Conference Program

Sponsorship

Conference Program

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

9:45-17:00

9:45 – 09:50

Opening Remarks
– Yukiko Suzuki, General Manager, Label Shimbun Co., Ltd.

9:50 – 09:55

Welcome Address from Supporting Organization
– Yu Tanaka, President, JFLP

9:45 – 10:00

Sponsor Welcome Address
– Makoto Hattori, CEO, LINTEC

10:00 – 10:30

Keynote Session
– Natsuki Uchida, Deputy Editor, Label Shimbun

10:30 – 11:00

Technical Keynote Session
– Makoto Inoue, Deputy General Manager, Technology & Development Office, LINTEC

11:00 – 11:30

Industry Association Session
– Ray Weiss, Vice President, eLearning and Certifications, PRINTING United Alliance

11:30 – 13:00

Lunch Break & Networking / Exhibition Visit (West Hall 3)

13:00 – 13:30

Technical Session
– GEW

13:30 – 14:00

Technical Session
– Xeikon Japan

14:00 – 14:30

Converter Session
– Tadashi Matsuguchi, CEO, OSP Holdings

14:30 – 15:00

Networking Break

15:00 – 15:30

Brand Owner Session
– Takashi Okutani, Chief Omni-Channel Officer, Oisix ra daichi

15:30 – 16:00

Technical Session
– Heidelberg Japan

16:00 – 16:30

Academic Session
– Qianing Ma, Special Research Fellow, Omori Laboratory, Waseda University

16:30 – 17:00

Technical Session
Prati
CEO Chiara Prati

Thursday, October 15, 2026

10:00-17:15

10:00 – 10:30

Keynote Session
– Andy Thomas, Strategic Director, LOUPE, Informa Markets

10:30 – 11:00

Technical Keynote Session
– Tomoaki Kimura, General Manager, Label Press Business Development Department, Seiko Epson

11:00 – 11:30

Converter Session
– Alex May, Chief Strategy Officer, Cymmetrik Group

11:30 – 12:00

Technical Session
– Peter Woods, Zone Business Director, Labels & Narrow Mid Web, BOBST

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch Break & Networking / Exhibition Visit (West Hall 3)

13:30 – 14:00

Brand Owner Session
– Hiroyuki Osawa, General Manager, Sustainability Promotion Department, FamilyMart

14:00 – 14:30

Technical Session
– HP

14:30 – 15:00

Converter Session
– Yukinori Okamoto, CEO, goof

15:00 – 15:30

Networking Break

15:30 – 16:00

Brand Owner Session
– Andy Black, Founder & President, Spanner

16:00 – 16:30

Technical Session
– Yasuhiro Tsuchida, Sales Director, New Market Office, Roland DG

16:30 – 17:15

Industry Association Session / Panel Discussion JFLP

Panelists:
Yu Tanaka, President, JFLP
Hidenori Abe, President, JFLP Young Leaders Council
Yohei Akimoto, President & CEO, NOROSHI
Moderator: Label Shimbun