Prof. Dr. Vera Spillner is a renowned expert on artificial intelligence (AI) in publishing and teaches in the Media Publishing programme at the Stuttgart Media University (HdM). With a background in theoretical physics and philosophy, as well as professional experience at publishers such as Springer Nature and Thieme, she brings an interdisciplinary perspective to her work. She is intensively involved in the use of AI along the entire publishing value chain - from manuscript evaluation to editing and marketing. In her teaching, she integrates AI topics in a practical way, for example by supervising dissertations on topics such as 'Use of AI in book publishing' or 'Development of a payment model for AI-generated content using the example of Midjourney AI'. Spillner is a sought-after speaker on AI topics such as 'ChatGPT, Midjourney, QualiFiction and the future of publishing' and 'TikTok, BookTok and AI to raise publishers' awareness of new digital communication channels and how to better reach young audiences'. She combines technological innovation with narrative expertise to actively shape the future of publishing. In 2023, she received the HdM University Teaching Award for her innovative 'Publishing Management' course, which is designed as a business game with fictional characters.