Power of Print Seminar 2024

The Power of Print seminar will be held on Tuesday 5th November 2024 at Stationers’ Hall, London

2024 Speakers

Mathew Faulkner

EMEA Director, Marketing and Innovation, Wide Format Printing Group, Canon Europe

Canon has sought insights from beyond the print industry to understand what the latest consumer behaviours and technology advances could mean for the future of the print industry. In his talk, Mathew will explore how to turn these ideas into action, empowering print businesses and brand owners to be proactive, remove barriers to growth and unlock new opportunities.

Jonathon Porritt CBE

Sustainability Campaigner and Writer

An eminent writer and campaigner on sustainable development, Jonathon provides strategic advice to leading UK and international companies to deepen their understanding of today’s converging environmental and climate crises. Jonathon’s talk will focus on the lack of understanding of the economic consequences of climate change and the advantages for those organisations that get ahead of this disruptive transformation.

Elin Furelid

Director of Future Packaging, The Absolut Company

With a career spanning over 15 years in product strategy, innovation and design, Elin has a pivotal role in driving innovation for Absolut Vodka, Sweden’s largest food export that’s present in more than 100 markets globally. Her presentation will chronicle the development journey of Absolut’s new paper vodka bottle and how the company has managed to overcome a range of technical and supply chain challenges.

Rachel Aldighieri

Managing Director, Data & Marketing Association

Rachel has transformed the DMA into a vibrant, facilitatory industry community, widening its appeal by working closely with many of the UK’s biggest agencies, brands and suppliers. Rachel will use the DMA’s recently released Value of Measurement and Value of Creativity reports to highlight the crucial role that creativity and measurement play in promoting a culture of marketing effectiveness.

Justin Cairns

Head of Offline Production, Ogilvy UK

Having started his career in publishing, Justin now runs Ogilvy UK’s Offline Production team, which produces work you can touch, such as direct mail, books, press ads, out of home, promotional merchandise and exhibition stands. Titled, ‘Creatives. Love. Print’, his presentation will demonstrate the value of print and how it offers a playground of possibilities to help creatives solve client problems with unusual and memorable solutions.

Keshini Dodhia

B2B Sales Manager, Tony’s Chocolonely

As B2B Sales Manager at sustainable chocolate brand Tony’s Chocolonely, Keshini leads the personalised bars business in the UK, working with businesses to drive awareness of their mission, get more personalised bars into more hands and drive impact. In her presentation, she will deliver the story behind Tony’s Chocolonely and how they are using the power of personalisation.

Kate Hulley

Owner and Manager of Belmont Packaging

As Owner and Manager of the Manchester-based Belmont Packaging, Kate understands the value of sustainability and industry knowledge. Her presentation will demonstrate her commitment to a people-first philosophy and how this has enabled her company to thrive in the highly competitive market of printing and converting corrugated packaging.

James Pryor

Creative Director, Touch

As brands strive to meet their sustainability targets and legislation supports the development of a circular economy, the question of what lies ahead for packaging arises. James will delve into the current state of the industry and explore three future directions for the packaging industry, highlighting pioneering innovations that are paving the way toward these transformative paths.

Neil Osment

Founder of NOA

With more than two decades of experience in the packaging industry working for multi-national  paper, print and plastics businesses such as LINPAC,DS Smith, Alcoa, SAICA and Smurfit Kappa, Neil now leads the coaching arm of the business development firm while guiding its research and marketing divisions. In his talk, Neil will deliver an overview of the state of the market and opportunities for European paper packaging.

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