SSP Innovation Showcase (Winter 2023)

A special complimentary webinar highlighting new and exciting industry innovations. Speakers representing innovative companies will present brief presentations on solutions and technology. This is a unique opportunity to get a glimpse of the latest developments in the industry.

Chuck Hemenway is Director, Business Development for Copyright Clearance Center. He has been with CCC since 2002 and is responsible for helping publishers find efficiency through automation, technology and market-wide collaboration. His primary focus is the market-wide adoption of the RightsLink platform, and the exploration of new efficiencies and revenue opportunities for publishers.

Srinivasan K Govindarajan (KG) heads the Client Services and Solutions for the Research and Reference business at Straive. KG collaborates with key Clients and industry stakeholders to strategize and develop innovative solutions to meet emerging business requirements. He is based out of Manila, Philippines.

Tim Vines is the Founder and CEO at DataSeer. Prior to that he founded Axios Review, an independent peer review company that helped authors find journals that wanted their paper. He was the Managing Editor for the journal Molecular Ecology for eight years, where he led their adoption of data sharing and numerous other initiatives. He writes for the industry-leading Scholarly Kitchen blog, and has published research papers on peer review, data sharing, and reproducibility (including one that was covered by Vanity Fair). He has a PhD in evolutionary ecology from the University of Edinburgh and now lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Tom Beyer is Platform Services Director at KGL PubFactory. He is responsible for the evolution of the PubFactory hosting platform and has been involved in the design and construction of scholarly publishing platforms since the late '90s.