Register for Access Lab APAC 2026
Access Lab APAC is taking place online on 15 July 2026, don’t miss out – register today!
Program
Our program for Access Lab APAC is now live! See below for confirmed sessions so far, more to be announced soon.
We will be hosting speakers from the APAC region specifically. Don't worry if you miss anything, all sessions will be recorded and accessible after the event.
Access Lab APAC Program, Wednesday 15 July 2026
All sessions will be hosted through Zoom. All parts will be hosted through the same link.
Part 1
05:00 (BST) | 14:00 (AEST) | 09:30 (IST) Welcome to Access Lab 2026
05:05 (BST) | 14:05 (AEST) | 09:35 (IST) Product insights
- Ian Wareing, senior product manager, OpenAthens
- Richard French, senior product manager, OpenAthens
05:35 (BST) | 14:35 (AEST) | 10:05 (IST) Break
05:45 (BST) | 14:45 (AEST) | 10:15 (IST) Expert session
- Dr Sheeba Pakkan, Prof. bibliometrician and head of research support service, JSS Academy of Higher Eduction & Research
06:20 (BST) | 15:20 (AEST) | 10:50 (IST)
How Malaysian libraries and students are benefiting from federated authentication
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Adeline Sophia Ho, Information resources manager, Swinburne University of Sarawak Campus, Malaysia
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Mustaqeem Abdullah, Senior Librarian, Universiti Sains Malaysia
06:50 (BST) | 15:50 (AEST) 11:20 (IST) Break
Part 2
07:15 (BST) | 16:15 (AEST) | 11:45 (IST) Expert session
Dr. Priyanka Sane, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
07:45 (BST) | 16:45 (AEST) | 12:15 (IST) – Session TBC
08:15 (BST) | 17:15 (AEST) | 12:45 (IST) Break
08:30 (BST) | 17:30 (AEST) | 13:00 (IST) Panel Session
Speakers:
- Adeline Sophia Ho, information resources manager, Swinburne University of Sarawak Campus, Malaysia
- Christopher Chan, university librarian, HKBU, Hong Kong
09:00 (BST) | 18:00 (AEST) | 13:30 (IST) Closing remarks
"Great speakers, who almost everyone there could relate to."
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