Fespa is staging four regional congresses in collaboration
with its associations during the first half of 2015, as part of its educational
commitment to its global print community. The four congresses will take place
in Barcelona, Spain; Copenhagen, Denmark; Mexico City, Mexico and Johannesburg,
South Africa.
The events are funded through Fespa's Profit for Purpose
initiative, which aims to reinvest profits from Fespa's global exhibition
portfolio for the benefit of printers.
The first Congress scheduled for 2015 will be the Southern
European Print Congress in Barcelona, Spain, from 10-11 March 2015. Entitled,
"The WOW Effect of Printing", the two-day event will be hosted in
partnership with Fespa's Southern European member associations; Fespa España
Association (Spain), Fespa France Association and Siotec (Italy).
The second congress will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark
from 24-25 March 2015. The two-day congress is being produced by Fespa's four
Nordic associations; Graphic Association Denmark, Fespa Finland Association, Fespa
Norway Association and FESPA Sweden Association.
In addition to these new European congresses, Fespa will
introduce two separate educational events in Mexico and Africa in 2015. The
Mexico Congress will take place on16 April 2015 at Camino Real, Polanco Mexico
City, ahead of the eighth Fespa Mexico exhibition, to extend Fespa's presence
in the region and respond to regional demand for educational content.
The African Conference will be organised in partnership with
Fespa's African associate member, Printing SA. The one-day conference will take
place on 21 July 2015 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, one
day ahead of Fespa Africa 2015 (22-24 July 2015). The standalone event will
provide tailored insights and networking opportunities for printers from across
Africa, adding value for senior decision makers attending the exhibition.
Sean Holt, General Secretary, Fespa comments: "As a
not-for-profit umbrella organisation of 37 national trade associations, we have
a clear responsibility to support global printers to help them grow their
businesses in a challenging and ever-changing environment. Each of these events
will provide high-quality content from industry experts across diverse areas of
the speciality print industry, tailored to these specific regions and based on
the insight of our association members.
"Fespa was founded to promote knowledge-sharing and
best practice among printers and these regional congresses will ensure that
printers can access Fespa's premium content through a local event among their
regional peers. Our Profit for Purpose proposition differentiates Fespa
fundamentally from other exhibition organisers while our global network of
associations enables us to organise events to suit the needs of individual
regions and target audiences. Working in collaboration with the local
associations on these events really helps us to understand and reflect the
requirements of local printers and the regional market trends."
The four congresses reinforce Fespa's commitment to
education, reflected in initiatives such as the Planet Friendly Guides and in
the emphasis on free educational content at all Fespa exhibitions worldwide.
