Canon Europe
www.canon–europe.com
Stand 10/CDEF270
Alongside the company's ‘Path to Profit', which guides visitors along the digital print value chain, Canon will be offering business support through Essential Business Builder workshops. Consultants will be on stand fielding specific queries or guiding visitors on how certain solutions can help them achieve their business goals.

Fujifilm
www.fujifilm.co.uk
Stand 9/CD360
Fuji has created a virtual pressroom designed to advise visitors on the best ways to save money and improve efficiencies. It looks at the entire process from pre-press through to finishing and looks at hot topics, such as running alcohol free and using low-chemistry on plates.

Heidelberg
www.heidelberg.com 
Hall 8
The German manufacturer is running a series of free short seminars for printers and print buyers. According to the company, they have been designed to give visitors fresh ideas, open horizons and show you how to break new ground in your business. The seminars last for approximately 60 minutes and are being held at the Concourse Suite 21, next to the Heidelberg stand in Hall 8 near the Atrium 2 entrance. Seminar topics include lean manufacturing (Weds 19 May), marketing for printing companies (Thurs 20 May), ecological printing (Fri 21 May) and special applications for print buyers (Sat 22 May).

HP
www.hp.com/go/graphic-arts
Stand 12/AB150
On HP's stand will be Business Enabler Kiosks providing information on finance, training and integration information. There will also be Application Pods staffed by HP experts and incorporating interactive touchscreen workstations. The customer kiosks will highlight applications from signage and packaging to labels to photobooks. There will be 25 different customers from all over the world. In addition, HP will be hosting ‘Breakfast Club' meetings from 9–10.30am on subjects including: general commercial printing; photos; books and publications; general commercial printing; DM and transpromo; and labels and packaging. HP is also running a customer seminar on 18 May from 9am to 4pm.

IFS
www.ifsl.uk.com
Stand 20/B630, 20/C619, 20/C621, 20/C626, 20/C650
On stand will be a digital production showcase with Horizon collaborating with Hunkeler and Screen. The focus is on bookletmaking and folding production in-line with Hunkeler's sheet processing unit using printed rolls from Screen. In addition, Horizon will be linking up with press manufacturers Komori and Ryobi to highlight the efficiencies created through JDF workflow.

Kodak
www.graphics.kodak.com
Stand 9/E20
The K-Zone is a series of live talk shows on the Kodak stand featuring panel discussions. Each session will focus on a different topic and there will be around 30 lively sessions across the first six days of the show. Kodak has invited a number of industry analysts, customers and printing industry gurus to take part. There are four to five people on each panel. Sessions will include: Change Inspires Innovation — the keynote panel on the first day with Antonio Perez; The Next Chapter in Book Publishing — a session on book publishing, taking place on the first day, with Kevin Joyce; Under the Hood — a discussion on the new Prosper Platform, with Ralf Schlozer of InfoTrends; the future of Print with Frank Romano; Green — it's the new CMYK; Tweet-U — the power of social media; Workflow Designed with One Thing in Mind; The Proof is in the Package; Squeezing Profits from Pre-press; NexPress — Print Genius; How CTP transformed the Print Industry; and Lifetime Print Ambassador.

Ricoh
www.ricoh-europe.com
Stand 12/D130
Ricoh will be running a Business Driver seminar programme at Ipex. Sessions run from 12–4pm and topics include: Transpromo Made Simple; the Power of Process Automation and Workflow Efficiency; the Colour Management Evolution; Environment Strategies to Help Drive Business; Precision Marketing; Inside the Mind of the Print Buyer; Web-to-Print Puzzles and Other Critical Business Pieces; Technology Developments Affecting the Print Industry; and How is Social Media Impacting the Print Industry?

Xerox
www.xerox.com
Stand 7/CD450
Xerox will be hosting seminars at its theatre with presentations from a raft of industry big hitters. Each session lasts for 30 minutes with "Happy Hour and mystery guest" from 4–5pm every day. Topics include: Profit Driven Applications; Winning with Workflow/Automated Workflow/ Web-to-Print; Cross-Media for Profit and Growth; Digital and Offset Together/Colour Match; Photo Publishing; Transpromo and Direct Mail; Packaging; and Books and Manuals.

Xplor UK and Ireland
www.xplor.org
Gallery Suite 3
Xplor, in conjunction with the BAPC, is hosting three days of education seminars. Two sessions will be held each morning and afternoon from 22–24 May. Topics covered are: Cross-Media Marketing Channels for Business; Future Trends in Digital Document Communications; and Transpromo – the current state of affairs. Speakers include James Shand, from TriPartum, and Jason Russell of InfoTrends.