Coming Next Year March 10 - 13, 2013 Tucson, Arizona

An Executive Leadership Conference for the Graphic Communications Industry

"Evolution of General Commercial Print: Implications for the Future"―A Market Research Study by PRIMIR

Tuesday 1:45–3:00pm

This PRIMIR study evaluates lessons learned from the past, investigates key emerging trends, changing business models and practices, customer needs, and more. Offering an insightful outlook for printers and other firms in the print value chain, it begins with the year 2000, provides a current-day view, and also a blueprint for 2015.

Andy Gordon

Andy
Gordon

Prior to joining 48HourPrint.com, Gordon served as manager of business intelligence at Océ North America in Boca Raton, Florida. Here, he provided strategic and tactical competitive intelligence support for the production printing business in high volume environments. Previously, he was a senior consultant for print-on-demand services at InfoTrends in Weymouth, Mass. In both positions he gained extensive experience in evaluating growth opportunities and developing strategy to drive value and industry transformation.

Gordon is also an executive committee member and past executive committee chair of the Print Industries Market and Research Information Organization (PRIMIR), a membership group of market research professionals that initiates research studies on key printing industry topics.

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Sunday February 19, 2012

  • 6–7:30pm

    Welcome Reception

Monday February 20, 2012

  • 9–9:15am

    Opening Remarks

    Laura Lawton-Forsyth

    Chair of the Board, Printing Industries of America
    President, Lawton Printing, Inc. and File-EZ Folder, Inc.

  • 9:15–10am

    The Global Economy–Opportunities and Challenges

    Dr. Jeffrey Rosensweig

    Director of the Global Perspectives Program, Goizueta Business School of Emory University

  • 10–10:30am

    Keeping Print Relevant in an Increasingly Digital World

    Kevin Keane

    President, International Association of Printing Craftsmen

  • 10:30–11am

    30-Minute Networking Break

  • 11–12 noon

    Transforming Your Business for Print Profitability

    Moderator: Chris Bondy

    Gannett Distinguished Professor, Interim Administrative Chair, School of Print Media, Rochester Institute of Technology

    Panelists:

    Robert Blakely

    Vice President Business Development, Echo Communicate, Inc

    Jon Budington

    President and CEO, Global Thinking

    John Sisson

    President, Universal Wilde

  • 12–1:30pm

    Luncheon Session

  • Politics Unplugged with Mark & Lisbeth

    Lisbeth Lyons

    Vice President of Government Affairs, Printing Industries of America

    Mark Nuzzaco

    Government Affairs Director, NPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies

  • 1:45–3pm

    Power of Print Panel Discussion

    Moderator: Michael Makin

    CEO, Printing Industries of America

    Panelists:

    Benjamin Cooper

    Executive Director, The Print Council

    Bob Lindgren

    President, Printing Industries Association, Inc. of Southern California

    Kerry C. Stackpole

    President, Printing & Graphics Association MidAtlantic

  • Evening on Own

Tuesday February 21, 2012

Wednesday February 22, 2012

Schedule is subject to change

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