With representatives from printing and brand-owning companies as panelists, it is intended to provide specific and useful information directly relevant to business. The panel discussion will be streamed online on demand.
Date and Time | Thursday, Nov. 26 |
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14:00 to 16:00 |
Conference Rooms 605 and 606:Capacity: 200 Reflecting on the Point of Contact between Digital Transformation (DX) and the Printing Industry Description: While the evolution of digital media in recent years has brought about significant changes in markets and consumption behavior of customers, with emerging calls for digital transformation (DX) initiatives in a variety of areas, the printing industry’s take on DX has not gone beyond digitalization at the level of device and equipment. In this session, panelists will discuss the printing industry’s point of contact with DX and how you can approach or conceive DX in terms of business while introducing conceptions of DX from a broad perspective. Moderators and Panelists Lin Nao-hyoclan J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd. Executive Officer and Senior Managing Director, General Manager of Group Digital Division Yukinori Okamotoclan Goof Corporation Representative Director Evangelist Yasuo Miyamotoclan Value Machine International Inc. Executive Vice President |
Date and Time | Thursday, Nov. 24 |
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14:00 to 16:00 |
Conference Room 102:Capacity: 100 Future Printing Factories Ushered in by Transformation into a Smart Factory While certain recent changes have been called the Fourth Industrial Revolution, transformation into a smart factory, which realizes automation and man-power saving by using IoT, AI, etc., has come to be discussed in various areas in manufacturing. In this session, panelists will discuss what should be aimed at for the future with representatives from printing companies leading transformation into a smart factory while shedding light on the present stage of printing factories as a part of one area in manufacturing and essential issues they are faced with. Moderators and Panelists Masazumi Sagawaclan Sagawa Printing Co., Ltd. President & CEO Loose mouth positiveclan Osaka Sealing Printing Co., Ltd. President & CEO Makoto Yamakawaclan Image Magic Inc. President & CEO Masahiro Kumeclan Third Planning Corporation Executive Officer and General Manager of the Technical Division |
Date and Time | Thursday, Nov. 25 |
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11:00 to 13:00 |
Conference Room 102:Capacity: 100 Considering High Value Addition and Profiting Opportunities in the Printing Business As printed matter comes to be increasingly diversified and produced in small batches, with a greater use of digital printing systems, higher value addition becomes an imperative for the printing business. In this session, panelists will discuss with representatives from brand owners what various profiting opportunities surrounding printing are for adding higher value to the printing business itself by departing from mere ink on paper printing and how such opportunities should be conceived. Moderators and Panelists Kuki Yamamotoclan Toyo Art Printing Co., Ltd. President & CEO Shinichiro Matsuokaclan Director of Asapri Holdings Co., Ltd., Representative Director of Ole Co., Ltd., Representative Director of Rooster Co., Ltd. Shintaro Tamuraclan Inspirational Company Rakutsu Co., Ltd. Representative Director Yoshiyuki Tabataclan Central Profix Corporation President & CEO |
14:00 to 16:00 |
Conference Room 102:Capacity: 100 Possibility for Digital Printing in the Industrial Printing Market Printing technology is defined as what gives color to anything in the world and the scope of its object is not limited to printing paper but also covers objects in a wide range of areas including labels, packages, garments, and signboards. The evolution of digital printing technology in recent years has heightened new possibilities in areas of special printing including small batch printing of diverse types and collaboration with marketing. In this session, panelists will consider the future potential of the industrial printing market with representatives from printing companies which are successful in their areas. Moderators and Panelists Kenji Horieclan OpenFactory Inc. representative Atsushi Gomiclan Nitto Pack Corporation President & CEO Yuki Mitsuhiroclan King Printing Corporation President & CEO |
Date and Time | Thursday, Nov. 26 |
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11:00 to 13:00 |
Conference Room 102:Capacity: 100 Seminar on the Japan Color Certification System Focusing primarily on color management, it is intended to have the audience understand the utility of the Japan Color Certification System and ways to utilize it through discussion with representatives from excellent companies which obtained the certification and are making use of it. Moderators and Panelists Takashi Hatanoclan Komori Corporation Deputy General Manager of Business Promotion Division and General Manager of PESP Business Promotion Department Yusuke Wakagiclan Dai-ichi Material Printing Co., Ltd. General Manager, NBD Division Hiroshi Morizawaclan Central Profix Corporation Managing Director, Production Division, General Manager Hisao Okuboclan Production Management Department, Kojido Next Quality Assurance Division Manager |
Date and Time | Thursday, Nov. 27 |
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11:00 to 13:00 |
Conference Room 102:Capacity: 100 Let’s Talk about Key Words and Phrases in the Printing Business As there are various aspects of changes in the external environment surrounding printing besides the contraction of the market size, there are various key words and phrases related to the printing market including environmental response, SDGs, digitalization, marketing, universal design, and development of various new materials. In this session, panelists will talk about business key words and phrases closely related to the future printing business. Moderators and Panelists Kitahara Lee Yukiclan Dentsu Corporation Dentsu Media Innovation Laboratory Principal Investigator, Media Innovation Research Department Kei Nishimuraclan Nishimura Shodo Co., Ltd. Managing Director Torihara Hisashiclan Maruwa Corporation President & CEO |
14:00 to 16:00 |
Conference Room 102:Capacity: 100 Reconstruction and Future of Printing and Supply Chains Suggested by Changing Publishing and Printing Businesses While the phrase “printing industry recession” has often been heard in recent years, it is also true that some major publishers have reported record-high profit owing to the diffusion of electronic comic books: the publishing business can be said to be undergoing a major period of transformation. In this session, which focuses on the reconstruction of supply chains for the printing industry, panelists will discuss the present and future states of such supply chains with representatives from companies addressing this issue in the forefront with a sense of crisis. Moderators and Panelists Tatsuya Toyokawaclan Newbook Corporation President & CEO Chie Takahataclan PHP Research Institute, Inc. Chief Manager, Electronics Division, Rights Bureau |