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Focus Sessions at IFRA Expo

4 - 6 October 2010
Hamburg, Germany
Language(s): English; German

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The Focus Sessions are a series of short conferences bringing together international case studies which complement, with their experiences on the latest technologies as well as creative initiatives, a visit to the yearly exhibition of newspublishing and printing technology, the IFRA Expo.

A number of Focus Sessions are offered accompanying our popular yearly exhibition. In the format of short conferences, they complement a visit to the Expo by providing case studies and presentations on some of the very solutions on display in the Exhibition Hall. In 2010 the topics will be:

Mon, 4th Oct, 14:00 Creative mailroom

Tue, 5th Oct, 10:00 Latest production trends

Tue, 5th Oct, 14:00 Green publishing

Wed, 6th Oct, 10:00 Excellence in printing

Taking place this year in the vibrant and exciting city of Hamburg, in northern Germany, the Expo, as well as the Focus Sessions are bound to give any news publishing professional several ideas about how to proceed with confidence towards success in the future.

Programme

Monday 4 October 2010

14.00 – 16.30 - Focus Session 1: Creative Mailroom
Congregating international case studies on how to use this particular section of the printing plant to diversify the product offer as well as attracting possible new customers and generating extra revenue. Mixing the latest technology and marketing possibilities, the mailroom is an important part of any strategy for suceeding in hard times

Chair: Sergio de Oliveira, Programme Manager, WAN-IFRA, Germany

Confirmed speakers:

Mailroom, a source of income: innovative, creative, proven - and still too rarely used
Thomas Drensek, Printing Plant General Manager, Axel Springer AG, Germany

How the mailroom can increase revenue
Jacques Valembois, Valembois Industrial Print-Techniques and Services, Belgium

Effective postpress
Tobias Gleixner,CEO, Passauer Neue Presse Druck, Germany

Philip Brännlund, Managing Director, Eskilstuna-Kurirens Tryckeri AB
Sweden

Tuesday 5 October 2010

10.00 – 12.30 - Focus Session 2: Latest Production Trends

Session sponsored by:

IFRA Expo is all about the latest solutions for the newspaper printing industry and this particular session will give you advice on how your peers have implemented and developed similar solutions as well as to add their own creativity mix to the technical possibilities. Lean production is also bound to be a hot topic this year as many have already been preparing for the challenges we are now all facing.

Chair: Manfred Werfel, Deputy CEO and Director Competence Centre Newspaper Production, , WAN-IFRA, Germany

Confirmed speakers:

Closed loop ink control system
Thomas Drensek, Printing Plant General Manager, Axel Springer AG, Germany

Maximising your resources at such difficult times
Ronnie Poon, Vice President - Prepress and Commercial Printing, Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore

Customer focussed lean production in contract printing
Michael O'Brien, Head of Operations, Webprint Concepts Limited, Ireland

Newsprinters evolution to world class manufacturing
George Donaldson, Group Continuous Improvement Manager, Newsprinters, United Kingdom

Waterless into the future
Michael Schäfer, Technical Director, Südkurier Medienhaus, Germany

14.00 – 16.30 - Focus Session 3: Green Publishing
Green publishing is more than simply some good ideas and good will. During this Session you will hear not only some hard facts on environmental issues but also some real initiatives on social responsibility from an array of international speakers. Green can - and should - also be part of a long term strategy, even when cost cutting can be the order of the day, because saving the environment can also mean saving costs and reducing waste.

Chair: Beatrix Beckmann, Research Manager, WAN-IFRA, Germany

Confirmed speakers:

Sanat Hazra, Technical Director, Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd, Times of India, India

Branding forest products in global markets
Pierre Gauthier, Managing Director - Europe Asia, FPAC, Canada

The future of CSR - making corporate responsibility sustainable
Kaspar Haffner, Head Group Communications,Ringier AG, Switzerland

Green paper project as Albayan Newspaper business case model
Faisal Bin Haider,General Manager, Masar Printing and Publishing - Tawseel Distribution & Logistics, U.A.E.

The impact of inkjet printing on newspapers
Jack Knadjian, Senior Partner, HJ Consulting, United Kingdom

Wednesday 6 October 2010

10.00 – 12.30 - Focus Session 4: Excellence in Printing
Excellence in printing goes beyond what might be considered as “looking good on paper”. It implies achieving a print result that is measurably acceptable and, above all, predictable to the advertiser early on. Critically, it is achieved by complying to international standards. This session will look at ISO conformity, materials testing and workflow tools. Also, current members of the International Newspaper Color Quality Club 2010-2012 will share their experiences with participants of this event.
Presentation topics include: specifications of the ISO standard, a large advertiser’s expectations of newspaper printers, possibilities to assure material quality and ways to implement a high-quality automated workflow.

Chair: Roland Thees, Research Manager, WAN-IFRA, Germany

Confirmed speakers:

International Color Quality Club: an opportunity for the development of a daily approach to continuous improvement
Stefano Bigarelli, Quality Manager & Paolo Ciapetti, Production Assistant, Societá Athesis, Italy

Material testing is absolutely essential
Frank Huls, Director, Knowledge and Testing, Netherlands

Searching for precise 4-color registrations
Teruo Fujita, President, Shizuoka Shimbun Printing, Japan

Grupo El Comercio experience with INCQC
Darío Cordova Brito, Prepress Manager, El Comercio, Ecuador

Quality Managemant with Softproof in newsprint environment
Markus Zink, Quality Control Manager, Axel Springer, Germany

Fees / Prix / Preise

For members:
EUR 290 + VAT per session
(includes Expo season ticket)

For non-members:
EUR 390 + VAT per session
(includes Expo season ticket)