Bad Faith: How the Industry Needs to Build Trust with Under-Represented Groups

This will be a panel discussion exploring the gap between what publishers say about DEIA and the lived experience of content users. While progress is being made, our platforms and content are often delivered in ways that don't support a diversity of readers, and there is still work to be done on how we present and curate knowledge about Indigenous/First Nation peoples and culture. We will explore how platforms often lack basic accessibility features, how those with disabilities or neurodiversity struggle to access content in a way that suits them, and how we might better collect, curate and archive Indigenous knowledge and practices. The panel will discuss the issues and give an overview of what publishers could do to build trust with and better serve these communities.

Publication Date

2023 | Jun 01

45th Annual Meeting (2023)

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"Transformation, Trust, and Transparency" The pace of change in our industry continues unabated, with seismic shifts in areas such as the dissemination of research, business models, and the nature of the workplace. And yet, while pressure for change has become the new normal, fundamental change has proved more elusive. We invite you to join us in highlighting the Trust and Transparency issues that underlie many of the challenges we face and exploring what it takes to create more meaningful Transformation in scholarly publishing.

Erika Valenti

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President, Emerald Publishing

Erika Valenti is Vice President, North America for Emerald Publishing where she directs all aspects of the company’s development in the region, including sales, product introduction, brand presence, and corporate strategy. Prior to Emerald, Erika was Global Sales Director for Publishers Communication Group working with clients including BioOne, American Society for Microbiology, the Royal Society, Geological Society of London, and Canadian Science Publishing; and she previously spent ten years in international sales and marketing roles at the MIT Press. She has considerable experience with sales management for books, journals and databases, emerging market entry strategies, library negotiations, and consortia relationships in the US, Europe, Brazil, India, China, and Southeast Asia. In her current position, she endeavors to focus and balance Emerald’s product, author, librarian, and user needs within the US and Canadian market.

Nancy Roberts

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Rebecca Moakes

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Simon Holt

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Senior Acquisitions Editor, Elsevier

Simon Holt has worked in scholarly publishing for over a decade, and is currently Publisher in the books division at Elsevier in Oxford, UK. He is also Chair of Elsevier Enabled, a group representing colleagues with disabilities. As a visually impaired person, he has first-hand experience of both the benefits of inclusion to both organizations and individuals, and the challenges involved in making it happen effectively. He believes that true accessibility in publishing means access to the publishing industry for people of all backgrounds, alongside the accessibility of published materials. In 2019, Simon’s contributions were recognized by the SSP Emerging Leader award.