Speakers
Rob Johnson Managing Director of Research Consulting LinkedIn Profile
Rob Johnson is the Managing Director of Research Consulting, a mission-driven business focused on improving research and scholarly communication. Since founding Research Consulting in 2013 he has led over 150 projects and studies, many of which have explored the costs and benefits of the transition to open science. Rob is Vice Chair of UKSG, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds an MSc in Higher Education Management from Loughborough University.
Anna Vernon Head of portfolio and content licensing, JISC UK LinkedIn Profile
Anna leads Jisc’s licensing negotiations for UK research institutions. Her portfolio spans open access agreements, research software, tools, and infrastructure. She has extensive experience managing international, consortial, and institutional licensing programmes, including support for the National Institute for Health and Care Research and UKRI open access policies.
Previously, Anna worked at the British Library, overseeing licensing, intellectual property management, and rights clearance. She serves on the Governing Council of SCOAP³, the global licensing initiative for High Energy Physics, and chairs the Beyond Article-Based Charges working group.
Petra Labriga Head, Strategic Licensing & Acquisition ZBMed, National Library of Medicine and Institute for Life Sciences, Germany LinkedIn Profile
Petra Labriga is Head of Strategic Licensing and Acquisitions at ZB MED – Germany’s national infrastructure and research hub for data and information in medicine and the life sciences. ZB MED’s consortia team currently manages 16 national and specialist life science library consortia and plays an active part in the transformation to open access. Having worked with and for academic and commercial libraries for 30 years, Petra brings a strong focus on customer solutions, service design and vendor relations from previous roles in the information industry, both in Europe and the U.S. Petra holds a M.A. in English literature and linguistics from Cologne University.
Christian Box Head of Academic and Research Markets, Karger Publishers LinkedIn Profile
Christian Box is the Head of Academic and Research Markets at Karger where he is responsible for the interactions, products and services across the Academic customer base. Prior to joining Karger he spent 16 years with Institute of Physics Publishing in the UK where he held a range of positions. Chris holds a BSc (hons) degree in Applied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology as well as a MSc Financial Management.