The two-day event, which is being organised in partnership with InfoTrends, will bring together 70 of the biggest players in wide-format imaging from across America and Europe to discuss the future of the industry.

"The timing is ideal to tackle the big issues that we don't always spend enough time thinking about and discussing," said Fespa sales & marketing director Marcus Timson. "We don't believe companies from the US and Europe have had a chance to come together like this before. They are both mature and saturated and there is value in having discussions that enable the sharing of the areas where each region is strong."

Fespa managing director Frazer Chesterman said: "This is an opportunity to create a unique connection and a powerful outcome for all delegates and the industry as a whole."

Running from the 25-26 March, topics will include innovation, planning for success, the environment, workflow, convergence, shared capacity and print management. Sessions will mix roundtables, workshops, case studies and panel discussions with representation from agencies and buyers as well as printers.

Sponsors of the event include AquaTint, Durst, EFI Vutek and Xaar.