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The Print UV 2025 Speakers

March 10–12, 2025Encore at Wynn Las Vegas

These are the people who led the program at Print UV 2025. The roster is preserved as proof of the caliber Print UV draws — printers first, supported by top supplier experts. It is not the 2027 speaker list, and 2025 speakers should not be read as confirmed for 2027.

Print UV 2025 Archived roster — 2027 speakers will be announced as the program takes shape.

The speaker formula

Print UV’s speaker formula has been consistent since the beginning: most of the people on stage are running UV and LED UV production at their own companies, joined by the supplier-side experts who build the presses, curing systems, inks, coatings and embellishment technology they depend on.

Keynotes

Kerry Brown — VP of Operations, Curtis Packaging. Opened the conference with “UV Reigns Supreme,” the printer’s case for UV’s quality, durability and versatility. Returned on day two as a panelist.

Kevin Abergel — President and Founder, Taktiful Software. Keynoted the digital UV embellishments session, then anchored a panel of printers and equipment makers on where embellishment profits come from.

Steve Metcalf — Print UV co-founder; AI strategist and founder and CEO of IMAGINE AI LIVE. Closed the conference with “Applying AI to Your Printing Powerhouse” — practical AI applied to press performance, quality control, personalization and workflow. Also moderated the curing technology panel.

Live demonstration

Dirk Winkler— Head of Print Technology and Product Management, Koenig & Bauer AG. Ran a live LED UV demo direct from Germany: the Rapida 106X printing at 20,000 sheets per hour.

Panelists, speakers and moderators

From the pressroom and packaging floor

  • John Foody — Finance and Operations Leader, Double H Plastics, Inc. (LED UV for food packaging)
  • Jack Frank — Director of Color Management, Smurfit Westrock (expanded gamut panel leader)
  • D.J. Cabler — Director of Technical Printing, Smurfit Westrock (moderator, UV fundamentals)
  • Rod Franson — Print Solutions Expert, Carlson Print Group (UV fundamentals)
  • James “Jimbo” Eakin— formerly Foster Printing & Trojan Litho (overcoming UV and LED challenges)

From the supplier side

  • Chris Travis— Vice President Print Technology, Koenig & Bauer (expanded gamut panel leader; moderator, inks and coatings)
  • Jonathan Graunke — VP of UV/EB Technology, INX International Ink Company (food packaging; next special effects)
  • Tim Sterbak — Managing Director, IST Metz (curing technology advancements)
  • Robert Rae — Managing Director, GEW (curing technology advancements)
  • Marc Boden — Founder and CEO, Benford UV (curing technology advancements)
  • Robert Andrews — Product Manager, ACTEGA (next special effects in UV inks and coatings)
  • Derrick Hemmings — Product Management, Sun Chemical (next special effects in UV inks and coatings)
  • Steve Howell — Advanced Applications Specialist, Sun Chemical (overcoming UV and LED challenges)
  • Spencer Bruno— Product Manager, Harris & Bruno (digital UV embellishments)
  • Brian Damitz — Business Development, KURZ (digital UV embellishments)
  • Barry Walsh — Director of Digital Embellishment, Konica Minolta (digital UV embellishments)
  • Dan Cunningham— Quartz Lamps, Inc. & Victory Lighting (overcoming UV and LED challenges)

Moderator

  • Eric Vessels — moderated the digital UV embellishments panel.

The pattern that carries forward

Working printers on stage, supplier experts beside them, and moderators who keep it practical. That is the mix the 2027 program is being built on — with the addition of practical AI content for the printing and packaging industry.

Print UV returns April 19–21, 2027 at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas.

Continue through the archive: the 2025 agenda, the Ullee Award story or back to the 2025 highlights.