25th February, 2023 | Radisson Blu, Kochi

M A R K T H E D AT E

Dear friend,

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e take immense pleasure in informing you that Print & Beyond 2023 will be held on 25th February and this will be the seventh edition of our flagship event. We have been slowly and steadily scaling up this event over the years and this is in line with our philosophy of Empowering our members to grow into a “Product Creator” from a “Printer”. This philosophy has guided us in shaping the events in the past 6 editions and we have had varied themes with the last event being centred around the theme “Make in India: Success stories in Print”. In this edition we have as our theme ‘Print Post-COVID: Opportunities & Challenges’. We shall be having a plethora of industry stalwarts speaking to us on how they managed the treacherous years of pandemic, what they did right to achieve success during the difficult times and the not so right during the crises, and what has changed for them and what remains the same.

The event will be inaugurated by Mr. Santhosh George Kulangara, TV Personality, Publisher & Traveler. The keynote address will be delivered by Mr. Narendra Paruchuri, Chairman, Pragati Offset, Hyderabad. This will be followed by sessions on the theme subject conducted by Mr. Selvakumar K., Director, Lovely Offset Printers (P) Ltd., Sivakasi, and Mr. Manu Choudhury, Director, CDC Printers, Kolkata. Mr. Ramu Ramanathan, Group Editor of PrintWeek India & WhatPackaging? will moderate an interactive session with the speakers, where you get an opportunity to learn more from the best in the business. Kindly mark the date and do join us for this very important event. A formal invitation along with detailed brochure will follow. We look forward to see you at the 7th Edition of ‘Print & Beyond’ held at the centrally-located Radisson Blu, Kochi on the 25th of February, 2023.

Louis Francis President Kerala Master Printers Association

G. Venugopal Hon. Gen. Secretary Kerala Master Printers Association

Raju N. Kutty Chairman Print & Beyond 2023

OVERVIEW

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rint & Beyond is a one of a kind initiative of KMPA kick started in 2014 with the aim of acquainting the Kerala printing industry to the latest technological innovations taking place on the global printing arena. The first edition in 2014 was inaugurated by Mr. Dev Nair, Former President of All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP). Print & Beyond was fortunate to have the presence and erudite presentations of personages and industry stalwarts like Mr. Narendra Paruchuri, MD, Pragati Offset; Prof. Dr. Rajendra Kumar Anayath, Vice Chancellor, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Haryana; Mr. Tomin J. Thachankary, IPS, Former Chairman & MD, Kerala Books and Publication Society; Mr. Ramesh Kejriwal, Chairman, Parksons Packaging; Mr. Gautham Pai, MD, Manipal Technologies Ltd.; Mr. Akihiro Komori, Dy. Group Gen. Manager, Komori Corporation; Mr. Bhuvanesh Seth, MD, Replika Press; Mr. Khushru Patel, MD, Jak Printers; Mr. Venugopal Menon, Business Director, BOBST; Mr. B. Prasad, MD, Printech Digital Imaging and Mr. Thomas Jacob, former Editorial Director, Malayala Manorama Daily who illuminated the minds of participant with their insightful key note address in the first five editions of Print and Beyond Seminar. Step by step we are scaling up Print & Beyond and attempting to make it one of the must attend events in India. In the sixth edition held in 2020 we focused on “Make in India: Success stories in Print” as our theme. During the event we had sessions about this subject by prominent personalities from our indusry like Mr. C.N. Ashok, MD, Autoprit Machinery Manufacturer; Mr. Harsha Paruchuri, Director, Pragati Offset; Mr. S.N. Venkataraman, Div. Head-Marketing, ITC; Mr. Anoop Venugopal, Director, Anaswara Offset. Varying stories of Success in Print were enumerated upon and we also had an interactive panel discussion. Prof. Dr. Rajendrakumar Anayath is our chief patron and he has been actively involved in all the Print and Beyond events right from the time it was conceived. In fact the very name “Print and Beyond” was coined by him. Our theme for 2023 is “Print Post-COVID: Opportunities & Challenges ” KMPA conducts Print & Beyond Seminar every year as a tribute to late Jose Joseph, the founder of Printers Castle for his invaluable contributions to the Association and printing industry in general.

INAUGURATION

Mr. Santhosh George Kulangara TV Producer, Director, Broadcaster, Publisher & Traveler

SPEAKERS Keynote address

Mr. Narendra Paruchuri

Chairman, Pragati Offset, Hyderabad

Mr. Selvakumar K.

Director Lovely Offset Printers (P) Ltd., Sivakasi

Mr. Manu Choudhury Director CDC Printers, Kolkata

Prof. Dr. Rajendrakumar Anayath Vice Chancellor Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Haryana

Mr. Ramu Ramanathan Group Editor, PrintWeek India and WhatPackaging? magazines

The Seminar will begin at 9.00 a.m. and will continue till 5.00 p.m.

REGISTRATION The registration for the seminar can be done through e-mail: [email protected] or by Phone: 0484-4042715 until 15th February 2023 Those who want to make spot registration, please inform KMPA office at the above telephone number at least three days before the event to ensure your seats. Registration Fee: `1500/- (For KMPA members) `2000/- (For non-members) The registration fee includes lunch and tea

Participants must be present at the seminar venue at 9.00 a.m. Kindly note: In order not to disturb the seminar, participants are not allowed to enter the seminar hall during a speaker’s address. They have to wait for the break in between.

Also make use of this golden opportunity to witness the fifth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale which will run from 23rd December, 2022 to 10th April, 2023. The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is an international exhibition of contemporary art held in Kochi, Kerala. It is the largest art exhibition in India and the biggest contemporary art festival in Asia. Indian and international artists exhibit artworks across a variety of mediums including film, installation, painting, sculpture, new media and performance art.

For further enquiries:

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