Canada’s Largest Showcase
for the Graphic Communications
and Printing Industries

May 11-13, 2023

Toronto International Centre

THE POWER
TO INFLUENCE

THE POWER
TO IMPRESS

INSPIRE, ENTHUSE
& SUPPORT

THE POWER TO
EXPRESS SOLUTIONS

THE POWER
TO ENLIGHTEN

THE POWER
TO MOTIVATE

THE POWER OF
INTEGRATED MEDIA

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
& PRINT

Schedule at a Glance

A hub of industry knowledge, networking, inspirational speakers, and professional development in this comprehensive education program!

Thursday, May 11
Friday, May 12

09:00 – 19:00

Start Time	Aviation A	Aviation B	Room 506	Innovation Theatre	Show Floor
09:00		KEYNOTE: Employee-Ownership as a Succession Option
10:00	How the Unique Applications or Purposes Impact Your Needs & Printing Equipment Buying Habits	PANEL: Artificial Intelligence in Graphic Communication & Printing
10:15			PANEL: Why Big Companies Need to Think Small & Small Companies Need to Think Big
10:45	PANEL: Promoting Sustainability and Success in the Digital Printing / Sign Industries
11:00				Robots, ‘Cobots’, & Other Automation Solutions: Improve Your Processes & Manufacturing Efficiency	Introduction to the Label Market
11:15		PANEL: What’s Keeping You Up at Night?
11:30	Widen Your Profit Margins with Wide Format Printing: Getting Started & Getting Ahead		PANEL: New to the Print Industry? Here’s How You Can Succeed
12:15	Challenges for Today & Tomorrow	Printed Electronics
13:00	PANEL: Workflow Automation in Wide-Format	Printers CEOs Fireside Chat	Colour Management & Expanded Gamut Summit	Blink… and they’re gone
13:45					PANEL: Converter Discussion – Opportunities Beyond Wide-Format
14:00	High Margin Market Opportunities in Wide-Format			PANEL: Women in Print – Exploring the Future of Graphic Arts & Communications
14:45	PANEL: What’s New & What’s Coming in the Latest Technologies	PANEL: The Great Debate: Inkjet vs. Toner vs. Offset
				Print Security
15:30	PANEL: Entering Wide Format for Commercial Printers
17:00		60th Anniversary Party!

08:00-17:00

Start Time	Aviation A	Aviation B	Room 506	Show Floor
08:00		DIA Breakfast Seminar
10:00	The Changing Role of the Designer in Inkjet Label & Packaging Production	Cybersecurity for the Printing Industry – Challenges & Opportunities
10:30			PANEL: Connecting the Printing Dots for Consumers
10:45	PANEL: Getting Started in Package Printing
11:00		Canadian Industry – 2023 Insights from Insiders		PANEL: Embellishments – the Good, the Bad, the Beauty & the Future
11:45	Sustainability for Sustainable Brands
12:00				The Ugly Truth About Generational Marketing
12:30	Short Run Packaging…. The Do’s & Don’ts of Entering Space
13:00		*Top 5 Ways to Recruit & Retain Employees* in Today’s Challenging Labour Market**		Eat or Be Eaten – Current Merger & Acquisition Perspective From Two “Seasoned” Industry Veterans
13:15	PANEL: Opportunities in Digital Package Printing
14:00				The World’s Most Powerful & Scalable AMR Fleet Management Software
14:15	PANEL: Future Technologies in Digital Packaging
14:45				Unleashing the Power of Co-Creation
15:00		The Value of Print – Target Your Efforts for Success
15:15	PANEL: Developing Automated Digital Packing Solutions
16:15	PANEL: It’s All About Finishing

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