This grand event is a culmination of three flagship events from PrintWeek — Power 100 (the annual ranking of the industry's successful players), Forty Under 40 (leaders under 40 doing exemplary work), and Women to Watch (a unique platform that celebrates the women leaders of the industry).
Leaders and Legends is an exclusive gathering that brings together some of the brightest minds from the print, publishing, and packaging industries to celebrate individuals shaping the sector's future.
The goal of the Show & Tell presentation is to showcase the journey of a print product or packaging item that the company has produced. It is designed to celebrate craftsmanship, technology, and creativity while documenting the evolution of print, packaging and publishing in 2026.
The aim of the Women to Watch panel is to celebrate the winners and showcase their journey over the past 12 months, and how they have upped the game. This year's Women To Watch Awards saw participation by 108 women who are keen to carve out a space for themselves. Social media, democratisation of print-packaging technologies, and new attitudes are drawing more women into our industry.
The Agenda
The Leaders & Legends will begin with a welcome address by Kevin Costello, CEO of Haymarket Media Group.
This will be followed by the Power 100 Report by the PrintWeek editorial team members. The Power 100 issue will be unveiled by Kevin Costello, Ashish Bhushan, as well as Noel D’cunha, Rahul Kumar and CEOs from the Power 100.
The day will begin with Part I of the Show & Tell presentations — 10-minute sessions featuring industry leaders presenting real projects or case studies with samples.
The presenters include Yashvi Pachigar, founder, Maze Design; Ankit Tanna, managing director of Printmann Group; Yashwi Jain, director, Sequoia Print; Devansh Chandresh Haria, marketing manager of Pragati Offset; Jainam Shah, partner, Flexure Print N Pack; and Tejas Samarth, director, Sai Paks India.
Presenters of Part II of the Show & Tell presentations, include Sanaa Vasi, partner, Triace, and founder, Bespoke Pack; Daniel Muchhala, director, Silverpoint Press; Faliith Pandyaa, director, Print Vision; Anoop Venugopal, director at Anaswara Offset, Sahil Shah, director, Letra Graphix; Sahil Rao, founder of Unbox, and partner, Akruti Print Solutions.
This will be followed by a anel discussion with brands on “Beyond procurement: How brand owners and print partners can navigate volatility together”. The panellists include Janet Arole of Aditya Birla; Madhu S Dutta, founder and CEO, House of MSD; and Arnab Ray, executive creative director, Landor India. The panel will be moderated by Prasad Iyer, principal packaging consultant and trainer, Nishtha Consultancy Services.
The next highlight will be the Women to Watch celebrations, where Awards will be handed to 18 Award winners.
This will be followed by a special discussion with select WTW winners and/or past winners. The panellists include Mehzabin Nair of Skanem India; Sukanya Bose of Planet Dezign; Deepa Naik of Hershey India; and Zeenia Patel of Jak Printers. The panel will be moderated by Sai Deepthi.