Keynote Speaker

Dr. Joe Webb, director of research, WhatTheyThink's Economics and Research Center

Economic Intelligence Report: The Printing Industry in 2010

Dr. Joe Webb is known for telling it like it is. In this special keynote address, Dr. Joe will share his take on the state of the industry, giving you the most current industry economic data available and discussing where he sees print sales heading over the course of the next six months. Dr. Joe will cover the profit leaders and what they are doing that allows them to stay on top during a tough year, print and content creation forecasts for 2010 and what he sees as the next wave of technology.

As one of the print industry's best known consultants, Dr. Joe will deliver a candid economic discussion, peppered with technology, sales and customers service strategies that can impact your fiscal future.

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Dr. Joe Webb is one of the graphic arts industry's best-known forecasters and commentators. He is the director of WhatTheyThink's Economic and Research Center. A 30-year veteran of the graphic arts, his "Mondays with Dr. Joe" column has become a must-read feature on WhatTheyThink. He is known for his contrarian approach to printing industry issues and opportunities in a manner that challenges industry common wisdom. He is a Ph.D. graduate of the NYU Center for Graphic Communications Management and Technology in 1987 and serves on the Center's Board of Advisors. He holds an MBA in Management Information Systems from Iona College and was a magna cum laude graduate in Managerial Sciences and Marketing from Manhattan College. He started in the industry with Agfa's Graphic Systems Division and was later a marketing executive with Chemco Photproducts, entering consulting full time in 1987. Among his publication sis the controversial "Renewing the Print Industry" now in its second edition.