Conference Program

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

9:00am

Welcoming remarks

Kurt Fischer, Technical Conference Management

9:05am

Market Update

Michael Riffel, Afry

10:00am

IKEA Togetherness
Peter Lantz, IKEA

10:30am

Networking coffee break, exhibitions

11:00am

Dialoge of Colors: Digital Color Sourcing and Digital Standards
Angelika Rösner, FH Niederrhein

11:30am

Colour Road 23/24 – Contribute to a World in Peace
Clarissa Blüm, Renolit

noon

Five Years of Mass Digital Printing for LVT Flooring: Learnings and New Opportunities

Thorsten Beinke, Tarkett

12:30pm

Lunch break

1:30pm

Circular by design: Carbon-negative Solutions for the Built Environment

Pol Merino, Honext

2:00pm

Ceramin: The Future of Walls and Floors
Moritz Menier, Classen Group

2:30pm

Rapid growth of Turkish MDF and PB Industry Continues With New Investments
Naci Güngör, Alim Group

3:00pm

Networking coffee break, exhibitions

3:30pm

MFoil Range – The Impact of Pre-impregnated Papers on Surface Materials

Andrea Mühlbauer, Munksjö

4:00pm

DigiDry – Advanced Digital Drying and Curing With NIR
Christian Gächter, Lambda Technology

4:30pm

Introduction to UV Cured Powder Coatings, and their Carbon, Environmental and Sustainability Advantages

Evan Knoblauch, Keyland Polymer

5:00pm

End of day 1

7:30pm

Conference dinner

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

9:00am

Introducing Digital Print in Your Analog Workflow
Mike Horsten, Agfa

9:30am

Scanning Workflows for Raw Materials and Decor Products

Massimo Colagrande, Metis

10:00am

Color, Textures, Gloss, from Proof to Production

Stefan Höfs, CGS Oris

10:30am

Networking coffee break, exhibitions

11:00am

Wide Spectrum of Solutions for Décor Printing with Inkjet

Frank de Jonge, Neos

11:30am

Realities of Image Definition and Perception

Changlong Sun, Ricoh

noon

Soft-Proofing: The Advantage of Foresight

Duncan Ross,  Ava Cad Cam

12:30pm

Lunch break

1:30pm

Successful Implementation of Color Matching for Digital Printing of Edges at Egger in Brilon

Bernd Bergmann, IPAC

2:00pm

Re-production of digital decor jobs with automated color correction
Heiko Pieper, ColorGate

2:30pm

Technical Inks and Printheads: A Partnership for the Décor Market
Nadina Using, Industrial Inkjet

3:00pm

End of conference

9:00am

Welcoming Remarks

Kurt Fischer, Technical Conference Management

9:05am

Market Update

Goran Schmidt, Afry

10:00am

EPF Political and Regulatory Advocacy, and How it Relates to Surfaces of Wood-based Panels Today, and Tomorrow
Clive Pinnington, European Panel Federation

11:00am

Networking coffee break, exhibitions

11:30am

How Well do You Know Your Color Workflow? Tips and Advice on Achieving Excellence

Nick Hope and Duncan Ross,  Ava Cad Cam

12:00pm

The Importance of Inkjet Consumables for Printing Decorative Designs
Marc Graindourze, Agfa

12:30pm

Lunch break

1:30pm

New Portal Scanner and Software Innovations

Jens Becker and Patrick Degener, Cruse

2:00pm

AI as a Disruption: Pioneering New Realities
 
Royce Dodds, Dekor8

2:30pm

AI in Digital Decor Print: Basics and Challenges
 
Oliver Baar, Koenig & Bauer

3:00pm

Opportunities for AI in Interior Decoration
Thorsten Beinke and Felix Mohr, Tarkett

3:30pm

Networking coffee break, exhibitions

4:00pm

(Technology) Update IPAC

Harald Jordan, IPAC

4:30pm

Simplifying Surface Decoration with Automation
Heiko Pieper, ColorGate

5:00pm

End of day 1

7:30pm

Conference dinner

Thursday, March 14, 2024

9:00am

Sustainability at IKEA: Roadmap to 2030 for Wood-based Furniture

Anders Pettersson, IKEA

9:30am

Surface as an Interface to Nature – Sustainable Materials
Birgit Hansen, Hansen Innenarchitektur

10:00am

Capturing, Rendering, and Printing Surfaces: How Similar We Can be to Nature

Stefan Höfs, CGS Oris and Massimo Colombo, Metis

10:30am

Circular Economy for Flooring Products – What do We Have to Consider Tomorrow

Volker Kettler, Meister Werke

11:00am

Networking coffee break, exhibitions

11:30am

International Best Practice Reports for Digital Lacquer Embossing

Sebastian Bazyk, Hymmen

12:00pm

Added Value Through Inkjet Integration in Analogue Equipment

Frank de Jonge, Neos

12:30pm

How to Measure Materials and Surfaces for Consistent Color in Digital Decor Printing

André Schwarz, Barbieri

1:00pm

Lunch break

2:00pm

Colour Road 24/25 – Treasures of Our Planet

Clarissa Blüm, Renolit

2:30pm

Turkish MDF and PB Industry Strengthens its Nr. 2 Position After China with Non-stop Investments

Naci Güngör, Alim Group

3:00pm

Don’t Do the Same Thing Over and Over, Go Digital and be Different

Mike Horsten, Agfa

3:30pm

Farewell coffee

4:00pm

End of Conference