ePS Announces Exciting Changes for CONNECT 2024

As the largest software user conference in the printing and packaging industries, CONNECT will offer more benefits to users than ever before.

PITTSBURGH, July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Electronic productivity software (PSE), a global leader in transformative technologies, purpose-built to empower the printing and packaging industries, today announced exciting changes to the largest user conference in printing and packaging: its CONNECT user conference and industry event. In addition to a new format, date and location, the event will once again welcome an impressive roster of sponsors and exhibitors.

ePS CONNECT 2024 remains the premier venue for attendees to come together and spend time discovering innovative ways to maximize their technology investments, networking with peers, and hearing from industry experts. This year, the company is offering the experience in an “all-inclusive” package at a new location and date. The change comes in response to feedback from attendees looking to streamline their experience and host the event outside of the busy closing period of the previous year.

CONNECT 2024 boasts an impressive lineup of sponsors including hardware vendors including HP, Ricoh, Konica Minolta and EFI, as well as leading software and technology providers including ECO3 (Apogee), Esko and ISCorp. The full list of CONNECT 2024 sponsors and exhibitors will be announced in the coming weeks.

“The tight integration between HP Indigo digital presses and the ePS Pace and ePS Radius systems are perfect examples of HP’s intelligent automation strategy, which eliminates touchpoints and increases production efficiency for our joint customers around the world. We look forward to participating in CONNECT 2024 and meeting with customers across the printing and packaging industries,” said Fernando Alperowich, general manager, HP Industrial Print Americas.

“Being part of ePS CONNECT 2024 shows the level of our commitment to the ePS/ECO3 partnership,” says Andy GrantSoftware Manager at ECO3. “Attending this unique event that showcases software solutions for the print industry allows you to really take part in the discussions on how software integration can add value. And this is just one of the highlights we will be showcasing: the added value of the ePS – ECO3 integrated workflow.”

In addition to robust learning paths for print and packaging users, CONNECT 2024 features an exclusive two-and-a-half-day track with Chief Architect Dennis Kremer Users will benefit from advanced hands-on training sessions on ePS technologies designed to help customers streamline their broader ecosystem and increase the value of their current investments. This must-attend training session for print and packaging IT professionals will cover technologies already integrated into ePS solutions (e.g., ePS Productivity Workbench) and newer technologies (e.g., ePS Automator).

CONNECT 2024 will also host a women’s competition Networking lunch (WNL), building on the success of last year’s inaugural event. The aim of the WNL is to bring together women in the industry to share inspiration and ideas on how we can continue to attract and retain female talent. This year’s panel includes Jules Van SantExecutive Director of Two Sides North America, Vice President of the Print & Graphics Scholarship Foundation, President of Cal Poly Graphic Communication and Partner at Bubble & Hatch, and Lindsey PearsonManaging Director of Whitmar Publications, which includes Digital Printer, FlexoTech and Digital Labels & Packaging publications, will also join the panel.

Gabriel (Gaby) Matsliach, CEO of ePS Packaging and Dan VertachnikCEO of Print ePS said: “We look forward to an exciting CONNECT, with a new venue, a larger format and enriching market-leading content and learnings from ePS and other industry-leading suppliers. Our goal is to continue to evolve CONNECT to meet and exceed user expectations and provide a place where industry leaders, businesses and users can all come together to benefit from print and packaging.”

About CONNECT
ePS CONNECT 2024 is a three-day event that will take place from August 20-22, 2024offering attendees curated learning paths to deliver maximum value and technology optimization to printing and packaging companies. Guests will benefit from a variety of beneficial, segment-specific sessions designed to empower them to increase profitability and provide expert guidance on effectively bringing products to market, reaching a broader audience, and increasing reach and revenue through the implementation of best practices for business processes and marketing strategies.

About eProductivity Software

eProductivity Software (ePS) is a leading global provider of industry-specific production and management software for the packaging and printing industries. The company’s integrated, automated software offerings and point solutions are designed to enable revenue growth and drive operational and production efficiencies. ePS is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania With offices worldwide. With over thirty years of experience in providing cutting-edge technologies to the packaging and printing industries, the company’s philosophy is that ePS’s success depends on its customers’ prosperity. For more information, please visit www.epssw.com.

SOURCE Electronic Productivity Software