The Veristage team will be on the road this spring to meet with publishers, discuss AI, and speak at industry events. Here’s where you can find us:
London Book Fair: March 10–12
We’re looking forward to exhibiting at the London Book Fair this year, especially as this is the last year in Olympia before the fair moves to Excel in 2027.
► Visit our LBF stand: 5D151
We’ve just launched Insight 2.0, a major update to Insight, our AI platform for book publishers. Come by the Veristage stand to meet us in person and learn how publishers around the world are already using our latest AI tools. You can also book a meeting here.
ai@media Conference: March 24
Veristage is excited to sponsor and participate in ai@media, an online conference co-organized by Publishing Perspectives and Digital Publishing Report. This conference will explore “the practical application of AI in publishing.”
The Veristage session details are below. Register for your free ticket here.
► Inside Look at AI in Publishing: What Works Today and What’s Next
March 24 at 4pm CET / 10am ET: In this session, Hannah Johnson, Chief Customer Officer at Veristage, will share a brief overview of Veristage and its Insight AI platform for publishers, then host a conversation with Seid Serdarević, publisher at the acclaimed Croatian house Fraktura, about how Fraktura uses Insight alongside other AI tools, successes and challenges, and future-oriented experiments.
Bologna Book Fair: April 13–16
Who doesn’t love visiting Italy in spring? Thomas Minkus will attend the Bologna Book Fair to meet with publishers. Contact us to set up a meeting.
Veristage will also host a panel discussion about AI in book publishing at the BolognaBookPlus program. See the details below.
► Inside the AI-Driven Publishing House: What’s Working Now
April 13 at 16:35 CET: Veristage co-founder Thomas Minkus will host a conversation with Caroline Fortin (President, Groupe Québec Amérique) and Mauro Morellini (CEO, Morellini Editore) about how they are using AI in their daily workflow. They will walk through responsible AI, real processes, and measurable outcomes: from manuscript analysis and metadata optimization to marketing activities and backlist revitalization. (This event takes place at the BolognaBookPlus Theatre.)
PCPA Annual Conference: April 23–24
Veristage will attend the PCPA Annual Conference in St. Louis, MO to meet with publishers and hear how their AI strategies are evolving. Contact us to set up a meeting.
ECPA Leadership Summit: April 28–29
Next, we’re heading to Chicago to participate in the ECPA Leadership Summit. Thomas Minkus will join a panel discussion, and we’ll be on-site for meetings and AI discussions. Contact us to set up a meeting.
► The Future of Christian Publishing in an AI Age
April 28 at 2:30pm CT: This session features a panel of leaders in the AI sector and will discuss where this important technology is today, where it’s likely to be in the next 12-plus months, and how publishers should be experimenting now so they’re best prepared for tomorrow.
Speakers:
- Joe Wikert, Industry Tech consultant | MODERATOR
- Brooke Dobson, Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer of Shimmr AI
- Bob Hutchins, Executive AI Consultant
- Thomas Minkus, Co-founder of Veristage
- George Walkley, AI Media & Publishing consultant