Platform Strategies 2023

Platform Strategies 2023

PLATFORM STRATEGIES explores the technologies and strategies that support professional and scholarly knowledge.

By Silverchair

Date and time

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 08:30 - 19:00 EDT

Location

Eaton Workshop

1201 K STREET NW Washington, DC 20005

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Agenda

8:30 AM

Breakfast & Check-in

9:00 AM

Welcome, Opening Keynote & Panel Discussion: AI in Scholarly Publishing

Stuart Leitch (Silverchair)

Holden Thorp (Science Journals)

Jessica Miles (Holtzbrinck)

Chris Broekhoff (MEI Global)

Artificial intelligence and large language models have the potential to change, even disrupt, every aspect of scholarly publishing, from how infrastructure and platforms are developed to how content ...

11:00 AM

From Digital to Data: Marketing strategies & technologies for the next era

Dustin Smith (Hum)

Colleen Scollans (Clarke & Esposito)

Rory Williams (Rockefeller University Press)

Erin Ganley (Oxford University Press)

Open access policies, industry mergers, and data privacy policies have drastically changed the landscape for marketers in publishing and beyond. Today's marketers have had to nimbly pivot from B2B to...

12:00 PM

Lunch

At Brasserie Beck (included)

1:30 AM

Coopetition: Partnership models for independent businesses

Veronica Showers (Silverchair)

Allison Belan (Duke University Press)

Phoebe McMellon (GeoScienceWorld)

Wendy Queen (Project MUSE)

Industry consolidation, infrastructure complexity, the challenges of keeping up with new and ever-changing research policies and publishing models, and technological advancements and innovations, has...

2:15 PM

Topical Breakout Rooms

* Syndication: Your platform as a hub, not a destination * Integrating digital event workflows, assets, and strategy into your business * Ethics in Publishing

3:35 PM

Stable But Unsustainable: Leadership Roundtable

Will Schweitzer (Silverchair)

Tanya Laplante (Oxford University Press)

Lauren Kane (BioOne)

What are the primary challenges and concerns of leaders for a scholarly publishing organization in the current era? What issues consume the majority of that executive’s attention? How do these leader...

4:00 PM

Closing Keynote: Nita Farahany - Legal Scholar & Ethicist

Imagine a world where employers can see into their workers’ brains. Where your thoughts can be tracked through AI. And where you can peer into your own mind to cure addictions. All of this is possibl...

5:30 PM

Closing Reception

At Wild Days

About this event

The in-person Platform Strategies event returns after a three-year hiatus with renewed energy and excitement to tackle the technology challenges facing the scholarly publishing industry. View the preliminary agenda below, hear from past attendees here, then save your seat at this "not-to-be-missed event"!

Thanks to our event sponsors: Hum, DCL, OpenAthens, and Digital Science.

Frequently asked questions

Why should I go?

If you ask us, you should go because it's the only industry meeting dedicated to these types of discussions, and it brings together an incredible group of attendees who are leading the discussions and innovations for our future. To hear from past attendees, visit www.silverchair.com/ps23.

Are there discounts at local hotels?

The discounted block has sold out, but you should still be able to get a room at the Eaton or other nearby hotels at standard rates.

Are there discounts for Silverchair clients?

Yes! Contact Customer Success for information.

What is included in the registration fee?

In addition to a day of learning from industry innovators, attendees will enjoy ample refreshments, lunch, and a generous closing reception. You'll also get to hear from Nita Farahany, who recently spoke on TED stage, and have many opportunities to network with other technology leaders.

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