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speakers

r-pac International

Güneri Tugcu is a global thought leader with 25 years of experience in connected merchandise, digital transformation, and brand innovation. Having held senior roles at SGK, Digimarc, and Amazon, he now leads global partnerships and business development at r-pac International. As the founder and host of the acclaimed CoCo: click. consume. connect.podcast, Güneri brings together industry experts to explore the future of connected packaging, brand protection, and consumer engagement.

Droptimize

Raphaël Wenger co-founded Droptimize with Florian Bourguet after 10 years of inkjet R&D at the iPrint Institute. They turned their vision of streamlined printing optimization into a cutting-edge dropwatching instrument. Today, Droptimize offers waveform optimization services and supplies the tool for in-house R&D.

Physik Instrumente

Beate van Loo-Born is a corporate executive specialising in financial services, data and sustainability. Her leadership spans UBS, the Swiss Stock Exchange and the non-profit Climate Arc. In January 2025 she became Group CFO of Physik Instrumente (PI), driving finance transformation, performance management and responsible growth at the precision-motion manufacturer.

GREWUS GmbH

Elisa Santella, founding member and Managing Director of GREWUS GmbH, leads Haptic Key Accounts. GREWUS develops acoustic components and haptic actuators, supporting customers integrating active haptics. With 20+ years in the automotive industry, she chairs the Haptics Industry Forum’s Automotive Working Group, serves on its Board, co-founded the Haptics Alliance, and founded the interACTIVE HAPTICS conference.

Lubrizol

Christophe Imbert is Global Market Manager at Lubrizol, based in Barcelona. An engineer with a PhD in polymer chemistry, he began in paper and packaging before joining Lubrizol in 2008. He has held laboratory, technical and marketing roles and now leads development of colour dispersions and components for inkjet inks, leveraging deep chemical innovation expertise.

Cabot Corporation

With a background in polymer and formulation science, Lionel led R&D teams developing pigment dispersions for coatings and inkjet, later overseeing sourcing. He then moved into speciality chemical distribution as an account manager. Now Cabot’s Senior Technical Services Manager for inkjet, he advises on water-based pigment dispersions and steers innovation around unmet needs and market trends.

Plasmatreat

Bas Buser is Global Market Segment Manager for Printing Applications at Plasmatreat. An expert in plasma-enhanced printing, he previously served as a process improvement engineer in manufacturing. He helps customers deploy plasma technologies to boost adhesion, print quality and efficiency across packaging, labels and industrial components, translating process know-how into measurable production gains.

IACS

I am the co-founder of IACS, an engineering company specializing in compact and robust industrial inkjet printing systems. With over 30 years of experience in business development, strategic marketing, technology sales, product management, and relationship building in international B2B environments, I’m passionate about taking on new challenges and continuously learning.

42 Technology

Dr Peter Brown, a Cambridge-trained physicist (PhD in semiconducting polymers), develops innovative manufacturing methods in digital deposition and precision coating. He specialises in printing challenging functional fluids beyond conventional inkjet. At 42 Technology, he leads business development and proactive networking for Manufacturing Innovation, with a particular focus on US clients and partnerships.

Kelenn Technology

Dr Anaïs Bianchi is a nanotechnology specialist with academic research in France and Japan and entrepreneurship training at CentraleSupélec. Former CTO of Bichromatics and CEO of Cocapec, she developed conductive inks for electronics. Since 2023 at KELENN Technology, she leads R&D and industrial projects; in 2024 she became Director of KTLabs and joined the executive committee.

ChemStream

Els Mannekens is an organic chemist who received her PhD in Medicinal Chemistry in 2001. She has now worked at ChemStream for 14 years as senior formulation chemist and specialises in the development of UV-curable inkjet inks for both 2D and 3D IJ printing applications, in the development of stable nano-pigment dispersions and in the synthesis of superabsorbent polymers.

Habasit

Luca Rovacchi is the Business Development Manager for the Corporate Accelerator at Moovimenta AG—the holding company of Habasit, NGI, Rossi, and Trapo. With a background in power transmission and automation across leading multinationals, he has developed strong expertise in product innovation, cross-functional leadership, and scaling industrial technologies. Luca holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and is passionate about advancing traditional industries through smart, sustainable, and high-impact solutions.

Matti Group

Since 2023, Martin Letzner has served as Matti Group’s Chief Sales Officer, responsible for global marketing, sales and strategic direction. His strengths include capital-goods sales consulting, organising and managing subsidiaries across Europe, Asia, the USA and the UK, and long experience in product management, project management and marketing in SMEs and large companies.

Seiko Instruments

Aliasgar Eranpurwala heads the Inkjet Printheads department at Seiko Instruments. An experienced sales executive in the inkjet sector, he holds an MSc in Automation Engineering from FH Aachen and an MBA from PowerMBA. He leads commercial strategy, OEM partnerships and solution integration, combining technical depth with global account development across industrial printing markets.

Kelenn Technology

Founder and CEO of KELENN Technology, Didier Rousseau is a veteran technology leader driving innovation in digital printing, printed electronics and image processing. With 25+ years’ experience, he has built high-tech companies, led international teams and forged strategic partnerships with major OEMs and institutions, cementing Kelenn’s position as a sector leader.

Fraunhofer IPA

Jan Janhsen, since joining Fraunhofer IPA in 2015, develops control software for inkjet 3D printers, focusing on photopolymer AM and hybrid manufacturing technologies. Since 2020, he is group manager of the division "Photopolymer-based AM Processes" in the department of additive manufacturing. The work focuses in particular on high-viscosity, functional 3D printing using piezo-based inkjet technologies.

Global Inkjet Systems

Richard Darling is a pragmatic champion of industrial inkjet, known for challenging assumptions to uncover where inkjet delivers real value. He has worked with leading printer and printhead manufacturers, advising on applications, strategy and adoption, and bridging commercial insight with technical implementation to accelerate practical deployment from pilot to scaled production.

Ardeje Printing

Victor is a researcher trained in materials science and surface engineering, He has led projects on advanced coatings and functional interfaces. Victor now carries this innovation-driven expertise into the industrial inkjet printing sector and its high-precision processes.

EIT 2.0 UV Instruments

Jim Raymont is the Director of Sales for EIT 2.0 LLC. He joined the predecessor to EIT 2.0 (EIT) in 1993 and has been involved with the sales, marketing and product development of EIT’s UV products since 1996. Jim co-holds four patents on UV measurement.

Jim frequently contributes of articles on UV Measurement & Process Control and regularly presents talks, seminars and webinars on UV Measurement and Process Control.

HP Industrial

As an HP MJF application engineer with polymer science expertise, I'm guiding customers from design to production at scale. Throughout all segments including medical devices like orthotics & prosthetics, industrial machinery, mobility and consumer good I am building long-term technical partnerships for digital manufacturing success.

Weldtone

Rainer Stricker is Business Development Director for EV Applications at Weldtone, drawing on nearly 30 years of automotive experience. He supports European automotive OEMs and Tier suppliers in adopting advanced adhesives and digital insulation materials for next-generation mobility.

IST INTECH

An Integration Engineering graduate, Holly Steedman has devoted her career to print and coatings, delivering scalable, application-fit solutions. She has held senior product management and technology roles at Marabu GmbH and Industrial Inkjet Ltd, after starting at Fujifilm Speciality Ink Systems, combining cross-functional leadership with deep materials and process expertise.

Gallus

Thomas Schweizer, is a global Chief Sales Officer (CSO) with over 10 years of experience in mechanical engineering. Since June 2023 he has been the Global Head of Sales and a member of the Executive Board at Gallus Group, a leading provider of label printing solutions.

Thieme GmbH

Stefan Holzer is a seasoned engineering leader with more than 25 years of experience in mechanical design, project management, and industrial machine development. Since 2020, he has served as Technical Director at Thieme, where he heads the mechanical and control design departments for digital and screen-printing systems, oversees production and quality management, and contributes as a member of the executive board.

Nazdar

Dr Saminu Magami is UK Research and Development Manager at Nazdar, a leading manufacturer and innovator of UV, LED, solvent-based and aqueous inks. Born in Kano, Nigeria, his early fascination with colour led him to Leeds University, where he completed a Master’s in Colorants and Fine Chemicals and a PhD before holding research fellow roles at Leeds and Edinburgh Napier University. After moving into industry as a research scientist and gaining a management qualification, he joined Nazdar in October 2022, where he leads new product research, product optimisation and the development of analytical methodologies, and is currently focused on high(er) viscosity aqueous inkjet inks.

Xaar

Justin Noble is a senior leader across high-tech development and manufacturing, spanning R&D, operations and commercial roles. Skilled in change management, strategy and process design, his expertise covers NPD, design for manufacture, root-cause analysis and production. He holds a First-Class BSc (Hons) in Computer-Aided Product Design from the University of Portsmouth.

Cyan Tec

Grant Copson has worked in automation and inkjet printing for more than 15 years. With a background in sales, marketing and project management, he has been involved in numerous high-tech industrial inkjet installations worldwide. At Cyan Tec he helps drive the company’s capability in building large production print and deposition machines for a wide range of industrial applications, including automated and robotic direct-to-product systems.

Meteor Inkjet Ltd

Clive is an industrial inkjet veteran with over 25 years of experience in digital printing. In 2005, he co-founded TTP Meteor (now Meteor Inkjet Ltd), becoming Managing Director in 2016 after its acquisition by Global Graphics plc (now Hybrid Software Group plc). He previously consulted at The Technology Partnership plc and was an R&D engineer for Schlumberger Industries.

Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS)

Ken Stack is a seasoned leader in digital printing. He co-founded Jetrion, a trailblazer in digital label printing later acquired by EFI, where he helped advance UV inkjet for packaging. Through Proximus, he advised companies on adopting advanced print technologies for manufacturing. Today, as Chairman of Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS), Ken guides the company’s strategy as a global leader in industrial inkjet integration, continuing to shape the evolution of digital and industrial printing worldwide.

Inkatronic

Georg Boedler is the Founder and CEO of Inkatronic. With an extensive background in mechanical engineering and 30 years of inkjet experience, he leads the conception, engineering, and development of specialized digital printers designed for high-precision, advanced industrial manufacturing applications.

Inkatronic

Mikael Boedler leads New Business Development at Inkatronic, advancing industrial inkjet for functional and high-performance manufacturing. He works with OEMs, chemistry developers, and printhead manufacturers to bridge the gap between R&D and scalable industrial production.

Inkatronic is an Austrian machine builder specializing in advanced industrial inkjet engineering, developing fully customized R&D systems and high-volume production printers for functional and high-precision manufacturing applications.

Bergstein

Peter is a successful serial entrepreneur, who continued the family business in 2001. With his long experience in the traditional pad and screen-printing business, he has achieved a great reputation and network in this area. Knowing that these techniques will be slowly replaced by more advanced techniques, he created a new business model for Single Pass printing.

Matti Group

Thomas Amrein leads global marketing and sales and sets company strategy at Matti Group. Drawing on extensive experience across firms of all sizes, he acquired Matti Group in 2015 and has served as CEO since, overseeing international growth, commercial execution, innovation programmes and long-term direction with a strong customer and partner focus.

Tigres

Peter van Steenacker is Sales Manager for northern Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the UK, with extensive expertise in plasma treatment and coatings for 3D objects. Active since 1998, he works across corona systems, vacuum plasma and plasma nozzles, delivers seminars and international training, and leads the PlasmaXperience programme for advanced applications.

FuturePrint

Marcus entered print in 2006 at FESPA, becoming Sales & Marketing Director and helping globalise its exhibitions. In 2011 he left with Frazer Chesterman to establish FM Brooks, launching InPrint in Germany, Italy and the US; sold to RELX in 2019. He later co-founded FM Future and built the 16,000-strong FuturePrint community.

FuturePrint

Frazer began in recruitment, then publishing and events, and has 25+ years running shows. Joining FESPA in 2003, he revived a declining exhibition into a market leader. In 2011 he co-founded FM Brooks with Marcus Timson to launch new print events, notably InPrint. He sold the business to RELX in 2019.

FuturePrint

Marcus entered print in 2006 at FESPA, becoming Sales & Marketing Director and helping globalise its exhibitions. In 2011 he left with Frazer Chesterman to establish FM Brooks, launching InPrint in Germany, Italy and the US; sold to RELX in 2019. He later co-founded FM Future and built the 16,000-strong FuturePrint community.

HP

Juan is Head of AI for HP Industrial Software & Solutions, leading Industrial Print’s AI strategy and the PrintOS roadmap. He founded HP’s AI Center of Excellence and launched HP Nio, the PrintOS AI companion unveiled at Dscoop Edge 2025, which turns live press data into conversational diagnostics and recommendations. He is building a unified Industrial AI platform.

Previously he was Director of AI and ML at CaixaBank Advanced Analytics, where he led a 30-person team and built an ML platform with 400+ models that supported Europe’s largest banking merger. He has taught at Nuclio, La Salle and ISDI, and holds advanced degrees plus Google Cloud certifications.

HP

Amir has over 14 years of experience at HP Indigo, specialising in labels and packaging with a strong focus on driving business success for HP’s customers through both technical and commercial innovation. In his current role, he manages HP Indigo’s Flexible Packaging segment in EMEA. Previously, he led HP Indigo’s Labels & Packaging segments globally, where he oversaw the company’s entry into the flexible packaging market.

Ergosoft

With over 20 years in software and digital business, Anna has always been driven by the challenge of turning complexity into something practical and meaningful. Anna’s work sits where technology, product design, and business strategy meet - building software that truly supports the people who use it. From transforming legacy products into cloud-first solutions to developing global partner ecosystems, Anna takes a hands-on, end-to-end approach to leadership. She’s passionate about using new technologies to make products smarter, decisions easier, and collaboration stronger. What drives her? Empowering people, simplifying complexity, and creating impact through innovation and focus.  

Netlight

With over a decade of experience helping organizations adopt technology and AI, David has built systems for predictive maintenance, intelligent automation, and optimized scheduling across manufacturing, logistics, aviation, and retail. His work spans from developing machine learning models for operational decision-making to leading AI transformation initiatives across complex organizations. Combining hands-on engineering with strategic perspectives, he bridges the technical and business worlds to map where AI creates value across operations. For David, the technology is never the bottleneck. The hard part is bridging the technological perspective with the understanding and needs of different business areas to create something truly valuable.

FVH Lab

Franziska Valerie Hagenauer | FVH Lab is a Nature-Inspired Design Specialist who bridges biomimicry, AI, computational design, and digital fabrication to transform invisible technical advantages into compelling physical experiences. With a foundation in biomedical sciences and industrial design, she creates nature-inspired demonstrators that make cutting-edge technology tangible and embody regenerative sustainability. Her award-winning work—including 1st place in Miami's AI Footwear Challenge and an A' Design Award in Biomimetic Design—spans prosthetics, orthopedics, footwear, and furniture. Featured in Rhino3DZine and published in IEEE Xplore, Franziska helps sustainable tech innovators communicate their value through compelling demonstrators that are disruptive, bold, and unforgettable. Her mission is to prove that technology and nature are not opposing forces but complementary powers—creating solutions that generate both environmental impact and market desire while turning technical specifications into stories that attract clients, investors, and partners.

Keypoint Intelligence

Mark Boyt, Principal Analyst for Production Workflow Software, Keypoint Intelligence . Mark brings extensive expertise in software marketing, business development, and workflow automation with almost 40 years in the printing industry. He spent the last five years leading global marketing initiatives at Xerox, as Global Head of Software Marketing, and played a key role in launching new software solutions, developing go-to-market strategies, and driving digital transformation across global markets. As Principal Analyst, Mark focuses on analyzing market trends, evaluating emerging technologies, and providing strategic insights to help our clients optimize their production workflow processes. He has discovered a passion for robotics and is investigating their emerging role on the print floor.

42 Technology

Dr Peter Brown is the Chief Commercial Officer of 42 Technology and is a physicist by training. Peter has spent much of his career inventing, developing and implementing innovative manufacturing techniques, with a focus on digital deposition and precision coating.  Specialisms include printing of challenging functional fluids, particularly those that cannot be printed using conventional industrial inkjet printheads. Peter is responsible for leading 42 Technology’s business development and pro-active networking activities regarding our Manufacturing Innovation capability, with a personal focus on US-based clients. Peter has a PhD in the physics of semiconducting polymers from the University of Cambridge.

Wilson Art

Royce is an experienced technologist with a demonstrated history of working in the paper & forest products industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Digital Color Management, Digital Printing, Adobe Creative Suite, and Purchasing. Strong professional with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in Interactive Arts from Caerleon University.

Global Inkjet Systems (GIS)

Member of the GIS Executive Team responsible for guiding commercial operations, forging valuable partnerships, shaping product strategy, and bringing a ‘customer first’ approach; driving revenue growth, expanding market presence, and aligning products with market demands and customer needs.

Visoric

Ulrich Buckenlei is a digital transformation expert and industry analyst with more than 15 years of experience in artificial intelligence and extended reality. As founder and CEO of Visoric GmbH in Munich, he supports leading companies such as Siemens, BMW, and Discovery Channel in using intelligent technologies to rethink how they design, produce, and communicate. Driven by a deep fascination for the fusion of human creativity and intelligent systems, Ulrich explores how AI and XR can make complex industrial processes more efficient, immersive, and inspiring.

Valor Automation

Larissa Witzl is the founder of Valor Automation, where she designs intelligent systems that connect technology and people. With a background in project management and deep expertise in AI-driven process optimization, she helps organizations streamline operations, reduce manual workload, and improve decision-making speed. Her work turns complex processes into scalable systems that create measurable efficiency gains while keeping humans at the center. At FuturePrint, she shares how leaders can rethink strategy and decision-making in collaboration with AI - shifting from control to context and building cultures that adapt and thrive.

io.tt

Stefan is a senior creative leader with over 20 years of global experience in branding design, packaging, sustainability and digital technology innovation. Responsible for the development of partnerships and creative solutions for io.tt, the connected experiences platform.
Stefan was formerly the Front-End Innovation Packaging and Digital Transformation Senior Specialist at Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company. He was globally responsible for the packaging and digital transformation of the Confectionery Business for Nestlé.
Stefan is a creative thinker, innovator and problem solver, who leads teams to deliver new branding design, product and packaging solutions that delight consumers and drive growth. He is a champion of sustainability, inclusivity, and digital technology innovation, accelerating through collaborative, strategic partnerships across the entire value chain. A digital evangelist, who inspires teams to bring together design, marketing, and insights through the eyes of the consumer. Stefan is a visionary, passionate speaker, who contributes to many leading industry events and initiatives with an in-depth insight of retail, FMCG, premium and technology industries.

Tekst 

Wouter is CEO at Tekst.com, a Belgian AI scaleup specializing in Agentic Process Automation for enterprise communication workflows. Tekst works with Fortune 500 clients including Becton Dickinson, Nokia, and Mitsubishi to transform their human-intensive processes through AI. With deep expertise and a passion for making AI adoption practical and measurable, Wouter brings real-world insights from the frontlines of digital transformation.

Kara-X

Güngör Kara is an AI transformation leader and innovation strategist with 25+ years in top-management consulting (A.T. Kearney) and executive roles, including Chief Digital Officer positions in large industrial companies. He also advises Germany’s TOP 100 Innovation Benchmark-competition, helping award-winning mid-sized firms sharpen their competitive edge through AI-driven innovation and Excellence in Innovation Management.

As Founder & CEO of Kara-X, he helps mid-sized industrial companies navigate the AI-Dilemma Zone, the gap between legacy processes and fast-moving AI potential. After assessing the digital value chain, he runs 90-day hybrid sprints that combine “done-for-you” implementation with “build-capability-inside” enablement, typically achieving 40–70% process improvements, faster decisions, rapid internalization of AI capabilities, and long-term competitive strength beyond pilot projects.

Phoseon

Robert Karsten is a native of Kemano, BC, Canada with Dutch parents. Fluent in English, Dutch, German and French. He is a graduate of Production & Manufacturing Engineering from the Dublin Institute of Technology, has a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Trinity College Dublin and an MBA from the University of London. Having previously worked with Smith Industries, Thomas & Betts, Tyco, Scientific Generics and Philips Electronics Robert joined Start-Up Phoseon Technology in 2004 to set up its EMEA division and introduce UV LED Technology to the EMEA market. Through extensive collaboration with OEM’s, materials suppliers and end users, Phoseon are now the world leader in developing and manufacturing Industrial LED Light Sources.