01.20.24
PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in North America, has announced its inaugural PRINTING United Leadership Summit advisory board. The event will take place in February 12-14, 2024, at the PGA National Resort in West Palm Beach, FL. More detail and the full agenda can be found here.
The 2024 Leadership Summit is based on the foundation of the Alliance’s previously held SPIRE events and will address the industry’s most pressing challenges. The agenda includes sessions based on analysis from business intelligence reports and findings from exclusive studies that identify top segments for printing in the US market and the convergence/ diversification patterns throughout the industry.
Also, part of the agenda are executive boardroom sessions monitored by professional facilitators, one-to-one meetings, and other popular aspects of the Alliance’s ‘Summit’ model events.
The PRINTING United Leadership Summit Advisory Board is comprised of exceptional executives in the print industry. Founding advisory members are:
Jonathan Wallace, president, Wallace Graphics
Brian Adam, president, Olympus Group
Jennifer Pettinger, CEO, Sun Print Solutions
Lane Hickey-Wiggins, president and CEO, Douglass Screen Printers, Inc.
Eric Kahle, chief revenue officer, Visual Marketing Systems
Eric Blohm, president and COO, Freedom Graphic Systems
Brian Hite, principal and co-founder, Image Options
“As a printer, broadening your circle if peer relationships is one of the most important aspects of preparing your business to meet the challenges of today. To do so in an environment that structures conversation while also allowing freeform dialog is unique and powerful. The Leadership Summit was built with this in mind. I have no doubt that attendees will appreciate this singular and much needed event” said PRINTING United Alliance CEO, Ford Bowers.
The event is sponsored by large name companies in the industry. Keynote sponsors include: Fujifilm Graphic Systems, Canon Solutions America, and HP. Platinum sponsors include Agfa, Tecnau, and EFI. Gold sponsors include Dust, Clients First Print Solutions, Greentex, Xeikon America, OGC Solutions, New Directions Partners, swissQprint, and USI Affinity.
The 2024 Leadership Summit is based on the foundation of the Alliance’s previously held SPIRE events and will address the industry’s most pressing challenges. The agenda includes sessions based on analysis from business intelligence reports and findings from exclusive studies that identify top segments for printing in the US market and the convergence/ diversification patterns throughout the industry.
Also, part of the agenda are executive boardroom sessions monitored by professional facilitators, one-to-one meetings, and other popular aspects of the Alliance’s ‘Summit’ model events.
The PRINTING United Leadership Summit Advisory Board is comprised of exceptional executives in the print industry. Founding advisory members are:
Jonathan Wallace, president, Wallace Graphics
Brian Adam, president, Olympus Group
Jennifer Pettinger, CEO, Sun Print Solutions
Lane Hickey-Wiggins, president and CEO, Douglass Screen Printers, Inc.
Eric Kahle, chief revenue officer, Visual Marketing Systems
Eric Blohm, president and COO, Freedom Graphic Systems
Brian Hite, principal and co-founder, Image Options
“As a printer, broadening your circle if peer relationships is one of the most important aspects of preparing your business to meet the challenges of today. To do so in an environment that structures conversation while also allowing freeform dialog is unique and powerful. The Leadership Summit was built with this in mind. I have no doubt that attendees will appreciate this singular and much needed event” said PRINTING United Alliance CEO, Ford Bowers.
The event is sponsored by large name companies in the industry. Keynote sponsors include: Fujifilm Graphic Systems, Canon Solutions America, and HP. Platinum sponsors include Agfa, Tecnau, and EFI. Gold sponsors include Dust, Clients First Print Solutions, Greentex, Xeikon America, OGC Solutions, New Directions Partners, swissQprint, and USI Affinity.