BMPA-MMS to celebrate power of one at Print Summit
All eyes will be on the much awaited BMPA-MSS "power of one" announcement during Bombay Master Printers’ Association’s (BMPA) flagship seminar, Print Summit on 29 January 2016. The tenth anniversary will be hosted at the Tata Theatre, NCPA, Mumbai - and is expected to become the biggest show since its inception in 2005.
27 Jan 2016 | 3386 Views | By PrintWeek India
BMPA president Faheem Agboatwala said, "The managing committees of both associations pledge to work jointly."
MMS (Mumbai Mudrak Sangh) president, Tushar Dhote said, "We will launch common projects. We have already begun with the joint Drupa Tour."
"We are going to make an announcement at PS 16 and I can assure you it's going to be historic," added Dhote.
It was during the Annual General Meeting of Bombay Master Printers’ Association (BMPA) on 30 September 2015 at The Club, Andheri, where the presidents of BMPA and MMS addressed the gathering.
Agboatwala said, "For more than half a century this great city of ours has had two print associations championing the cause of the printers."
Agboatwala said, "For years we have had requests of getting these two print heavy weights to cooperate." Agboatwala added, "In the future, Mumbai needs only one printer association and we want to make a path heading towards that.”
Dhote said, "The MMS and BMPA team have put in several hours of brain-storming sessions in pinning our thoughts together in how we both can collaborate in future. Finally, we have laid down a foundation for working towards achieving a common goal for the printers of Mumbai city."
Dhote explained, "The reason for coming together is to strengthen our representation collectively, to build confidence among our fellow printers by working as a team, to show our seriousness to the manufacturers and trade suppliers and supporting fair price, and to make a strong presence at the AIFMP. The aim is to build an intelligent workforce through proper training and education."
In addition to the BMPA-MSS announcement, the sessions to watch out at Print Summit are Harsh Mariwala's key note address on Marico's success story.
Mind over Matter will be a great way to learn from Swami Sukhabonanda while 'Are you a family managed business?' shall provide tips and tricks from Prof V K Murti of SP Jain Institute in terms of managing business growth.
The technical sessions are: Is Inkjet really the future of print? by Karen Mayer of Canon-Oce and EFI’s Samir Gulve who will stir the audience as he shall crystal gaze about Drupa 2016.
According to Fred Poonawala, chairman of the Summit, the highlights of PS16 will be two surprise sessions, The ITK Show conducted by Iqbal Kherodawala and 30 Mad Moments with Mehul Desai.
PS Summit 16 will culminate with a stand-up performance by Saurabh Pant.
While more than 700 seats have been registered, the BMPA Secretariat can be contacted for last minute bookings at: office@bmpa.org