Inkjet Summit Kicks Off Next Week

Executives from more than 50 printing operations, both commercial and in-plant, will meet next week in Ponte Vedra, Fla., for the very first Inkjet Summit, a brand new event organized by nGage Events and North American Publishing Company, owner of In-plant Graphics and Printing Impressions. This invitation-only event will take place at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, near Jacksonville, Fla.

The summit will offer strategic level insights into current and future inkjet production printing technology, software and solutions. Speakers will discuss the state of the inkjet printing market, inkjet economics and total cost of ownership, how to prepare your business for inkjet and current available technologies.

Panels will delve into the different inkjet market segments (books, direct mail/marketing and transaction/transpromo) and will provide inkjet users an opportunity to relate their experiences with inkjet. One panel will feature Gary Powell, business process consultant with Allstate's in-plant.

At one of the networking lunches, Kent Smith, Manager of Strategic Business Planning for the U.S. Postal Service, will offer his "Vision for the Future of the Postal Industry." He will review how the USPS is evolving within a changing landscape and how it plans to restore confidence among its stakeholders.

Speakers at the Inkjet Summit will include some of the top consultants in the industry:

• Howie Fenton, Senior Consultant, NAPL
• Gilles Biscos, President, INTERQUEST
• Skip Henk, President & CEO, Xplor
• Elizabeth Gooding, President, Gooding Communications Group
• Marco Boer, Vice President, IT Strategies

Watch IPG's Website for videos and updates from the Inkjet Summit 2013.