In Bangladesh, I have a printing facility where I work on both commercial and packaging printing. It was a wonderful occasion at the Media Week. If we are united, we will all benefit. I have requested AIFMP to come together, especially for exports. As the industry is competitive, we cannot grow only in the domestic market. We need to search for new markets overseas. It is a positive step and will be helpful in terms of technology transfer and skill development. In Bangladesh, we have labour but do not have skilled ones. If we join hands, then our people will gain skills. As far as an import from India is concerned, ITC is one of the biggest suppliers, along with Siegwerk.

 

I am an assistant manager with the Thai Printers magazine. This is my first visit to New Delhi. It was a good networking place. It was also an opportunity to share my magazine with people from different countries. Printers in Thailand are interested in Indian machines because of its quality.

 

I work as a general manager, printing department, Kuensel Corporation, which publishes the national daily of the Kingdom of Bhutan, Kuensel. It was an eye-opening event for us, as we got to learn many things. It was especially important for a country like Bhutan, since due to our geography, we cannot set up everything. Being a part of such an initiative offered us the opportunity to exchange our ideas with people from different segments of the industry. I have been to India before, but only to purchase machinery. The event gave us the opportunity to observe how the industry is moving from conventional to digital. We still follow the traditional way of printing. We are now trying to make print and packaging more organic.

 

I am the managing editor of Print Indonesia, the official magazine of Indonesia Print Media Association. I think an event like this is important to catch attention of overseas players, especially about the upcoming  Pamex exhibition. We have also received assurance from the AIFMP that Indonesian manufacturers will get a special discount to exhibit at the show. This is my first time in India and I have learned the word ‘Sukriya’, which I think is necessary to survive in India.

 

I am the president of Federation of Nepal Printers’ Association. We are a small country with limited resources. Thus, attending the event was enlightening. India and Nepal have good relations and our printers can learn and adopt new technology and processes.

 

I am the president director of PT Intermasa. We are into printing and publishing. I enjoyed the event a lot. I had also attended PrintPack India in February. The printing industry in Indonesia is very competitive and digital media has made a huge impact. I fear that printing is dying in our country. However, the situation in India is different; the population is the biggest advantage here. Domestic consumption in India is huge and you don’t have to depend on export.

 

I am the assistant secretary general of the Malaysia Printers Association. This is my first visit to India. The overall global industry situation is worrying. The competition is stiff and it’s time we found a way out of it. My friend in the UK recently sold his press and closed it down. The situation is the same in China. Only Japanese and Korean printers are sustainable. My father started the printing business with letterpress. Now, digital is growing the same way offset had grown and replaced letterpress. The event was a great place for networking. The delegates and the participants were honest about the reality and they were keen to learn about the way forward in print.