Please note: this year’s programme has some staggered sessions, this is to allow for more in-depth sessions and varied session styles.

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09:00 - 10:00
Registration | Coffee & Networking | Browse the Exhibition
10:00 - 10:10

Opening Ceremony

10:10 - 10:45

Keynote | Daniel Gorman, Director, English PEN

2024 Opening Keynote | Daniel Gorman
Director
English PEN
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10:45 - 11:15
Coffee & Networking | Browse the Exhibition
11:15 - 12:00

AI and the Digital Humanities

Mia Ridge
Digital Curator
British Library
Ciaran Talbot
Associate Director AI & Ideas Adoption
University of Manchester Library
Glen Robson
IIIF Technical Co-ordinator
International Image Interoperability Framework Consortium
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KM & IM | Careers: Moving sector within KM

Hélène Russell
Author, Trainer, Consultant
The Knowledge Business
Hank Malik
Knowledge Management Lead
Nuclear Waste Services
Andrew Trickett
Global Rail Knowledge & Information Manager
ARUP
Louise Goswami
Chief Knowledge Officer
NHS England
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Libraries, Health and Digital Literacy

Debbie Hicks
Creative Director
The Reading Agency
Dr Vishaal Virani
Head of Health, YouTube UK & Ireland
YouTube
Sophie Randall
Director
Patient Information Forum
Dr Ruth Carlyle
Head of Knowledge and Library Services (NHS KLS Leadership)
NHS England
Sue Ball
Libraries & Arts Manager
Staffordshire County Council
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12:00 - 12:15
Networking Break | Browse the Exhibition
12:15 - 13:00

Panel Discussion: Intellectual freedom in the age of post-neutrality

David McMenemy
Senior Lecturer in Information Studies
University of Glasgow
Louise Cooke
Emeritus Professor in Information and Knowledge Management
Loughborough University
Martyn Wade
Chair
CILIP Policy Committee
Asif Khan
Director
Scottish Poetry Library
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KM & IM | What makes a great KM leader?

Hélène Russell
Author, Trainer, Consultant
The Knowledge Business
Hank Malik
Knowledge Management Lead
Nuclear Waste Services
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Transformative Agreements: A Sustainable Model?

Beth Montague-Hellen
Head of Library & Information Services
The Francis Crick Institute
Jack Macdonald
Director
Library Sales, Cambridge University Press
Jason Harper
Head of Library Research Services
University of Bath
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13:00 - 14:00
Lunch & Networking | Browse the Exhibition
14:00 - 14:30

Lunchtime Keynote | Truth Decay in Europe

Stijn Hoorens
RAND Europe
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14:30 - 15:00
Coffee & Networking | Browse the Exhibition
15:00 - 15:45

Pt. 1 | Library futures: improve your futures literacy and practice using scenarios

Ben Lee
Director
Shared Intelligence
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Collections go green: Accrediting sustainable library design

Kirsty Shankland
Associate Architect
Wright & Wright
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Cyber Security: the current threat landscape and data breach preparedness

Liz Jolly
Chief Librarian
British Library
Jim Steven
Head of Crisis & Data Breach Response Services
Experian Limited
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15:40 - 16:00
Networking Break | Browse the Exhibition
16:00 - 16:45

Pt. 2 | Library futures: improve your futures literacy and practice using scenarios

Ben Lee
Director
Shared Intelligence
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KM & IM | ROI and lessons learned

Hank Malik
Knowledge Management Lead
Nuclear Waste Services
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Libraries Change Lives

Rabeea Arif
Director of Research and Development
CILIP
Emily Wallace
Managing Director
Inflect
Louis O’Halloran
Senior Account Manager
Devo Inflect
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18:30 - 23:00

18.30 Drinks Reception and Presidential Dinner

09:00 - 10:00
Coffee & Networking | Browse the Exhibition
10:00 - 10:10

Welcome Address

Louis Coiffait-Gunn, CEO, CILIP
CEO
CILIP
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10:10 - 10:45

Keynote | Janet Peden, University Librarian and Deputy Chief Digital and Information Officer, Ulster University

Janet Peden
Director of Library Services and University Librarian
Ulster University
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10:45 - 11:15
Coffee & Networking | Browse the Exhibition
11:15 - 12:00

Getting match-fit for a senior leadership role

Surash Patel
VP EMEA
TeleSign
Regina Everitt
Assistant Chief Operating Officer & Director of Library, Archives and Learning Services
University of East London
Louise Goswami
Chief Knowledge Officer
NHS England
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KM & IM | AI and KM: Learning from Practical Experiences in AI Pilot Projects

Hélène Russell
Author, Trainer, Consultant
The Knowledge Business
Hank Malik
Knowledge Management Lead
Nuclear Waste Services
Susan Smith
Knowledge & Library Service Manage
,Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Digital Rights of the Child

Tabitha Witherick
Chief Executive
ASCEL
Jake Hope
CILIP Yoto Carnegie Awards Working Party
CILIP
Dr Gianfranco Polizzi
Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Liverpool
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12:00 - 12:15
Networking Break | Browse the Exhibition
12:15 - 13:00

The sector’s response to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Rabeea Arif
Director of Research and Development
CILIP
Stephen Sykes
Director
2030 Hub Liverpool
Gobinda Chowdhury
Professor of Information Science and author of Information for Sustainable Development
University of Strathclyde
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KM & IM | Creatively languaging the value of KM in your organisation

Janine Weightman
Founder, Knowledge Management Consultant & Organizational ReWilding Adviser
Knovolution Ltd
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The entrepreneurial leader

Duncan Anthony
Chief Commercial Officer
CILIP
Tom Penford
Founder
Untitled Concept
Zak Mensah
Co-CEO
Birmingham Museums Trust
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13:00 - 14:00
Lunch & Networking | Browse the Exhibition
14:00 - 14:30

Lunchtime Keynote | Interview with Tammye Huf

Tammye Huf
Author & Winner of the 2021 Diverse Book Award
Yvonne Morris
Projects & Programmes Manager
CILIP
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14:30 - 15:00
Coffee & Networking | Browse the Exhibition
15:00 - 15:45

KM & IM | Strategic Innovation in KM & IM

Tom Penford
Founder
Untitled Concept
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CILIP Professional Registration: Ask us anything

Evidence-informed practice: moving the agenda forward

Professor Alison Brettle
Professor in Health Information and Evidence Based Practice
University of Salford
Emma Jane Ramstead
Deputy Library Manager
Croydon University Hospital
Kirsty Thomson
Academic Librarian
University of Dundee
Gillian Siddall
Academic Librarian
University of Northampton
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15:45 - 16:00
Networking Break & Prize Draw Announcements
16:00 - 16:45

Panel Discussion | Inclusive Collections

Kate Robinson
CILIP Board of Trustees
CILIP
Amy Staniforth
Consultant and Metadata Librarian
CILIP Wales
Sara Ewing
Lecturer in Academic Literacies, Centre for Academic Language and Literacies (CALL) Goldsmiths
University of London
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16:40 - 16:45

Closing Comments

Louis Coiffait-Gunn, CEO, CILIP
CEO
CILIP
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16:45 - 16:45
Conference ends