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Julian Oei, President, Chief Business Officer, member of the executive committee | Frontiers Media Julian joined Frontiers in May 2023 and serves as President and Chief Business Officer. In this role he is the deputy to the CEO and is responsible for the overall strategy of Frontiers, the implementation of the annual strategic plan, the...

Katy Saunders is an Associate Publisher at BMC, part of Springer Nature where she manages a portfolio of Open Access journals in the earth and environmental sciences. Her work has included launching brand new journal titles from proposal to publication. Since starting at Springer Nature in 2022, Katy has co-chaired an Early Careers Personal Development...

Theresa Fucito is the Director of Content Operations for AIP Publishing. She has more than 26 years of experience in journal publishing and leading a team of publishing professionals. In her role, she oversees day-to-day publishing operations and partners closely with internal stakeholders, Editorial Development, and Peer Review Management to support long-term strategic growth. She...

Prof. Josep M. Garrell is former Rector of Ramon Llull University (Universitat Ramon Llull), Spain. He was elected EUA President in 2023, having served on the Association’s Board since 2019. In 2012, Professor Garrell was appointed Rector of Ramon Llull University, where he went on to serve a second four-year term in (2016-2020) and a...

Dr. Julia Kostova is the Director of Open Science Solutions for North America at Frontiers, where she leads efforts to accelerate the transition to Open Science. She oversees institutional and community engagement and advocacy, collaborating with research institutions, libraries, funders, and policymakers to develop sustainable Open Science policies and models. Her work aims to empower...

Professor Zong-Ming (Max) Cheng, Chief Editor and Founder of Maximum Academic Press (MAP), earned his Ph.D from Cornell University in 1991 and has held academic positions as an Assistant, and Associate Professor at North Dakota State University, and Full Professor of University of Tennessee , contributing over 30 years to research and education. Prior to...

President of China Translation Corporation (CTC), Chairman of Global Tone Communication Technology Co., Ltd. (GTCOM). CTC is the first national translation company established after the founding of the P.R. China. GTCOM is a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company that has developed cutting-edge platforms for vertical domain analytics and decision-making. These platforms empower users to develop...

Shen Cenyu is the Deputy Head of Editorial for the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), leading the Quality Team to develop strategies, policies, and approaches to safeguard DOAJ from questionable publishing. Since 2016, she has also been the DOAJ Ambassador for China, building cooperation with Chinese scholarly societies and publishing organizations and establishing DOAJ’s...

Since joining Sage, a global academic publisher, in 2004, Tony Histed has played a pivotal role in driving the company’s global sales strategy. He has held a series of senior leadership positions, leading book and journal sales teams across international markets, including EMEA, APAC, India, and Latin America. His expertise extends beyond sales, having also...

Dr. Yiming Bao is the Director of National Genomics Data Center (NGDC), and a professor at China National Center for Bioinformation. His research interests are on biology databases, data mining and analyses, virus genome annotation, and virus evolution and classification. Dr. Bao was a Staff Scientist at the National Center for Biotechnology Information, where he managed...