CloudPrint 2013 is a half-day seminar programme at the Hunkeler Innovation Days on 12 February 2013 in Lucerne/Luzern, Switzerland, jointly organised by EBDA and PODi with the support of Hunkeler.

The theme of CloudPrint 2013 is how advances in Cloud Computing & Printing are influencing production architectures and workflows in the graphics communication industry.

The seminar will share experiences of key vendors, service providers and clients in how they are using the Cloud to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of their digital printing applications.

There will be a full afternoon of presentations from distinguished speakers who are leaders in their fields. The topics they will cover include:

• How a cloud-based service can be used by publishers or online retailers to professionally sell printed products produced on demand from their application or website
• The current and future state of the art for cloud-based RIP technologies
• The perspectives of print service providers on using SaaS-based software applications – the benefits, risks and level of use.

The speakers are:

Tony Hodgson
Director of PODi in Europe

Martin Bailey
Chief Technology Officer, Global Graphics Software, UK

Martijn Groot
CEO, Peecho, Netherlands

Frank Tol
CEO, Scan Laser, Netherlands

Danny Mertens
Business Development Manager, Xeikon International b.v., Belgium

Cary Sherburne,  Senior Editor, WhatTheyThink?, USA, will moderate the Panel and Audience discussion after the presentations

Sponsors are Xeikon International b.v. and Global Graphics Software Ltd

The seminar will take place 12 February 2013 at 13.00  in the Bannersaal of the Restaurant “Wirtschaft zum Schützenhaus”, three minutes walk from the Allmend Exhibition Hall.
For more information please visit http://www.cloudprint2013.com

EBDA is the European Business Document Association for offset and/or digital providers of information, transactional and transpromo print.

PODi is the world's leading independent digital printing organisation - it helps its members build successful businesses using digital printing and cross-media marketing.