Education

KEYNOTE: Employee-Ownership as a Succession Option

09:00 – 09:55
Aviation B

Morning Coffee with Chad Friesens, CEO – Friesens

Future Print Technologies Conference

10:00 – 16:30
Aviation B & Innovation Theatre

Presentations and panel discussions on the pros and cons, challenges, and impacts on technology and the workforce and much more.

Industry Panels

10:00 – 16:00
Aviation B, Room 506 & Innovation Theatre

Dynamic & Interactive Print Industry Topics to advance your business and career

Industry Panel: What’s Keeping You Up at Night?

11:15 – 12:15

Discussing issues affecting our industry; consolidation, increased competition, raw materials price increases, and more!

Industry Panel: The Great Debate: Inkjet vs Toner vs Offset

14:45 – 16:00

Printing technologies have advanced considerably. At one time the choice was simple: nothing could beat offset when it came to quality, productivity and long-run work. Inkjet and toner were considered ‘good-enough’ quality, ideal for short-run and variable work. 

How times have changed: demand for long-run work continues to decrease; print quality of offset, inkjet and toner is hardly a discussion point anymore, productivity of inkjet and toner is way up, automation of offset presses made them more efficient for short-run work… How does one decide what technology to acquire: offset, toner or inkjet, or is there another solution? Find out from our experts. 

Wide Format Symposium

10:00 – 16:30
Aviation A

Renowned industry veterans discuss the latest in wide format printing 

Advance registration required – limited seating available! 

Automation Turbo Talks

11:00 – 15:30
Show Floor

15 minute snapshots of best practices in automation 

Powered by the Workflow Automation Partners!

Graphics Canada Seminar Series

11:00 – 12:30
Innovation Theatre

Sponsored by

• Robots, ‘Cobots’, & Other Automation Solutions:
  Improve Your Processes & Manufacturing Efficiency

Label Day

11:00 – 15:00
Show Floor

An introduction and an in-depth converter discussion!

Colour Management & Expanded Gamut Summit

13:00 – 16:00
Room 506

Learn about the value of colour management and its role in adding value to printed products, increased customer satisfaction, and printing company profitability. What is relevant, what does a printer need to know about colour management or expanded gamut? What are the myths and what’s the reality and real benefits.

Blink… and they’re gone

13:00-13:30
Innovation Theatre

How to stretch your marketing dollars, pinpoint your quickest time to money, and attract a new generation of business.

Printers CEO Fireside Chat

13:00 – 14:30
Aviation B

CEO’s from some of the most innovative and forward looking printing companies will debate and share insights into how the graphics industry will change, evolve and grow over the next few years. Hear the predictions from the executives who will lead the transformation. 

Limited seating on a first come, first served basis