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SUMMARY:CBCP Symposium: People in Publishing: Diversity\, Leadership and Publishing’s Futures\, 29 June 2026 
DESCRIPTION:Date: Monday 29th June 2026 \nTime: 10.00am – 5.00pm \nVenue: Henley Business School\, University of Reading (Whiteknights Campus) \nTo book tickets to attend the symposium in person or online\, click here. \n(Please note: For standard delegates\, we will charge £10 to cover a sandwich lunch\, and morning & afternoon refreshments. Students & independent researchers can attend free of charge. Online attendance is also free of charge) \nSchedule  \n10:00 – 10:05: Welcome \n\n10:05 – 10:35: Opening Address: “Building Diversity in the Media Industries”  \nJoanna Abeyie MBE – Former Director of Creative Diversity BBC\, Founder BlueMoon Consultancy    \n\n10:35 – 11:30: Panel: “Bridging the Gap: Academia and Industry in Dialogue on EDI in the Publishing Industry”\n \nModerator:  TBC \nPanel:   \n\nMelissa Carr – Lecturer in International Human Resources Management & EDI Director at World of Work Institute\nVaseem Khan – Crime Fiction author\nEmma Shercliff – Laxfield Literary agency\nAarti Kumari – The Emma Press\n\n\n11:30 –11:45: Comfort break \n\n11:45 – 1:00: Research Papers: “Geo-politics and Global Structures” \nChair:  TBC \nPanel:  \n\nGeorge Cooper & Christopher Adams – UCL\nHyei Jin Kim – University of Reading\nKarishma Koshal – University of Exeter\nFrances Weightman – Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing\n\n\n1:00 – 1:45: Networking lunch \n\n1:45 – 3:15: Lightning Talks & Research Papers Parallel Session  \n\n\n\nStream 1: “Commercial Approaches to Diversifying Publishing”\nStream 2: “Networks & Institutional Power”\n\n\nBronwen Price – CEO Seren Books\nLiciane Correa – Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janiero\n\n\nNicola Daly – University of Waikato\nAmanda Allen – Eastern Michigan University\n\n\nSwara Shukla – Independent Researcher\nChrissy Taylor – University of Waikato\n\n\nAgata Mrva-Montoya – University of Sydney\nMaria Belen Riveiro – University of Buenos Aires/University of Newcastle\n\n\nMegan Farr – Bath Spa University\nKanupriya Dhingra – BML Mujal University\n\n\n\n\n3:15 – 3:30: Coffee/tea break \n\n3:30 – 4:30: Roundtable: “Digital Platforms and AI in the Future of Publishing ”\n \nModerator:  TBC \nDiscussants: \n\nBasak Bak – Lecturer in Law TBC\, Copyright and AI\nSimon Rowberry – Associate Professor of Publishing\, UCL\, Academic Director of Education for the Department of Information Studies\nJulie Cohen – Author\, PhD Candidate\, University of Reading \n\n\n4:30 – 5:00: Keynote: “Inclusive Talent Pipelines” \nProfessor Katy Shaw – Director of the UKRI/AHRC Creative Communities Programme; Professor of Publishing & Writing Northumbria University  \n\n5:00: Wrap up followed by an informal CBCP social/drinks (5 – 6pm)  \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-book-cultures-and-publishing/event/cbcp-symposium-people-in-publishing-diversity-leadership-and-publishings-futures/
LOCATION:Henley Business School\, University of Reading (Whiteknights campus)\, RG6 6UD
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