The Scientist in a Hybrid World: AI and Academia
Discussion

The Scientist in a Hybrid World: AI and Academia

Innovation Stage
Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Europe/Berlin
Innovation Stage (Halle 4.0, H106)
English
About

AI is changing how science is done. So how is science publishing responding to this transformation? Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion at the Frankfurt Book Fair exploring the transformative impact of AI on scientific practice, the researcher workflow, and the role of libraries. Our expert panel will examine the ways in which human and machine intelligence create a new, hybrid way of working, with the integration of AI into existing systems and examine the implications for research practice, curricula and infrastructure. Topics will include Human-centered AI ways of conducting research and the implications this has for knowledge management and data analysis, and the evolving function of academic libraries. We will also address the limitations of AI in knowledge creation and its effect on human intellectual capital, and explore how publishers and libraries can best contribute to the future of research in an AI-enhanced world.

Moderator:

• Dr. Max Voegler, Vice President Global Strategic Networks DACH, Elsevier

Panelists: 

• Max Dumoulin, Vice President of Portfolio Innovation, Elsevier

• PD Dr. Dr. Frédéric Döhl, Director of Strategy, German National Library

• Prof. Dr. Blanche Schwappach-Pignataro, Dean of the Medical Faculty, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Speakers

Max Dumoulin

VP Portfolio InnovationElsevier

PD Dr. Dr. Frédéric Döhl

Referatsleiter Wissenschaft (komm.)Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

Blanche Schwappach-Pignataro

Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of HamburgUniversitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf; Dekanat

Max Voegler

VP Global Strategic Networks - DACHElsevier