Springer Nature Humanities and Social Sciences Festival
DWIH New York is pleased to highlight the participation of Jan Lüdert in a panel at the Springer Nature Humanities and Social Sciences Festival 2026.
The discussion, titled “Power, Labor, and the Politics of AI Across the Humanities and Social Sciences,” brings together perspectives from science diplomacy, political philosophy, fintech, and digital culture to examine how technological change is reshaping institutions, knowledge production, and the future of scholarly publishing.
About the Panel
This interdisciplinary panel brings together leading thinkers in science diplomacy, political philosophy, fintech, and digital culture to explore how technological change is transforming global governance, creative labor, academic practice, and the publishing ecosystem.
Together, the panelists will examine how digital technologies redistribute power across institutions and disciplines, reshape the production and circulation of knowledge, and challenge publishers, universities, and policymakers to build infrastructures that support both innovation and equity.
The session will highlight the distinctive role of humanities and social sciences scholarship and publishing in understanding and actively guiding these fast-changing digital futures.
Participants
Chair: Teresa Krauss, Publishing Director, Humanities and Social Sciences
Moderator: Sebastián Villamizar Santamaría, Senior Editor, Nature
Panelists: Emily Lynell Edwards, Springer Nature; formerly St. Francis College| Jamie Kelly, Vassar College | Jan Lüdert, German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York | Sean Stein Smith, CUNY Lehman College
Event Information
April 16, 2026, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Springer Nature office, 1 New York Plaza, New York City
Organizer(s): Springer