James Daunt, James Miller & Andrew Weinstein Join BISG@50
With just over two weeks until BISG@50, publishing leaders from Barnes & Noble, Scholastic, and Bookwire are set to take the stage September 16 in New York City.
What does it take to build a book supply chain that can keep pace with a rapidly changing market?
At BISG@50: Book Publishing Next Forum & 50th Anniversary Celebration, some of publishing’s most influential executives will come together to talk candidly about the challenges facing the industry—and what needs to happen next.
JAMES DAUNT, CEO of Barnes & Noble; JAMES MILLER, VP, Editorial and Content Operations at Scholastic; and ANDREW WEINSTEIN, U.S. Country Manager at Bookwire will join "Why Supply Chain Is the New Black: Publishing Executives on Building the Future of the Book Supply Chain.”
The executive conversation will tackle the issues shaping publishing right now: shifting demand, inventory and capacity pressures, changing technology, better use of data, and the need for greater collaboration across the industry.
Panelists will share what their own organizations are doing today—and where they believe publishers, retailers, distributors, manufacturers, and technology partners need to work together to create a more agile, transparent, and resilient publishing ecosystem.
“This is exactly the kind of conversation BISG is uniquely positioned to convene,” said Allison Belan, Executive Director of BISG. “These are leaders making consequential decisions inside their organizations every day. Bringing those perspectives together—and connecting them to voices from across the supply chain—is how we move from talking about change to actually making it happen.”
The session is part of an afternoon designed to look beyond today’s challenges and ask what the next era of book publishing should look like. Lora Cecere, founder of Supply Chain Insights, will open the Forum with "The Supply Chain Book Publishing Deserves," challenging the industry to rethink what’s possible. Leaders from BISG’s committees and working groups will respond, bringing perspectives from across the publishing ecosystem.
“BISG has always been at its best when we bring every part of the industry to the table,” said Matt Kennell, Chairman of the BISG Board of Directors. “As we celebrate 50 years, we also have an opportunity—and a responsibility—to use that collective expertise to tackle the challenges that will define the next 50.”
And the day doesn’t end with the Forum.
BISG@50 continues into the evening with the 50th Anniversary Celebration, bringing the publishing community together for food, drinks, networking, a silent auction benefiting the BISG Incubator Fund, and special recognition of the people and organizations that have helped move the industry forward.
September 16 is almost here. If you’ve been waiting to make plans, now is the time.
Join colleagues from across the book industry at The New York Historical on September 16 as we celebrate 50 years of progress—and start building what comes next.