Publisherspeak
US 2025

Our keynote speaker this year is Katherine Skinner, Director of Programs at Invest in Open Infrastructure. Katherine will take us behind the scenes of open infrastructure, exploring where it’s thriving and what the future might look like as funding priorities shift. It’s a timely conversation for anyone invested in the systems that underpin research, and where they’re headed next.

Meet our panelists for A Practical Guide to Managing an Evolving AI Landscape: Collaboration, Provenance, and Practice!
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Dr. Chhavi Chauhan is the founder & President of Samast AI. She is a biomedical researcher, expert scholarly communicator, & a sought-after mentor, especially for women & minorities. She sits at the intersection of scientific research, scholarly communications, science policy, medical education, and responsible tech in healthcare & scientific publishing. She is a thought leader with several recognitions, a renowned international speaker, & a strong advocate for equitable and accessible healthcare & is an invited/elected Board member for a dozen organizations focusing on equitable healthcare, equitable education, & responsible innovation. Her vision is to provide equitable personalized healthcare globally. She was named in the AI Makers 150 AI & Analytics Leaders & Influencers 2021 List, The 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics 2022 list, the Top 100 Women of the Future 2023 List, and was listed as a Finalist for the AI in Researcher Award '23 from Women In AI.

Chhavi will chair the panel discussion addressing critical questions pertaining to AI: How can we balance innovation with responsibility? What practical safeguards can help ensure transparency and trust? Where can collaboration across communities make the biggest impact?

Tim Lloyd is founder and CEO of LibLynx, a company providing Identity, Access & Analytics solutions for online resources.His career spans several decades in a variety of product development and operational roles in online publishing, with a particular focus on developing innovative products and services to support online learning and research.Tim is a member of the Governance committee of SeamlessAccess.org and co-chair of the Outreach committee, and a member of STM’s Researcher Identity working group.  He volunteers regularly to support a variety of industry initiatives, and served as co-chair of the Society for Scholarly Publishing’s Annual Meeting Program Committee from 2021-2024.

Wendy Queen is Chief Transformation Officer at Johns Hopkins University Press. Prior to becoming CTO, she was director of Project MUSE at the Press for a decade. She began her career focusing on the intersection of human interaction and technology. With a background in the humanities and a Masters in Information Arts and Technologies, Wendy first joined MUSE in a technical role. Through the years and many positions at MUSE, her leadership and contributions have ensured that MUSE continues to innovate across its platform and business models for the benefit of its partner publishers. Wendy has served on boards and committees for COUNTER, AAP, CrossRef, AUPresses, OAeBU, NISO, and ALPSP.  She serves on the Scholarly Communications Group at Johns Hopkins University and is a member of the executive leadership at JHU Press. Wendy has served as a PI on grants from Mellon and the NEH as well as served as an advisor and reviewer of numerous grant proposals.

Gary Price has been a librarian for more than 25 years. He regularly speaks at conferences and has written for several publications. He also offers consulting services for a number of companies and organizations. Gary has also won multiple awards from the Special Libraries Association. Gary is a Chicago native and currently resides in suburban Washington D.C. He earned a Master’s of Library and Information Science from Wayne State University in Detroit. Gary is also the curator of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Day in Review website and newsletter.

One of the highlights of the Publisherspeak program is our unconference-style breakout sessions. These sessions provide a platform for participants to brainstorm, collaborate, and ideate on real-world challenges in scholarly publishing today. This year, we are joined by four experts from across the industry, who will chair four breakout sessions focused on timely and critical themes at Publisherspeak US 2025.
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In her role as Associate Director, Publishing, at Wolters Kluwer Health, Jennifer Regala works with award-winning news magazine publications, including Oncology Times and Emergency Medicine News. Jennifer has worked in scholarly publishing for 20+ years, most recently as the Director of Publications/Executive Editor at the American Urological Association. Jennifer’s personal motto is: “It’s free to be nice and to comb your hair.”

Tim Lloyd is founder and CEO of LibLynx, a company providing Identity, Access & Analytics solutions for online resources. His career spans several decades in a variety of product development and operational roles in online publishing, with a particular focus on developing innovative products and services to support online learning and research. Tim serves on the board of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP), the Governance & Outreach committees of SeamlessAccess.org, STM's Researcher Identity working group, and has served on the Project COUNTER working group on OA/unpaywalled reporting and the OA Switchboard's Message Structure working group. He volunteers regularly to support a variety of industry initiatives, including mentoring, and served as co-chair of the Society for Scholarly Publishing's Annual Meeting Program Committee from 2021-2024.

Dr. Chhavi Chauhan is the founder & President of Samast AI. She is a biomedical researcher, expert scholarly communicator, & a sought-after mentor, especially for women & minorities. She sits at the intersection of scientific research, scholarly communications, science policy, medical education, and responsible tech in healthcare & scientific publishing. She is a thought leader with several recognitions, a renowned international speaker, & a strong advocate for equitable and accessible healthcare & is an invited/elected Board member for a dozen organizations focusing on equitable healthcare, equitable education, & responsible innovation. Her vision is to provide equitable personalized healthcare globally. She was named in the AI Makers 150 AI & Analytics Leaders & Influencers 2021 List, The 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics 2022 list, the Top 100 Women of the Future 2023 List, and was listed as a Finalist for the AI in Researcher Award '23 from Women In AI.

Jason Hillman is the Senior Production Manager for the AAAS Science family of journals. He is responsible for the print and online production of the Science Journals content and manages the journal web platform. He has worked at AAAS for the last 16 years and has been working in the publishing space for over 30 years.