.png)
.svg)
.svg)
.svg)
.png)
Publisherspeak
UK 2025
.png)
May 20, 2025
London, United Kingdom
Publisherspeak UK 2025 is free to attend for publishers—register today!
Elevate scholarly publishing
through collaboration
Publisherspeak UK 2025 is an in-person conclave by Kriyadocs, taking place on 20th May (Tuesday). This event will bring together stakeholders from the publishing industry to collaborate, generate innovative ideas, and acquire actionable insights to overcome the challenges faced in scholarly publishing today.
00
00
00
Highlights from Publisherspeak UK 2024
Explore insights from the breakout sessions at Publisherspeak UK 2024, published as open access articles in Learned Publishing. The breakout sessions covered four timely and pertinent themes of Research integrity (chaired by Sophia Anderton, BJU International), Environmental sustainability (chaired by Emily Cockburn, Cambridge University Press and Assessment), Interoperability (chaired by Caroline Burley, Royal Society of Chemistry), and Research communities (chaired by Joe Kelly, Microbiology Society).
Inside Publisherspeak UK 2025
We are excited to announce the return of Louise Russell as the Conference Chair for Publisherspeak UK 2025! With her proven expertise in scholarly publishing and digital strategies, Louise will once again lead the way at our conclave in London.
Louise has over 25 years of experience in the scholarly communications sector spanning editorial, product/digital, and senior leadership roles. In her current role as Director of Tutton Russell Consulting, Louise provides specialist consultancy to publishers, societies, universities, and vendors internationally. In an evolving and increasingly dynamic landscape Louise brings an external perspective – supporting organisations as they explore new products and business models, review current processes, operations and commercial arrangements, and refocus their strategy for the future.
Here's what we have in store for you in May 2025 - an exciting lineup of sessions and talks!
Ian Mulvany is CTO at The BMJ Group. Previously he was head of transformation at SAGE Publishing. He helped setup SAGE’s methods innovation incubator SAGE Ocean following a lean product development approach. He ran technology operations for eLife, was head of product for Mendeley and ran a number of early web2.0 products for Nature Publishing Group.He is passionate about creating digital tools that support the research enterprise. He is interested in the interplay between different stakeholders that can lead to the sustainably of these kinds of tools.
Get ready for two dynamic panel discussions at Publisherspeak UK 2025, offering fresh insights into the evolving landscape of scholarly publishing. The first panel explores how publishers and authors can better align expectations and processes, tackling common challenges in manuscript submission, production, and collaboration. The second panel takes on AI in scholarly publishing, with panelists sharing firsthand experiences of working with AI tools—their successes, challenges, and where human expertise remains essential. Stay tuned for more details soon!
Conference program
09:00 AM
Registrations & coffee/tea
09:10 AM
Welcome address by the Conference Chair
Louise Russell, Director, Tutton-Russell Consulting
09:20 AM
A word from Kriyadocs, the sponsor of Publisherspeak
Ravi Venkataramani, CEO, Kriyadocs
10:20 AM
Keynote address by Ian Mulvany, CTO of The BMJ Group
10:30 AM
Short break
11:40 AM
Expert panels: publisher-author collaboration & AI in publishing
Join two insightful panels featuring industry experts. The first panel examines how publishers and authors can work more seamlessly together, addressing key challenges in research publication and dissemination. The second panel explores the role of AI in scholarly publishing, with panelists sharing real-world experiences—the benefits, limitations, and the critical balance between AI and human expertise.
11:50 AM
A word from Kriyadocs, the sponsor of Publisherspeak
Jason De Boer, Growth Director, Kriyadocs
12:00 PM
An introduction to the unconference-style breakout sessions
Louise Russell, Director, Tutton-Russell Consulting
1:00 PM
Lunch break
3:00 PM
Unconference-style breakout sessions
Interactive, design-thinking-driven discussions where delegates brainstorm, ideate, and develop actionable solutions to key challenges in scholarly publishing.
3:15 PM
Short break
4:30 PM
Presentation sessions
Groups take the stage to share their ideas, key insights, and practical solutions from their breakout session discussions.
5:00 PM
Closing address & survey
Louise Russell, Director, Tutton-Russell Consulting & Ravi Venkataramani, CEO, Kriyadocs
6:00 PM
Drinks & networking hour
Who is Publisherspeak for?
This conclave is for publishing professionals looking to engage in discussion around topics such as scholarly publishing workflows, research integrity, evolving best practice, agile publishing, digital transformation, and more.
Publisherspeak UK 2025 will also facilitate breakout sessions, akin to an unconference where attendees will collaborate in groups to devise solutions for current challenges in scholarly publishing.
Register now!
Publisherspeak UK 2025 takes place on 20 May 2025 at the Congress Centre, London.
Scholarly publishers attend for free, while registration for other organizations is USD 199 per attendee, payable via invoice.