While suppliers race to secure the last few metres of remaining floor space, work continues apace behind the scenes on the PacPrint 2017 Forum Series, which will provide the popular educational dimension to the industry’s premier exhibition.
Karen Goldsmith – General Manager, Associations with Visual Connections, which is organising the show as well as co-hosting with Printing Industries, says the latest iteration of the popular Series will feature daily keynote sessions tackling the ‘big issues’ as well as panels and workshops each afternoon addressing specific markets, trends and opportunities. All sessions will be completely free of charge to registered PacPrint 2017 visitors.
“The keynote sessions are designed to be both thought provoking and inspiring as we look at some of the big issues which face us all, on both a business and personal level, including the Future, Performance, Leadership and Change,” Goldsmith explains. 
While final confirmation is still pending on some keynote speakers, Goldsmith says all those approached are outstanding presenters who will provide insightful, interesting and inspiring sessions. “We’ve been talking to some very exciting speakers and I’m confident that visitors will gain enormously from their experience and ideas.”
Each afternoon, workshop sessions will focus on more industry and application specific topics, with information and advice from industry experts covering market opportunities, trends and technologies, and business strategies.
The Forum sessions will complement the region’s largest and most comprehensive exhibition of equipment, technology and solutions for the print, graphic communications, sign and display sectors, with PacPrint 2017 co-locating once again with the Visual Impact Expo.
More than 13,000 visitors from around Australia, New Zealand and the wider Asia-Pacific region are expected in Melbourne for the show, which is to be held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre between May 23-26 next year.
Visual Connections
www.visualconnections.org.au
