Speakers

Keynote speakers at Take Part 2016:

Alice Bah Kuhnke.photo

Alice Bah Kuhnke

“More culture for more people throughout the country and a democracy policy that enables more people to participate in society. This is at the heart of my political priorities.”

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HRH Prince Carl Philip

HRH Swedish Prince Carl Philip is the Patron of the Dyslexia Association of Sweden.

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David Lagercrantz

David Lagercrantz is the author of The Girl in the Spider´s Web and I am Zlatan Ibrahimović, immensely successful books that have encouraged unaccustomed readers to read a book. He is also one of the keynote speakers at ‪Take Part 2016.‬‬‬‬

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Patricia A Moore

Patricia Moore is an internationally renowned gerontologist, designer, and a leading authority on consumer lifespan behaviors and requirements.

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George Kerscher

Chief Innovation Officer DAISY Consortium, Senior Officer, Accessible Technology Learning Ally, President IDPF.

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Michael Wright

Director General at NOTA - the Danish Library and Expertise Center for people with print disabilities.

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Yong-Sang Cho

Dr. Yong-Sang Cho is a principal researcher at Korea Education & Research Information Service (KERIS) and former National Standards Coordinator for Smart Media in Korea.

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Micah May

Director of Business Development at The New York Public Library.

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Victoria Owen

Victoria Owen is the Head Librarian at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Her research focus is the policy space occupied by libraries and the representation of the public interest in copyright.

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Tzviya Siegman

Tzviya Siegman is Digital Book Standards and Capabilities Lead at John Wiley & Sons. Tzviya wrote and maintained ebook specifications and stylesheets and serves as liaison to publishing industry groups.

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Andrew Furlong, Technology Support Manager, Vision Australia

Andrew is manager of the Technology Support department within the Accessible Information Service at Vision Australia.

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Rick Johnson

Rick Johnson is the Vice President of Product Strategy, and one of the founders of VitalSource Technologies, Inc, a division of the Ingram Content Group. VitalSource is the maker of Bookshelf®.

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