- Digital Print for Packaging Europe
- Digital Print for Packaging US
- Digital Textile Printing US
- Digital Print for Packaging Asia
2023 location and dates
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Smithers’Digital Textile Printing Conference (DTP) is the key placeto have technical discussions around commercializing digital print for the textile industry. This event brings together luxury fashion brands, retailers, textile printers, equipment suppliers, and material suppliers to discuss the latest trends and advancements in the growing digital textile industry. DTP not only provides a comprehensive two-day technical conference, but also the rare opportunity for exhibitors and attendees to network and engage with leading manufacturers and retailing brands within digital textile printing landscape.
Closing outDigital Print Week,Digital Textile Printingwelcomes key players from across the digital print and textiles landscape to discuss how business models, technology and collaboration can accelerate the commercial adoption of digital print for textiles.Learn More About This Event
2022 Agenda
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Registration & Opening Remarks
Session I: Textile Industry Overview, Trends, Brands in Digital Textile Printing and More
Session II: Microfactories and Textile Mills
Networking Lunch
Session III: Apparel & Home Decor
Session IV: Workflow and Finishing
Registration & Opening Remarks
Session V: Personalization and E-Commerce
Session VI: Sustainability, New Materials and The Future of Fabrics
Session VII: Reshoring and Water Cleaning
Session VIII: Retention and Education within the Industry
Closing Remarks and Farewell
2022 Sponsors
Dupont
After more than 200 years of innovation, DuPont is entering a new era of discovery. Our community of scientists, engineers, visionaries and all of our partners are working every day to turn possibilities into real world answers that help humanity thrive.Explore how DuPont is shaping a better world.
Kornit Digital
Kornit Digital (NASDAQ: KRNT) is a worldwide market leader in sustainable, on-demand, digital fashionx and textile production technologies. The company is writing the operating system for fashion with end-to-end solutions including digital printing systems, inks, consumables, and an entire global ecosystem that manages workflows and fulfillment. Headquartered in Israel with offices in the USA, Europe, and Asia Pacific, Kornit Digital serves customers in more than 100 countries and states worldwide. To learn more about how Kornit Digital is boldly transforming the world of fashion and textiles, visit www.kornit.com.
2022 Speakers
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Gloria Adeboi
Sr. Sales Executive at Digimarc
Mary Ann Ankeny
Vice President, Product Development, and Implementation Operations at Cotton Incorporated
Jasmine Cox
Director of Textile Technology Programs & Business Innovation Textile Technology Center at Gaston College
Jena Nesbitt
Product Strategy Director at Pinecrest Fabrics
Nora Kühner
Independent Fashion & Design at Consultant
Eric Beyeler
Global Marketing Manager for Artistri® Digital Inks at DuPont Advanced Printing
Gloria Adeboi
Sr. Sales Executive at Digimarc
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Mary Ann Ankeny
Vice President, Product Development, and Implementation Operations at Cotton Incorporated
Mary Ankeny serves as VP, Product Development and Implementation at Cotton Incorporated overseeing all lab operations, outside research planning and funding for cotton textile applications, as well as the Textile Chemistry Research Department, where the focus is on sustainable wet processing technology for cotton from preparation through finishing. Mary has held various research positions within Cotton Incorporated since joining the company in 1995. Mary holds an MSc. in Textile Technology from the Institute of Textile Technology and a B.S. in Textile Engineering from Jefferson University.
Jasmine Cox
Director of Textile Technology Programs & Business Innovation Textile Technology Center at Gaston College
Jasmine Cox serves as the Director of Textile Technology Programs and Business Innovation at the Textile Technology Center at Gaston College in Belmont, NC. Prior to her role as Director of Textile Technology Programs, Jasmine has served in various roles including Physical Testing Laboratory Technician, Special Projects Coordinator and Process Coordinator. Originally, from Raleigh, NC Jasmine obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degree in Textile Technology from the NC State Wilson College of Textiles. She is currently pursuing her doctoral studies in Textile Technology Management at the NC State University’s Wilson College of Textiles.
Jena Nesbitt
Product Strategy Director at Pinecrest Fabrics
Jena Nesbitt brings 10+ years of experience in apparel, accessories, and lifestyle product development. Her career has ranged from visual merchandising, product line management, print & pattern design, and lead trend forecaster at a Fortune 500 company. In her role as Product Strategy Director at Pine Crest Fabrics, she brings insight into market trends through research and staying connected to the fashion industry.
Nora Kühner
Independent Fashion & Design at Consultant
After her studies at the renowned Deutsche Meisterschule für Mode in Munich (Germany),
Nora immersed herself deeply into the world of sport and design. For many years she has been
committed to develop sportswear collections. Working for many well-known international
brands in the fields of ski, golf, tennis, soccer, swimwear and fitness has always been both
challenge and inspiration.
Entering the stages of major trade fairs (like OutDoor show, ISPO Munich, PERFORMANCE DAYS and Functional Fabric Fair) to deliver trend speeches meant the thrilling start of a new phase in her professional career. Today Nora’s scope of work is mainly centred around trend forecasting and creative consultancy. Thinking beyond the conventional, she describes herself as a collector, observer and storyteller, reframing the way we live, produce and use. She sees responsible and sustainable design as one of the crucial keys to do better with less.
Excited by shaping the future and sharing knowledge, she founded the international
SPORTS .DESIGN . Masterclass project in 2015. A four-day workshop project for students from all around the globe, dedicated to the development of future-oriented and innovative design concepts.
Eric Beyeler
Global Marketing Manager for Artistri® Digital Inks at DuPont Advanced Printing
Eric Beyeler is the Global Marketing Manager for Artistri® Digital Inks for DuPont Advanced Printing. He joined the company in 1987 as a research engineer in the Engineering Technology Laboratory in Wilmington De.
He has held multiple positions in engineering, research, manufacturing, product management, sales and business development throughout his career at DuPont.
Mr. Beyeler joined the DuPont Digital Printing business in 2009 to lead the expansion of the Artistri® ink jet inks portfolio in the Commercial Printing segment.
In January 2016, he was named to his current position where his principal objective is to identify and implement Ink Jet Ink solutions to meet the demands of the growing Digital Printing markets.
Mr. Beyeler was born in France and graduated from Ecole Centrale de Lyon with a “Diplome d’Ingenieur”. He obtained a Masters & Doctorate degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware.
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DTP is Part of Digital Print Week!
Digital Print for Packaging takes place immediately before Digital Textile Printing. Digital Print for Packaging US features top experts in the digital print and packaging industry, sharing how brand owners, converters, printing equipment suppliers, and packaging designers can capitalize on what is really happening in the digital print for packaging sector.These co-located events havejam-packed line-ups that bringtogether a diverse cross section oftop experts in the digital print, textile printing, and packaging industries.
"Smithers hosted two terrific digital printing conferences in Chicago earlier this month—Digital Print for Packaging and Digital Textile Printing. Both had great content and were very interactive. In this article, we’ve just scratched the surface of what was covered. We highly recommend putting these conferences on your calendar for next year!"
Smithers Tackles Digital with Two Conferences, by Cary Sherburne for WhatTheyThink.