While ‘innovation’ has been the buzzword around drupa, Printing Industries has enlisted some of the country’s top innovative brains to assist printers to identify and make innovation work in industry businesses.
A national forum program, Innovate or Stagnate – the Why? How & What? will spearhead a campaign taking in Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne with a series of keynote luncheons starting from 28 May.
Some of Australia’s leading innovative companies will be featured in case studies illustrating how and where innovation is found, can be created and implemented.
Printing Industries has partnered with the renowned Hargraves Institute, an Australian think-tank and innovation knowledge hub, to deliver the forum program which is being sponsored by Media Super.
Founder and Executive Director of the Institute, Alan Ryan, will be the keynote speaker at the Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide forums.
Mr Ryan is regarded as one of Australia’s leading innovation practitioners and thinkers.
He has worked on more than 100 major innovation projects in industry and consulted on another 150 others. His case studies range from the public to private sectors and will include printing industry specific examples.
Ms Tess Julian will be the keynote speaker at the Perth Forum. She is a Director of Ratio, an organisation working with the Hargraves Institute on research, training and innovation systems and processes to help businesses address their unique challenges.
Her recent projects include the InnovationXchange in Australia, Malaysia and the United Kingdom; the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Taiwan; Universiti Sains Malaysia and the Mauritius Research Council.
Printing Industries National Director, Communications and Marketing, Joe Kowalewski, said all luncheon sessions would run from noon to 2pm.
“The idea is to create an informal, relaxed lunchtime environment where attendees will get the maximum benefit from our highly skilled and knowledgeable keynote speakers,” he said.
“While innovation if often talked about, few people really understand its scope or see themselves being able to benefit from it in their present business circumstances.
“These forums will act to change that and to give everyone attending a take-away that they can immediately relate to and benefit from in this critical time of challenge for the printing industry.”
The schedule is:
Adelaide - Monday 28 May - Ayers House. Henry Ayers Room, 288 South Terrace Adelaide.
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Perth - Wednesday 30 May - Tomkins on Swan. Swanview Room, Corner of Dunkley Ave & Canning Highway, Alfred Cove.
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Brisbane - Monday 4 June - Brisbane International Hotel, Cnr Zillmere and Sandgate Roads, Virginia.
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Sydney - Tuesday 5 June - Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club, 24-28 John Street Lidcombe.
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Melbourne - Thursday 7 June. Location to be advised.
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Find out more information here
Printing Industries Association of Australia
www.printnet.com.au
