Dscoop EMEA runs in Tel Aviv, Israel, from the 5 to 8 April. More than 750 attendees from 50 countries and 40 Dscoop partners will spread out across about 36,000sqm - the biggest show yet.
Peter van Teeseling, Dscoop global director of operations said: “The showcase is nine times the square footage attendees saw in 2015.
“The main challenges for the graphic arts sector right now are the popularity and growth of digital media such as e-books, online news portals and e-marketing.
“But all of these still present an opportunity for the graphic arts sector. Printers can discover new ideas and diversify their business or introduce new services to complement new technology.”
Van Teeseling said the sector was enjoying a period of growth but economic times “are still tough” with Dscoop members in Russia, for example, hit by the currency crisis.
“However, labels and packaging members are experiencing – in some cases – double-digit growth of their businesses,” he said.
Speakers include Uri Levine who co-founded one of the world's biggest traffic and navigation apps, Waze, with more than 200 million users. He subsequently sold the app to Google in 2014 for $1.1bn (£770m).
Levine has been in the tech business for 30 years and his expertise ranges from product development, marketing, business development, running start-ups and coaching chief executives.
HP Indigo division general manager Alon Bar-Shany will highlight new innovations for Drupa 2016 and give insight into HP's R&D labs and manufacturing lines.
Founded in 2005, the Digital Solutions Cooperative (Dscoop) is a global group of HP users and guests sharing ideas on technology such as HP Indigo, Scitex, Latex and inkjet web presses.
In addition to keynote speakers Dscoop EMEA 5 will offer specially developed interactive talks delivered by experts from across the field of business.
Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur Vitaly Golomb, who will talk on sales lessons from the tech valley, founded Keen Systems e-commerce software company.
He will focus on techniques used by start-ups to develop products, markets and strategies and how these techniques can be applied to businesses.
Adrian Peck, a coach for sports people and corporate clients, will look at skills to improve presentations and how best to try and manage and motivate people.
Actor, journalist and author of three best-sellers Yuval Abramovitz will tell delegates how to go about achieving their goals.
Meanwhile the 'Dscoop Hour' will debut, a talk-style session with three stories on how to think about the future of your business.
“Education and networking opportunities are what our members valued most in 2015 and so we are looking to improve,” said Dscoop EMEA chairman Julian Marsh.
“Fitting fantastic speakers into a short period enables our members to maximise their time for networking without sacrificing the education opportunities.”
