08 - 09 October 2025
Design Offices, Munich
Germany

World Printers Summit 2025

Future of Newspaper Production: Smarter, Leaner, Greener

What people say about WPS

The World Printers Summit builds a conference hub for the global print community, featuring sessions on technological innovations transforming the industry, a panel on distribution challenges in Europe, and an exclusive award ceremony celebrating sustainability and print innovation – plus a lot of opportunities to network and exchange ideas……

Gundula Ullah
Vice Chairperson, World Printers Forum; Chief Procurement & Sustainability Officer, Funke Mediengruppe

WPS enables us to get together with the relevant people in the industry, to understand the challenges and pains better and to learn from each other about strategies and approaches to improve.

Marcel Binder
Sales Director, Ferag AG

“I along with my colleages had the pleasure of attending the World Printers Summit last year, and the European Printers Summit before that. It was incredibly valuable experience for our company. The summit provided an exceptional platform for networking and showcasing our services within the print industry. Throughout the event, we had the opportunity to engage with numerous prospective suppliers and industry leaders.

The World Printers Summit exceeded our expectations, and we look forward to participating in future to further enhance our industry presence and continue forging successful partnerships.”

Dick Ranzijn
Managing Director of Rodi Druck, Netherlands

There are so many challenges and opportunities for printed newspapers future. Everybody who joins the WPS will benefit from for his further decisions for the upcoming years.

Rainer Kirschke
Market Manager Newspaper & Flexo at ECO3

On behalf of Erritsø Tryk, we would like to express our appreciation for the experience we had at the World Printers Summit 2023. The event was a resounding success, and we would like to extend our sincere gratitude for the opportunity to participate. One of the standout aspects of the summit was the efficient and well-organized format. The shorter duration allowed us to maximize our time, connecting with essential suppliers in the industry. This streamlined approach ensured that every interaction was meaningful and productive, contributing significantly to our business objectives. The keynote presentations were equally impressive, providing invaluable insights that will undoubtedly help shape the future of our industry. The quality of the speakers and the relevance of the topics discussed showcased the commitment of WAN-IFRA to deliver a summit that goes beyond expectations. 

We would like to praise WAN-IFRA for their continued tireless efforts in uniting the global community of newspaper printers. In a world that seems to be constantly shrinking, events like the World Printers Summit play a crucial role in fostering collaboration, sharing knowledge, and ultimately strengthening and prolonging the life of our industry.

 Thank you once again for orchestrating such a remarkable event. Erritsø Tryk looks forward to continued participation in future initiatives that bring together industry leaders and contribute to the advancement of newspaper printing worldwide. 

Gert Nielsen and Flemming Heding Pedersen
Erritsø Tryk, Denmark

After the extraordinary Covid period and the deep raw material crisis, it was time for suppliers and customers to meet again together once a year in order to reinforce their mutual confidence, to share the market view, and to fix some of. the medium term perspectives. The World Printers Summit was this event. I encourage all to join and especially the paper producers to join the 2024 event.

Olivier Derville
CEO Gramméo, France

Still connecting printers from all over the world, must visit event for every newspaper printer who wants to network and stay ahead on market developments.

Erwin van Rossem
Director of Global Sales & Marketing, QI EAE

“Very interesting presentations from the News Publishing arena, good content. High quality and professional conference, well orgainsed, providing the opportunity for valuable networking.”

Chris Venables
Sales Director, Newspaper Publishing at UPM

“Valuable opportunity for me to meet my contacts not only face to face, but many at the same place.”

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