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Publishing Now Spring '26: AI and its opportunities for Publishing Operations
Tuesday, May 19 at 11 am EDT
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Join us for a free, one-hour webinar that will explore how AI is being used within the publishing industry and other media industries. AI continues to be a topic that has publishers excited, but also understandably, a bit apprehensive.
The session will include Jarin Pintana of Green Book Alliance, discussing findings from the Book Industry Study Group’s AI Use Across the North American Book Industry survey, along with expert perspectives from George Walkley of Outside Context, Ltd. and David Stafford of Dropbox. They’ll share how other media industries including recording, journalism, and film are currently applying AI across operations, production, and marketing to improve speed, visibility, and collaboration, and how publishers can safely incorporate AI to streamline workflows while protecting highly valuable intellectual property and the crucial human perspective.
Attendees will come away with actionable ideas they can bring back to their own organizations for safely implementing AI within their operations, making processes more agile, transparent, and scalable. |
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GEORGE WALKLEY
Founder and Principal, Outside Context, Ltd. |
| George is a leading expert on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on publishing. He has delivered award-winning training on AI to over 270 publishers in fifteen countries, and is a regular speaker at industry events. He publishes a free weekly newsletter on AI and publishing. In addition to his training and consultancy, George continues to work in the industry as Chairman of the communications group Midas, non-executive director of Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, and an advisory board member at Bristol University Press. |
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DAVID STAFFORD
Vice President of Customer Experience & Success, Dropbox |
At Dropbox, David leads global efforts to enhance the customer experience and support long-term customer success. Over the past decade he has focused on improving customer engagement through proactive support strategies and scalable service delivery, ensuring customers realize value from Dropbox’s products.
Prior to joining Dropbox, David served as Director of Product Management for End User Computing at VMware. He also brings over 15 years of experience in enterprise IT, having held roles at leading global companies including Cisco Systems and Dow Corning. |
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JARIN PINTANA
Project Manager, Green Book Alliance |
| Jarin Pintana is the project manager at the Green Book Alliance, an international collaboration focused on advancing sustainability in the publishing supply chain. She is a Canadian publishing scholar and holds a Master of Publishing from Simon Fraser University and a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Guelph. She is also engaged with BookNet Canada, contributing to research on industry trends, and serves on editorial subcommittees with Inanna Press and the Canadian Women’s Studies journal. |
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