WhatTheyThink's second annual event for print CEOs packed with innovative thinking, new business ideas, industry insight

Lexington, Kentucky USA – WhatTheyThink.com today encouraged Print CEOs to register for its second annual Print CEO Forum scheduled for October 2nd and 3rd, 2010, in Chicago. This printer-only event is sponsored by manroland and is being held in the prestigious University Club. Limo transportation to McCormick Place for Graph Expo will be provided on October 3rd. Registration details can be found at http://printceoforum.com.

"We are very excited about the content for this year's Print CEO Forum," said Randy Davidson, CEO of WhatTheyThink. "As we prepare to launch a new social media community for Print CEO Forum alumni, we look forward to welcoming many of last year's returning alumni as well as new members of our growing community. Our objective is to have everyone leave the event with several fresh, actionable ideas they can implement immediate as well as guidance on how best to spend their time at Graph Expo. It's a great agenda with a unique collection of industry luminaries ideally positioned to help our attendees navigate a dynamically changing future."

WhatTheyThink will also announce the recipient of the first annual Print CEO of the Year Award during the event.

As part of this community-building effort, WhatTheyThink plans a special web portal for CEO Forum alumni, as well as webinars, access to selected research materials and more. "These benefits will continue to provide print CEOs with innovative thinking, access to experts and a unique opportunity to network with peers on a regular basis," added Davidson.

Speakers include:

• Wendy Cebula, President of VistaPrint North America
• Joe Morgan, CEO, Standard Register
• Robert C. Tapella, United States Public Printer
• Marc Monseau, Director, Corporate Communications & Social Media, Johnson & Johnson
• Joe Duncan, Senior Vice President, Director of Strategic Vendor Management at Leo Burnett USA
• Donald R. Samuels, Managing Partner - Pictorial Offset Corporation
• John Edwards, President and CEO of Edwards Brothers

For a complete agenda, speaker bios and to register for the event, visit PrintCEOForum.com. A special dinner will be hosted on Saturday, October 2nd, to honor the top five nominees for Print CEO of the Year, and to present the award to the winner. The full agenda, details about lodging and more can be found at PrintCEOForum.com.

"While this is a printer-only event," said Davidson, "we are pleased that manroland has agreed to be our sponsor this year, allowing us to grow this exclusive event and make it even more valuable to attendees than last year."

About WhatTheyThink.com

WhatTheyThink is the printing and publishing industry's leading media organization; offering a wide range of publications delivering unbiased, real-time market intelligence, industry news, economic and trend analysis, peer-to-peer communication, and special reports on emerging technology and critical events. WhatTheyThink also hosts webinars and live events as well as providing content through a syndication program, which delivers content directly to related websites.

About manroland

manroland Inc., a division of manroland AG, is the world's second largest printing systems manufacturer and the world's market leader in web offset. manroland employs almost 8,700 people and has annual sales of some Euro 1.7 billion with an export share of almost 80%. Web and sheetfed offset presses provide solutions for publishing, commercial and packaging printing. For more information visit the web site at www.manroland.us.com.