WELCOME TO CILIP CONFERENCE 2025
Join established, new and emerging leaders from across the library, information and knowledge management sector for two days of inspiring talks, workshops and networking.
About the event
CILIP Conference is the UK’s leading event for the library, information and knowledge community. As a delegate, you can expect to hear about the latest sector trends and developments, gain new skills, be inspired by our fantastic keynote speakers and enhance your personal and professional network.
Who is this event for?
UNITING THE SECTOR’S LEADERS
Uniting sector leaders from across the globe, the 2025 programme will once again explore ‘top of mind’ issues for leaders at all levels, with a particular focus on intellectual freedom and its associated themes of freedom of expression, censorship and information rights.
The programme will also explore:
- Developing future literacy as a leader
- The sector’s response to the UN Sustainability Goals
- Crisis and strategic communications
- KM & IM | ROI and lessons learned
- Building future resilience in the face of continuing resource and budget pressures
As well as informing you of the sector’s latest developments, Conference will help you to move the needle on pressing issues within your organisation and aim to support your next career move as you progress through the sector.
Join us in 2025 as we gather our leadership community once more!
What’s on?
ADDRESSING THE SECTOR’S MOST PRESSING MATTERS
Intellectual freedom (and its associated themes of censorship, freedom of expression and information rights) is the bedrock of professional practice for our community. Everywhere around the world it is coming under assault, whether through totalitarianism, populism, misinformation, insularity or a declining public realm.
The 2024 conference will convene a global community that is committed to freedom of expression and freedom of access to ideas and learning.
Intellectual Freedom will form our headline theme, but per our leadership remit, we will also explore wider challenges and opportunities within our sector. From developing the future literacy of ourselves and our organisations so that we can better weather-check our horizons and step forward in full preparedness, through to how we shape and implement strategic communication plans, CILIP Conference will support your leadership skills and connect you to a community of leadership peers as we navigate a period of change and disruption, together.
2024 Speakers
Sara Ewing
Kate Robinson
Yvonne Morris
Gobinda Chowdhury
Duncan Anthony
Jake Hope
Susan Smith
Surash Patel
Louis O’Halloran
Emily Wallace
Sue Ball
Louise Goswami
Andrew Trickett
Louis Coiffait-Gunn, CEO, CILIP
Jim Steven
Emma Jane Ramstead
Kirsty Thomson
Gillian Siddall
Janet Peden
Dr Ruth Carlyle
Dr Gianfranco Polizzi
Tammye Huf
Janine Weightman
Rabeea Arif
Stijn Hoorens
Jason Harper
Asif Khan
Sophie Randall
Glen Robson
Ciaran Talbot
Stephen Sykes
Regina Everitt
Frances Lingard
Martyn Wade
Zak Mensah
Tom Penford
Debbie Hicks
Kirsty Shankland
Tabitha Witherick
Mia Ridge
Jack Macdonald
Beth Montague-Hellen
Dr Vishaal Virani
Ben Lee
David McMenemy
Amy Staniforth
2024 Opening Keynote | Daniel Gorman
Liz Jolly
Hank Malik
Louise Cooke
Hélène Russell
Professor Alison Brettle
Networking
CONNECTING A NETWORK
OF CHANGE-MAKERS
Make vital connections, share ideas and forge new collaborations as you network with peers from the library, information and knowledge management sector. As well as plenty of workshop-style discussions and knowledge-sharing opportunities, CILIP Conference features a number of social networking events to make sure you leave feeling connected.
COMPARE PRODUCTS & SERVICES
NURTURING INDUSTRY AND SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS
Our extensive exhibition floor offers the chance to compare products and services, all in one place. Develop relationships with key suppliers, get advice on the latest products and enjoy exclusive discounts for the duration of the event.
