"If you look at the challenges facing print, we have selected as speakers experts in almost all of those fields. There's something for everyone," said the trade body's chairman Sidney Bobb.

Speakers at the event include Declan Curry, financial journalist and presenter of the BBC's Business Lunch, business speaker and Financial Times columnist Mike Southon, business coach Nick Devine, motivational speaker Penny Mallory and print technology and business gurus Chris Jordan and Peter Lancaster.

"We've arranged the line-up to offer something to the whole of the industry. They will have fun, be educated and motivated," said Bobb.

However, he added that one of the key benefits of the event would be the networking opportunities. "Many printers face the same issues on an almost daily basis, so [the conference] is a great opportunity to discuss these with their peers and perhaps learn from other people's experiences," he said.

The conference, which includes the annual BAPC Awards, will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Marlow, Buckinghamshire from 6-7 November.

It will begin with a concert on the Friday evening, before the conference starts on Saturday morning. The awards will close the event in the evening.

For more information, visit www.bapc.co.uk.