Monday June 2- Wednesday June 4, 2025
Atlanta, GA
Do you fully understand what digital print can do for you?
Smithers' Digital Print for Packaging event provides all the solutions, with case studies and insight from the world's leading experts!
Dani Tulchinski is currently the Global Strategic Marketing Digital Printing & Smart Packaging at Sealed Air (SEE)
SEE with their new brand, prismiqTM, focused on innovating value-added solutions for branded packaging.
Dani and prismiq team help customers using custom printed packaging to increase revenue with innovative and sustainable packaging designs
and reduce operating costs through more efficient value chains with automated processes.
Previous his role at SEE Dani served for 10 years at HP where he held several Strategic Marketing and R&D roles, developing the digital printed market for HP Indigo customers in flexible packaging, labels, security printing segments as well as driving sustainability, and circular economy and brand protection innovation.
Dani received an M.Sc. from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem as well as MBA from Ruppin Academic Center in Israel.
Ken’s been an industry icon for over 30+ years working across all segments of the packaging industry. Flexible, Folding Carton, and Labels. In addition to product introductions, his efforts with Brands and leveraging new technologies has been instrumental in many key developments within the packaging industry. His work with many groups, associations, and Universities has provided critical insights to an ever-changing landscape of opportunities. Education leveraged by innovation to enable customer growth while providing end-to-end solutions, is my most valued contribution.
Mike Rottenborn has been CEO of Hybrid Software Group (formerly Global Graphics PLC) since 2020. He has spent 35 years working in the graphic arts industry and began his career as an electrical and software engineer with DuPont Printing & Publishing. After DuPont, he joined PCC Artwork Systems to focus on prepress workflow software for labels and packaging before co-founding Hybrid Software Inc. in 2007. Mr. Rottenborn received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and his Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Villanova University.
Kirit Naik is a Global Senior Manager, New Materials & Technologies, Graphics at UPM based in Mills River NC USA. He holds PhD from India, Post doctorate in Clemson SC and Executive MBA from Cleveland, USA. He has been working for last 17 years with UPM. He has held many roles, product development, product manager, R&D Director, Global Director for digital printing technologies and current role Global Senior Manager, New Materials & Technologies, Graphics, prior to UPM he has worked at Xerox Research Center in Canada, Avery Dennison Graphics Division in USA, and Bekaert Solar and Security films division in USA. He has 18 plus US patents on inks, tonner, and ink receptive coating developments. He loves to travel, enjoy family time, meet new people, and play pickle ball in his spare time.
Hernán Braberman is co-founder and creative director of Tridimage, the design agency
helping leading brands reclaim their position as consumers' preferred choice.
In 1995, Braberman's passion led him to co-found Tridimage, Latin America's pioneering
agency integrating both structural and graphic packaging design. Since then, he has
dedicated himself to creating and revitalizing brands worldwide, with a deep
commitment to positively impacting consumers, markets, and society.
His innovative designs have earned numerous prestigious accolades, including eight
Pentawards. His work has also been recognized by the Vertex Awards, A'Design Awards,
Ameristar, Sello de Buen Diseño, POPAI, Estrella del Sur, and Pack Andina.
The British Council named Braberman a finalist for the prestigious International Young
Design Entrepreneur of the Year (IYDEY) award. He serves as a jury member for
esteemed organizations including the Pentawards, Vertex Awards, Latin American
Design Awards (LADAWARDS), Latampack, Viva Chile Packaging Award, ACCCSA,
World Corrugated Awards, Diseño Argentino Exponencial, and WOW Awards in China.
Braberman hosts the BRANDERMAN podcast, which focuses on branding and
packaging design. His career as a designer continues to take him around the world,
sharing expertise with those who recognize design's transformative power.
Liz Logue became EFI’s VP of Inkjet Customer/Brand Engagement and Strategy in 2019, a new role focused on helping EFI’s digital corrugated customers engage with brands. Logue’s work helps drive market awareness about digital printing and value it brings to the consumers. She also researches and develops strategies to extend EFI’s inkjet technology portfolio into additional new markets that can benefit from the and continuing analog to digital transformation in print manufacturing.
Prior to taking her current role, Logue was Vice president of Corporate Business Development, and Ink Jet strategy at EFI. In that position, she was responsible for planning, market evaluation and execution behind strategic M&A and new market development activity. Her work has included directing or assisting in EFI’s strategic moves into ceramics, textiles and corrugated packaging, working with engineering, ink and software teams to implement the correct solutions for target markets.
Prior to joining EFI in 2008, Logue worked for 10 years in various roles at IT Strategies, a specialized strategic consultancy company focused on the digital print industry. In her roles she advised hardware, ink and software vendors on corporate, product and M&A strategy. She also managed research initiatives, maintained industry relationships and kept abreast of the latest technology developments.
