A practical online summit for publishing executives and transformation leaders.
Where AI, metadata, formats and revenue are actually moving in publishing, from the operators doing the work.
More speakers to be announced
Operators, technologists and publishing leaders working where publishing is actually changing, not pitching change.
More speakers to be announced
Eight working sessions across four hours.
Sebastian Mayeres, CEO, knk Software LP
A short opening to frame the Summit, the program, and why practical publishing transformation needs a clearer conversation.
Opening keynote. Speaker to be announced.
Fred Zimmerman, Founder, Big Five Killer / Nimble Books
What happens when a publishing technologist tries to rebuild the traditional publishing pipeline with AI and automation.
Mohit Srivastava, Strategic Content Partnerships and Licensing, Dashverse · Andrew Weinstein, Speaker, Bookwire
How publishers can expand, monetize and manage content across formats, channels, platforms and emerging AI-powered content models.
Dmitry Shishkin, Independent Media Advisor, Independent
How clean data architecture, shared taxonomies and user-needs thinking help media organizations scale multimodal content strategies and apply AI more effectively.
Arantza Larrauri, Market Director, Europe and Latin America, De Marque · Adam Hyde, Founder, Pure Science Inc.
A practical conversation on workflow simplification, AI use cases, infrastructure and what it takes to modernize publishing operations without creating more complexity.
Sarah Arbuthnot, President, Supadu
AI-powered platforms increasingly shape discovery, pulling from retailer listings, publisher websites and reference sources. Metadata, SEO and Generative Engine Optimization are becoming the foundation of getting found.
Thad McIlroy, Technology Analyst and Consultant, The Future of Publishing
Discoverability, positioning, audience signals, and what it now takes to connect content with the right readers in a fragmented, AI-shaped discovery environment. Additional speaker to be announced.
Closing remarks and next steps.
Operators sharing what they have shipped, quietly pulled, or moved from pilot to production.
Generative platforms pull from your metadata and your site. Hear what that means for trade publishing and direct-to-reader growth.
Multi-format strategy, licensing and modern workflows from the people running the work, not pitching it.
Operators, practitioners and publishing leaders with something concrete to add. A keynote and one additional roundtable voice will be added as confirmations close.
CEO
knk Software LP
CEO of knk Software LP. Works with publishers on the operational core of transformation: systems, data, processes, metadata, rights, royalties, CRM, and ERP. Started in software development, moved through consulting and sales, and now helps publishing leaders turn operational complexity into better decisions.
Chief Transformation Officer
Emerald Publishing
Chief Transformation Officer at Emerald Publishing, aligning process, technology, and culture to deliver real-world impact. Has led process reengineering, technology rollouts, and cultural change. Previously at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors across technology, international property standards, commercial delivery, content management, and online editorial and publishing.
Founder
Big Five Killer / Nimble Books
Publishing innovator and technologist with three decades at the intersection of books and digital change. Launched the Internet Book Information Center in 1994, founded Nimble Books in 2006, and is now rebuilding the traditional publishing pipeline in silico through agile, AI-driven workflows.
Strategic Content Partnerships and Licensing
Dashverse
Leads strategic content partnerships and licensing in the CEO's Office at Dashverse, working with publishers and IP owners on AI-powered formats including microdramas. Earlier roles at Google, Meesho and Bain & Company.
Formats and Revenue
Speaker
Bookwire
Represents Bookwire in the Formats and Revenue roundtable. A fuller bio will be added once confirmed.
Formats and Revenue
Independent Media Advisor
Independent
Independent media advisor on audience-centered organizations and newsroom transformation. Advises Condé Nast, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Yahoo, Globo and Ringier, and is known for spreading the User Needs Model globally after implementing it at BBC World Service.
Market Director, Europe and Latin America
De Marque
Market Director for Europe and Latin America at De Marque, with two decades of leadership at Círculo de Lectores, Random House, Libranda and De Marque. Teaches publishing and AI-related programs and contributes regularly to industry media.
Operations and Technology
Founder
Pure Science Inc.
Founder of Pure Science Inc., Book Sprints and the Collaborative Knowledge Foundation. Led the open-source tools Kotahi and Paged.js, created PurePub.ai, and is a leading voice on practical AI agent systems in academic publishing workflows.
Operations and Technology
President
Supadu
President of Supadu, the metadata, website and ecommerce platform serving more than 300 publishers worldwide. Background in digital strategy and global ecommerce; helps publishers strengthen direct-to-consumer growth and reader discovery.
Metadata, SEO and GEO
Technology Analyst and Consultant
The Future of Publishing
Technology analyst and consultant on publishing and media. Director of The Future of Publishing and contributing editor at Publishers Weekly. Twelve books, 500+ articles, and advisory board member at Johns Hopkins University Press.
Content and Target Audience
Distinct conversations, designed to interlock rather than stand alone.
How publishers expand, monetize and manage content across formats, channels and AI-powered models.
Mohit Srivastava · Andrew Weinstein
Simplifying workflows, applying AI usefully, and modernizing operations without adding complexity.
Arantza Larrauri · Adam Hyde
Discoverability, positioning and audience signals in a fragmented, AI-shaped discovery environment.
Thad McIlroy
Why metadata, SEO and Generative Engine Optimization are becoming the foundation of book discovery.
Sarah Arbuthnot
The Summit is online and will take place as a Zoom webinar.
Publishing Signal is an industry platform backed by knk. It is editorially independent and convened for the publishing industry.
Four focused hours on what is actually changing in publishing, and what to do next.
July 22, 2026 · 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT · Online