Some of the UK printing industry’s biggest names keynote at a conference event alongside next year’s Ipex trade show.

But while the stars – including Hibbert. Landa, Martell, Watson and Romano – are aligned, organisers have modestly booked a 250-seat auditorium to accommodate listeners.

The World Print Summit event promises insights on new markets, technologies and advice on how to grow your business, with 60 talks from business leaders, programme manager Ruth Clougherty says.

So far, the list includes:

Clive Humby - chairman and co-founder, dunnhumby


Richard Watson - author and publisher of What's Next


Barry Hibbert - chief executive, Polestar Group


Ellis Watson – chief executive, DC Thomson


Benny Landa - chairman and chief executive, Landa Corp.


Patrick Martell (pictured) - chief executive, St. Ives Group


Simon Biltcliffe – managing director, Webmart


Professor Frank Romano - RIT professor, researcher and author


Rory Sutherland - executive creative director and vice-chairman, OgilvyOne London


Amanda Lovelock - Honda Print Management, raw materials group, Honda

The conference runs across five of the six days of Ipex, being held at London’s ExCel centre from March 24-29.