Speakers
Nino Speranza
Interprint GmbH
Westring 22
59759 Arnsberg
Germany
Phone: +49 2932 950-0
Nino Speranza, Director of Sales, authorised signatory and member of the management board at Interprint GmbH’s headquarters in Arnsberg.
Nino Speranza worked at Schattdecor from 2003 to 2021. He spent the first part of his time there in overseas sales, focusing on South America. The second part was as Export/Sales Manager for Central Europe.
In 2021, he founded the consulting and sales agency SP-CASA. He was Senior Sales Manager and sales representative for Splendecor and Pyrus Panels. Nino Speranza is a IHK-certified Industrial Clerk, Export Manager, Bachelor Professional (CCI) of Media Engineering and Operations and Master Professional (CCI) of Business Management.
His focus: pushing projects forward, expanding markets and creating innovations.
Thorsten Beinke
Tarkett GDL S.A.
An der Feckel 11
9779 Lentzweiler
Luxembourg
Phone: +352 9492 11-8313
Thorsten Beinke received vocational training as a carpenter and media designer. He is holding a bachelor in media economics from Fachhochschule des Mittelstands, Bielefeld.
From his nearly 35 years’ experience in product- and print-design, Thorsten spend half of it in the flooring business. His functional experience includes all fields in design from print, web to packaging or display. He also worked in sales, marketing and training. Before he joined the flooring industry, Thorsten worked for major companies in telecommunication, advertising and printing.
His employment history (flooring companies) is as follows:
Tarkett GDL S.A., Lentzweiler, Luxembourg, 2011 to present.
Senior design manager
Responsible for LVT and laminate products as well as in-house design development for future digital printing.
Witex Flooring, Augustdorf, Germany, 2005-2011
Creative director
Responsible for communication design, advertising and customer focused retail projects including point of sale presentation and training.
Terhürne, Südlohn, Germany, 2003-2005
Head of advertising
Responsible for communication design and advertising.
Robert Bierfreund
Interprint GmbH
Westring 22
59759 Arnsberg
Germany
Phone: +49 2932 9500
March 2011 – today: Managing Director Operations Interprint GmbH / COO Interprint Group responsible for manufacturing and engineering at all Interprint locations worldwide.
July 2010 – Feb. 2011: Establishment and management of the service and consulting business unit at Prinovis.
July 2008 – June 2010: CEO / Managing Director of a printing plant with 600 employees in Barcelona, Spain
Jan. 2007 – June 2008: COO / Director Operations for Mohn Media Apr. 2004 – Dec. 2006: COO / Director Operations at rotogravure printer Broschek in Hamburg.
1992 – 2004: Different management position at Eurohueco/Spain – Bertelsmann Printing Group
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Rudolf-Diesel-Fachschule für Techniker, Nürnberg
Clarissa Blüm
RENOLIT SE
Horchheimer Str. 50
67547 Worms
Phone: +49.6241.303.1286
Clarissa Blüm has been working as a specialist for the “Colour Road” trend service in Corporate Design Management at RENOLIT SE, one of the world’s leading plastic products manufacturers, since 2020.
She is responsible for the conception and implementation of trend materials. Clarissa presents Colour Road at trade fairs and congresses as well as on the RENOLIT website and in social media for both RENOLIT Interior Surfaces and RENOLIT Exterior Solutions.
She is also an adviser to international customers and licensees such as Lifocolor.
She was born in 1995. After finishing her apprenticeship as an industrial clerk at RENOLIT SE she initially worked as an assistant to the Corporate Design Management. In June 2020, she was certified as a “Colour Road” brand ambassador.
Royce Dodds
Dekor 8
59494 Soest
Germany
Phone: +49 151 521 21 966
After leaving University with a Degree in Interactive Arts. I went on to work in Magazines, eventually converting them to Websites in the 90s. Then invited to Germany to work on a Magazine having printing problems, and have stayed here since then.
Started working in the Decorative industry 20 years ago, helping firms set up their Digital Printing departments, Printing on HDF, Cork, Paper, Aluminum, Furniture edging material(Inline), Foils, etc
Founded Dekor8 in 2023, to support the whole industry with both designs and technical issues around Digital Print. For over a year I have been playing, yes playing with AI, and its potential uses in the decorative market.