The nature of work has fundamentally shifted, and scholarly publishing is feeling it acutely. Remote and distributed teams have become the norm, AI is reshaping roles at every level, and many of us have found ourselves navigating policy and advocacy terrain that didn't exist in our job descriptions just a few years ago. For some, this moment brings real opportunity. For others, it raises genuine fear about what comes next. For most of us, it's both at once.
In this conversation, we'll bring together voices from across our community to honestly examine what's changing, what's hardest, and what's working. We'll explore how publishers and technology partners are rethinking how teams are structured and supported, how organizations are approaching the displacement and evolution of roles in an AI-augmented workplace, and how individuals are finding footing in a moment that, by many accounts, feels more demanding than even the pandemic years.
Attendees will leave with practical strategies for leading and working through uncertainty, a clearer framework for thinking about AI's impact on their own roles, and a sense that they're not navigating any of this alone.
