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The lounge, which is run in partnership with Navori Labs and Grupo Metal (Johnson Group), will highlight advances in digital sign sector, showcase the latest digital screens and software, and offer advice. Visitors to the Digital Signage Lounge will also gain free online access to the ‘Fespa How-to Guide’ for printers exploring digital signage as an added offering. Daily workshops, run by digital signage experts, will also take place each afternoon.
PERSONALISATION EXPERIENCE Hall 11 For the second year running, the Personalisation Experience conference (20 March, 2024) will offer insight and inspiration to visitors about the value of including personalised products in their offering. Confirmed speakers for this year’s programme include Fespa’s Richard Askam; Neil Reynolds of NFL/Sky Sports, Matt Bailey from Glazer Corp, Justin Cairns from Ogilvy, Dans Rozenthals of Printful, and Bernd Zipper from zipcon Consulting.
SPORTSWEAR PRO Hall 11 The Sportswear Pro conference (21 March, 2024) will be dedicated to manufacturing, production and circularity across the sportswear supply chain. Confirmed speakers for the conference include Sam Taylor, The Good Factory; Ana Kristiansson, Desinder; Circular Economy Innovation and Strategy consultant Serena Bonomi; Thomas Rothery, Copper Global; Paul Foulkes-Arellano, Circuthon; and Katarzyna Klara Sulisz, FESI (Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry).
PERSONALISE MAKE WEAR Hall 11, stand A-20 New in 2024, and part of Personalisation Experience and Sportswear Pro, is the Personalise Make Wear smart factory, hosted by Fespa’s textile ambassador Debbie McKeegan. The smart factory will demonstrate the end-to-end production of personalised sportswear garments across four workflows: direct-to-garment production of polyester training tops, using print and software solutions from Antigro and Kornit; roll-to-roll production of yoga pants, using design, print and finishing solutions from Antigro, Caldera, Antigro, Greentex, MS Group, Coldenhove, Kleiverik, Tajima and Dekken; direct-to- object printing on water bottles, using solutions from InkCups; and direct-to-film transfers for sweatpants, using design, print and finishing solutions from Antigro and Stahls. Visitors will be able to attend guided end-to-end production tours of the workflows and daily catwalk runway shows. In addition, McKeegan will host fireside chats on topics including ‘The Smart Factory and Customisation Technology Explored’, ‘How to Implement Sustainable Manufacturing at any Scale’, ‘Personalised Production - Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions’, and ‘The Market Shifts and Technologies Driving Print Workflow Automation’, with representatives from Inkcups Europe, Kornit
Digital, Caldera, SEI Laser, Dover Industries Italy, and JK Group.
SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT Holland Terrace, entrance to halls 10/11/12 With environmental responsibility and sustainability high on the print industry’s agenda it’s not surprising that the Sustainability Spotlight area returns this year. Running in conjunction with Reboard and Carbon Quota, it will highlight more than 100 eco-conscious graphics and textiles substrates, while giving visitors the opportunity to learn about more sustainable production processes. Materials on display will include natural and cellulosic fibre types. Each substrate on display will include an information card on its eco credentials and on how it can be used to produce environmentally conscious products. Visitors will also be able to access a free Sustainability Spotlight content catalogue after they have attended. This includes blogs, podcasts and interviews from global brands and experts, exploring themes such as certification schemes, energy reduction etc. The feature will not incorporate a conference this year, but Fespa continues to cover the topic extensively in the online Sustainability Spotlight hub.
WORLD MAP INITIATIVE A nice move this time around is the introduction of a ‘World Map Initiative’ - a project designed to encourage exhibitors to increase the reuse value of the samples they print at the show. Fespa is asking that rather than print samples that get thrown away post-show, exhibitors print educational maps as samples, which can be distributed to local schools and libraries afterwards. The aim is to not only reduce waste but to also help younger generations engage with print.
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