Events 18 January / February 2023 FM Future to bring back EcoPrint event in June The EcoPrint Summit has been announced which will be held in Geneva from June 6th to 7th and hosted by FM Future, owner of FuturePrint Back in 2012 Frazer Chesterman and Marcus Timson, owners of FM Future and FuturePrint launched the EcoPrint Show which they say was the first event focused 100% on sustainable print technology and production. Ten years later the event is returning with the Summit acting as a focal point for discussion and collaboration around sustainability. The topic is clearly becoming a priority with brands and consumers requesting more sustainable products and initiatives from the print and packaging industry. It is also gaining traction within government and the recent COP27 Conference in Egypt saw world leaders pledge to reach net zero by 2050. Still in concept format, the event promises to provide a space to hopefully facilitate actionable outcomes for print businesses, associations, print OEMs, brands, and the wider industry. TPS exceeds expectations for the Online Print Coach Colin Sinclair McDermott, also known as the Online Print Coach, has spoken positively of his appearance at The Print Show 2022, praising the quality of visitors. Exhibiting for the first time, McDermott attended the show to connect with people from across the UK industry and make them aware of his services, which focus on business training for print companies. Reflecting on his three days at the show, McDermott says such was the success of the event that he will return in 2023 and has already booked a stand at the next edition of the show. “The quality of the attendees led to some real high-level conversations I hadn’t foreseen coming from this event,” McDermott says. McDermott left the event with over 60 strong leads, and he says 15 of these have already converted into clients. Colin Sinclair McDermott, AKA the Online Print Coach, on his stand at the 2022 show The inaugural EcoPrint Summit will be held in Geneva in June 2023 CONNECT 2023 set to empower print eProductivity Software’s (ePS) annual user conference, CONNECT, is set to take place from January 23rd to 26th, at Wynn Las Vegas. In 2022, EFI announced it had sold ePS to an affiliate of Symphony Technology Group with the company operating as an independent global software company. ePS is a global provider of industry-specific business and production software for the packaging and print industries. Kicking off the new year, the four-day event will provide a space for industry leaders, business owners, and technology users to come together to learn about ways to innovate and optimise their operations. The event will focus on ways to drive profits in good and turbulent markets, address current and future industry trends, and explore how to build sustainable business models. Keynote speakers have been revealed with Ford Bowers, chief executive officer of PRINTING United Aliance; Alison Keane, president and chief executive officer of the Flexible Packaging Association; and Jessica Lobo, global goals and climate programme manager for the United Nations all included in the line-up. Bowers will be speaking on Tuesday January 24th and will discuss how the print and packaging industries can meet evolving market and consumer demands. Having attended CONNECT for many years, Bowers says: “I have always looked forward to engaging and networking with friends and experts, from whom I have learned and am still learning a great deal.” During a time of rapidly evolving packaging policies, Keane’s keynote will guide the audience on the need for innovative technology in order to keep pace. Lobo will discuss the role sustainability has to play in the resilience of print and packaging industries and says the topic is “fast becoming a catalyst for driving growth, ambition, and impact”. “I’m looking forward to attending the conference to speak about why sustainability matters and explore how businesses can use the Sustainable Development Goals to scale up action, accelerate innovation, and generate transformational change,” Lobo says. In addition to the keynotes, the event will also feature technology learning tracks and sessions on how customers can enhance profitability as well as how to take products to market efficiently. Gabriel (Gaby) Matsliach, chief executive officer of ePS, adds: “ePS is coming to the end of our first year as an independent, global software company. We have invested significant efforts into expanding our value, influence, and partnerships within the print and packaging ecosystems, to great benefit of our customers and our industries at large. “I am excited about how our vision will present itself at CONNECT 2023 with a broad range of sponsors and exhibitors as well as a notable panel of keynote speakers that span the globe and relevant topics to print and packaging.” The four-day event will be held at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas and will feature keynote speakers and tech sessions By Carys Evans Editor @printmonthlyed January - CONNECT 2023 23rd - 26th By Carys Evans
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