Scholarly Publishing Tech Con 2024 - Let there be Technology! Scholarly Publishing Tech Con 2024: Delivery Platform Panel – Speaker Introduction Featuring Patrick Hargitt Senior Director of Product Management at Atypon https://lnkd.in/ezCeWhi9
🗣 Speaker introduction - Scholarly Publishing Tech Con 2024: Delivery Platform Panel The second panel discussion will explore technology trends from a delivery platform vendor's perspective. We are looking forward to the following panelists: Patrick Hargitt, Senior Director of Product Management at Atypon, brings a wealth of knowledge to Atypon and has worked in the software industry for over 28 years where he previously focused on building scalable platforms and managing engineering teams. He first joined Atypon in 2015 with a mission to modernize the core of Atypon's flagship Literatum platform as well as optimize product evolution using lean processes and automation. He is now responsible for the overall Literatum Product delivery and roadmap overseeing the launch of many improvements needed in the currently shifting scholarly publishing world. After beginning his product development career at American Management Systems, Patrick eventually moved to Greece where he served as the CTO of Upstream - a startup connecting mobile users with telecom operators, media, and marketeers. He has also led engineering and product development on projects such as Blackberry’s messenger ad platform and VAS solutions deployed by telecom operators around the world. As Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Hannah Heckner Swain is responsible for working with Silverchair’s clients, prospects, and the industry at large to shape Silverchair’s product vision and roadmap; overseeing the development of Sensus Impact; and managing the Silverchair Universe trusted partner program in addition to other key external partnerships. She has worked within academic publishing for nearly 15 years and has experience with both commercial and non-profit publishing and is a proud Member-at-Large of the Society for Scholarly Publishing Board of Directors and participates on the GetFTR Advisory Board. Joshua Routh, Director of Hosting Products at HighWire Press, has spent the last 15 years helping make industry-leading academic and research content accessible and engaging. He is the product owner for HighWire Hosting, working closely with publishers and users to improve the discoverability and impact of millions of content items. He manages a global team of STM specialists and has delivered dozens of flagship projects both for major publishers and independent societies. He has extensive experience in user-centred design, a Masters in technology and cultural theory, and participates in several community working groups. Joshua is dedicated to finding ways of using technology to enhance the research ecosystem, and the research outcomes which improve lives. The panel will once again be moderated by Brian Trombley, CEO of Ariza Content Solutions LLC. ▶ Free conference registration: https://lnkd.in/d4XUkdvS #ScholarlyPublishingTechCon2024 #scholarlypublishing #scholarlycommunication