SSP Innovation Showcase (Summer 2025)

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.

David Myers – Is a serial entrepreneur and a recurring-revenue, licensing and B2B information expert. With over 30 years experience specializing in Strategy, Sales, Legal, Licensing and Business Development, he has drafted, negotiated and closed over 500 domestic and international licensing agreements with partners, customers and distributors. He has also negotiated and closed countless business alliances, strategic partnering, and revenue generation deals. Prior to starting his consulting practice, he was Executive Director, Global Licensing and Business Development with Wolters Kluwer Health for 7 years.

David Turner is an industry veteran in the areas around content management and content structure. He is particularly adept at demonstrating the business benefits of digital transformation and helping organizations identify ROI KPIs to gauge investments in systems, structure, and semantics. David is fluent across several industries and has helped scholarly publishers, global pharma organizations, and worldwide manufacturers recognize the value of content structure and semantic enrichment. David frequently speaks at industry events on content technology initiatives related to digital transformation, structured formatting, content and document management, metadata enrichment, publishing automation, and compliance information management.

Richard Bennett is a commercial strategy leader focused on AI-assisted publishing and editorial workflows. Currently at Hum, he works closely with scholarly publishers to design tools like Alchemist Review, which enhance peer review through machine learning and editorial automation. Richard brings deep experience from numerous roles across STM publishing, working at the intersection of technology, research, and publishing innovation.

Samantha leads Silverchair's product marketing strategy for The Silverchair Platform, ScholarOne Manuscripts + Conferences, and Sensus Impact. She is responsible for collaborating cross-functionally, as well as with external clients and partners to ensure the broadest reach and understanding for Silverchair's product suite. She has worked in the publishing industry for over a decade, including at Wiley and Morressier.