The Inkjet Summit 2013 event will be held April 9-11 at the exclusive Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and is organized by nGage Events, the leading producer of hosted model events, and publishing partner Printing Impressions, the leading trade publication serving commercial printers.  The Inkjet Summit is an invitation-only, hosted event designed for senior managers and business executives who want to understand how inkjet technology trends, software, consumables and finishing solutions are and will impact their businesses and help them shape their strategies for the future. 

"Our goal is to bring together suppliers of inkjet solutions with qualified attendees who are investigating and intend to purchase inkjet solutions, into an environment facilitated by experts.  Attendees will learn from experts, suppliers, and most importantly their peers on how to approach inkjet and how to be successful." commented David Pesko, Senior Vice President at nGage Events.  "Our event format accomplishes this and it shows in the attendees confirmed thus far and the overwhelming requests we receive daily.  The event is truly a win-win for both sponsors and attendees."

As the interest in inkjet printing continues to grow, print providers and corporate enterprises are seeking guidance from industry experts, peers and market leaders to help them develop sound business strategies, understand their technology options, and make major investment decisions concerning inkjet printing capabilities.  Suppliers are looking for ways to identify and develop stronger relationships with buyers specifically interested in inkjet.  Inkjet Summit's unique format provides sponsors with Boardroom and 1:1 meetings with executives intimately involved with strategy, purchasing authority and buying intentions.

"Canon Solutions America is pleased to sponsor the Inkjet Summit. The format enables us to meet 1:1 with qualified decision makers who are serious about inkjet solutions.  With Océ inkjet production printing solutions making up approximately 32% of the worldwide inkjet market, our customers know they can count on us to partner with them for success.  This event gives us the opportunity to discuss and understand specific customer issues and work with them to ensure they have the right capital investment strategy and solutions needed to profitably produce books, magazines, direct mail, transaction, and transpromo.", stated Francis McMahon, Vice President Marketing, Canon Solutions America, Production Printing Solutions

"Inkjet technology is a disruptive technology that will touch every member of the print industry in the future. Bringing industry integrators, developers and businesses face to face is important to exploit and help direct its future", says George Promis, Vice President, Continuous Forms Production Solutions and Technology Alliances, Ricoh.  "Ricoh is proud to participate in the inaugural summit.  It's a unique opportunity to build and strengthen relationships with a diverse group of output solution businesses and share our view on what the future holds for inkjet and its ecosystem." 

"With the help of our customers, Finch Paper has been on the leading edge of production inkjet development. We are delighted to participate in the Inkjet Summit as we continue to expand optimized products and services for the technology", says Joseph Raccuia, President and CEO, Finch Paper. "We will succeed with increased collaboration among our technology partners, ink suppliers and printing service providers-a concept which this summit fully embraces. 

The conference program will be chaired by industry expert Charlie Corr and a team of top industry consultants, leaders and digital printing visionaries. Some topics that will be covered include:

• State of the Inkjet Printing Market - Will inkjet power the next era of POD?
• Supplier Perspective & Vision of the Inkjet Market Opportunity
• Which inkjet solution is right for you and what are the key elements?
• Building Block Sessions: Market Segment Overviews
• Understanding Inkjet Economics & the Total Cost of Ownership
• What do Current Ink Jet Press Users Say about Ink Jet? A Perspective from 100 Owners
• Current Inkjet User panels across multiple segments
• Numerous case studies across multiple segments
• Preparing your business for Inkjet

For information on sponsoring and/or attending the Inkjet Summit 2013, please visit www.ijsummit.com or contact David Pesko at [email protected]