Maximize Your Time at GRAPH EXPO® 2007

Monday, Sept. 10 ? 7:30-10:00 a.m.

McCormick Place ? S105BCD

R&E Council of NAPL

Intelligent Decisions Start Here

THE MEETING THAT WILL SET THE PACE FOR YOUR FUTURE. Leading printing and graphic communications experts come together at the R&E Council of NAPL Critical Trends Breakfast to share their views on what they see as the hottest trends at GRAPH EXPO '07. Attending this one-of-a-kind event will give you the insights you need to maximize your time and make your show experience more productive. No other event at Graph Expo gives you this level of unbiased opinions about the technologies and trends shaping our future.

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SPEAKERS

KEYNOTE PRESENTER

Wes Lucas, President & CEO, Quebecor World
Wes William Lucas has an established record of growth and productivity in several companies and industries. In his many senior management roles, Wes has successfully achieved growth through increased market share, development of new products, expansion into new markets, growth by acquisition, and increasing value-added to the customer. From an operating perspective, Wes has achieved significant productivity improvements through the introduction of contemporary productivity processes such as Six Sigma, quality improvement, supply chain optimization, the re-engineering of core processes, and increasing execution capability at the front line.

CRITICAL TRENDS IN PRINT CONSUMABLES

Steve Musselman, Senior Worldwide Business Development Manager, Agfa Graphics

Back again to share his immense knowledge in print consumables, Steve will address the technical trends affecting consumables and compare one solution to another.

CRITICAL TRENDS IN PREPRESS AND PREMEDIA

Mark Evans, Director Publishing Content & Technology Applications, United Stationers Supply Company
Gathering all the great finds from the show, Mark will take attendees through the gamut of offerings in the prepress arena. Mark will go beyond informing of the latest advances in technology as he discusses how they apply to your organization.

CRITICAL TRENDS IN PRESSROOM, WEB & OFFSET

Ray Hartman, Consultant, Renovatio Ventures, LLC

Returning from his session at the R&E Council’s Applied Technology Conference, Ray will broaden his discussion on the updates in Pressroom technology, both in web and sheetfed applications.

CRITICAL TRENDS IN DIGITAL PRINT

Barb Pellow, Director, InfoTrends
Drawing from her vast experience in the graphic communications industry, Barb will enlighten attendees by sharing the product improvements and common challenges facing this region of print.

CRITICAL TRENDS WITHIN A DIGITAL SMART FACTORY

Charles Gehman, Director of Product Marketing, EFI
Chuck’s involvement with some of the industry’s earliest Web-To-Print applications and continued involvement with the R&E Council make him an excellent choice to lead this section on elements of a digital smart factory.

CRITICAL TRENDS IN BINDERY, FINISHING & CONVERTING

Don Piontek, CEO, Finishing Resources, Inc.
Don began his career in the trenches before starting Finishing Resources and continues to
captivate audiences with his foresight on mailing, binding and finishing systems and controls.

SUMMING UP THE CRITICAL TRENDS

Gerry Nathe, Chairman, Baldwin Technology Co.

The former chairman of Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation (GAERF) and Harold W. Gegenheimer award winner, Gerry will recap the findings of presenters and assess how well they match up with the challenges put foward.

PRESENTATION OF THE EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Each year, the Research and Engineering Council of NAPL honors an educator whose
excellence merits the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation Educator of the Year award.

This year’s honoree is Professor Hans Kellogg, Assistant Professor of Technology, Graphic Arts Management, Ball State University, Muncie, IN. Hans was selected from nominations received from hundreds of PGSF scholarship recipients.

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