UV + LED UV Innovation
Curing systems, inks, coatings and substrates. Extended gamut, food-safe packaging, sustainability and productivity—the technical core Print UV is known for, advanced by the people doing the work.
Print UV 2027
Print UV
Returns in 2027!
The premier gathering for leaders in UV, LED UV, special effects and high-value print returns with an expanded program exploring the practical adoption of AI across the printing industry.
Biennial by design. Miss 2027, and the next room is two years away.
- Apr 19–21Conference dates · 2027
- 02Content days · Tue + Wed · Apr 20–21
- 03Program pillars · two rooms
- 279Days · until opening day
The most concentrated gathering of leaders advancing UV, LED UV, special effects, high-value print—and now practical AI—for the next era of the printing business.
Print UV is built for high-agency leaders—the printers who came to transform how they run the business, not just what comes off the press. This is the gathering. This is the one.
Two Rooms, Steps Apart
The main session room and the sponsor hall, a short walk down the hall from each other—content on one side, networking and meals on the other. Access matters more than scale.
Two and a Half Days
Monday’s opt-in AI half-day and welcome reception, then two full days of sessions, exhibits, meals and peer exchange.
Two-Year Cycle
Print UV is biennial. The leaders, suppliers and ideas converge once—then the lamp goes dark until the next one.
Past Attendees
Leaders and executives from these companies — and from other top printing industry organizations like them — have attended Print UV. The concentration of printing industry leaders is off the charts. The networking opportunities are too.
The 2027 Program
Three pillars. One conversation.
Every session, panel and case study maps to one of three connected pillars—built for the leaders who come to Print UV to see what is next, and what is working.
High-Value Print + Special Effects
Embellishment, tactile effects, foil and premium packaging. The creative applications that command attention—and the profitable differentiation that makes them worth running.
Applied AI for Print
Leadership, sales, estimating, creative work, automation and production workflows. Practical AI for the work printers do every day—adoption grounded in proof, not promises.
AI is woven through the whole agenda—brought directly into the business and production topics this audience already values, not parked in a side track.
Premium Effects / Illustrative
Foil, tactile coatings, cast-and-cure, dimensional embellishment—the work that earns a premium is the work this room runs.
AI at Print UV
Practical AI for the work printers do every day.
Brought to you by
The AI program at Print UV 2027 is brought to you by Imagine AI Live — the AI-native conference series founded by Print UV co-founder Steve Metcalf. A widely recognized print-industry AI keynote speaker, Steve travels the industry helping printers put AI to work for a real competitive edge, and leads a hands-on learning experience built into the Print UV agenda.
It’s the first Imagine AI Live gathering since May 2025 in Las Vegas — a focused, practical edition folded into Print UV 2027. That AI lens runs through the whole conference: printers already using AI share candid case studies—impact, use cases, obstacles and lessons learned—alongside panels comparing adoption journeys and what’s producing measurable value.
See how AI runs through the 2027 agenda
In Conjunction With
The Print UV 2027 AI program is co-produced with Imagine AI Live — the AI-native conference series founded by Print UV co-founder Steve Metcalf — bringing its practical, printer-focused AI program into Print UV.
The Shape of the Week
Monday night to Wednesday close.
Monday April 19
AI Workshops + Welcome Reception
Arrivals through the day, plus an opt-in afternoon of AI workshops brought to you by Imagine AI Live. The conference then opens to everyone that evening with a conference-wide welcome reception.
Tuesday April 20
Full Content Day
A full day of general sessions and exhibits: panels and peer exchange—with sponsors embedded in meals and breaks, not isolated on a show floor.
Wednesday April 21
Full Content Day
A second full day of content. The conference concludes at the end of the day—with two years of ideas to take home.
Many attendees arrive early or stay late to make the most of the concentration of print and technology leaders in Las Vegas.
Venue / Destination
Encore at Wynn Las Vegas
One property, two rooms just down the hall from each other—no convention-center sprawl. The general session runs in one undivided room that keeps everyone in the same conversation; the sponsor hall a short walk away holds the exhibits, meals and receptions. Both sit steps apart—which is exactly why the relationships at Print UV are unusually valuable.
Attendees will have access to special negotiated rates on a first-come, first-served basis while rooms remain available in the conference block (room-block window: April 18–23, 2027). Group-rate extensions are subject to availability. Booking details will be announced with registration—the updates list hears first.
Print UV — Archive
The proof is the room.
See what leading printers are doing now—and what is working. Past gatherings have filled the Encore ballrooms with owners, technical leaders and the suppliers advancing UV: two days of sessions, candid Q&A and hallway conversations that turned into business.
“Our experience at the Print UV conference opened our eyes to new markets we didn’t think we could reach. It is worth travelling half way across the world for!”
Sponsorship
In the room with printing's decision-makers.
Thirty opportunities to be in the room with printing's decision-makers. Sponsor engagement at Print UV is embedded in meals, breaks and receptions—so conversations happen where the audience already is.
Archive The Print UV 2025 sponsor family 2027 commitments to follow
Platinum Sponsors
Sponsors
2027 sponsorship planning is under way
Returning sponsors get the first conversation. Tell us you’re interested and we’ll bring the 2027 inventory, audience profile and timeline to you.
Good to Know
Questions, answered.
When and where is Print UV 2027?
The programmed conference runs April 19–21, 2027 at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas: a Monday-evening welcome reception, then two full content days on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Who attends?
Owners, executives, operators and technical leaders in UV, LED UV, special effects and high-value print—plus the suppliers and experts advancing the field. Intimate by design: access matters more than scale.
When does registration open?
Registration and pricing are not yet live. Join the updates list and you’ll hear the moment they are—along with speaker announcements and program news.
Is there a hotel room block?
Yes—special negotiated rates at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, first-come, first-served while rooms remain available, with a room-block window of April 18–23, 2027. The booking link will be published when the block opens.
How much of the program is AI?
AI is woven through the whole agenda rather than parked in a side track: a hands-on experience led by Steve Metcalf, printer case studies and panels comparing real adoption journeys—proof over hype, connected to the UV, effects and business topics Print UV has always covered.
The Countdown
Counting down to opening day.
Print UV runs on a two-year cycle: the leaders advancing UV, LED UV, special effects and high-value print converge at the Encore—then the lamp goes dark until the next gathering.
Print UV 2027 begins April 19, 2027 — Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas time.
Stay Close
Be first in line.
The moment registration opens, the list hears first—your window to lock in early-bird rates before they’re gone. Speaker reveals, program news and sponsorship openings land here too, one or two emails a month.