Tan Kien Eng
CEO, Leo Burnett Group Malaysia & Singapore

Kien believes that with growth comes freedom. To grow the Leo Burnett brand, Kien starts with the growth of our people and the growth of our client’s business.

With over 23 years of industry experience, he has grown the creative reputation of the agencies he worked at. Kien lead a team of dedicated people to build Arc Worldwide Malaysia as the number 1 direct agency for three years in a row from 2007, 2008 and 2009 in Malaysia. During that period, Arc WW was also awarded the number 1 direct agency in Asia from 2007 and 2008 by the Won Report. During his tenure as CEO of the Leo Burnett Group Malaysia the agency was ranked number 1 by ADOI magazine in 2008 followed by the recognition from the 4As, as the agency of the year in 2009. But the proudest moment was when Leo Burnett Malaysia was voted the most preferred agencies by marketers in Malaysia 2009/2010. Marketers and Advertising and Marketing magazine voted for Leo Burnett and Arc Worldwide to be The Creative Agency of The Year and Direct Marketing Agency of The Year.
 
Aside from building the creative reputation of Leo Burnett in Malaysia, Kien, as CEO of the company has lead Leo Burnett Malaysia on a year-on-year business and revenue growth for 4 years in a row. Under his leadership, the Leo Burnett Group Singapore has also experiences a record breaking 63% growth in 2010. His category experience ranges from Airlines to Telecommunications.

Prior to joining Leo Burnett and Arc Worldwide, Kien was the Co-Regional Creative Director of OgilvyOne Asia Pacific from 1999 to 2004. During the period, Kien helped established the creative reputation of OgilvyOne in Asia Pacific. He also helped made OgilvyOne Malaysia number one in Malaysia, four years in a row and a top three most creative office in the OgilvyOne network for four years in a row. Kien is now preoccupied with strategizing the next phase of growth for Leo Burnett Group Malaysia.

Favorite past time includes, studying beautiful designs, lifestyle related designs, people, behavior, history, culture and enjoying nature.


Mark Gervais
Director of Screen Print, Ningbo Shenzhou Knitting Co Ltd

Mark has worked passionately for 34+ years in the Screen Printing Industry. His Screen Printing career began printing PCB’s (printed circuit boards) for Apple Computer in 1977 and continued for over 10 years. In 1987, he had made the move into Textile Screen Printing which is where he still is today. In those 24 years, Mark worked for 17 years with various large scale printing operations on the West Coast and also 3 of the major Plastisol Ink manufactures, with 4 of those years as an Asian Regional Sales Manager. Mark has been working and living in China for the past 7 years with almost 3 of those years at Ningbo Shenzhou Knitting Co, Ltd.

His passions lie in working with Graphic Print Development and determining how designs are separated, engineered and printed and also a Designer of Printing Operations with facility lay-out to establish process controls and procedures and efficient automatic machine operations and quality.


Charlie Taublieb
Owner, Taublieb Consultancy

Charlie Taublieb is a technical screen-printing consultant with over 30 years in the industry. Charlie has worked in all aspects of the industry from designing facilities to resolving technical problems. He owned an automated screen-printing company in Brooklyn, NY and a screen-printing supply house in Denver, Colorado. He has consulted with small and large start-up companies as well as existing companies worldwide and is recognized as an expert in the field. Taublieb has been conducting workshops and seminars for over 25 years including ones for the Imprinted Sportswear Shows, FESPA, SGIA Shows, DAX Shows and others in the US and abroad. He is a contributing writer for several industry publications in the US and overseas including IMPRESSIONS Magazine. Taublieb is a member of the Academy of Screen Printing Technology. He can be reached via e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or through his website www.taubliebconsulting.com.


Frits Beurskens
President, Asian Printmedia Consultancy Group Inc

Frits combines over 30 years of experience in graphic industries worldwide. He is a known expert in the field of standardization especially on ISO-12647. He was highly involved with Asia’s first ISO-12647 certifications in May 2007 in the Philippines. After being active for 15 years in printing companies, his record leads us to his work as a trainer/instructor at the GOC Centre of Excellence in the Netherlands. After 9 years at the GOC he started as a product manager for Wifac in Mijdrecht. Then he went back to his roots and started conducting training and consultancy projects all over the world, which finally lead to the founding of Asian Printmedia Consultancy Group Inc. In January 2009, Frits Beurskens became partner of Fogra (Forschungsgesellschaft Druck e.V) in Germany. Their partner program trains and certifies individuals as Fogra partners for their Process Standard Offset standardization according to the ISO 12647-2.

As Fogra partner, Frits Beurskens is now certified to do certification audits on behalf of Fogra. As of June 01, 2010, Frits joined Globis Inc. as General Manager. Globis is recognized as the leading proponent in color management in the Philippine graphic arts industry. He finds a lot of synergy with Globis wherein it shares a similarly high level of passion and professionalism towards the industry through the products and technology it promotes and implements. Under his stewardship, he aims to bring Globis to an even higher plane of knowledge, expertise and capability that will allow the company to conquer shores outside of the Philippines.

Keith Ferrel  
Founder, Cactus Imaging
 
Keith Ferrel is one of the founders of Cactus Imaging. Starting in New Zealand in 1992 Cactus Imaging has now become known throughout the world as one of the best Grand Format Production companies in the Asia Pacific region. After one year in Auckland New Zealand, Keith moved to Sydney Australia to set up the sales arm of Cactus Imaging Australia. It proved so successful that in 1996 Cactus Imaging set up a full scale production plant in Sydney which is now the leading grand format printer in Australasia.

In 2000 Keith was appointed as the Group Sales Director and was one of the drivers in setting up Cactus Imaging India based in Chennai. He traveled extensively throughout Asia and the Middle East and gained many major clients for the company. The Indian production plant was a major success producing in excess of 140,000 sq mtrs of work per month. Keith was appointed General Manager of The Cactus Imaging Group in 2005. In 2008 the company was sold to a Private Equity Company and is now part of the Opus Print Group.

Keith is now recognized in Australia as an industry legend and has also been named as one of the most influential people in the industry.



Pei Guifan
Chairwoman CSGIA

Mrs. Pei Guifan had served as General Secretary of CSGIA for 14 years before 2006 and thereafter she has held the post of CSGIA Chairwoman since 2007.During the last two decades she has acted as the chief editor of SCREEN PRINTING China. Her diligent service to China industry has made her become one of the main designers and performers of the events and projects in China screen printing industry.

Mrs.Pei initiated ASGA magazine in 1998 and undertook the work of editor until 2003. She has led CSGIA office serving as ASGA Secretary for a dozen of years and was elected as ASGA Chairwoman for the term 2010-2011.

ASGA was established in 1993. At present ASGA is composed of 10 Asian country members. A professional ASGA magazine and ASGA website are in service to the Asian industry. ASGA /CSGIA exhibition has held every two years in China since 2001. Friendship, Cooperation and Development is the concept and the aim of the ASGA members. It seeks to cooperate with the companies and communities in the world industry for a sustainable progress of Asian industry.




Paul Machin
Machin Consultancy

Paul started in the printing industry in 1970 having already spent 15 years in the surface coating industry and is a qualified chemist and lawyer. For 20 years he was responsible for regulatory affairs at FujiFilm Sericol and eight years he headed their Environmental Services Division. While at Sericol he was chairman of ESMA and its Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Committee. He is a member of the UK Health and Safety Executive’s Printing Industry Advisory Committee and an advisor to the European Union Environmental Agency on best environmental practices to the printing industry. He acts as a health, safety and environmental consultant to the printing industry and its trade associations.

Mitsutaka  Yoshida
Overseas Sales Manager, NBC

Mitsutaka  Yoshida has been involved in the Screen Printing industry for 14 years. Originally working on the production control team and then moving into domestic sales for Japan.
Now as Manager of the Overseas Sales Division, he has grown to a leading Sales and Marketing specialist for NBC Japan and continues to offer in-depth technical advice and consultancy to their wide client base.

NBC have been conducting extensive research on the Trends of Screen Printing in Japan, Europe and America. Yoshida will be sharing the current results of this research and evaluating the findings.




Joel Taylor
Founder, PSI Printing 

Having started PSI back in 2006, Joel quickly became aware that in order to be an industry leader he must first be a pioneer. Henceforth, stepping away from what could be called traditional methods, Joel turned to the Internet.
He proceeded in taking his business to new heights after learning how he could effectively and efficiently utilise the Internet for business purposes. This single change allowed him to transfer his home-grown business from a back shed operation, to an Australian industry leader. Joel’s integration of customer service, marketing and the Internet - no longer seeing these as individual aspects of his business - allowed him to amalgamate the processes of each in order to create the most successful business model possible. This move allowed PSI to systematically grow and nurture relationships with their customer base, ultimately contributing to industry leading, year on year sales growth.
Joel himself is a highly motivated individual with a passion for sharing knowledge that he has obtained. He sees it as important to share his experiences and accomplishments with other small businesses, providing them with the opportunity to drive and grow their operations through proficient utilisation of new technologies. This generosity stems from Joel’s passion for marketing and ethical, honest business. He believes in growing relationships beyond the point of sale, something that has served him well in his own business environment.
When not running PSI Screen Printing, you can find Joel hanging out with his two kids on the Gold Coast or in his vegetable garden, sustainably growing other aspects of his life.




Anders Nilsson
FESPA Board Member and Past President 
 
Anders represents the Nordic region on the FESPA board of directors.  He joined the Board in 2000 and was FESPA President from 2007 until FESPA 2010.
 
He is responsible for all activities of FESPA as President and also sits on the FESPA Finance Committee. Active in the screen printing industry for almost 30 years, Anders joined the Swedish Screen printing Association in 1995 and became its president in 1998.

Anders is a qualified mechanical engineer and apprenticed screen printer, and has had professional stints in many areas of the graphic arts industry, including business forms printing, papermaking, and as European sales manager for a major supplier of graphics consumables.

He acquired Gamleby Screen in 1992 and has developed the company - which is located in the south-east of Sweden, about 250km from Stockholm - into one of the prominent screen printing operations in Sweden. The business serves the regional needs of multi-national corporations as well as a local client base. Gamleby Screen is focused on large format screen and digital production, especially point-of-sale materials, and specialises in printing on plastic substrates for sign and banner applications and vehicle graphics.

Married with three grown-up children, Anders takes his inspiration from the great outdoors, spending time in his summer house off the Swedish coast, and riding his Harley Davidson.

Duncan MacOwan
Head of Events and New Media, FESPA

Duncan joined FESPA in January 2010 as Conference and Events Manager, from William Reed Business Media. In early 2011, Duncan was promoted to his current position to reflect the expansion of his role in both events and online. Duncan’s vast experience in events, international business and communications adds further value to the events and online services which FESPA delivers to the global printing community.

When not conceiving and delivering inspirational content and connections, Duncan enjoys spending time with his wife Kerry and two young daughters, Winnie and Isla. Duncan is also a keen golfer and enjoys most sports - whether playing or just watching.





Stephen Goddard
Environmental Leadership Program Manager,  HP

Although a Londoner born and bred, Stephen is now based at the headquarters of Hewlett Packard's Graphic Solutions Business in Barcelona. He is the Environmental Leadership Program Manager for this organisation, which encompasses the Designjet, Indigo, Inkjet Web Press and Scitex brands.

Stephen joined HP some three years ago, having worked previously for companies including Philips in the Netherlands and Germany, and also Britain's GKN. He holds a degree in Technology & Management from the University of Bradford and an MBA from the IESE business school in Barcelona.



Nigel Lauw
Key Account Manager, Supersonic Design.

Nigel Lauw, an advertising professional in a Singapore based advertising agency, SuperSonic. Nigel manages leading brands in the education, healthcare and government sector.

Dedicated to enhancing his clients' brand value, Nigel first seeks to understand the nuances of their business before unearthing user insights by exploring industry trends. A regular at conferences and seminars, he enjoys sharing his thoughts on how organizations can build greater brand value through well-crafted campaigns

Richard Barham, Vice President Inkjet, Agfa Graphics N.V.

Richard Barham is Agfa’s global head of Inkjet, responsible for driving Agfa’s rapid growth in the POP and wide format industrial markets. Richard Barham heads Agfa’s Inkjet research and development, manufacturing, sales and marketing groups worldwide with sites in Canada, Belgium and Germany. Richard Barham led the acquisition of Gandi Innovations in 2010 and is leading the roll out of the latest generation of Agfa Jeti products. He has over 27 years experience in the graphics industry with roles in sales, marketing, product development and R&D in the UK and across Europe. Prior to heading up Inkjet at Agfa, Richard Barham was head of Global Marketing and Product Development for Agfa Graphics Pre-Press division. He studied Physics and Applied Electronics at City University in the UK and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing

Michael T. Fralix, Ph.D. President and CEO [TC]²

For the last twenty-two years, Dr. Mike Fralix has worked in a variety of capacities at [TC]² and has provided guidance to hundreds of sewn products companies.  With thirty-four years of experience in apparel manufacturing, research and development, operations and corporate management, he leads the company’s initiatives to develop next-generation supply chain technologies, and work with companies to implement currently available technologies and business processes.

In addition to overseeing [TC]²’s technology development, and technology dissemination initiatives, Dr. Fralix speaks internationally on a variety of topics.  He and the [TC]² staff deliver an extensive array of programs and provide consulting services to individual companies.  These services span such topics as 3D product development, sizing for fit, production scheduling, industrial engineering, ergonomics, full package production, simulation, lean manufacturing systems, sustainable technologies, and the digital supply chain. He holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Applied Mathematics and Philosophy from North Carolina State University, an MBA from Duke University and a Ph.D. in Technology Management from North Carolina State University.  In 2009 he was appointed an Adjunct Associate Professor at N.C. State University.

Dr. Fralix is also active in several industry organizations.  He is a member of the Board of Directors of the AAFA (American Apparel & Footwear Association), Vice Chairman of SPESA (Sewn Products Equipment and Suppliers of the Americas), a member of the Executive Committee of IAF (the International Apparel Federation) and serves on the Board of Trustees for C-CAA (the Caribbean Central American Action).  He also is the President of the AAFA Education Foundation, President of the Georgia Soft Goods Education Foundation, and Past Chair of the AAFA Human Resources Leadership Council.

Dr. Fralix’s key message is that tomorrow’s soft goods industry leaders are going to thrive through the use of digital technologies and processes that are integrated across continents. From product development to delivery and logistics, these companies will implement systems that: enable the shortest cycle time from concept to market, provide the most rapid and efficient response to consumer demand, and offer the best value for the investment.r.


Zheng Junming, Managing Director, Denbishi Fine Chemical (Kunshan) Co., Ltd 


Born in November 1963, join in CSGIA in 1994, Mr.Zheng Junming serves as the vice Chairman of CSGIA and the Chairman of CSGIA technology working committee. He is the managing director of Denbishi Fine Chemical(Kunshan)Co.,Ltd. He graduated in the college of foreign languages of Beijing Union University and got his doctor's degree in Japan Meiji University. His works and research have made great contribution to the development of screen printing industry in China.

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Qiu Deqiang, CEO, Rugao Tianyuan Finery Printing Co.,Ltd
 
A member of CSGIA textile printing committee. He attaches great importance to the innovation of their products and management, and has been making rapid progress for his company in recent years. He was newly elected to be an executive director of CSGIA committee.

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Lv Zengxing, Head Engineer, Dongguan Changlian New Materials Technology CO. LTD

Lvzengxing graduated  in  zhongshan  university  in  1981. His speciality is Polymer Chemistry and physics with Master degree and Associate Professor.  He was employed in Yunnan Province textile science Institute , and in kunming  university then. He has been taking the chief engineer in DONGGUAN Sanlian science and technology industrial Co., LTD since 2008.
He is engagging research about acrylic ester emulsion polymerization in all times, is applied to composition printing paste. A successful r&d  is the properties that be influenced by the kinds and quantity of emulsifier, Initiator, feesing in methods,and also be influenced by the structure of the acrylic polimer and the latex particle. as well be influenced by the auxiliaries in the composition. On the basis of there r&d ,developed high-strength printing paste and high- properties printing paste. For the above reason ,geted two invention patent of china.

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Zhu Junwei, Marketing Manager, Tianjin Fudong Printing Materials Company

Born in 1979, he graduated in the college of construction costs management in Tianjin University. He joined in Tianjin Fudong Printing Materials Company since May 2002, taking responsibility of the marketing and hold the post of marketing manager now. He got lots of working experiences in this ten years and made great contribution for the development of the company.
 
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