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April 22 - 24, 2024 • Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando, FL

Agenda

Check out our 2024 agenda!

Monday, April 22

  • 12:30 pm 4:00 pm
    Executive & Supplier Badge Pickup
  • 4:00 pm 4:15 pm
    Inkjet Summit Conference Opening with David Pesko of PRINTING United Alliance
    Speaker
    • David Pesko Executive Vice President of Business Development, Hosted Events & Research PRINTING United Alliance
  • 4:15 pm 4:45 pm
    Keynote: Inkjet Delivers....

    It has been 11 years since the first Inkjet Summit, and the growth and profits delivered by production inkjet technology ever since have vastly improved the lives of the owners of these presses. The benefits provided by the technology include a reduction in employees, a reduction in set-up time, higher productivity and plant capacity, and of course, higher margins. We’re now entering a new chapter of growing legal mandates relating to privacy laws, sustainability, disclosures, etc.This can be seen as a burden, but also an opportunity to even further leverage the inherent benefits and flexibility of production inkjet technology. And we haven’t even addressed to the potential impact of AI yet….

    Speaker
    • Marco Boer Conference Chair | Vice President IT Strategies
  • 4:50 pm 5:50 pm
    Keynote Panel: Inkjet Delivers…Turnaround Time; Operational Efficiency; Labor Savings; and Most Importantly Profitability

    This panel will discuss inkjet printing and why they adopted the technology, what their experience was deploying it, how it affected their business, how it has created new business opportunities and how and why clients have embraced the technology. The key is, inkjet is delivering for our industry. This session will feature a leading customer from each of our Keynote Sponsors:

    Panelists:
    – Jason Fonner, Vice President, Forge (Ricoh Customer)
    – Don Kirkland, President, ArborOakland Group (Screen Customer)
    – Tonya Spiers, President/Owner, Knight Abbey (Canon Solutions America Customer)
    – Jonathan Wallace, President, Wallace Graphics (HP Customer)

    Moderator
    • Barbara A. Pellow Manager Pellow and Partners
  • 5:55 pm 6:25 pm
    General Session: Workflows That Learn: AI-Enabling From End to End

    There is no single workflow driving your business. You have them in your back office and guiding sales, but for inkjet to deliver you need smart workflow automation that starts as the job is created and continues on to the press, through finishing, and on to logistics management for delivery or mailing. Every element may be leveraging Machine Learning and other AI-enabling techniques. Take Away? Here is what you need to know to have smart conversations with your vendors about how use AI tools for: File Preparation and Prepress; DFE Characteristics, Printing, and Finishing; Logistics, Shipping, and Mailing.

    Speaker
    • Pat McGrew Managing Director McGrewGroup, Inc.
  • 6:30 pm 8:30 pm
    Inkjet Summit Welcome Reception

Tuesday, April 23

  • 7:00 am 8:00 am
    Networking Breakfast
  • 8:00 am 8:40 am
    Industry Insight: Production Inkjet Delivering Value Added Communications

    Customers are looking for partners that can do high quality printing…but more importantly support the delivery of value added communications that deliver results for their businesses. Depending upon the client base the value add can take several different forms. Some companies want a partner that can deliver simple personalized communications. Some want unique finishing and on-line marketing inventory management. Others are looking for a partner that can help them gain a deeper understanding of their customer base through tracking customers’ preferences, online activity, and interactions with web sites and their brand to drive more targeted marketing campaigns. This session will focus on the role inkjet is playing in redefining value and helping print service providers across a spectrum of industries deliver the results clients are looking for.

    Panelists:
    – Frank Arostegui, Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing, American Litho
    – Gina Danner, CEO, NextPage

    Moderator
    • Barbara A. Pellow Manager Pellow and Partners
  • 8:40 am 9:00 am
    Coffee Break & Transition to Case Study Groups
  • 9:00 am 10:45 am
    Case Study Presentations
  • 11:00 am 11:30 am
    General Session Panel: Artificial Intelligence - What does it mean for the print industry?

    Advisory Board members will discuss AI and how it is being used in the printing industry, the impact it is having today, and how it can be used in the future. They will highlight recent research study data from print providers and also discuss some specific use cases.

    Panelists:
    – Barb A. Pellow, Manager, Pellow & Partners
    – Lisa Cross, Principal Analyst, NAPCO Research
    – Pat McGrew, Managing Director, McGrewGroup Inc.

    Speaker
    • Marco Boer Conference Chair | Vice President IT Strategies
  • 11:30 am 12:00 pm
    PRINTING United Alliance Research Findings: Production Inkjet is Delivering Results and Expanding Application Opportunities

    Production inkjet presses are transforming the printing industry as more organization add these digital printing devices to their operations and reap solid benefits, such as enhanced profitably and productivity. NAPCO Research conducted a study to qualify the benefits production inkjet is delivering to print providers and identify print customer demands driving application opportunities. This session will report on key research findings, including best practices for inkjet adoption and/or expansion, application trends, and key customer preferences when selecting print providers.

    Speaker
    • Lisa Cross Principal Analyst NAPCO Research
  • 12:00 pm 1:00 pm
    Networking Lunch & PRINTING United Alliance Update (Located in the General Session Room)
  • 1:15 pm 2:40 pm
    Case Study Presentations
  • 3:00 pm 6:20 pm
    Meeting Zone for One-to-One Appointments
  • 7:00 pm 9:00 pm
    Networking, Dinner & Casino Night!

Wednesday, April 24

  • 7:00 am 8:00 am
    Networking Breakfast
  • 8:00 am 8:35 am
    General Session Panel: Inkjet Adopters Describe Their Journeys

    Whether for commercial, direct mail, or book printing applications, there are many considerations when it comes to high-speed production inkjet adoption. Hear first-hand experiences from our panel of veteran production inkjet press users.

    Panelists:
    – Rick Baker, President, Print Tech of Western PA
    – Nicholas Brusco, President, Command Digital at Command Cos.
    – Cheryl Kahanec, CEO, Quantum Group
    – Jim Beaudoin, Director of Digital Print and Lettershop, EPI

     

    Moderator
    • Mark Michelson Editor-in-Chief Printing Impressions
  • 8:40 am 9:10 am
    General Session: Inkjet in the In-plant World

    Over the past decade, production inkjet has steadily gained traction at in-house printing operations, particularly in government, insurance and the K-12 school sector. This session takes a deeper look inside the hidden world of in-plants to focus on the size and scope of this industry, the struggles and strengths of in-plants, the part inkjet is playing, and how commercial printers can better work with in-plants for mutual success.

    Speaker
    • Bob Neubauer Editor-in-Chief In-plant Impressions
  • 9:25 am 12:00 pm
    Case Study Presentations
  • 12:00 pm 1:00 pm
    Networking Lunch
  • 1:15 pm 2:05 pm
    Industry Best Practices: Market Segment Deep Dives
    Moderators
    • Barbara A. Pellow Manager Pellow and Partners
    • Marco Boer Conference Chair | Vice President IT Strategies
    • Mark Michelson Editor-in-Chief Printing Impressions
    • Pat McGrew Managing Director McGrewGroup, Inc.
    • Bob Neubauer Editor-in-Chief In-plant Impressions
  • 2:20 pm 2:50 pm
    General Session: The Numbers

    How do the inkjet page volume numbers stack up against offset and toner? What applications are growing/declining? What is the impact of production inkjet technology? Are pages the right measure?

    Speaker
    • Marco Boer Conference Chair | Vice President IT Strategies
  • 2:50 pm 3:00 pm
    General Session: Conference Wrap-Up
    Speaker
    • Marco Boer Conference Chair | Vice President IT Strategies
  • 3:15 pm 6:10 pm
    Meeting Zone for One-to-One Appointments
  • 7:00 pm 9:00 pm
    Closing Cocktail Reception, Awards Dinner & Entertainment

Thursday, April 25

  • 6:00 am 1:00 pm
    Transfers for Airport

Questions?

Please contact David Pesko at ijsinfo@napco.com or read the FAQs.