Jeff Jacobson, executive chairman and CEO at EFI, kicks things off with a keynote address. Jacobson celebrates 35 years in the print industry. Before joining EFI, he was the CEO of Xerox Corporation, a $10 billion technology leader.

Gaby Matsliach, senior VP and the general manager of the EFI Productivity software business, shares the “State of Affairs.” He discusses the unpredictable business environment we are currently in including supply chain challenges, labor instability, and product and production demand fluctuations. He teased the MCorr, a flatbed scanning head inkjet press for corrugated packaging to meet demand for shorter runs prompted by the rise in ecommerce, which will be available later this year.

Jeff Jacobson interviews Marco Boer, VP, IT Strategies. Head to the event recap to read the takeaways from the conversation.

EFI brought multiple machines, like the EFI Pro30f super wide-format LED UV printer and EFI Pro30h hybrid flatbed/roll-fed LED entry-level production printer, for customers to test.

During the Fireside Chat keynote session, Jeff Jacobson interviews Kevin Warren, Fortune 500 marketing leader and UPS executive VP and CMO. They discussed the evolution of digital and ecommerce, with an in-depth perspective of digital’s impact on business now and into the future.

Attendees meet with eProductivity Software specialists to learn about EFI Fiery Prep-it and to troubleshoot problems in their own shops.

Tiffany Bisson, manager of the Americas Customer Experience Center, EFI’s display graphics demo facility in Londonderry, New Hampshire, speaks with an attendee about the EFI Pro30h hybrid flatbed/roll-fed LED entry-level production printer.

Marco Boer leads a session on the “Top Wide-Format Graphics Trends for 2022.” His current top trends include ecommerce, dye sublimation, interior décor, and private equity.

Toby Weiss, senior VP and general manager of the EFI’s flagship Fiery business, talks about workflow and Fiery, which has more than 1.7 million installations worldwide.

Scott Schinlever, COO of EFI’s Inkjet Business, leads a session on industrial inkjet printing trends and market growth opportunities.

Ken Hanulec, VP of Worldwide Corporate Marketing, EFI, says customers are consolidating. “They’re getting rid of smaller machines and getting one big printer to do everything,” he says, which helps reduce labor needs.

Mariano Rivera, who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees and is the only player ever to be unanimously selected to the Hall of Fame, discusses the Mariano Rivera Foundation. Its mission is to provide youth from impoverished families with an education that will empower them for the future, according to its website. EFI will help support underserved youth and the next generation of the print industry through this partnership.

Four young men of the Mariano Rivera Mentorship Program are provided with a scholarship from EFI to participate in their annual conference and are the youngest group ever to receive the EFI Certification in the print and digital design industry.

Frank Mallozzi, CRO at EFI, interviews Adrienne Palmer, editor-in-chief of Big Picture magazine, during an industry experts panel, Linda Casey of Packaging Impressions, Morten Reitoft of Inkish, and Tim Greene of IDC. They discuss what’s next, new, and unique in print, packaging, branding, and automation. Watch the panel here.

Adrienne Palmer shares opportunities in soft signage, creative wide-format digital print projects, ways to diversify your business, and more. Continue learning about the insights she shares by watching Part 1 of the panel.