Hosts & Supporting Organizations

  • Jin Jianbin

  • University Librarian, Tsinghua University
  • Speech Title: TBC

  • Tina Yang

  • Associate Librarian, The University of Hong Kong
  • Speech Title: TBC

  • Kate Robinson

  • President, International Association of University Libraries (IATUL); University Librarian, University of Bath
  • Speech Title: The Impact of IATUL: International Partnerships and Collaborations Between Libraries

  • Huang Xianjin

  • University Librarian, Nanjing University
  • Speech Title: TBC

  • Li Aiguo

  • Univeristy Librarian, Southeast University
  • Speech Title: TBC

Keynote Speakers

  • Wang Xuemao

  • Dean of Libraries and Charles Deering McCormick University Librarian, Northwestern University
  • Speech Title: TBC

  • Caroline Pang

  • University Librarian, Nanyang Technological University
  • Speech Title: Innovation in Education Through Open Educational Resources and Generative AI Technologies

  • Benjamin Meunier

  • University Librarian, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Speech Title: Transforming Research Impact Through Open Science: The Story of Open Books Hong Kong

  • Consuella Askew

  • Vice President for University Libraries and University Librarian, Rutgers University
  • Speech Title: Building New Skills and Deepening the Leadership Bench

  • Mathew Moyo

  • Chief Director of Library and Information Service, North-West University
  • Speech Title: Information Literacy and International Collaboration: The Impact of IATUL's Special Interest Group

  • Saif Abdullah Al-Jabri

  • Director of CEPS Library, Sultan Qaboos University
  • Speech Title: Beyond Books: SQU Libraries Shaping the Future of Research and Learning

  • Omar Abbas

  • Head Librarian, Abu Dhabi University
  • Speech Title: Navigating the Global Context of Academic Libraaries in The United Arab Emirates: Challenges, Opportunities and Interconnections

  • Lilian Li

  • Library Director, Zayed Univeristy
  • Speech Title: Academic Libraries in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

  • Matt Durant

  • Head of Library Operational Services, University of Bath
  • Speech Title: Space Design and International Collaboration: The Impact of IATUL's Special Interest Group

  • Li Guoqing

  • Professor, Chinese Studies Librarian, Ohio State University
  • Speech Title: Development of Special Resources and International Cooperation: Taking "Personal Experience of China", "China Records" and "Memories of Guangzhou Lost in the West" as Examples

  • Ni Dongyun

  • Chinese Studies Librarian, University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • Speech Title: Bringing the Past into View: A Collaborative Digital Initiative on Chinese Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

  • Bakheet Beshtawy

  • Specialist Librarian, Department of Medical Education & Research, Dubai Health Authority
  • Speech Title: AI-Powered Detection: Building a Tool to Predict Potential Predatory Journals