Forum 2016 to Take Attendees Around the Globe in 60 Minutes with “Flexo International” Session

Forum_INFOFLEXBOHEMIA, NY – Jan. 12, 2016 – If there’s one business topic with staying power, it’s the impact of globalization. In today’s integrated world, clients aren’t necessarily next door neighbors—they can hail from far away distances like Hong Kong, Berlin or Santiago. What does this mean for a printer/converter and those who supply press components to the package printing and converting industry? How can this parlay into new opportunities for growth and profitability? Flexographic Technical Association’s (FTA) 2016 Forum directly addresses this topic in an all-new “Flexo International – 60 Minutes Around the World” session that will take place on Tuesday, March 8.

Chaired by Alex James, Kodak and Marek Skrzynski, CSW, Inc., the session will take conference goers on a journey across the continents to shed light, and in some cases, dispel common misconceptions associated with the global package printing and converting industry. Topics to be discussed include international economies, emerging technologies, current challenges, investments being made region to region, and the wide variety of educational programs available throughout the world.

The panel will field a variety of questions across a plethora of themes, including:

  • What new demands have package buyers placed on printers/converters?
  • Is digital printing encroaching upon or complementing the flexo market?
  • What are the most pressing challenges to printers in China, Europe, Australia and Latin America?
  • What segments are growing, or shrinking and what does the future hold?

“In order to remain competitive in today’s global economy, a keen understanding of how flexo operates outside of North America is essential,” said James. “This session will make its debut at a Forum, and since it will feature experts who have direct experience in China, Europe, Australia and Latin America, we are sure that attendees will leave armed with valuable information that will help them remain competitive, both locally and globally.”

The list of panelists for the “Flexo International – 60 Minutes Around the World” session include:

  • Juan Bermudez, vice president of sales, Harper Corporation of America
  • Lilián Robayo Páez, editor, El Empaque+Conversion
  • David Recchia, printing process specialist, MacDermid Printing Solutions
  • Birgit Plautz, manager of technical services, GMG Americas

FTA’s 2016 Forum “Power of the Past, Force of the Future” is slated for March 6-9 at the Omni Fort Worth in Fort Worth, TX. Co-located with the event is the INFO*FLEX Exhibition, to be staged March 7 and 8 at the Fort Worth Convention Center, where nearly 250 of the industry’s leading suppliers will be on hand to showcase their latest and most revolutionary products and services. Each Forum registration includes entrance into the INFO*FLEX Exhibition.

Learn more about Forum’s sessions here. To register for FTA’s 2016 Annual Forum, visit the FTA Store. Early-bird rates offer savings up to $350 and are valid through Jan. 29. Special discounts for printer/converter registrants are available, as well as a “buy two, get the third free” promotion. Consumer Product Companies are entitled to complimentary registrations.

Platinum Plus and Platinum sponsors of the 2016 Forum & INFO*FLEX Exhibition include: Esko; Kodak; 3M; Anderson & Vreeland, Inc.; DuPont Packaging Graphics; MacDermid Printing Solutions; Sun Chemical Corp., Vianord Engineering and X-Rite.

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About FTA: Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), chartered in 1958, is a professional society dedicated to bringing all members of the flexographic printing community—printers, suppliers, consumer product companies, institutions, prepress houses and others–together by providing opportunities for the free exchange of technical ideas and discussion of mutual concerns. It is a proponent of maintaining and advancing quality standards and includes 1,650 member sites that represent more than 1,400 companies and 60,000 individuals. Foundation of FTA, founded in 1974, is the educational arm of FTA and is dedicated to supporting and advancing the flexographic printing industry.