Programme
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October 26 Wednesday
08:20
Bus Shuttle from 25Hours Hotel to Klassikstadt
09:00
Registration and Meet & Greet
09:45
Opening of the Summit and Welcome Speeches
Moderator
Speakers
Director of World Printers Forum, WAN-IFRA, Iceland
Managing Director, Bermont, Spain
10:00
Opening Keynote: Print and Circulation Strategies at Axel Springer
Dr. Bertram Stausberg will talk about Axel Springer’s print and circulation strategies. As one of the largest news publishers in Europe, Axel Springer’s strategies will undoubtedly offer valuable insights for EPS attendees.
Speakers
CEO, Axel Springer Print Management GmbH
10:30
Roundtable on new print strategies and circulation
Experts will share insights and learnings in an interactive format with participants. These sessions will be moderated by a topic expert.
Roundtable 1: New Print Strategies (in German)
- Adapting to new realities
- Finding better solutions
- New technologies
- Retrofitting print equipment
- More profitable and leaner companies
- How is the newsprint demand and capacity shaping up?
Speakers
Roundtable 2: Circulation Challenges
- Workforce challenges
- Deadlines
- Distances for copies
- Infrastructure to build on
- Optimising distribution
- New IT solutions
Speakers
Manging Director, Coldset Printing Partners, Belgium
11:15
Meetings and one-to-one discussions with leading suppliers
14:00
Meetings and one-to-one discussion with leading suppliers
15:45
Print Innovation Awards, International Color Quality Club winners recognised and Happy hour
18:00
Bus shuttle from Klassikstadt to 25Hours Hotel
October 27 Thursday
07:45
Bus Shuttle from 25Hours Hotel to Klassikstadt
09:00
Keynote: Sustainable Procurement for Print Production
For every company, sustainability is an enormous task and now is the time to take action. A huge share of responsibility in making the external value chain both climate- and future-proof, lies within procurement. FUNKE has embarked on this journey. Gundula Ullah will share some insights from her learnings along the road.
Speakers
Vice-Chair, World Printers Forum and Chief Sustainability Officer, FUNKE Mediengruppe, Germany
09:30
Roundtable on sustainability and retrofits
Experts will share insights and learnings in an interactive format with participants. These sessions will be moderated by a topic expert.
Moderator
Roundtable 3: Sustainable Procurement
- Sourcing
- Vendors certification
- Sustainability within a company
- Workforce and sourcing
- New lifestyle
Speakers
Managing Director Medienservice and Head of Production, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany
Roundtable 4: Retrofits (in German)
- Using an existing hardware
- What needs to be updated
- Smart sensors
- Environmental benefits of retrofit
Speakers
Professor, Hochschule der Medien
10:30
Meetings and one-to-one discussion with leading suppliers
13:20
Closing Session: Trends Shaping the Future of Printed Newspaper
WAN-IFRA will present the findings of the World Printers Forum’s global survey of print and procurement professionals on the trends to watch out for in 2023. The survey will cover priorities, investment plans and sustainability initiatives
Speakers
Director of World Printers Forum, WAN-IFRA, Iceland
13:45
End of program and bus shuttle to 25Hours Hotel
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