Program

Jon is commercial director at OpenAthens, he has worked in publishing for over 20 years with a variety of commercial and business publishers. His career has spanned the transformation from print to digital as companies have reacted and adapted to new technology. But his belief remains that the fundamental purpose of a publisher hasn’t changed. Accessibility to accurate, intelligent, insightful information has never been more important. Trust is paramount and Jon is delighted that OpenAthens participates in establishing that trust between the publishers, libraries and the end users.

Jane is international marketing manager at OpenAthens. She is responsible for the strategic marketing of products of interest to libraries and publishers worldwide. Jane works closely with partners, membership organizations and industry bodies to communicate the benefits of federated single sign-on for simple, seamless access to online content.

Jane previously worked at Jisc in various marketing, events and outreach roles and was involved in a program to transition publishers serving the UK education and research community to federated single sign-on. As part of this initiative, Jane worked collaboratively with other identity federations around the world.

Emma Wilson-Shaw worked in UK academic libraries for over 20 years, primarily in higher education but also in further education and archives & special collections. She is the e-Resource Manager for OpenAthens, working with libraries, publishers and service providers to make the user journey to content as smooth as possible. Her background includes e-resources, systems and authentication support/management, web editing, enquiry service management, and information skills training.