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Publisherspeak US 2026
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Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Inside Publisherspeak US 2026
Publisherspeak US 2026 is an in-person unconference-style event by Kriyadocs, taking place on September 22 (Tuesday) in Washington, DC. 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.
We are excited to announce Audra Cox as the Conference Chair for Publisherspeak US 2026! With her proven expertise in scholarly publishing, Audra will lead the way at our unconference-style event in DC.
With over two decades of experience across editorial and production workflows in the publishing industry, Audra is currently the Publications Director - Production at the American Physiological Society (APS). She specializes in innovative workflow development and strategic planning. She has experience implementing new copyediting and XML tools, transitioning production workflows, and expanding thinking about metadata from submission through downstream indexing.
Audra is passionate about metadata and process development.
Please stay tuned: more information about our exciting speaker lineup is coming very soon!
Hear from the community about past Publisherspeak events
I'd thoroughly recommend attending if you work in scholarly publishing.
Conference program
09:30 AM
Registrations & coffee/tea
09:40 AM
Welcome address by the Conference Chair
Audra Cox, Publications Director - Production at the American Physiological Society (APS)
10:35 AM
Keynote address with Q&A
10:45 AM
Short break
12:25 PM
Show & tell sessions (success stories from the industry) with Q&A
12:35 PM
An introduction to the unconference-style breakout sessions
Audra Cox, Publications Director - Production at the American Physiological Society (APS)
1:30 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
4:15 PM
Presentation sessions
Groups take the stage to share their ideas, key insights, and practical solutions from their breakout session discussions.
4:45 PM
Closing presentation by the sponsor of Publisherspeak
Ravi Venkataramani, CEO, and Sowmya Mahadevan, COO, Kriyadocs
5:00 PM
Closing address
Audra Cox, Publications Director - Production at the American Physiological Society (APS)
6:00 PM
Drinks & networking hour
Register your interest
Publisherspeak is free to attend for publishers. A registration fee applies for non-publisher participants.
We hope you will join us on 22 September at the AGU Conference Center for a day of invigorating conversations and collaboration.
Who is Publisherspeak for?
This one-day in-person event 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 will also facilitate breakout sessions, akin to an unconference where attendees will collaborate in groups to devise solutions for current challenges in scholarly publishing.