The 12th edition of Label Summit Latin America closed last week with a record attendance level. Designed to showcase the latest trends and solutions for businesses to drive profits and best practices, the two-day conference and tabletop exhibition attracted 1,080 attendees.

Many of the industry’s leading global suppliers and thought leaders conducted sessions across both days, with topics ranging from education and training to innovative technologies and business transformation. Held at Mexico City’s World Trade Center on 21-22 April, the event acted as a forum for Mexican label and package printers to network with their peers.

“We would like to thank all of our exhibitors, speakers and delegates for making Label Summit Latin America 2015 an outstanding success,” said Tasha Ventimiglia, event director.  “Following on from the success of Colombia last year, we have again received excellent feedback from our exhibitors. This year’s event has been the highest ever attended Summit we’ve run to date, and we’re delighted that we’ve again provided Mexican printers with a valuable platform to find new ways of innovating their businesses, enhance their knowledge and realize sustainable growth.”

Conference highlights included the keynote presentation by Darrell Hughes, vice president and general manager of the Materials Group, North America, Avery Dennison Corporation. Hughes gave an overview of the key issues shaping the industry, such as the growth of middle class consumers, rapid evolution of technology and the mounting pressure to be sustainable.

Other sessions included Liverpool’s Felipe Iván Campo’s take on RFID technology and the CEO panel discussion which featured Etiquetas e Impresiones’ Ricardo Stone Aguilar, Graphic Image’s Carlos Rodriguez Garmendia and Francisco Torres from Standard Register de Mexico.

The Summit also supported AMETIQ’s inaugural Label Awards Mexico, and expo visitors had access to over 80 Mexican and international exhibitors. Key exhibitors included: Avery Dennison, ARclad, Durst, Epson, Flint Group, Gallus, Green Bay, Hewlett Packard, Industrial Papelera, Mark Andy, MPS, Sun Chemical, UPM Raflatac and Xeikon.

“Label Summit Latin America 2015 was an event the industry is looking for,” said Eric Hoendervangers, MPS. “It was an excellent conference program with interesting topics including interactive discussions. Next to the conference, a continuous exhibition program, which gave the visitor the chance to see and understand the latest technologies. At MPS, we had many discussions and interesting meetings. Label summit Latin America 2015 was surely a success.”

“Having the main suppliers present at Label Summit Latin America ensured a good attendance, with key decision makers positively engaged in finding ways to make their operations more effective, productive, efficient and profitable,” added Filip Weymans, Xeikon. “It was clear they are keen to learn about how the label market is changing and how they can capitalize on emerging opportunities. The event was well organized and focused, which gave us the ability to discuss in detail with customers where improvements can be made while discovering from potential clients what their key issues are and what the most impactful solutions could be for them. We also stressed how smooth implementation can lead to faster bottom-line contributions – something that interests everyone. Finally, the Mexican Label Awards event also showcased regional strengths and innovations. It was great to see such positivity in production.”