Christian Duyckaerts is now the president of Fespa.He joined the board of Fespa in 2002, representing the Belgian printing trade association Febelgra, where he presides over the screen and digital workgroup. He is also managing director and founder of Retail Communicators, a visual communications specialist delivering brand retail solutions from concept and print to installation for many international household brands.
Christian was previously CEO and co-owner of two of the largest POS and outdoor print production companies in Belgium, Print & Display and GSI Printing. He started his print career at Hamiscreen after completing his graphic technology studies at TSM and the HIGRO school.
His challenge is to prepare Fespa for 2020 and beyond, to exploit the area of digital transformation where the industry is facing many opportunities, not just with web-to-print but also with omni channel solutions and many areas of customisation.
Fespa is the leading European exhibition for textile printing, where vendors offer new textile printing solutions. Printers and sign makers attend. Visitors have access to a comprehensive line-up of suppliers of technology, materials for printing and sign-making, consumables and accessories.
The expo is a forum for meeting customers face-to-face, making concrete sales and developing business pipelines. Printers from all parts of the world attend but particularly from Europe and the Middle East.
