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Crowne Plaza Istanbul – Florya
Şenlikköy Mahallesi Yeşilköy Halkalı Cad 95 Florya
34290 Bakırköy/İstanbul, Türkiye
+90 212 4630500
info@cpistanbulflorya.com
Programme
15:00-16:00
Board Meeting at Admiral Hall
16:30-18:30
Management Meeting at Admiral Hall
19:30-22:00
Informal Get-Together Glasshouse hotel restaurant left side
09:00
Welcome & Conference start
Dr. Murat Ucer, Macroeconomist – USA/Türkiye
Turkish Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook, with Special Focus on Growth Dynamics
Hasan Salih Acar, Flexible Packaging Manufacturers Association – Türkiye
Turkey’s Flexible Packaging Industry: Trends and Outlook
Jon Harper Smith, Smithers – United Kingdom
Market Trends in Print – Opportunities for Gravure
Coffee Break
Li Zhang, Taicang Lisheng Plate Making – China
Mandy Wang, Weinan Zhengqi Printing and Packing Machinery – China
Gravure 2030: China´s Bold Leap into the Future of Printing
Benjamin Daniel, Packaging MEA & GRA Ambassador – Dubai
Gravure in MEA: Perspectives, Market Dynamics & the Road ahead for the Gold Standard in Packaging Print
Simon Sonn, 4Packaging South Africa – South Africa
Futureproofing Gravure: The Converter–Supplier Connection in South Africa and beyond
Renxiao Liu, DMA Innotec – Germany/Taiwan
How Rotogravure Can Keep Its Competitiveness – Industry Perspectives
Lunch Break
Ms Aslihan Arikan, World Packaging Organisation – Türkiye
Circular Economy and Sustainability Road Map of the Packaging Industry
Cornelia Tietz, EuPIA (European Printing Ink Association) – Belgium
When Inks Meet the Rulebook: Gravure Printing’s Regulatory Challenge
Dr. Lennart Stitz, BASF – Germany
Smart Surfaces, Smarter Solutions: How BASF Coatings Uses AI
Allan Bendall, Sun Chemical – United Kingdom
Synergies in Print: Gravure & Digital Fueling the Next Packaging Revolution
Coffee Break
Steffen Orth, Print Consultant – Switzerland
Simplifying Complexity: Standardizing Gravure for Flexible Packaging – A GRA Project
Prof. Lutz Engisch, University of Applied Sciences in Leipzig – Germany
Uncovering the Green Leaders: First Results from the Printing Sustainability Showdown
Welcome new GRA members
18:00
End of Conference
19:30
Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony “International Gravure Award”
La Brise Function Hall, in the hotel
07:30
Bus departures to plant visit Schattdecor
09:00
Bus departures to Eurasia Pack Fair
13:00
Bus (1) departure from Schattdecor to hotel
Bus (2) departure from Schattdecor to IST airport
Participants
Mr Hasan Salih Acar
Fasd
Mr Arinc Aktan
Sun Chemical
Ms Aslihan Arikan
World Packaging Organization
Dr Kai K. O. Bär
Adphos Digital Printing
Mr Stefan Beilenhoff
PrintCon
Mr Allan Bendall
GRA / Sun Chemical
Mr Svend Brix Soerensen
Flexo Wash
Mr Erol Can Imren
Sun Chemical
Mr Emre Candan
Janoschka Holding
Ms Selda Atay Coskun
Gravure International
Mr Mattia Croce
Bobst
Mr Ralph Daetwyler
Daetwyler SwissTec
Mr Benjamin Daniel
Packaging MEA / GRA
Ms Stefani Dhami
GRA
Mr Heiko Engelhardt
Burda Druck
Prof Dr Lutz Engisch
University of Applied Sciences in Leipzig
Ms Begüm Ertug
Fasd
Mr Fabrizio Fezzuoglio
Daetwyler SwissTec
Mr Michael Fürholzer
K.Walter
Mr Davide Garavaglia
Bobst
Ms Gwyn Garret
ACIMGA
Mr Rainer Geiger
Janoschka Holding
Mr Nedim Ahmet Genc
Gravure International
Mr Ioannis Giannakopoulos
A. Hatzopoulos
Mr Alberto Gori
Acigraf
Mr Yusuf Gültekin
Daetwyler Graphics
Mr Clemens Hatt
Heliograph Holding
Mr Thomas Hebes
Burda Druck
Ms Sabine Heimann
Grafische Technik & Handel Heimann
Ms Bilge Hilal Gül
ASAS Ambalaj
Mr Yamac Hizver
Heliograph Holding
Mr Simon Holzner
Schattdecor
Mr Mohammadreza Homayou
Tammark Kimya
Mr Stuart Hooper
Pathwork
Mr Sanjin Hrvatin
Anilox
Mr Yiannis Ioannou
ICR Ioannou
Mr Adam Jankowiak
Saueressig Polska
Mr Alexander Janoschka
Janoschka AG
Prof Dr Volker Jansen
Media University Stuttgart
Mr Harald Jordan
IPAC Improve
Mr Nikos Karampasis
ICR Ioannou
Mr Selami Karats
Micor
Mr Alexander Katz
DMA Innotec
Mr Emre Kaya
Tammark Kimya
Mr Serkan Kizilhan
Gravure International
Mr Cevdet Köroglu
Biriz Ambalaj
Mr Kamil Köroglu
Biriz Ambalaj
Mr Kaku Kohli
Kohli Printing & Converting
Ms Rina Kohli
Kohli Printing & Converting
Mr Matthias Kurrle
IPT International Plating
Mr Stefan Lammers
Matthews Europe
Mr Guido Lebbing
Jagenberg Converting Solutions
Mr Renxiao Liu
DMA Innotec
Ms Aliki Mitsatsou
ICR Ioannou
Mr David Möller
4Packaging
Mr Jürgen Möller
4Packaging
Mr Volker Nitsche
Adphos Digital Printing
Mr Bünyamin Özyan
Matthews International
Mr Steffen Orth
Steffen Orth Consulting
Mr Borek Pavlata
Ligum
Mr Martin Pitonak
Chemosvit
Mr Daniel Pucic
Anilox
Mr Max Rid
Heliograph Holding
Mr Michael Rüschenbeck
Renzmann
Mr Ugur Sacar
Matthews International
Mr Olaf Segbert
Daetwyler SwissTec
Mr Jürgen Seitz
GMG
Mr Rolf Semmler
Enulec
Mr Miguel Serodio
Tecnogravura
Mr Fernando Serodio
Tecnogravura
Mr Jon Harper Smith
Smithers
Mr Simon Sonn
4Packaging Africa
Mr Bertin Sorgenfrey
Dalim Software
Dr Lennart Stitz
BASF Coatings
Mr Orkun Tarhan
Constantia Asas
Mr Alper Tez
Constantia Asas
Ms Cornelia Tietz
EuPIA – European Printing Ink Association
Ms Esra Torluoglu
Siegwerk Baski
Mr Florian Ullinger
Huhtamaki
Ms Mandy Wang
Weinan Zhengqi Printing & Packing
Prof Armin Weichmann
Media University Stuttgart
Mr Rudi Weis-Schiff
Janoschka Holding
Mr Bastian Wellendorf
4Packaging
Mr Ansgar Wessendorf
Ebner Media Group
Mr Heiko Wettengl
Micor
Dr Marius Wittke
Windmöller & Hölscher
Mr Oguz Yaliki
Janoschka Aegean
Mr Tolga Yildirim
Gravure International
Mr Ramazan Yilmaz
Daetwyler Rotoflex
Ms Li Zhang
Taicang Lisheng Plate-Making
Mr Daniel Zimmermann
Felix Schöller
Contact Information
Stefani Dhami
Global Rotogravure Association
+49 172 2079197
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