08.01.19
The LMAI label conference took place from July 25-27, succeeding in delivering the promise of comradeship, entertainment and knowledge sharing. The event saw nearly 600 delegates from all over India and various parts of the world attending this biennial conference, which was held at the Grand Hyatt in Bolgatty Island.
The conference, held in Kerala, featured a local theme. The Board of Directors of LMAI and Committee members dressed up in the local Malayali traditional dress, giving the evening a local celebratory touch. A surprise announcement was made for bestowing upon Amit Sheth of Label Planet and Intergraphic, a lifetime award for contribution to the Indian Label Industry.
The audience was treated to full days of presentations by sponsors and contributors. Past President Vivek Kapoor’s welcome address was followed by a presentation by Manoj KM and Parag Bagade of Avery Dennison. While Manoj spoke on futuristic labelstock offerings, Parag spoke on the sustainability endeavors by Avery Dennison, including collection and recycling of liner and self-adhesive waste.
Two interactive and knowledge imparting panel discussions were moderated by LMAI Board member Harveer Sahni of Weldon Celloplast. The first one featured label printers, with the topic, “Creating the future vs embracing the future." Panelists included Priyata Raghavan Sai Security Printers, Tejas Tanna of Printmann, Aaditya Kashyap of Marksfine, Mahendra Shah of Renault Paper, Shakti Jain of Great Eastern IDTech, Yudhviram Solanki of Sicon Packs and Anurag Mohan of Interact.
The second panel discussion was with industry suppliers and titled, “Evolving trends in labels manufacturing.” Suppliers who were in the panel gave thought-provoking input. The panel include the following: Bhupinder Singh of Avery Dennison, Samir Patkar of Heidelberg Gallus, Appa Durai of HP, Ranesh Bajaj of Vinsak, Pawandeep Sahni of Omet, Manish Kapoor of Nilpeter, Prasenjit Das of Dupont and Sreenivas Goud of Flint.
A motivational speech from guru Gaur Gopal Das, “Secrets of Impactful Success” was another highlight of the event. The final evening, themed "The Great Gatsby” was hosted by Avery Dennison.
The conference, held in Kerala, featured a local theme. The Board of Directors of LMAI and Committee members dressed up in the local Malayali traditional dress, giving the evening a local celebratory touch. A surprise announcement was made for bestowing upon Amit Sheth of Label Planet and Intergraphic, a lifetime award for contribution to the Indian Label Industry.
The audience was treated to full days of presentations by sponsors and contributors. Past President Vivek Kapoor’s welcome address was followed by a presentation by Manoj KM and Parag Bagade of Avery Dennison. While Manoj spoke on futuristic labelstock offerings, Parag spoke on the sustainability endeavors by Avery Dennison, including collection and recycling of liner and self-adhesive waste.
Two interactive and knowledge imparting panel discussions were moderated by LMAI Board member Harveer Sahni of Weldon Celloplast. The first one featured label printers, with the topic, “Creating the future vs embracing the future." Panelists included Priyata Raghavan Sai Security Printers, Tejas Tanna of Printmann, Aaditya Kashyap of Marksfine, Mahendra Shah of Renault Paper, Shakti Jain of Great Eastern IDTech, Yudhviram Solanki of Sicon Packs and Anurag Mohan of Interact.
The second panel discussion was with industry suppliers and titled, “Evolving trends in labels manufacturing.” Suppliers who were in the panel gave thought-provoking input. The panel include the following: Bhupinder Singh of Avery Dennison, Samir Patkar of Heidelberg Gallus, Appa Durai of HP, Ranesh Bajaj of Vinsak, Pawandeep Sahni of Omet, Manish Kapoor of Nilpeter, Prasenjit Das of Dupont and Sreenivas Goud of Flint.
A motivational speech from guru Gaur Gopal Das, “Secrets of Impactful Success” was another highlight of the event. The final evening, themed "The Great Gatsby” was hosted by Avery Dennison.