Women are up and coming - also in the print media industry": Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is responding to this trend with the international networking meeting "Women in Print" on the occasion of drupa 2012 from May 3 to 16 in Düsseldorf. The meeting will take place on May 6 at the Heidelberg "Sternberg Lounge" in the direct vicinity of Hall 1, where Heidelberg will be showcasing its innovations. 

The event offers female executives managers from the print media industry a common platform to share ideas and exchange experiences. 

Key note speaker Monika Schulz-Strelow, Chairwoman of the "Women on Board" initiative, FidAR e.V., Berlin, will give a lecture on "Women and their stories". 

Two printing experts will report on their varied experience in the international print media industry: Susan Heaney, Managing Director of Heaneys Performers in Print, Queensland, Australia, and Laura Lawton-Forsyth, President and owner of family-run Lawton Printing and File-EZ Folder located in Spokane, USA. 

Helpful suggestions from other industry sectors come from Andrea Riedmann, Partner Audit KPMG AG, who will deliver insight into KPMG's diversity strategy. Antonia Gerke, actress and artist, will round off the series of lectures by picturing the trend in art and culture. 

Adriana Nuneva, Senior Vice President at Heidelberg and responsible for Global Marketing, Corporate Communications, the Print Media Academy and Consulting, appreciates the initiative: ""Networking makes it easy to establish and deepen contacts, to exchange experiences and to discuss business ideas. In difficult situations, communication with women in similar business positions might even help to make the right decision. Most of all, young female executives can benefit from expertise and support of experienced mentors." 

For further information about the company and image material, please visit the Press Lounge of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG at www.heidelberg.com. 

Heidelberg at drupa 2012 

Today's print media service providers are faced with a dynamic and challenging market. Companies that want to achieve success in such an environment need to optimize their business models by seizing on market trends in the industry and using them to their advantage: During drupa 2012, from May 3 to 16, Heidelberg will be showcasing in Hall 1 an extended portfolio of products and solutions that have been developed specifically for the latest market requirements. The trade show presentation, held under the banner "Discover HEI", will center on lean production (HEI Productivity), green printing (HEI Eco), web-to-print (HEI Integration), short-run-printing (HEI Flexibility), differentiation through coatings and special effects (HEI Emotions), the future of packaging printing (HEI End), and gaining an edge through the latest know-how (HEI School). The company is exhibiting solutions that enable print shops and Postpress businesses to meet the latest market requirements in full. 

www.drupa.heidelberg.com 

For further information, please contact: 
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG 
Corporate Public Relations 
Silke Wolf 
Phone: +49 (0) 6221 92-5061 
Fax: +49 (0) 6221 92-5069 
E-Mail: [email protected]