Join Ron Gilboa, Group Director of Production Technology, Eric Zimmerman, Director of Wide Format Printing, and Masato Atoda, Associate Director of Asia Pacific Research, in a full day of educational sessions.

Guest speaker includes:

• Mr. Hisashi Tada
  Sales Development Manager
  EFI Co., Ltd. EFI
  
  

Conference sessions will focus on:

• Wide Format State of The Industry - New 2018-2023 Wide Format Forecast, Trends and Innovation
• Sign & Display Wide Format Print Market - Voices from the field - JAPAN
• Opportunities for Growth with New Applications
• The Evolution and Possibilities of Soft Signage Fabric Print
• Sign and Display Show Japan News from the Show Floor
• The Growth in Digital Printing in Apparel, Decor - Trends, Forecast and Insights
• China Market Overview
• Exploring Innovation in Textile Printing - ITMA 2019
• Decorative Printing: Innovations in Woodworking - Impressions from LIGNA 2019

Come hear us speak at PRINT 19! Keypoint Intelligence - InfoTrends analysts will present during the following sessions:

Thursday, October 3
10:00 am - 10:50 am

• And Now for Something Really Interesting: Next Big Thing in Print and Mail!
  Speaker: Marc Mascara, Director, Customer Communications Advisory Service

Friday, October 4
9:00 am - 9:50 am

• TransPROMO – Turn up the Volume of Bills, Statements and Marketing Messages
  Speaker: Pat McGrew, Senior Director, Production Technology 

Saturday, October 5
9:00 am - 9:50 am

• Growing Margins Beyond the Page: New Opportunities in Sign & Display
  Speaker: Ron Gilboa, Group Director, Production Software and Services 

11:00 am - 11:50 am

• Vertical Vertigo: The Highest Growth Markets for Your Business and How to Approach Them
  Speaker: Karen Kimerer, Director, Production Services 

PRINTING United is the largest printing-focused expo in North America, with a focus on highlighting the best new technologies, printing convergence and instilling its attendees with latest business-building knowledge.

On October 22, the day before PRINTING United opens, Ron Gilboa, Group Director, will present in a half-day intensive program during the following:

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Digital Textile Printing: What, Why and How

Digitally printed textiles have literally changed the "playing field" in numerous sectors, including graphics and sign, apparel decoration and industrial printing. Keypoint Intelligence/InfoTrends’ Ron Gilboa and a cast of digital textile experts will share how today's’ printing companies, fabric mills, ink manufacturers, and OEMs are working to maximize the possibilities of digital textile printing; how the segment is expected to expand; how a carefully-crafted digital textile workflow is essential to success today and expansion tomorrow, and why digital textile printing—though not new—still offers robust opportunity.

Join Ron Gilboa, Group Director, Production Technology during his session:  

Digital Fabric Printing – The Innovation Continues!

Digital printing is a disruptive force for many traditional textile finishers and those new to the opportunity. Digital print technology enables short-run, small batch fabric designs for a new generation of designers while also driving fundamental changes in the supply chain as the industry addresses the demand for mass customization. This presentation covers the growth trend in digital printing to help business owners make decisions about where to invest. With a five-year growth trajectory of more than 20% this is a technology opportunity that spotlights highly productive print technology from around the world enabled by innovations in material science and production workflow.

Participants will hear about:

• Key market drivers that influence demand for digital textile printing
• Recent technology innovations
• Industry direction and technology adoption trends 
• Voices from the field on technology adoption and usage
• The case for sustainability