University from 2002 to 2005. He obtained his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Brussels in 2001 on the subject of cognitive models of human hypertext navigation. He has taught courses on Data Mining, Information Retrieval and Digital Libraries. His research has been funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, National Science Foundation, Library of Congress, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. His present research interests are usage data mining, complex networks, computational sociometrics, informetrics, and digital libraries. He has extensively published on these subjects as well as matters relating to adaptive information systems. He is presently the Principal Investigator of the MESUR project.Jane Burke, Senior Vice President, ProQuest and Serials Solutions
Jane Burke is Senior Vice President of Serials Solutions, a Seattle-based business unit of ProQuest. Jane was appointed to this position in June, 2005. Prior to joining ProQuest, Jane co-founded and served as President/CEO of Endeavor Information Systems. In addition to working as a librarian at Cook Memorial Library in Libertyville, Illinois early in her career, Jane served as President of NOTIS Systems.Jane earned masters degrees in Library Science from Dominican University (formerly Rosary College) and in Management from the Kellogg School of Northwestern University. Always an involved member of the library community, she now serves on the Board of Governors for the Northwestern University Library and on the Board of Directors for the Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Among her many awards, Jane was inducted into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.
Tara Catogge, Senior Vice President of Inbound Supply Chain, Readerlink Distribution Services
Tara Catogge joined Readerlink (formerly Levy Home Entertainment) in 2006 and is currently the Senior Vice President of Inbound Supply Chain. Prior to joining Levy, Tara was the Executive Vice President, Sales and Merchandising for Advanced Marketing Services (AMS), working with the wholesale clubs. Prior to joining AMS, she was employed by Harcourt Brace, Inc. as the International Sales Director for the Academic Press book division.Tara holds a BA in Business Management, a BFA in Arts Management and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
Sara Davis Anderson, Operations Manager, Harvard University Press
Sara Davis Anderson has been at Harvard University Press since 1999 and has worked in the acquisitions department, the distributed books program, the warehouse and the business office. Sara has a B.A. in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis and will receive an MBA from Northeastern University in August 2010.Peter Brantley, Director, the BookServer Project, Internet Archive
Peter Brantley is the Director of the BookServer Project at the Internet Archive, a San Francisco based not-for-profit digital library. At the Archive, Peter has fostered the development and adoption of the Open Publication Distribution System (OPDS). With Gary Reback, he is co-founder of the Open Book Alliance, seeking an open and competitive market for digital books. Prior to working at the Internet Archive, he was Executive Director of the Digital Library Federation. He has been a member of the IDPF Board since 2007.Michael Cairns, Chief Revenue Officer, SharedPub and AcademicPub
Michael is currently Chief Revenue Officer for SharedBook, a technology company located in New York City. SharedBook's products enable users to dynamically produce personalized and customized books (and eBooks) using a wide variety of content types including licensed publisher content, personal documents and content downloaded or from the web. SharedBook's product for the education market, AcademicPub, is revolutionizing course materials by allowing professors the freedom to select, assemble and copyright clear multiple sources of content instantly, including from an assembled library of disaggregated content from more than 120 academic publishers. Prior to SharedBook, Michael was Managing Partner at Information Media Partners where he provided strategic consulting services to publishing and information companies and private equity companies. Additionally, he was Entrepreneur-in-Residence at MyWire.com, a subscription news and information aggregator founded by Louis Borders. Until 2006, Michael served as President of R.R. Bowker, an information services business. His experience prior to R. R. Bowker includes senior management positions at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Berlitz International, Inc., Macmillan, Inc. and The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Todd Carpenter, Managing Director, NISO
Todd Carpenter is currently Executive Director of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), a Baltimore-based non-profit that fosters the development and maintenance of standards that facilitate the creation, persistent management, and effective interchange of information used in research and learning. Working with NISO's broad constituency, Todd is working to improve the efficiency of the standards development process, extending the scope and participation of the community in standards creation and adoption, and enhancing the training and outreach programs NISO sponsors.Prior to joining NISO, Todd had been Director of Business Development with BioOne, an online aggregator of scholarly journals in the biological sciences. Before joining BioOne, Todd was the Journals Marketing Manager at The Johns Hopkins University Press and participated in the development of Project Muse.
He has also held marketing management positions at the Energy Intelligence Group, a news service covering the oil and natural gas industries and The Haworth Press, a scholarly and professional publisher. Todd is a graduate of Syracuse University and holds a master degree in marketing from The Johns Hopkins University.
Ginger Clark, Literary Agent, Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Ginger Clark has been a literary agent with Curtis Brown LTD since 2005. In addition to representing her own clients, she also represents British Commonwealth rights for the agency's children's list. She attends the Bologna and Frankfurt Book Fairs every year. Previously, she worked at Writers House for six years as an assistant literary agent. She sits on the Rights Committee of the Book Industry Study Group, and a member of the Contracts and Newsletter committees of the AAR. She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College.Keith Fahlgren, Publishing Technology Consultant, Threepress Consulting, Inc.
Keith Fahlgren is a Publishing Technology Consultant at Threepress Consulting, Inc. Keith was formerly a Publishing Technology Engineer at O'Reilly Media, where he developed systems that helped create, maintain, enhance and reuse content. He's been involved in extending O'Reilly's use of DocBook and the DocBook-XSL stylesheets and building an Atom Publishing Protocol infrastructure. Recently, Keith's been heavily involved with encouraging the adoption of the IDPF EPUB standard, reinvigorating O'Reilly Labs, launching a system for developing manuscripts collaboratively and kickstarting the OPDS Catalog specification process. Keith has spoken about DocBook, XML in Publishing and EPUB throughout the US and Canada.Karen Forster, Director of Standards and Best Practices, Book Industry Study Group
Karen Forster is a publishing professional with over 25 years in the industry. She is currently the Director of Standards and Best Practices at the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), where she oversees the organization's many committees and working groups. Prior to joining BISG in 2007, Karen held positions as Director of US Operations, Publishing at SPi Global, Production Director at Butterworth-Heinemann, and Inventory and Reprint Manager at Elsevier. Karen has a BA in Medieval European History from Harvard University.Kent Freeman, President, VitalSource Technologies, Inc.
A 28-year Ingram veteran, Mr. Freeman is well known in the industry for his supply chain and e-textbook and e-book expertise. Kent has served as Senior Vice President of Business Development, and Chief Technology Officer, for Ingram Book Group and Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Ingram Digital, in addition to his current role of President of VitalSource Technologies. As a thought leader, Kent has been requested to speak at numerous global industry events. Past events Kent has spoken at include Book Expo America (BEA), the American Library Association (ALA), the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) events, London Book Fair, Frankfurt Book Fair and the London Booksellers Association. Mr. Freeman has served as the Chair of the Book Industry Study Group, a non-profit organization that provides research and standards development for the book industry and as Chair of the Book Industry Systems Advisory Committee.Kelly Gallagher, Vice President of Publishing Services, RR Bowker
Kelly Gallagher serves as VP of Publishing Services at RR Bowker. In this role he manages the implementation of a host of Bowker business intelligence services, including the PubTrack Consumer research panel reaching over 40,000 'e' and 'p' book consumers. For the past year, he has been leading a team of researchers on a three-year initiative for the Book Industry Study Group to study consumer attitudes toward e-devices and digital content. This long-term trended study looks at consumer purchases on a quarterly basis as it seeks to understand the rate and shift to digital content. In addition to managing the consumer research panel, he oversees sales data collection and analytics tools for the higher education and religious book markets for Bowker. Beyond his role at Bowker, Kelly also serves as Research Chair for the BISG.Noah Genner, President and CEO, BookNet Canada
Noah Genner has an extensive background in independent bookselling, software and business development. As the leader of BookNet Canada he orchestrates a skilled team of technical, policy oriented and client focused staff to provide new data management services and supply-chain initiatives to the Canadian publishing and book retail sectors.Before working at BookNet Canada, Noah ran his own technology and software development consulting business, servicing a wide range of clients including book publishers and printers. Prior to that, Noah was Director of Software Development for consumer market research leader Compusense. Where he oversaw the development of a variety of software projects used by numerous Fortune 500 companies worldwide.
Noah serves on the Board of Directors of the Book Industry Study Group, eBound Canada and is Chair of the ONIX International Steering Committee.
Olivannan Gopalakrishnan, CEO, Emerald Publishers
Olivannan Gopalakrishnan is the CEO of the 30 year old publishing house, Emerald Publishers (www.emeraldpublishers.com) in Chennai. He is a regular visitor to the Frankfurt Book Fair and has obtained republishing licences from American publishers such as AMACOM, Barron's Educational Series, Inc., Johns Hopkins University and HRD Press. He initiated and formed an online book club called Book Club India (www.bookclubindia.net), exclusively for Indian readers with the objective of bringing book lovers under a common e-platform that offers discussions, suggestions, reviews, and information. He is a member of professional bodies such as the Booksellers & Publishers Association of South India, Madras Printers and Lithographers' Association, and Madras Management Association.An active Rotarian, he has served as a rotary district governor and has a keen interest in social work. He has a degree in engineering and is a post graduate in business administration. He is currently pursuing his doctoral thesis on the subject of intellectual property rights.
Brian Green, Executive Director, International ISBN Agency
Currently Executive Director of the International ISBN Agency, until the beginning of this year Brian Green was also Executive Director of EDItEUR. From 2003-2008, Brian was Chair of ISO TC46 SC9, the ISO Committee responsible for identifiers in the information community.Brian managed BIC, the UK book trade standards body, from 1991 until 2006 and, prior to that, was Director of Technology and Publishing Management at the UK Publishers Association after working in the publishing industry for many years.
Jeremy Greenfield, Editorial Director, Digital Book World
Jeremy Greenfield is editorial director of Digital Book World. Prior to DBW, Jeremy was editor of FINS.com, a new career site from The Wall Street Journal. He has been a journalist in New York for six years and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.Rebecca Griffiths, Program Director for Online Learning, Ithaka S+R
Rebecca leads Ithaka S+R's growing program in online learning. In this capacity, she is managing an initiative to test whether and how Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) could be adopted by faculty to improve learning and reduce costs within public universities and colleges. This effort is undertaken in partnership with the University System of Maryland and funded by a generous grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Previously, Rebecca launched and led ITHAKA's Strategic Services practice (now part of Ithaka S+R), which provides research and advisory services to clients. In that capacity she worked with online education initiatives to deepen their understanding of the audiences they serve and to develop sustainable business plans. In addition, Rebecca advised foundations on opportunities for funding new projects and co-authored reports on sustainability of digital projects, the role of publishing in universities, and uses of open source software in higher education. Before starting the Strategic Services practice, Rebecca was a founding member of Aluka, a nonprofit initiative to develop online primary resources from and about Africa for research and teaching. The Aluka collections are now available through JSTOR.
Previously, Rebecca worked as a strategic consultant for Monitor Company in its Hong Kong and London offices. There she managed projects in media and telecommunications, helping her clients evaluate new growth opportunities, develop corporate strategies, and strengthen their organizations. She has also served as a product manager at AOL, responsible for launching new online services, and in business development at a subsidiary of News Corporation.
Rebecca has a master of business administration from MIT and a bachelor of arts from Princeton University in East Asian studies. She speaks proficient Mandarin.
Connie Harbison, Director of Authority Control, Database Management, Baker & Taylor
Connie Harbison, Director of Authority Control, Database Management at Baker & Taylor, has worked in the publishing industry for over 20 years. Connie has been involved in BISAC Executive Committee since 2004, when she took on the role of BISAC Subject Codes Committee Chair. She is also a member of the BISAC Metadata Committee. Connie lives in New Jersey with her husband, three children and two dogs.Michael Healy, Former Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (2006 through 2009)
Michael Healy, Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. from 2006-2009, recently took on the position of Executive Director Designate of the Book Rights Registry.Michael has been involved extensively in the development and management of standards for the book industry and has worked in the book industry since 1983. Before taking up his current role at BISG he was for seven years Editorial Director of Nielsen Book Services, one of the world's leading providers of information, transaction and market-measurement services to the book trade.
He has chaired the international committee that revised the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) standard and is a member of the ONIX International Steering Committee and the ISO committee developing the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI).
Jo Henry, Director, Bowker Market Research
Bowker Market Research, the leading provider of market research information and business intelligence for the book industry, was formed in March 2012 by combining BML (Book Marketing Ltd), originally established in the UK in 1990, and RR Bowker's consumer research business in the US. Bowker Market Research monitors the US and UK book markets through Books & Consumers, the premier resource for understanding consumer book buying behavior, as well as undertaking adhoc research for a wide range of clients.Jo Henry was previously the Managing Director of BML. She started in publishing at Victor Gollancz, becoming Sales Director in 1989 and, after Cassell's purchase of Gollancz, the Group's International Trade Sales Director. She left Cassell in 1993 to join the HEA's Publishing Division as Head of Sales & Marketing, before joining BML in 1995. Following the acquisition of BML by Publishing News, she became Managing Director of the PN Group in 2007. BML was acquired by Bowker in 2010, following the closure of Publishing News.
Brad Inman, CEO, Vook
Brad Inman is the founder of several successful online companies including HomeGain, which he sold to Classified Ventures in 2005; the thriving online video company TurnHere; and Inman News, the online real estate publishing company.Patrick Javick, Director of Industry Development, GS1 US / EPCglobal US
Patrick Javick is responsible for industry strategy, marketing, and business development in the Retail Sector. In his position he is tied to the on-going RFID pilots and implementations within the Apparel, Fashion and Footwear, Media & Entertainment, and Consumer Electronics Industries. Patrick is also a co-facilitator for the RFID based Electronic Article Surveillance, Tag Alteration and Apparel, Fashion and Footwear EPCglobal Standards subgroups within GS1 Standards Development. David Jolliffe, Vice President, Cross Media Publishing Services, Pearson Canada
David Jolliffe is Vice President, Cross Media Publishing Services, at Pearson Canada, driving media, production, manufacturing, permissions and websites/ecommerce for the School (K12) and Higher Education divisions. He has also been in charge of production, manufacturing and media for the Penguin Group in Canada and oversees media for the French-language publisher ERPI. David has had a senior role in the content management initiative for Pearson Education North America. He is on the Advisory Board for the publishing program at Ryerson University in Toronto, where he also teaches both online and in the classroom. He has spoken at a number of events for the book publishing industry.Tina Jordan, Vice President, Association of American Publishers
Tina Jordan has held the position of Vice President for the Association of American Publishers since December 2006. As Vice President headquartered in the New York Office, Ms. Jordan's responsibilities include oversight of AAP committee activities of trade publishers, smaller and independent publishers, library marketing, the AAP's Get Caught Reading literacy campaign, AAP's industry statistics program, the Association’s educational programs, and diversity recruitment in publishing, amongst others. Prior to joining AAP, Ms. Jordan was Special Events and Public Relations Director for BookExpo America, the nation's book trade convention, where she was responsible for strategic planning development of special programming and author-related events. A native of Connecticut and a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in history, Ms. Jordan, also held corporate communications positions at the Proskauer Rose, and Cleary Gottlieb law firms, the National Basketball Association, and Ogilvy & Mather Public Relations.
The Association of American Publishers is the national trade association of the U.S. book publishing industry. AAP's more than 300 members include most of the major commercial publishers in the United States, as well as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses and scholarly societies -- small and large. AAP members publish hardcover and paperback books in every field, educational materials for the elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and professional markets, scholarly journals, computer software, and electronic products and services. The protection of intellectual property rights in all media, the defense of the freedom to read and the freedom to publish at home and abroad, and the promotion of reading and literacy are among the Association's highest priorities.
Joe Karaganis, Vice President, The American Assembly, Columbia University
Joe Karaganis joined The American Assembly at Columbia University as Vice President in 2010. His work focuses on the relationship between digital convergence and cultural production, and has recently included research on broadband adoption, data policy, and media piracy. He is the editor of The Politics of Open Source Adoption (2005), Structures of Participation in Digital Culture (2007), and Media Piracy in Emerging Economies (2011), among other work. Prior to joining the American Assembly, he was a program director at the Social Science Research Council in New York. Bill Kasdorf, Vice President, Apex Content Solutions
Bill Kasdorf is General Editor of The Columbia Guide to Digital Publishing and Vice President of Apex Content Solutions, a leading supplier of consulting, data conversion, editorial, production, and content enhancement services to publishers and other organizations worldwide. Past President of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP), Bill has led seminars and spoken widely for publishing industry organizations such as SSP, O’Reilly TOC, NISO, BISG, IDPF, AAP, AAUP, ALPSP, STM, Seybold Seminars, and the Library of Congress. He currently serves on the IDPF Working Group updating the EPUB standard (and is coordinator of its Metadata Subgroup); the IDEAlliance working group developing the nextPub source format for magazines and other design- and feature-rich publications (chairing its nextPub-to-EPUB Mapping Committee); the NISO eBook SIG; and is Chair of the BISG Content Structure Committee.Skott Klebe, Manager of Special Initiatives, Copyright Clearance Center
Skott Klebe has worked in copyright and licensing technology for more than fifteen years. He was the architect of RightsLink, Copyright Clearance Center's point-of-content licensing system, and is the inventor on several patents in the fields content and licensing.John Konczal, Global Industry Executive, Sterling Commerce
John Konczal, Global Industry Executive at Sterling Commerce, sets the Sterling Commerce market and product strategy for positioning the Sterling Commerce selling, fulfillment and business-to-business integration solutions in the communications, media and entertainment industry. His specialty is the design and deployment of e-commerce, channel integration and order fulfillment solutions supporting customer-centric sales strategies in global communications and media environments.Jim Lichtenberg, President, Lightspeed, LLC
Starting in the early 1990s, as vice president at the Association of American Publishers, Jim Lichtenberg has been consulting and writing about the evolution of the Internet, information technology, and digital tools.President of Lightspeed, LLC, a management consulting practice in New York City, Jim provides strategic counsel to clients in general business and book publishing including: The Conference Board, The Book Manufacturers Institute, Dell, Lightning Source, Houghton Mifflin, the American Library Association and the National Information Standards Organization. As board member of the Book Industry Study Group, he is leading an industry effort to assess the potential of RFID technology in the publishing value chain.
Dan Lubart, SVP Sales Analytics, HarperCollins Publishers
Dan is a Senior Technology Consultant with 20 years of experience in IT Strategy, Application Development and Technology Infrastructure. Dan's work with large and mid-market clients focuses on technology initiatives that directly support their business objectives. Scott Lubeck, Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (January 2010 through June 2011)
Scott Lubeck served as Executive Director of BISG from January 2010 through June 2011. He has more than thirty years of experience in publishing, entrepreneurship and innovative use of technology. He began his career in editorial at the University of Texas Press in 1977; he became president of Texas Monthly Press in 1983. He has been at the forefront of many transformation initiatives in the publishing industry. As director of the National Academy Press in Washington, D.C. in 1989, he led pioneering work in digital print and Web publishing. In 1999 he joined the Perseus Books Group as vice president and managing director where he led the development of Perseus Print on Demand. In 2001 he joined Harvard Business School Publishing in the newly created role of Chief Technology Officer to lead its strategic initiatives in digital publishing. In 2007 he joined NewsStand/LibreDigital as vice president and general manager and in 2008 joined Wolters Kluwer Health, Professional and Education as vice president of technology to lead its single-source publishing strategy. He is currently executive director of the Book Industry Study Group.Madeline McIntosh, President of Sales, Operations and Digital, Random House
Madeline McIntosh is President of Sales, Operations & Digital at Random House, Inc. From 1994 to 2008, she worked at Random House in positions ranging through new media, online and offline sales and marketing, and publishing. From 2008 through 2009, she was Amazon's Director of European Content Acquisition for the Kindle, based in Luxembourg. Since her return to Random House, she has been responsible for the company's digital product, marketing and distribution strategies; print book sales, distribution and production; operations; IT; and business development. She is a member of Random House's global executive board.Phil Madans, Director, Publishing Standards and Practices, Hachette
Phil Madans is the Director of Publishing Standards and Practices for the Hachette Book Group, where he is driving the transition of HBG's production/editorial workflow from the traditional print-centric to a content-centric XHTML-based digital content creation platform.Phil has used his extensive experience in trade book publishing to evangelize new digital solutions for publishing workflows and processes, and is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences, including StartWithXML, Publishing Business Conference & Expo, BISG's Making Information Pay. He has also taught Digital Publishing at NYU's School of Continuing & Professional Studies. Phil is currently a member of the Book Industry Study Group's Governing Council, co-chair of the BISG Identification Committee and chair of its Identification of E-Books Working Group.
Clancy Marshall, Chief Operating Officer, 20 Million Minds
Clancy Marshall serves as the Chief Operating Officer at a new non-profit foundation called 20 Million Minds. Its mission is to enable teachers to create customizable textbooks using both commercial and open license textbook content.Prior to 20 Million Minds, Marshall, a 15-year publishing veteran, was the General Manager of DynamicBooks, a Macmillan subsidiary and the first interactive online textbook platform designed for students, instructors and authors. Clancy created and managed the organization from the idea stage to the organization it is today. She was also instrumental with Macmillan's W.H. Freeman group (higher education textbooks), first as acquisitions editor, and then as publisher. Prior to Macmillan, Clancy managed marketing at John Wiley and Sons. She began her career in sales and worked for both Jones and Bartlett and Harcourt publishers.
Clancy received her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Richmond.
David Martin, ONIX Support Team, EDItEUR
David Martin is an independent consultant on standards for business communication in the book trade, working principally for EDItEUR, where he leads the team responsible for ONIX for Books.David has been involved with metadata standards for most of his career, at INSPEC, at the British Library, where he was Director of Automated Services for six years, and as a founder Director of Book Data Ltd (now part of Nielsen BookData).
Neil Marquardt, Director, 4LTR Press
Neil Marquardt is director of 4LTR Press, a division of Cengage Learning developing print and digital learning materials for higher education students. The 4LTR Press brand is built around a simple "student-tested, faculty-approved" model that has led to the creation of over fifty learning solutions in a diverse set of disciplines including business, math, science, and the humanities.Neil has been a part of the higher education content industry since 1991, where he started as a publishing representative for Macmillan (now a part of Pearson). Additionally, Neil has worked with Wolters Kluwer where he published review materal for medical students and also spent some time at a start-up during the "dot.com" days.
Bill McCoy, Executive Director, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF)
Bill McCoy is Executive Director of the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), the trade and standards group responsible for the EPUB standard interchange and delivery format for eBooks and other digital publications. Mr. McCoy was previously General Manager, Digital Publishing at Adobe Systems. McCoy has been involved in publishing technology for over 20 years, and has contributed to the establishment of numerous industry-standard platforms including EPUB as well as PDF, OpenType, and PostScript.Maureen McMahon, President & Publisher, Kaplan Publishing
Maureen McMahon is President and Publisher of Kaplan Publishing, one of the nation's leading publishers of academic and professional resources in print and digital formats. In addition to overseeing content production, delivery, and management for Kaplan Test Prep course and retail products, she oversees Kaplan Labs, an initiative that focuses on the potential for emerging technologies to improve learning outcomes; Kaplan Mobile; and EPUB 3 product development.Prior to joining Kaplan in 2006, she was Vice President and Publisher of the Kaplan imprint at Simon & Schuster, and held several positions at Random House, including Publisher of The Princeton Review, Associate Publisher of Villard Books, and Director of National Accounts.
Ken Michaels, President and Chief Operating Officer, Hachette Book Group
Ken Michaels, President and Chief Operating Officer, joined Hachette Book Group in January 2009. In his role as COO, Ken runs all operational areas: Distribution, Facilities, Fulfillment, IT, Managing Editorial, Production, Strategic Publishing Operations, and Distribution Sales and Fulfillment to other publishers (15 clients to date).Prior to HBG, Ken was Senior VP of Global Business Process Management for the McGraw-Hill Companies reporting to the Chairman; before that role he spent twelve years at General Electric in a variety of senior roles, including General Manager of GE's Capital Mortgage Origination businesses.
Ken currently serves as Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Book Industry Study Group. He holds a Bachelor's degree in business administration, an MBA, and is a graduate of GE's Financial Management Program.
Kempton Mooney, Senior Analyst of Market Research and Business Development, Hachette Book Group
Kempton Mooney is Senior Analyst of Market Research and Business Development at Hachette Book Group, having joined the company in 2010. He provides competitive intelligence, industry trending, and internal analysis to executive management, as well as market research expertise, guidance and action plans for business development efforts. Prior to HBG, he held positions at Abrams and Random House working in sales, inventory, operations, systems, and project management. Kempton holds a master's degree from the University of Stony Brook in Art History and lives in New York.Matt Mullin, Business Development, Digital Book World
Matt Mullin heads up business development, programming, and educational offerings for the Digital Book World community. He puts together WEBcasts and partnerships with the goal of educating a growing network of optimistic publishing professionals. In his previous position in digital marketing at Sterling Publishing, he crafted social media strategy for both authors and brands, created and executed ebook workflow, and led single-title digital marketing efforts for key titles.Edward Nawotka, Editor-in-Chief, Publishing Perspectives
Ed Nawotka is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives. an online magazine for the international publishing industry that has been called "the BBC of the book world." Prior to launching Publishing Perspectives, Ed served as books columnist for Bloomberg News and daily news editor at Publishers Weekly. He serves on the International Advisory Board of the Frankfurt Book Fair and continues to contribute reviews and commentary to a wide variety of publications, at home and abroad. Mark Nelson, Chief Information Officer, National Association of College Stores (NACS) and VP for NACS Media Solutions
Mark R. Nelson, Ph.D., MBA is Chief Information Officer for the National Association of College Stores (NACS) and VP for NACS Media Solutions. Mark joined NACS in 2005 and over the past six years has participated as a speaker for both national and international audiences providing information and updates on digital content delivery and the future of course materials. From 2003-2008 he held a fellowship with the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, where one of his last articles, "E-Books in Higher Education: Are we nearing the end of the era of hype," became one of the most read articles related to technology in higher education in 2008. Jonathan Nowell, President, Nielsen Book
Jonathan Nowell is President of Nielsen Book, a subsidiary of The Nielsen Company. Nielsen Book operates globally and trades under the BookData, BookNet and BookScan product groups. Prior to his appointment to his current role in 2002, Jonathan was Group Managing Director of Whitaker, the UK based book information group and Publisher of The Bookseller. Jonathan is responsible for the P&L performance and strategic development of the Book information businesses of The Nielsen Company. He is a board member of the Book Industry Communication (BIC) and a board director of BISG (Book Industry Study Group) in the US.
Brian O'Leary, Founder and Principal, Magellan Media
A publishing veteran with 25 years of operational, management and consulting experience, Brian O'Leary is Founder and Principal of Magellan Media, a management consulting firm that works with publishers seeking support in content operations, benchmarking and financial analysis.With Hugh McGuire, he is currently serving as co-editor of "Book: A Futurists' Manifesto," currently being published in three parts by O'Reilly Media. O'Leary blogs about a variety of issues related to book, magazine and association publishing on his firm's web site, www.magellanmediapartners.com
In addition to his consulting assignments, O'Leary is the author of a research report on the impact of free content and digital piracy on paid book sales, as well as the editor and primary contributor for a study of the use of XML in book publishing. Both reports were published by O'Reilly Media in 2009.
Before becoming a consultant in 1998, Brian served as Senior VP and Associate Publisher with Hammond Inc., an internationally recognized geographic reference publisher. Responsible for database development, editorial content, production, and operations, Brian restructured editorial operations to benefit from the firm's prior technology investments. Brian came to Hammond after a 12-year career overseeing production and distribution operations at several of Time Inc.'s weekly magazines. He earned an A.B. in chemistry from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Jeff Olson, Vice President of Research, Kaplan Test Prep
Jeff Olson specializes in creating and analyzing market data, designing and conducting consumer research, and monitoring trends in education. Focused on marketing, product development, academic quality, inventory, and communications, Jeff's work serves as an informational backbone for Kaplan's curriculum, teacher training, communications, professional development initiatives, prompting course changes, system enhancements and more. He began his career as an instructor preparing Kaplan students for the GMAT, GRE and MCAT, and also taught biology at George Mason University.Jeff received his BA at the College of William & Mary and completed a year of the MD program at the Medical College of Virginia before turning to education. He also trained in survey design and data analysis at George Washington University.
Steve Paxhia, President, Beacon Hill Strategic Solutions
Steve Paxhia's consulting practice is focused on the strategies and technologies employed by educational institutions and publishing and technology companies. Recently, Steve has served as the senior strategist for the licensed content initiative of the California State University's Digital Marketplace and is advising a number of businesses and universities on the best practices in digital publishing. He has been involved in the e-book market for over 10 years since he served as Chairman of Rovia -- a start-up that developed secure fully featured e-books for the college market. Steve has considerable experience with custom publishing, licensing of intellectual property, electronic publishing workflow and technology, and EDI. During his 15 years in College Publishing, Steve developed significant experience in Marketing and Sales Management and was the founder of the publishing industry's Pubnet e-commerce and information system that has been deployed in thousands of bookstores across the United States.
Steve is the co-author of comprehensive studies covering Digital Magazines and Newspapers, e-Book Publishing Strategies, and Collaboration and Social Computing.
Carolyn Pittis, SVP, Global Marketing Strategy and Operations, HarperCollins
Carolyn Pittis is Senior Vice President, Global Marketing Strategy and Operations for HarperCollins Publishers. In this role she is responsible for defining the high level strategic direction of the HarperCollins online direct to consumer marketing initiatives, including its overall Web site, email marketing, and third party marketing partner strategies. She supervises a team that has both local and global responsibility for building scalable marketing platforms to connect authors to consumers online. Her cross-functional team works closely with divisional publishers to identify and define digital business opportunities emerging in today's publishing marketplace. Carolyn has worked in a variety of positions at HarperCollins in her 18-year career at the company, including senior responsibilities in the HarperCollins Publishing+ initiative, and in consumer sales forecasting, marketing technology, digital asset management, and business development. In these roles, she has specialized in using data and technology to drive publishing efficiency and effectiveness. She began her publishing career at Leisure Books in 1989.
She holds a bachelors and masters in history from Colgate University and from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, respectively, and is a 2004 graduate of the EITM program at Columbia University. In 2009, she was named as one of the top fifty women executives in book publishing.
Sebastian Posth, Publisher, Consultant, and Entrepreneur
Sebastian Posth, publisher, consultant and entrepreneur in publishing industry since 2004 with a strong focus on ebooks, digital distribution and ebook retail marketing. Founder and CEO of Germany's first ebook distributor, he was from 2009 to 2011 the Director Digital Content Distribution at arvato media (Bertelsmann AG). David "Skip" Prichard, President & Chief Executive Officer, Ingram Content Group Inc.
Skip Prichard is President & Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Content Group Inc. Mr. Prichard joined Ingram in 2007 as Chief Operating Officer. He was named President & CEO in January 2008. Ingram Content Group provides a broad range of physical and digital services to the book industry. Ingram is a leading wholesaler of trade books, spoken audio, magazines, and a leading provider of demand-driven printing and digital solutions for publishers. Ingram provides librarians and booksellers with immediate access to the largest selection of books and book-related products in the industry. Ingram's operating units are Ingram Book Company, Lightning Source Inc., Ingram Digital, Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram International Inc., Ingram Library Services Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., Ingram Publisher Services Inc., Tennessee Book Company LLC, and Coutts Information Services. Ingram Content Group employs almost four thousand associates with operations throughout North America and Europe.Prior to his appointment at Ingram Content Group, Mr. Prichard was President and Chief Executive Officer of ProQuest Information & Learning, a respected global publisher and information provider serving the education, government, and corporate markets with offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia. He led ProQuest, a $300 million company with over 1,200 employees, through a successful turnaround -- achieving double-digit growth and returning the company to profitability. Earlier in his career, Mr. Prichard held a number of executive positions with LexisNexis, where as Vice President of corporate and federal markets he provided business information and risk management solutions to the largest global corporations.
Mr. Prichard received his Bachelor of Science degree from Towson State University and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Dominique Raccah, President & CEO, Sourcebooks
Dominique Raccah is the CEO and Publisher of Sourcebooks where she is in charge of creating the future -- not just a future for the company but for authors, readers, and the book itself. The classic example of a successful entrepreneur, Dominique has driven innovation and expansion by kicking her way out of boxes and creating possibility where none exist. The result has been double digit annual revenue growth over the past 10 years, twenty five New York Times Bestsellers, #1 category leaders that range from baby names books to college guides, and a publishing company that many consider on the leading edge of the digital transformation. Most recently, Dominique has managed the launch of the new cutting-edge education division, Sourcebooks EDU.Dominique currently serves as Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Book Industry Study Group.
Dr. Rob Reynolds,Director, Product Design & Research, Xplana
Rob Reynolds began his career as a professor of languages and literature, and later transitioned into technology through his research in computer-aided learning. In the academic world, he taught classroom-based and online courses for two decades, and also served as Director of IT for the University of Oklahoma.In 2003, Rob left academia and joined the world of textbook publishing. First with McGraw-Hill and later with Cengage, he created strategies to help these companies transition from print to digital products. In 2004, Rob co-founded Xplana Learning, a technology company focused on the education market. As company President and Chief Product Officer, he was responsible for designing the company’s products and for establishing Xplana Learning as a thought leader in the industry. In 2009, Xplana Learning was acquired by MBS Textbook Exchange, and today Rob continues in his roles as Xplana manager and lead product designer.
Jade Roth, Vice President of Books & Digital Strategy, Barnes & Noble College Bookstore
Jade joined Barnes & Noble College Booksellers in 1980 and is responsible for all aspects of textbook management, digital strategy, trade book buying, author promotions and government affairs. Jade's collegiate retailing experience includes management positions in three college stores as well as multiple home office positions. Jade is an active member of the National Association of College Stores Board of Trustees and has served on the Penn State World Campus Advisory Board. She has spoken at numerous conferences, both regionally and nationally. In her current role, Jade works closely with her colleagues at Barnes & Noble.com to develop new digital and online solutions expressly designed for Higher Education. Jade has a B.A. from Bennington College.
Nancy Rothschild, Associate Director of Marketing, Wiley Publishing
Nancy Rothschild is Associate Director of Marketing at Wiley Publishing, a global, multi-channel publishing company. Specializing in business and finance, Nancy oversees the digital and print marketing strategy for finance, accounting and business products, ranging from print books to ebooks to online subscription sites and beyond. Key bestsellers include Harry Markopolos' NO ONE WOULD LISTEN and Joel Greenblatt's THE LITTLE BOOK THAT BEATS THE MARKET. Nancy has a total of 13 years of book marketing experience.Brett Sandusky, Director of Product Innovation, Kaplan Publishing
Brett Sandusky is currently Director of Product Innovation for Kaplan Publishing where he focuses on digital product development, e-book strategy, usability, mobile applications, and content integration across platforms. Formerly, he was Director of Marketing during which time he developed data-driven marketing strategies that capitalized on strategic use of metadata, Web 2.0 functionality, and direct-to-consumer outreach.Bror Saxberg, Chief Learning Officer, Kaplan, Inc.
Bror Saxberg is responsible for the research and development of innovative learning strategies, technologies and products across Kaplan's full range of educational services offerings. He also oversees future developments and adoptions of innovative learning technologies and maintains consistent academic standards for Kaplan's products and courses.Saxberg most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Learning Officer at K12, Inc., where he was responsible for designing both online and off-line learning environments and developing new student products and services. Prior to joining K12, Inc., he was Vice President at Knowledge Universe, where he co-founded the testing and assessment division that became known as Knowledge Testing Enterprise (KTE). Saxberg began his career at McKinsey & Company, Inc. and later served as Vice President and General Manager for London-based DK Multimedia, part of DK Publishing, and education and reference publisher.
Saxberg holds a B.A. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington. As a Rhodes Scholar, he received an M.A. in Mathematics from Oxford University. He also received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from M.I.T. and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.
Monique Sendze, Information Technology Director, Douglas County Libraries
Monique Sendze has worked in information technology management for over ten years and currently works as the IT Director at the Douglas County Libraries. She holds a M.Ed. and a M.Sc. in Management Information Technology. Monique has contributed to information technology management articles in library publications and has served on the last 3 LITA top tech trends panels. At Douglas County Libraries, she leads efforts to fulfill their vision and mission through the effective provision of information technology, and has responsibility and oversight of computer services and applications, systems, networks, security web services and communications for the district.Ron Severdia, CTO, Metrodigi
Ron is a technologist and Creative Director who has developed websites, brand identities and content management systems for clients such as HP, Verizon, Ebay, Electronic Arts, Yahoo!, Visa, Walmart.com, Apple and Schweppes. His prior experience includes stints as a Senior Designer and then Creative Director at Young & Rubicam, DDB, Glow, and Landor Associates. Fluent in several languages, Ron is a Euro-Effie award recipient. He is the author of Using Joomla (2009, O'Reilly Media) and is on the Leadership Team of the Joomla Project.Gary Shapiro, Senior Vice President, Intellectual Properties, Follett Higher Education Group
Gary joined Follett Higher Education Group in 1999 and is responsible for all course material product categories. His experience includes management positions in five college stores, serving as the first Deputy Executive Director of the National Association of College Stores (NACS) and as Executive Vice President and General Manager of NACSCORP. In addition to the development of many industry conferences and project initiatives, including the NACS Copyright Permission Service, ConTEXT and the Campus Computer Resellers Conference, Gary is a sought after presenter on the future of the textbook and college bookstore, and is the author of Turning Points: Six Critical Challenges for College Stores. Gary has a B.A. from Case Western Reserve University.Nehal Shah, Director of Application Development, Kaplan Test Prep
Nehal Shah is Director of Application Development at Kaplan Test Prep. Bent on changing the face of Kaplan across all of its products, Nehal is helping to transform Kaplan into a digital company by making test preparation less of a singular activity and more a part of an augmented lifestyle.Michele Southall, Director of Community Development, GS1 US
As Director of Community Development, Michele Southall works with GS1 members to define best business practices for standards based solutions.Michele has been on staff with EPCglobal US since late 2003, with prior participation as Global Standards Director for GS1 US, where she was responsible for the development of standards for the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN).
She also previously held the position of Product Manager for EC Standards Compliance for 1SYNC, (then known as UCCnet), a not-for-profit subsidiary of GS1 US that provides product registry and data synchronization services.
Richard Stark, Director of Product Data, Barnes & Noble
Richard Stark is the Director of Product Data for Barnes & Noble, a position he has held for the past eleven years. He has been active in book industry standards since 1995. Since 1999, Richard has chaired the BISAC Metadata Committee, the group that governs bibliographic data standards for the U.S. book industry. He was a member of the ISO working group that revised the ISBN standard and the ISO working group that developed the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI).Richard has been a bookseller for twenty years. His experience includes positions in store management and purchasing at Barnes & Noble, Borders, and independent booksellers. He was educated in the Great Books Program at St. John's College in Santa Fe, NM.
Matt Supko, Technology Director, American Booksellers Association
Matt Supko has worked for the American Booksellers Association since 2008. During this time, he helped create IndieBound.org, a local-focused, community-based web site which connects consumers with independent bookstores, as well as a related iPhone app. Since 2010, he has served as ABA's Technology Director, overseeing the IndieCommerce program, which provides turnkey ecommerce web sites based on the open source web platform Drupal to approximately 400 bookstores.Prior to joining ABA, Matt worked as a bookseller in Birmingham, Alabama. He has Bachelor's degrees in English, Computer Science, and Russian from the University of Alabama, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Virginia.
Joshua Tallent, President, eBook Architects
Joshua Tallent has been an eBook developer since 2002, and is an expert on formatting eBooks in the variety of formats on the market, including Kindle/Mobipocket and ePub. His book, Kindle Formatting: The Complete Guide, has been praised as the most helpful and thorough explanation of the detailed process involved in developing eBooks for the Amazon Kindle.eBook Architects, his ebook conversion and consulting business, provides services to both publishers and authors. Joshua resides in Austin, Texas, with his wife and two daughters.
Lynn Terhune, Global Digital Print Administrator, John Wiley & Sons / Corporate
Lynn Terhune, Global Digital Print Administrator of John Wiley & Sons / Corporate, has over 20 years of production, manufacturing and estimating experience in the publishing industry. Over the past 12 years Lynn has led the Wiley charge to keep books in print through the use of digital printing.In 1995 Lynn joined Wiley as an Estimating Manager for the Publishing Support Operations group in Corporate Finance. In 2003, with a whole team of IT, Operations, Inventory and Manufacturing folks behind her, she launched the Wiley US POD Program which now includes over 11,000 titles and has grown to become a multi-million dollar revenue opportunity for Wiley.
Lynn began her publishing career from a temporary position that turned permanent in the Production Department at Cliggott Publishing, a medical journal publisher. She learned book production at the American Bible Society and then took a Production Manager position at Longmeadow Press, Waldenbooks' proprietary publishing company.
Lynn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Design from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Lynn has been quoted in several industry pieces regarding Wiley's Global Demand Print Program success and she is the co-author of Wiley's internal customer care resource guide, Print on Demand For Dummies. She also helped edit and contribute to Digital Book Printing For Dummies for the industry in partnership with BISG. In the May 2009 issue of Book Business magazine, Lynn was named to the prestigious list of "50 Top Women in Book Publishing." In October 2009, Lynn was the keynote speaker at an event in Brazil for Bandeirantes Graphica's launch of their Books on Demand Program.
Julie Traylor, Cheif of Planning & Research, National Association of College Stores (NACS)
Julie Traylor is Chief of Planning & Research for the National Association of College Stores. She oversees strategic planning activities with the NACS Board of Trustees and staff execution of the NACS Strategic Priorities. She manages the OnCampus Research division of NACS -- directing research on college students and collegiate retailing. Major ongoing studies include Student Watch student consumer behavior research, Customer and Faculty Satisfaction Survey Services, the College Store Industry Financial Survey, and College Store Salary & Benefits Survey. Before coming to NACS, Julie was associate director of the Joint Center for Policy Research and has taught marketing and management as an adjunct faculty member. She has a Masters in Business Administration.
Tom Turvey, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Google
Tom Turvey is Director, Strategic Partnerships, at Google. In over 8 years at Google, Tom has managed all of Google's content licensing arrangements with all print media companies globally across books, magazines, news, and journals. To do this he never sleeps more than 2 hours a night, and requires one of those self-driving Google cars that tells you where the next Starbucks is.Nadine Vassallo, Project Coordinator, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
Nadine Vassallo is the Project Coordinator for the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), a non-profit trade association working to create a more informed, empowered, and efficient book industry. Before joining BISG in 2011, she held positions with Penguin Group USA, Borders, and Phaidon Press.Len Vlahos, Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
Len Vlahos, an 18-year veteran of the American Booksellers Association (ABA), signed on as BISG's newest Executive Director starting September 12, 2011. He has served as ABA's communications director, e-commerce director, education director and, just prior to joining BISG, was ABA's Chief Operating Officer.
Len has worked for Internet marketing pioneer Yoyodyne, and for Kratz & Co. public relations. Prior to joining ABA, he worked in independent, chain, and university bookstores.
Jenny Walker, Vice-President Marketing and Business Development, Ex Libris
Jenny Walker is Vice-President Marketing and Business Development for the Information Services Division of Ex Libris (USA) Inc. based in Boston, Massachusetts. She has a keen interest in reference linking issues and is very actively working with information service providers and the library community on the promotion of open linking for libraries. In her previous role as Director of Technology Product Management at SilverPlatter, Jenny was involved in the early SFX research work at Ghent University which lead to the development of the OpenURL Framework of Linking and the OpenURL standard itself.Mitchell Weisberg, Lecturer at Sawyer Business School of Suffolk University and at the University of Massachusetts
Mitchell Weisberg is a thought leader in Technology Driven Business Transformation. He is a Lecturer at Sawyer Business School of Suffolk University and at the University of Massachusetts. His research, teaching, and consulting focus on how digital technology is disrupting the publishing industry and what the industry participants must do to succeed. He is currently researching and writing a book on the strategies and emerging business models for success in the rapidly changing publishing and media industry. Mitchell has over 30 years of experience advising organizations on addressing the impacts of new technologies. In addition to univeristy lecturer, Mitchell is also the Managing Director of Lumen, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in Business Transformation. He works with and advises senior executives on creating the High Performance Organization, strategy execution, new business model implementation and change management. He was a global practice leader at Arthur D. Little, Managing Director of Nolan, Norton (KPMG) for Australasia, based in Australia, a global practice leader at HP, and a Group Director of Strategic Planning at Motorola. He helped conduct the AT&T Divestiture, creating and later applying the template for deregulations and privatizations. He has extensive international experience.
Mitchell is on the Advisory Board of the IBM Innovation Center for Performance Management. He is a Fellow of the Suffolk University Center for Innovation and Change Leadership, and is on the Advisory Board for the Sawyer Business School. He has taught at Northeastern University, and University of North Carolina. He has published several books and numerous articles in professional journals.
Mitchell received his B.S. Degree (Engineering) from Cornell University and his M.S. Degree from University of North Carolina, and the Advanced Marketing Management Program (AMMP) at the Wharton School.
Jabin White, Director of Strategic Content, Wolters Kluwer Health -- Professional and Education
Jabin White is Director of Strategic Content for Wolters Kluwer Health's Professional and Education Division. In this role, Jabin is responsible for advising WK's publishing teams on relevant technologies, collaboratively helping to determine product opportunities, and spearheading P&E's digital content initiatives.With a heavy background in XML theory and practice, Jabin has spent most of his career evangelizing the benefits of markup languages and related technologies, including content management, workflow enhancements and authoring tools.
Prior to joining WK, White served as Vice President, STM Sales for Scope eKnowledge Center, and VP of Product Development at Silverchair, Inc., a leading developer of information solutions for health care publishers.
Before Silverchair, Jabin spent five years as Executive Director of Electronic Production at Elsevier, serving the Health Sciences Division. His group performed the production work for such products as MD Consult, Mosby's Drug Consult, and The Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists.
Jabin started in health sciences publishing as an editorial assistant at Current Medicine, and learned SGML at Mosby in the mid-90's, working on the drug reference Physicians GenRx. He has held electronic publishing positions at Mosby, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Unbound Medicine. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University with a BA in history and has a Masters in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University.
Emily Williams, Digital Content Producer, Publishers Marketplace
Emily Williams is Digital Content Producer at Publishers Marketplace and Co-Chair of the BISG Rights Committee. Previously she was a contributor to Digital Book World and Publishing Perspectives. She got her start in publishing as a literary scout for Maria B. Campbell Associates. Kate Wilson, Founder, Nosy Crow
Kate Wilson started her publishing career in the UK after studying English at Oxford university selling rights for Faber and Faber. From there, she moved to a company that was subsequently reconfigured as Egmont where she was rights director. She was Publisher and Managing Director of Macmillan Children's Books from 1994 to 2004, and then she ran Scholastic in the UK between 2004 and 2009. After a (very!) brief period in adult publishing as CEO of Headline, part of the Hachette Group, she founded Nosy Crow, an independent publisher of children's books and children's apps, in February 2010. As a parent and a publisher, she is interested in literacy on the page and on screen and in how generations of digital natives may choose to consume text.Jeremy York, Assistant Librarian, University of Michigan Library, & Project Librarian, HathiTrust
Jeremy York is a project librarian for HathiTrust Digital Library. He graduated from Emory University in 2001 with a B. A. in History and received a Master of Information Science from the University of Michigan in 2008. He has more than ten years experience in libraries, working in areas of course reserves, archives and special collections, and information technology.