Print Congress 2006
PRINT CONGRESS HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 2007
SpeakersIn order to help facilitate the quest for "World Class Printing", Monday 9 October will see the first meeting of the World Print Federation with representatives from; UK, America, Japan, China, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and all over Europe meeting to discuss issues ranging from paper to energy and also that revered word "Globalisation".
Continuing from the meeting of the World Print Federation the British Printing Industries Federation's Print Congress 2006 will be challenging the topic of "World Class Printing." Keynote speakers will be pulled from all areas of the industry and will cover topics such as globalisation, passion in leadership, customer insights and value added printing.
Peter Phippen was appointed BBC Worldwide's Managing Director, Magazines, in July 2001. As Managing Director of the Magazines division, the third largest consumer magazine publisher in the UK, Peter is responsible for all BBC Worldwide's magazine titles in the UK and for the global expansion of the business.
He is also a Director of Dovetail Ltd (subscription fulfilment), Chairman of Frontline (distribution), Chairman of Bristol Magazines Ltd, Chairman of BBC Haymarket Exhibitions, and co-Chairman of Worldwide Media – a joint venture in India.
He is also a Director of the PPA, a Director of the NRS, and a past Treasurer of FIPP (the world Magazines trade body).
Previously, Peter was President and Chief Executive Officer of BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. (BBCWWA), a wholly owned subsidiary of BBC Worldwide, a position he took up in August 1998. Peter was responsible for expanding the company's vast range of products in the U.S., Canada and Latin America, encompassing the cable joint ventures with Discovery Communications Inc. (DCI) for Animal Planet and People & Arts, and with Alliance Atlantis for the channel BBC Canada, and the wholly owned channel BBC America; and program co-productions with a number of partners.
Prior to his position with BBC Worldwide Americas, Peter was Managing Director, UK Region, BBC Worldwide, from June 1997. His responsibilities included all commercial activities in the UK, including magazines, book, video, audio and licensing, as well as for BBC Worldwide’s television joint venture with Flextech.
James Naughtie Is a lead presenter on the Today programme and also hosts Radio 4's Book Club and television coverage of the Proms. Jim has worked at the Scotsman, the Washington Post and was also Chief Political Correspondant at the Guardian. He joined Radio 4 to present The Week in Westminster, and then World at One. He went on to make several documentaries, including The Power and the Glory - America's Crisis of Leadership.
Jim is author of The Rivals, a wonderfully revealing book about the true nature of the relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
He has also chaired many high-level business gatherings including the Davos Symposium.
Richard Lambert, joined the Financial Times in 1966, as trainee companies reporter and joined the Lex investment column, becoming its editor in 1976. Three years later he was appointed Financial Editor. In 1982 he became New York bureau chief to broaden his international experience. After a year he returned to the UK as deputy editor, and his responsibilities included hands-on quality control, ideas generation and recruitment.
In 1991 he took over the editorship of the Financial Times from Geoff Owen and helped the FT weather the recession of the early 1990's. In 1995 he launched a project to challenge the Wall Street Journal in the USA and in 1997 moved back to New York for a year to launch a US version of the FT, while remaining in overall charge of the UK version too. In his own words: "It was a great time -the nearest I've ever been to being involved in a start-up."
As editor, with a staff of almost 500 people, Richard demonstrated his considerable management skills and was awarded a series of international awards for journalism including the Harold Wincott senior financial journalist award. After ten years at the helm of the FT he stepped down at the end of 2001.
In spring 2003, Richard became the first non-economist ever to sit as an external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee. Through this role he met hundreds of businessmen and women around the UK on his regular regional visits -an element of the job, which will stand him in great stead at his new position at the CBI.
Chris Sykes has been the Chief Executive of the Printing Industries Federation of South Africa since 1989 and President of the World Print and Communication Forum since 2003.
He is chairman of two large retirement funds and a medical insurance fund, as well as a member of the advisory boards of the Hong Kong Institute of Printing Professionals and the South African Institute of Printing.
Anthony Hilton is the Financial Editor of the Evening Standard and previous Wincott Financial Journalist of the Year. An author, broadcaster and lecturer, he has also served as a non-executive Director of insurance and publishing companies.
Joining Fleet Street as a trainee on the Guardian, Anthony served in New York as Business Correspondent for the London Sunday Times and City Editor of The Times before joining the Standard.
He has made numerous television appearances, including Channel 4's Business Programme and The Stocks and Shares Show. Anthony is a frequent radio broadcaster, examining the international money markets and the state of the British economy. He assesses the outlook for investments, the pension crisis, corporate governance, executive pay and the arguments for and against joining the Euro.
Michelle Mone - Creator of the bust-boosting Ultimo bra, Michelle is a highly successful entrepreneur and marketer. She also appears in BBC’s Mind Your Own business, advising enterprises on what they are doing right and where they are going wrong.
Due to family illness, Michelle left school at 15 with no qualifications. After a brief spell as a fashion model, she took a job making the tea at Labatts. Eighteen months later, she was made head of the Canadian brewer’s Scottish salesforce.
Michelle then decided to launch her own company MJM International when she noticed a gap in the lingerie market for a comfortable cleavage-enhancing bra. After 3 years of development the Ultimo Bra was launched at Selfridges where it sold out in 24hours. It was then famously worn by Julia Roberts in Erin Brockvich and is no the fastest growing "intimate apparel" brand in Europe. Michelle is widely regarded as one of Scotland's most promising entrepreneurs. The secret lies in her ability to constantly look at new ways of dealing with problems and developing new ideas.
BJ Cunningham - Whilst still a teenager BJ started his first enterprise, importing classic cars and Harley Davidsons from LA to London. This stopped abruptly when the market collapsed!
Taking his debt with him, BJ decided to launch DEATH™ Cigarettes - positioning them as "the honest smoke". His Enlightened tobacco company gained such a foothold in the market that it found itself taking on the combined might of the industry. With a growing reputation for challenging norms, BJ set up a brand-marketing agency with clients including Volkswagen, B&O and Nokia.
BJ believes that companies are like people. Each one of us is made up of three separate perspectives; how we perceive ourselves, how others perceive us and how we want to be perceived. The closer these perspectives are, the stronger we are. Companies are the same - if a company perceives itself the same way as others perceive it and it wants to be perceived, then it will be strong.
Guy Browning - Guy is the David Attenborough of the business jungle. He combines the two elements essential for a great business communicator; a firm grasp of business issues and an industrial strength sense of humour.
One of Britain's top humorous writers, his long standing "How To" column in the Guardian applies advanced business techniques to everyday life and shows that they don't work there either.
Guy is the founder of Smokehouse - an innovation consultancy which helps organisations brainstorm new products and services, new ways of working abd new ideas for communication. Clients include Unilever and HBOS.
Guy has also written several extremely funny books:
"Never hit a Jellyfish with a spade" - "Being nice in business is like being nice on the roads. Everyone likes you but you don’t get anywhere."
"Never Push when it Says Pull: Small Rules for Little problems"
More information on speakers to come.
