Program (preliminary - subject to minor changes)
Keynote: CEO & founder of Overdrive, Steve Potash
“AI in the reading advisory function in the Libby app” (Working title)
Keynote: Dr. Kim Osman, Queensland University & co-author on the IFLA Trend Report
“Community needs and AI literacy: research in progress” (Working title)
Keynote: Seoul Metropolitan Library
“AI policy cases"
Lunch
Session 1: Public libraries and AI implementations
“Bookan’s AI-powered Library Collaborative Service System” / Jason Sun, Director, Global Library Solutions, Hong Kong Magook Technology Limited (Bookan)
“From Library Data to Action: A Practical Hybrid AI Approach to Public Library Performance Monitoring — The Indonesian Case" / Irhamni Ali, Lead Data Scientist, National Library of Indonesia
"AI adoption in the Municipal Library Network in the province of Barcelona with the collaboration of Barcelona Supercomputing Center.” / Núria Pi Vendrell, Head of the Information Technologies Section & Judit Terma Grassa, Head of the Library Network, Services Office, Barcelona Provincial Council
Session 2: Public libraries and AI literacy
“From Government to Communities: Delivering AI Literacy Through Public Libraries in Estonia” / Kristi Veber, President of the Estonian Librarians Association
“Reading the Future: Public Libraries as a Civic Anchor in the AI Era” / Ben Kolaitis, Library Programs and Partnerships Coordinator, City of Melbourne Libraries
“Exploring generative and conversational AI in the national library” / Celonie Rozema, AI researcher, National Library of the Netherlands
Panel: TBA
Reception & tour: Seoul Metropolitan Library
Contact information: For enquiries regarding the event please contact -
Mikkel Christoffersen, deputy director of the Danish Library Association at [email protected]
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When
Friday, 14 August 2026
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Standard Korean Time
Where
Seoul City Hall
with a reception at Seoul Metropolitan Library
110 Sejong-daero, Jung-gu
Seoul
THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA 04524
Cost
ALIA Members/Non-Members - $25
The fee covers Entrance, Lunch, and Reception & tour.
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