Conference program

Print conference

09:00 - 10:00 Exhibition opens

  • Registration with tea and coffee

10:00 - 10:20

Welcome address

  • Summary of global trends

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10:20 - 11:00

Overview of the African market

  • Addressing the latest developments
  • Analyzing emerging trends and identifying opportunities
  • Exploring future trends

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11:00 - 11:40 Networking break and exhibition

11:40 - 12:10

Keynote address: sustainability - opening a new space for innovation

  • Eco labels and innovative packaging
  • Innovation in action
  • Increasing sustainability to maximize profitability

Speaker:

12:10 - 12:40

Developing innovative security and anti-counterfeiting solutions

  • Multi-layer security labels and technical capabilities
  • On- or in-package technologies
  • Devices for instant verification of product authenticity
  • Brand protection - secure tracking technologies

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12:40 - 13:25

Printer panel discussion

  • Highlighting the challenges and opportunities facing label converters
  • Understanding the requirements of export markets for global competitiveness
  • South Africa as an entry point for the rest of Africa

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13:25 - 14:25 Networking lunch and exhibition

14:25 - 14:55

Installing a digital press and creating new business opportunities

  • Delivering high value digital print
  • Highlighting the benefits of digital 
  • Case study – The Label Makers

Speaker:

14:55 - 15:25

3 weeks to 3 hours - a case study of how online marketing transformed a short run label printing business model

  • Experiences of organic and PPC online marketing over the past decade
  • Changing market demands, run lengths and lead times
  • Business processes needed to handle large volumes of small custom label orders
  • Making the move from a conventional to a digital workflow

Speaker:

15:25 - 15:55

Innovative label and packaging design

  • Creating packaging that ‘sells’
  • Measuring and analyzing shelf appeal
  • Consumer conversion and the value of customer retention
  • Brand protection - incorporating design features for product security

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15:55 - 16:35 Networking break and exhibition

16:35 - 17:05

Innovative filmic solutions for label applications

  • Inherently printable BOPP films
  • Print electronics – features and applications
  • DNA – taggants in films

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17:05 - 17:50

Retailer panel discussion

  • Private labels versus premium brands
  • Propelling personalization: short run promotions
  • Developing new products and understanding the process – forging successful relationships with designers and converters

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18:30 - 21:00 Evening networking drinks reception


Join us for dinner and a networking drinks reception at the Grand Café & Beach in Granger Bay. One-way transport from the venue to the beach will be provided.

09:00 - 10:00 Exhibition opens

  • Registration with tea and coffee

10:00 - 10:05

Welcome address

Speaker:

10:05 - 10:35

Implementing a sustainable strategy for environmentally friendly packaging practices

  • Overview of the Social Responsibility Program – packaging focus
  • Achieving both functionality and product quality
  • Creating environmental awareness in the branding of the product
  • Desirable deliverables
  • Lessons learned

Speaker:

10:35 - 10:55

Highlighting the benefits of digital printing and other digital technologies

  • How the brand owner is impacted
  • How the printer needs to adapt
  • Case studies - Heineken, Coca Cola, Sprite and Wing Man
  • The Rotolabel experience

Speakers:

10:55 - 11:15

Wine bottle labeling trends

  • Global and South African wine market overview
  • Wine packaging trends
  • Wine bottle decoration trends and solutions

Speaker:

11:15 - 11:35

Exploring new innovations in beverage labeling

  • Applications for pressure sensitive labels
  • New labeling techniques and applications
  • Anticipating future trends

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11:35 - 12:15 Networking break and exhibition

12:15 - 13:00

Beverage panel discussion

  • Engaging consumers through product promotions
  • New technology and market opportunities
  • Maximizing brand enhancement

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13:00 - 14:00 Networking lunch and exhibition

14:00 - 18:00 Vineyard tour and networking


Join us at the Zevenwacht wine estate, where you will have the opportunity to taste some of their wines and then blend, bottle, cork and label your own. Transport will be provided to and from the wine estate, with a stop at the airport on the return journey.