World Printers Summit 2023

Andreas studied Printing and Media Technology at Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany. After graduation, he joined Frankfurter Societäts-Druckerei GmbH 1997 as a trainee and later promoted

Almut Reichart is a senior scientist at the German Environment Agency responsible for pulp and paper environmental issues including sector recommendations for Germany and Europe. She chairs the German working group “Best Available Techniques for Pulp and Paper Industry” and manages research for best available techniques, or unwanted substances, in the life cycle of paper products.

Founder of the Ecograf consultancy. A specialist in carbon footprint evaluation of printed matter, he is implementing ClimateCalc in Europe and develops tools to allow print buyers to assess the carbon footprint

Mr. Knop awas born in Dortmund in 1969. An internship in the editorial office of the “Westfälische Rundschau” led to freelance work in local editorial offices of this newspaper even before graduating from high

Christian Staab is a purchasing and Supply Chain Management professional. He has more than 20 years experience working in global organisations and various industries. His current role is Vice President

Christian Siebert is the Managing Director FUNKE Medien Hamburg. That role includes being the publisher of the Hamburger Abendblatt, Bergedorfer Zeitung, Hamburger Wochenblatt,

Mr. Wilms is managing director of Styria Print Group and Styria Media Design belonging to Styria Media Group AG, located in Graz, Austria. Styria Media Group AG is the leading media company in the southern region of Austria.

He studied “Printing and Media Technology” at Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany (1996 – 2000). Worked at SV Zeitungsdruck GmbH and he established Quality Management

Dean is Director of Insights and Editor-in-Chief of WAN-IFRA, he is responsible for coordinating all activities related to the organisation’s array of multimedia publications. He has more than 25 years’ experience working in the news publishing industry, much of that time spent researching, analysing, identifying and ultimately reporting about global media developments.

Gundula Ullah has been leading the Procurement function at FUNKE Mediengruppe, one of Germany’s largest media companies, since April 2019. She is steadily driving forward the transformation of the entire purchasing organization, which covers the needs of all business units (newspaper, magazines, digital, radio).

Jürgen is the Head of Customer Service and Production Planning, Süddeutscher Verlag Zeitungsdruck GmbH, Germany. Jürgen studied Printing and Media Technology at Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany. After graduation, he joined Frankfurter Societäts-Druckerei GmbH 1997 as a trainee.

After completing his dual studies to become an industrial engineer, Lars Peters began working as an assistant to the management at Prinovis Dresden. He then developed energy supply concepts for thi

Lennert van Mens, together with a colleague leads the ESG & Sustainable Finance Solutions Team at Commerzbank, which provides our Corporate Clients with tailored advice and banking solutions on the

Mr. Garrido is the Managing Director at Corporacion Bermont, located in Madrid. Spain’s leading Newspaper Contract Printing Company with 7 printing plants across mainland Spain, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands. He is educated as an Economist. Currently he is the chairman of the World Printers Forum Board (WPF) at WAN-IFRA and Board member of the manroland Users Group (MRUG). Previously he worked for KPMG and El Economista magazine.

After two professional apprenticeships, Michael studied physics at the University of Regensburg. There he was awarded a doctorate for his work in the field of biophysics and spent the first part of his career at

Mohit Jain, is the Chief Operating Officer (Publishing) & member of the Board of Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd (BCCL). He also represents BCCL on the Board of Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC), an industry

Managing editor of over 20 international cross industry projects for Web Offset Champion Group, PrintCity, icmPrint, and OPHAL. Entered the industry as an apprentice printer in the UK, followed by 20 years

Paul Huybrechts, born 1960 in Belgium. He has a masters degree in metallurgical engineering. Paul has more than 20 years experience as production manager, plant manager and business unit manager 

Paul Verwilt is a seasoned C-level executive with over 25 years of management experience and 15+ years in the high-tech industry. He’s been COO at Mediahuis and CEO of its Digital Marketplaces in the last

Sally Pirri brings extensive publishing experience to the role of Managing Director, Print Production at The Globe and Mail. Since joining The Globe and Mail, Pirri has held various operational roles

Seheno Ratsimbazafy, heads CITEO’s Ecodesign Customer Support team that provides assistance across the value chain to reduce the environmental impact of papers and household packaging through the

Thomas Isaksen is the CEO of the Den Danske Presses Faellesindkøbs-Forening, Procurement Association of the Danish Press, Denmark. The Procurement Association, known by the acronym DDPFF, is a non-profit company. It handles a volume of about 65,000 tonnes of newsprint a year, and covers nearly 100% of the Danish market. Thomas Isaksen is a board member of the WAN-IFRA World Printers Forum. He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics, an MBA and a Master’s Degree in Negotiation.