Big News...Announced!

This year's opening night Keynote will be Jane Friedman, President and CEO of HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide.

Jane joined HarperCollins in November 1997, overseeing HarperCollins worldwide book publishing including operations in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and India.

Since joining HarperCollins, Friedman has directed the company to nine years of continuous growth, record-breaking profits and the industry's highest profit margins. Over the course of her new career she has embraced innovation at every turn. Under Friedman’s leadership HarperCollins launched Publishing+, a way to organically grow the business and create a truly global publishing company. Most recently, Friedman’s decision to create a global digital warehouse, including digital files of its core backlist and future books, has positioned the company as a leader in the industry and is propelling HarperCollins into the 21st century of publishing.

Friedman, who earned a B.A. degree in English from New York University in 1967, came to HarperCollins from Random House, where she was Executive Vice President of Random House, Inc., Executive Vice President of the Knopf Publishing Group, Publisher of Vintage Books, and Founder and President of Random House Audio Publishing.

We are excited and pleased to have Jane present to kick off this year's Pub U. One more reason to mark this phenomenal event on your calendar now!