As always, Silverchair is proud to be a Diamond Sponsor of the mobile app, an exhibitor (booth 401), speakers, and engaged and enthusiastic attendees. Read on to learn where to find us, who we're sending, and more!
Where to find us
Any time at our booth in the exhibit hall! Find us at #401 to chat, to grab some swag (including themed hats, stain-remover pens, actual pens, notebooks, and more!). 
Wednesday, May 27
- 2:15pm | Discovery Architects: How Platform Infrastructure Is Evolving — We'll lead a conversation about how platform infrastructure is being redesigned from the ground up to support the way researchers actually discover and access content today.
- 7pm | Friends of Silverchair Reception — Reach out to our team to get on the list for our exclusive gathering following the Opening Reception. Beautiful views, excellent food, and an easy commute.
Thursday, May 28 (a busy morning for the Silverchair crew!)
- 10:45am | Beyond the Flyer: Building More Effective Marketing Partnerships — Silverchair's Sam Green will share how publishers can move beyond conventional outreach to build marketing partnerships that create genuine value for both sides.
- 10:45am | Bot Wars: Will AI Scraping Change the Scholarly Landscape Forever? — Emilie Delquié will bring her perspective to one of the most pressing infrastructure questions facing publishers right now: how AI-driven content scraping is testing the boundaries of access, licensing, and platform design.
- 10:45am | Author Communication and "Your Brain on ChatGPT" — Silverchair's Deja Forte will explore how the rise of AI writing tools is reshaping author communication — and what that means for the editorial relationships publishers have long relied on.
- 2:30pm | Shark Tank, Take 2: Critical Investment Opportunities in Scholarly Publishing — Yours truly will lead the return of the popular Shark Tank session as attendees make the case for where the scholarly publishing community should be placing its bets right now.
- 7:30pm | EPIC Awards dinner — Silverchair has been named a finalist in three EPIC Award categories for 2026:
- ScholarOne Community Engagement (Publishing Education)
- Oxford Law Pro (hosted on Oxford Academic via the Silverchair Platform) (Hosting Platforms Feature)
- ScholarOne Gateway (Submission System Feature)
- 9:00am | Which Bits of Peer Review Can We Save? — Sam Green returns to the program for a candid conversation about the parts of peer review worth protecting — and the structural changes that could make the whole process more sustainable.
- 10:45am | Previews: ScholarOne Editor Gateway: Connecting AI Insights with Unified Manuscript Management — Audrey Grey will emcee as Josh Dahl gives attendees an early look at ScholarOne Editor Gateway, showing how AI-driven insights and unified manuscript management are coming together to support editors throughout the review process.
Who we’re bringing
- Will Schweitzer, CEO
- David Nygren, Chief Business Development Officer
- Emilie Delquié, Chief Product & Customer Success Officer; Treasurer of SSP Board; Co-Chair of the SSP Finance Committee
- Josh Dahl, SVP of Product & General Manager, ScholarOne
- Hannah Heckner Swain, VP, Strategic Partnerships; Member of the SSP Board of Directors
- Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen, VP, Marketing; Co-Chair of the SSP Marketing & Communications Committee
- Scott Bouchard, Director of Business Development
- Ryan Ross, Solutions Engineer
- Audrey Grey, Senior Account Manager; Member of the SSP Annual Meeting Planning Committee
- Matt Abraham, Americas Regional Director, Customer Success
- Deja Forte, Customer Success Manager
- Sam Green, Director, Product Marketing; member of the SSP Annual Meeting Program Committee
- Lisa Cunningham, VP, Implementation Services; Co-Chair of the EPIC Awards Committee