World Association of News Publishers


WAN-IFRA India 2015, Conference & Expo

Programme

Wednesday, 2. September 2015

  • 9:30
    Engaging Minds, Enriching Lives

    Patrick Daniel, Editor-in-Chief, English and Malay Newspapers Division, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd., Singapore

    ALSO Presentation of the World Young Reader News Publisher of the Year award to Kompas Daily of Indonesia 

  • 10:30
  • 14:00
    Thomas Jacob, Chief Operating Officer, WAN-IFRA, Germany
  • 14:30
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    Optimising paper & energy. Case study from one of the largest printers in the world.

    Bénédicte Gercke, Category Director – Paper & Energy, News UK and Ireland, UK

    Stay together, win together. How does the Procurement Association of Danish Press work to keep the cost of Danish newspapers low for their readers?

    Thomas Isaksen, CEO, Procurement Association of the Danish Press, Denmark

    Printed electronics. What is the technology and what are the commercial possibilities?

    Dr. Arved Hübler, Chemnitz University, Germany

    Characteristics of 40 gsm and 42 gsm newsprint. How does it compare with 45 gsm newsprint? What challenges can we expect during production?

    Winfried Schaur, Senior Vice President, Newspaper Publishing, UPM, Germany

    Systematic approach to standardise production with lower gsm newsprint

    Mohanraj P, AGM Production, The Hindu, India

Thursday, 3. September 2015

  • 9:30
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    INCQC 2016-18. What is new in the competition and how can newspapers use the competition to improve their process to achieve consistent print quality?

    Anand Srinivasan, Research Manager, WAN-IFRA, India

    What it takes to win INCQC membership? The Mathrubhumi won two club memberships in INCQC 2014-16 in their very first attempt. A case study

    PT Bhasi, GM - Production and Maintenance, The Mathrubhumi, India

    Systematic approach to implement FM screen in newspaper production. What are the challenges in the implementation and how to achieve perfection systematically?

    Anjan Mazumdar, Vice President - Quality & EHS, HT Media Ltd., India

    Guided Expo Walkthrough

    Theme: Process less / Low Chemistry CTP plates

     

  • 14:00
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    Compact web press for newspaper production.Express Publications (Ceylon) has installed a compact press recently. What is the business case, pros and cons?

    Kumar Nadesan, Managing Director, Express Publications (Ceylon) Ltd., Sri Lanka

    Retrofitting presses – The Star (Malaysia) upgraded their three double width presses recently. How to approach a retrofit project and what are the learnings?

    Mohamed Hassen Mohammad Ali, Senior GM, Star Publications, Malaysia

  • 15:30
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    Analysis of the global newsprint industry – Prices, forecast, demand and supply.

    Emmy D‘Silva, Consultant Newsprint Procurement, Logistics & other Allied Services, India

    Integrated management systems. How management systems like ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 18001 help to achieve efficiency?

    Muharrem Yaşar, Quality Manager, Feza Publications Inc., Turkey

    Digital presses – A status update. What is latest in the technology, speed, finishing options and software?

    Manfred Werfel, Director, World Printers Forum, WAN-IFRA, Germany

Friday, 4. September 2015

  • 9:30
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    Innovation in Newspaper Production

    Snehasis Chandra Roy, Associated Vice President, ABP Pvt Ltd

    Environmental benefits of process free plates. A user case study.

    Samer Sabri Abdel Qader, Director Digital & Prepress, Masar Printing & Publishing, Dubai U.A.E.

    Environmental initiatives at Lokmat

    Neeraj Mahajan - Vice President, Technical - Lokmat

    Guided Expo Walk through

    Theme: Compact presses

     

  • 14:00

    Business models for sustainable print production.

    Manfred Werfel, Director, World Printers Forum, WAN-IFRA, Germany

    Business strategies for success in tough economic times.

    Shrijeet Mishra, Chief Operating Officer, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., India

    Closing keynote, Media in the digital age – challenges and opportunities for publishing business

    Rainer Esser, CEO, Zeit Online GmbH, Germany

    Official closing.

Date and Location

  • 02 Sep 2015 - 04 Sep 2015
    Mumbai
    India

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