Sean Smyth has spent over 25 years in the industry in senior technology positions for a variety of print businesses across the supply chain, in hands on and consultancy roles. He helps companies make money through the appropriate use of technology.
Sean has a deep knowledge of the global print market, and a key member of the team providing quantitative market data and forecasts for the printing, paper and packaging industry. He authors off-the-shelf market studies and provides strategic consultancy services to a range of clients across the value chain.
Sean has a strong background in appropriate application of technology to print, implementing digital print systems, MIS and workflows to take time and cost out of the print supply chain. In 1994 he became Technical Director of Rexam, where the first colour digital presses in the UK were installed and he has extensive experience of digital printing. He has written many books and market studies on the future, print technology and digital print, including Smithers' flagship title "The Print & Production Manual" and the "Future of Global Print Markets".
Ian Monksfield is a Strategic Account Manager for Industrial Inkjet Ltd. He has over 10 years’ experience with IIJ with a role initially covering many industries and applications. Over the last five years he has focused on the world of security print which is a Key market segment to IIJ which has seen considerable and sustained growth over the last few years.
Engineer with a strong background in software and automation.
With Xeikon since 2006, always in R&D and now responsible for the part of R&D that develops digital printing equipment. A passion for project portfolio management and how a portfolio of R&D projects fits into the strategic choices.
Wipak Group Head of Strategic Marketing & Sustainability, Hery Henry, is a seasoned public speaker on topics such as Packaging Sustainability, Employee and Organizational Motivation, Growth Acceleration, as well as market entry tactics. He has delivered keynotes and lectures in over 20 countries, including Finland, Sweden, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Tanzania, Madagascar, Thailand, the UK, China, and Belgium.
Uwe Melichar is a packaging expert and founder of MELICHAR Bros. His broad-ranging international experience has included developing packaging solutions for clients such as Adidas, Assa Abloy, Bosch, C&A, Gardena and Miele. His main focus is sustainable packaging. Melichar is President of the European Brand & Packaging Design Association (epda) and a Red Dot Ambassador, as well as being an author, lecturer and popular keynote speaker worldwide.
As a specialist for printing and color management Johannes Betz leads the Academy at GMG. After several years in the printing industry, he is an expert for packaging printing, production, color communication and proofing. Johannes is involved in several committees and working groups of the printing industry.
Simon Edwards is Business and Product Manager for Software Solutions at Global Inkjet Systems (GIS).
He has worked in digital printing for over 20 years and the optics industry for over 30 years.
Simon has a degree in Astrophysics and Applied Mathematics. Simon has held positions of Technical Director and Vice President at SOLA Optics, Research Laboratories of Australia, Tonejet and The Technology Partnership.
Pieter Mulder is Global Strategic Account Manager at X-Rite Pantone, the leader in color management, measurement, and control. In his current role he support the largest CPGs in the world in developing, implementing and managing their Print Quality Programs. Previously, Pieter worked in similar international sales and business development roles in the graphical and supply chain management industry at Konica Minolta Marketing Services, RR Donnelley and ModusLink.
Jesper Gustavsson is a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in multiple
startups over the past 15 years, primarily in the print and packaging industries.
Currently, he is the Director of Business Development at V-Shapes, where he is
also a founding partner. V-Shapes, founded in 2018 and with headquarters in
Bologna, Italy, is the leading provider of products and services designed to produce
and fill single-unit dose packaging that enables product to be dispensed using one
hand. Prior to founding V-Shapes and other startups, Gustavsson held various
management positions with LSG SkyChefs as well as consulted with companies on
business optimization. Gustavsson studied economics at university.
Shane Tansey is a Business Development Manager at Fujifilm Integrated Inkjet Solutions. At Fujifilm, Shane has held various leadership roles in Engineering, Field Service and Business Development. Shane works with print service providers and brands to build their inkjet printing strategies and help assess their needs for efficient and cost effective inkjet based print solutions. Shane's background is in Mechanical Engineering and is known for his professional, collaborative and customer centric approach.
>30 years global management experience with Tetra Pak in sales, marketing, product management, technical services and R&D. Based in Japan, Italy, Egypt in local and regional position during 17 years, since 10 years back in Lund, Sweden. Since end 2019 responsible for global product management of Connected Package. Tetra Pak Connected Package is based on variable data printing of unique codes which are linked to value chain data from raw material to consumer, enabling new phygital (physical + digital) marketing and operational solutions.
Michael Weber studied business administration in Stuttgart where he took his diploma degree in. After his studies he spent several years working at international IT and electronic companies like Hewlett-Packard within various marketing and sales positions. Since 01.01.2014, Michael Weber is part of the THIMM Group where he currently holds the position as Director Corporate Strategy + Marketing. Within this function, he is responsible for strategy, marketing, corporate communications, change management and digitization as well as corporate responsibility. Michael Weber is also managing director of the Christiansen Print GmbH and THIMM's first e-commerce start-up Cartonara.
Nils Gottfried is Head of sales RSR™ and Global Senior Expert Inkjet at BHS Corrugated. Formerly he worked as Segment Product Marketing Manager, Wide Format Inkjet Systems & Packaging for Fujifilm Graphic Systems Europe. He holds a degree in Printing Technologies and has nearly 30 years of profound experience in the Graphic Arts industry. Prior to joining Fujifilm in 2013, Nils was Product Manager for GMG Color, a leading colour management software company, and worked as well for the Smurfit Kappa Group.
Florian is leading the digital technology development at Polytype, an international development and plant engineering company. Its core expertise and market leadership cover metal packaging, printing on plastic cups and tubes and digital printing technology. Since joining the company in 2010 he has been working on a broad range of industrial digital printing machines. He holds a master’s degree in mechatronics with a special focus on digital printing.
As HP PageWide C500 Product Manager, Adi Relles-Shorer is responsible for shaping the current and future products for the industrial post-print corrugated digital industry.
Adi joined HP in 2002 and held various operations and marketing positions, participating in the digital transformation of the outdoor and indoor retail and commercial signage and now in the digital transformation of the corrugated packaging market.
As a product manager, Adi’s focus is to drive efficiencies and reduce the corrugated manufacturing costs so digital production will maximize it’s penetration in the market.
Adi is based in Israel and holds a BSc. in Industrial Engineering from the Technion, Israel institute of technology and MSc. in Industrial Engineering From Tel Aviv University.
Johnny Hobeika, Managing Director of ePac Holdings Europe, is bringing ePac’s value proposition of quick-turn, digitally-printed flexible packaging for small to medium run-length orders to European brand owners. Building on the experience and success the company has achieved in the United States across a range of market segments, Johnny's two decades of international experience in flexible packaging give him the ability to position emerging wide-web digital printing technology as a disruptive force that will radically change how flexible packaging is purchased and the unique value it brings to brands of all sizes.
Johnny has held leadership roles in the FMCG converting sector in the UK, managing plant setups and operations to meet the demands of supermarkets for branded and private label products. In 2012, he moved into the supply of flexible packaging and raw materials to manufacturers and converters throughout Europe. His experience in global sourcing spans Europe, the Middle East, and the USA and covers resins and additives, specialty films, and printed flexible packaging.
Cristina is currently working for Constantia Flexibles as global product manger and is Innovation theme lead for Digital printing. Before joining Constantia Flexibles she was working in different positions for Mondelez/ Kraft Foods, Unilever and Pepsico. She has an advanced degree in Marketing and Agro-Foods Commerce by the Universidade Moderna, Lisbon. Moreover she has a degree in Agronomic Engineering (Technologic Area) by Universidade de Évora.
Søren Ringbo has been with Nilpeter A/S for more than two decades. Since 2000 as General Manager for Digital Products division. In this role, he is responsible for Nilpeter worldwide business unit related to digital printing products. Nilpeter is a leading global manufacturer of label and narrow-web printing machinery, based on flexo, offset and InkJet technologies.
Søren is responsible for the strategy and implementation of digital print technologies. Architect and project owner of various digital print applications like Nilpeter DL330, Nilpeter CASLON and Nilpeter PANORAMA. Wide experience in different digital print technologies. Worked closely with Xeikon, HP Indigo, FFEI and Screen GP on various projects.
Rob has over 25 years’ experience in the digital printing industry, beginning in R&D before moving into project and business management. For the past three years he has been CEO at Tonejet and before that spent over 20 years at TTP, one of Europe’s leading independent technology companies, developing print technology for a wide range of US and European OEMs. Rob has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from King’s College, London.
Please note, tickets for the online workshop are in addition to the main conference ticket.
