Seminar spotlight: Monday 24 March

As well as getting on for 400 exhibitors, Ipex 2014 will also host 130 seminar sessions across its six days. This is PrintWeek’s rundown of the pick of today’s sessions.

World Print Summit

11.00-11.45
World Print Summit theatre, South Hall
Taking the initiative - ‘It’s print Jim, but not as we know it’
What does it take to survive and thrive in the print industry today?
Chair: Simon Biltcliffe, Webmart
Panellists: Nick Broom, PVL UK; David Bartlett, Bartlett Designs; Stephen Shaw, Blippar; Ben May, Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC) Models

12.00-12.45
World Print Summit theatre, South Hall
A cultural shift within the print industry – new skills, new staff, new business
The state of the economy and its impact on print
Chair: David Smith, The Sunday Times
Keynote address: Philip Cullimore, Kodak
Panellists: Bruno Mortara, ABTG Certificadora; Ralf Schlözer, InfoTrends

14.00-14.45
World Print Summit theatre, South Hall
How to future-proof print in a digital age
Why the digital revolution and
consumer recession forces you to be more efficient in how you buy an dhow you print. There’s money to be made if you just get better at your job
Chair & introductory address Barry Hibbert, Polestar
Keynote address:  Ellis Watson, DC Thomson

15.00-15.45
World Print Summit theatre, South Hall
How to survive a major transition and successfully prepare for the next phase
The essentials you need to to understand to guide you to successful survival into the next era
Speaker: Peter Sygall, manufacturing expert and innovator

Ipex Master Classes

11.00
Theatre 1 (North Hall) – Better Business
Evolution of the commercial printing Business
Speaker: Neil Falconer, Printfuture

11.30
Theatre 2 (South Hall) – Better Margins
Five cost saving tips that will generate better margins for your business
Speaker: Richard Gray, Printfuture

12.00
Theatre 1 (North Hall) – Better Business
Case study - The 123 of cross media
Speaker: Jon Tolley, Prime Group

12.30
Theatre 2 (South Hall) – Better Margins
Lean thinking for bigger profits
Speaker: Matthew Peacock, Active PPP


13.00
Theatre 1 (North Hall) – Better Business
Evolution of a commercial printer
Chair Brendan Perring
Panellists: Jon Tolley; Peter Lancaster, Documobi; Steve Welsh, Steve Welsh Social Media; Sean Smyth, Pira

14.00
Theatre 1 (North Hall) – Better Business
Practical steps to integrate print in a mobile world
Speaker: Peter Lancaster

14.30
Theatre 2 (South Hall) – Better Margins
How we gained from lean manufacturing
Speaker: Gabriel Norton, KPW

15.00
Theatre 1 (North Hall) – Better Business
The essentials of social marketing
Speaker: Steve Welsh

15.30
Theatre 2 (South Hall) – Better Margins
Cost savings and customer service benefits through better workflow
Speaker: Rhys Morgan, DP Direct

For more details on each session, use the following links:

World Print Summit

Ipex Master Classes