International speakers have been lined up for the Global Forum conference. Hosting on the sidelines of FESPA China 2014 on November 19 and 20 at Poly World Trade Expo Centre in Guangzhou, this two-day conference is set to bring the industry professionals from different sectors like screen, digital and textile on one platform.

First day of Global Forum will focus on the innovation and development of textile printing in which Rong Hua of Shanghai HK Digital Tech will discuss the development of cut-part digital printing. Also in the panel will be Mark Gervais, director of Screen Print at Ningbo Shenzhou Knitting Company and international screen printing consultant Charlie Taublieb.

On the second day, the focus will be on innovation and development of industrial printing. Speakers in the second session will include Xin Guo Hua of Human Digital Tec who will discuss the role of industrial printing in connection to ceramic printing. Robert Hsu of Consistent Electronic Materials will further stress on photolithography and applications in the optoelectronic industry. Follow-up sessions of the programme will include talks on glass printing by He Ping of Hangzhou Kewang Inks and touch screen printing from Denis Chen of Arma Co.

Special demo corner

Returning to this second edition of FESPA China is Charlie’s Corner, hosted by internationally renowned screen printing guru Charlie Taublieb. He will be sharing his expertise in garment decoration and textile printing through hands-on workshops throughout the event. The workshops will provide visitors with demonstrations of the latest textile printing techniques such as heat transfers, rhinestones and manual screen printing, enabling visitors to try their hands at these technologies. Yet another return to the event will be the wrap workshop, but in different tune. Feature of the workshop will not just be vehicle wraps but onsite demonstrations by wrap expert Ole Soleskin.