Micah May is the Director of Business Development for the Ebooks and Community Engagement (EBCE) division at Lyrasis, where he builds partnerships to support The Palace Project.

With over 15 years of experience, Micah is a leader in technology and library innovation. He previously served as Director of Ebooks at the Digital Public Library of America, where he spearheaded the Palace Marketplace and Palace Bookshelf. He also directed technology for Library for All, launching ebook apps in developing nations. As a Senior Director at the New York Public Library, he led strategy and innovation, conceiving and directing SimplyE, an open-source platform that simplifies ebook access. He also secured over $250 million in ebook donations from publishers to create Open Ebooks, an app-based library for children in low-income communities.

Micah holds a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He began his career as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he helped create a new research and development group.

Nuria Planas is the Lead of Global Channel Relations at Bookwire, where she oversees commercial relationships and digital distribution strategies for ebooks, audiobooks. Based in Germany, Planas has extensive experience in the international publishing and distribution sector. Before joining Bookwire, she worked in bookstores and completed editorial freelance work with publishers such as La Caja Books and Andana Editorial. She holds a degree in English and American Studies from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, a Master’s in North and South American Literature and Culture from the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, and a postgraduate qualification in Editorial Management and Marketing from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC).

Glenn Atamaniuk is the Director of Library Sales at Dreamscape Media, where he oversees the distribution of audiobook and video content to library systems. With over 20 years of experience in the publishing and media industries, he previously held leadership roles at Recorded Books, where he served as Vice President of Sales. Atamaniuk is a frequent representative for Dreamscape at major library conferences, focusing on expanding digital and physical media access for public libraries.

Amanda Crimarco is the Director of Library Marketing at Macmillan Publishers, where she leads efforts to connect the publisher’s titles with the library community. Prior to her leadership roles at Macmillan, she gained experience in the publishing industry at Hachette Book Group, where she worked within the Library Marketing department. She holds a degree from Loyola University Maryland. In her current role, she serves as a primary liaison between Macmillan and librarians, representing the company at major industry events and coordinating marketing strategies for upcoming releases.

Brian Nielsen is a National Account Manager at Penguin Random House, where he manages relationships with various digital wholesalers and library partners. He also attends local and national library conferences.  With over 20 years of experience in the sales and publishing industry, Brian is an essential member of the Penguin Random House Digital Library Sales team and collaborates closely with the Penguin Random House Library Marketing Group.

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