June 28-29, 2021
Phoenix, Arizona
Why is digital print for packaging a hot topic?
Ensure you stay at the forefront of digital print innovations! A new paradigm is taking hold as brand owners across the globe invest significant resource and money into their digital print strategies. Digital Print for Packaging US features top experts in the digital print and packaging industry, sharing how brand owners, converters, printing equipment suppliers, and packaging designers can capitalize on what is really happening in the digital print for packaging sector. Join brand owners, converters, and technical providers at this industry-leading conference. Learn More About This Event
2021 Featured Sessions Include:
Do you fully understand what digital print can do for you?
Smithers' Digital Print for Packaging event provides all the solutions, with case studies and insight from the world's leading experts!
During the 2020 online event, attendees:
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Rick brings over 20+ years of experience in offset, flexo and digital printing production, along with functional background in sales enablement, outbound marketing execution, product development and demand generation for Kodak solutions that help commercial, publications and packaging printers participate more profitably with their customers.
Today, Rick leads Kodak’s efforts worldwide to employ inkjet digital printing to introduce innovative solutions that enable packaging designers and converters to deliver on a wide range of brand strategies including consumer engagement, package functionality, sustainability, and improved time to market, that only digital print can deliver. This is accomplished by leveraging Kodak’s leading research and development competencies in digital imaging, material science and deposition technologies that are the building blocks for delivering the most productive inkjet printing solutions in the market today.
Rick has held previous leadership positions with Kodak Polychrome Graphics and International Paper and has been active within industry organizations, such as Printing Industries of America, National Printing Equipment and Supplies (NPES), Book Manufacturers Institute (BMI) and Primir.
Rick holds a BA in Economics from Rutgers University and MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University and resides with his wife Susan and four children in Ridgefield, CT.
Tom Molamphy is the Sales & Technology Manager for Industrial Inkjet Inks at Siegwerk. He holds bachelors and masters degrees in manufacturing engineering and has over 30 years of experience in engineering, management, sales and business development in the electronic materials and UV curable materials and equipment markets - including pioneering work in the early stage adoption of UV-LED curing in several markets, most notably inkjet printing.
Debbie Thorp has worked in digital printing for over 25 years and is Business Development Director at Global Inkjet Systems (GIS). Earlier in her career, Debbie worked at specialist digital printing consultancy companies such as IT Strategies, and was Head of Group Marketing at inkjet printhead manufacturer Xaar. Before joining GIS, she was VP EMEA Operations at iTi – an inkjet integrator.
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Valerie Hawks
Head of Production and Sustainability @ Interact Boulder, Boulder, CO
Valerie Hawks is the spirited Head of Production and Sustainability at Interact Boulder, a branding and packaging design agency shepherding tomorrow's brands with creative consequence. Valerie's 13 years of print production experience, knowledge, and enthusiasm guides clients from bright eyed startups to courageous industry vets. She's passionate in areas of the circular packaging economy that allow brands to maximize the sustainability of their packaging while minimizing their carbon footprint.
Digital Textile Printing follows immediately after Digital Print for Packaging US. Digital Print for Textiles welcomes key players from across the digital print and textiles landscape to discuss how business models, technology, and collaboration can accelerate the commercial adoption of digital print for textiles. These co-located events have jam-packed line-ups that bring together a diverse cross section of top experts in the digital print, textile printing, and packaging industries.
