Labelexpo Southeast Asia opens in May

Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2018 taps into the region’s expanding market for label and package printing and launches at BITEC in Bangkok, Thailand on May 10-12. The inaugural event will feature label packaging solutions from 200 exhibitors as well as a series of educational events scheduled throughout the three days.

The Shrink Sleeve Technology Workshop on May 12 (Saturday) moderated by Andy Thomas-Emans, strategic director, Labelexpo, will cover topics on design and origination, inks, substrates, and converting and application technology. There will be a presentation on quality control and fault finding by Dr Séamus Lafferty, president of Barry Wehmiller company Accraply.

Conference sessions on May 10-11 will cover a wide range of topics of interest to label and packaging printers, brand owners and designers. In a keynote speech, Brenton Barrett, president Asia Pacific of Multi-Color Corporation will look at regional trends and growth opportunities.

The CEO printer panel event on May 10 will have panelists Piyapong Wongvorakul, managing director of Trisan Printing (Thailand); Peter Woods, director and CEO Southeast Asia, QLM Label Makers (Malaysia); Judy Tan, general manager Prestige Label (Singapore); and Ann Magdalene Chua, general manager Allied Pacific Packaging (Philippines). Moderator will be James Quirk, group managing editor of Labels & Labeling.

The key session on May 11 is the brand panel discussion with speakers including Damodaran Govindaraju, packaging development director, Marico South East Asia Corporation. Other brand-themed presentations will include ‘360 degree design’ – taking in all aspects from packaging to consumer interaction - and developing new packaging concepts. Ryan Shaw, creative director for Southeast Asia at Landor brand and design agency, will look at the latest packaging design trends using a range of examples.

Lisa Milburn, Labelexpo managing director says “Education is one of the significant drivers of growth in the label and package printing industry. The topics in the conference and workshop have been specifically chosen based on printer feedback in Southeast Asia and we are pleased to include so many top speakers from around the world. It is a fantastic opportunity for delegates to develop their practical and technical knowledge.”

The conference sessions are free to attend and will be in English with simultaneous Thai translation. The Shrink Sleeve Technology Workshop will only be in English and costs $250 (seats are limited to 30). To find out more or to register please visit www.labelexpo-seasia.com.