PBC Speakers Announced: Execs from HarperCollins, Oxford University Press, Pearson, DailyLit Highlight Lineup

The Publishing Business Conference & Expo (PBC) today announced a roster of speakers for the 2010 show, highlighted by top executives from publishing companies including HarperCollins, Oxford University Press, Springer Science + Business Media, Pearson and DailyLit. PBC will be held March 8-10 at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square and features nearly 50 educational sessions for book and magazine publishers and an exhibit hall of nearly 100 industry-leading solutions and service providers.

Carefully crafted by the editorial staff of Publishing Executive and Book Business magazines and an advisory board of veteran publishing personnel, the 2010 Publishing Business Conference will be home to nearly three days of practical, thought-provoking sessions designed to help build both your print and digital business.

"We are truly excited to bring together all of these thought-leaders in the industry," says Noelle Skodzinski, conference program director and editor-in-chief of Publishing Executive and Book Business magazines. "It's a critical time in publishing, and I think the fact that these brilliant, forward-thinking executives are coming out to share their insights really reflects an effort to help each other adapt to a dramatically shifting marketplace. I can't imagine any publishing executive feeling that they don't absolutely have to be at this event at this time to participate in discussions that not only will help shape the industry's future, but will help each one of us develop a plan to move forward successfully."

The conference staff will continue to add leading publishing executives to the speaker lineup, which can be viewed along with the conference agenda here. Here's a look at the preliminary 2010 speaker lineup:

• Michela O'Connor Abrams, Publisher, Dwell magazine
• Bill Amstutz, President, Strategic Media Operations
• Frank Anton, Chief Executive Officer, Hanley Wood
• Charles Ault, Assistant Director and Director of Production, Temple University Press
• Maurice Bakley, Chief Operating Officer, FierceMarkets
• Susan Beale, Director of Book Manufacturing, Adams Media
• Matthew Bernius, Co-Director and Researcher, The Open Publishing Lab, Rochester Institute of Technology
• Eric Biener, Vice President Streaming Media and Network Sales, Nielsen Business Media
• Gordon Borrell, Chief Executive Officer, Borrell Associates
• Andrew Brenneman, President, Finitiv Corp.
• Cynthia Cleto, Global Manager of E-books, Springer Science + Business Media
• Brett Cohen, Vice President, Quirk Books
• Rita Cohen, Senior Vice President/Government Affairs, Magazine Publishers of America
• Susan Danziger, Chief Executive Officer, DailyLit
• Laura Dawson, President, LJNDawson
• David Donoghue, Partner, Holland & Knight
• Anne Drobish, Associate Audience Development Director, NewBay Media
• Michael Esposito, Vice President of Operations, Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.
• Steve Forbes, Chairman & CEO, Forbes Media; Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Magazine
• Chris Foster, President and COO, GIE Media
• Fran Fox, Sr. Director, Production/Manufacturing, Dwell magazine
• Josh Gordon, President, Smarter Media Sales.com
• Clint Greenleaf, President & CEO, Greenleaf Book Group
• Gregg Hano, Publisher, Popular Science
• Joanne Harap, President, Production Matters
• Michael Healy, Executive Director, Book Rights Registry
• David Hetherington, Director, Major Accounts, Digital Media Group, Baker & Taylor
• Ted Hill, President, THA Consulting
• Eric W. Hoffman, EVP & COO, Hoffman Media
• Samir Husni, aka "Mr. Magazine," Founder and Director, Magazine Innovation Center
• Dennis Johnson, Co-Founder and Publisher, Melville House Publishing
• Brian Jud, President, Book Marketing Works
• Christopher Kenneally, Director, Author & Creator Relations, Copyright Clearance Center
• Phillip Lee, Manufacturing Director, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Alexis Luciano, Director of eLearning, North American Publishing Co.
• Adam Marlin, Chief Operating Officer, MetaComet Systems
• David Marlin, President, MetaComet Systems
• Chris McMurry, CEO, McMurry Inc.
• Cathy Merolle, Director of Operations, Manufacturing, Hearst Corp.
• Kat Meyer, Chief Content Wrangler, Next Chapter Communications
• Camille Miller, Chair, Intellectual Property Group, Cozen O'Connor
• Robert Miller, President & Publisher, HarperStudio
• Owen Mitchell, Senior Vice President, Global Sourcing, Pearson PLC
• Jeanniey Mullen, Global EVP, CMO, VIVmag
• Peggy Northrop, V.P., Global Editor-in-Chief, Reader's Digest
• Brian O'Leary, President, Magellan Media
• John Oakes, Co-Publisher, OR Books
• Christine Oldenbrook, VP Audience Development, UBM Global Trade
• Sara Pearl, Vice President, Director of Business Affairs, Trident Media Group
• Kathy Sandler, Technology Consultant
• Matt Schifrin, Vice President & Investments Editor, Forbes Media
• Evan Schnittman, Vice President, Global Business Development, Oxford University Press
• Adam Sherk, Search/PR Strategist, Define Search Strategies
• Prescott Shibles, President & CEO, Vital Business Media
• Susanne Sicilian, Vice President of Events, MarketingProfs
• John Silbersack, Executive Vice President, Trident Media Group
• Michael Simon, Executive Vice President, Publishers Press
• Noelle Skodzinski, Editor in Chief, Book Business and Publishing Executive magazines
• Dedra Smith, President, Printmark West
• Heidi Spangler, Audience Development Director, Questex Media
• Jerry Steinbrink, VP, Publishing, Consumer Reports
• Matt Steinmetz, Special Projects Editor, Book Business and Publishing Executive magazines
• Debbie Stier, SVP, Associate Publisher, HarperStudio; Director of Digital Marketing, HarperCollins
• Joshua Tallent, Founder, eBook Architects
• Bryan Welch, Publisher and Editorial Director, Ogden Publications
• Vicki Wellington, Publisher, Food Network Magazine
• Rich Zweiback, Magazine Manufacturing and Production Consultant