Fairs and Exhibitions, organisers of the highly successful Gulf Pack and Gulf Print exhibitions, has appointed a completely new management team to the 2009 event to be held at the Dubai Airport Expo Centre from 6 – 9 April 2009.

The new management team has applied a number of changes to the event format and marketing to ensure that the Gulf Pack and Gulf Print 2009 events will be more comprehensive and successful than ever before.

The management team is headed by Sue Rothwell - Group Event Director of Fairs and Exhibitions. Sue’s senior management team includes Geraldine Chiverton as Sales Director, Rhona Greenhill as Conference Director and Caryn McChonnachie as Operations Director. The team has extensive experience in exhibition and conference management, sales, marketing and operations across a variety of industries and events. A sales agent has also been appointed in Germany, where a majority of packaging machinery is manufactured, to further increase the international presence on the Gulf Pack floor.

"The only constant factor at Gulf Pack and Gulf Print 2009 is that they will remain the only truly regional exhibitions catering for the printing and packaging industries in the Middle East," said Sue Rothwell, Group Event Director, Fairs and Exhibitions.

A new addition to the exhibition format is the Label Summit Middle East, reflecting the rapid development of label technology in line with the growth of the packaging market in the Middle East. Labeling technology will also be discussed as part of the Thought Leadership Conference Program. The conference program will feature independent and high profile guest speakers addressing key business issues surrounding the printing, packaging and labeling industries.

The visitor marketing campaign has been revamped, to ensure that the correct decision makers will attend the event. Marketing efforts are being focused on the printing,and packaging markets across the entire Middle East region, ensuring a truly regional attendance. Marketing of Gulf Pack has been extended to the regional retail, logistics, and food and beverage markets

These new marketing initiatives are resulting in the signing of several new exhibitors as well as ensuring the repeat participation of regular exhibitors including Kodak, Heidleberg, Canon and Xerox – all of whom have taken on additional space for 2009.

Restec Exhibition Company Invites you to take part in Specialized International Exhibition for Food Processing and Packaging Technology PRODTECH 2009 and other events organized within the project framework.

Prodtech – is the leading exhibition project in the North-West of Russia which presents cutting-edge equipment and technologies, as well as industrial food packaging and show the dynamic growth of the market

Prodtech Exhibition is

• A well-known brand in the Russian agricultural complex which is recognized by the leading companies in this sphere
  
• The only exhibition for food processing and packaging in the North-West

And most importantly:

• Prodtech unites thousands of professionals interested in your products
  
• Prodtech promotes international cooperation and business negotiations
  
• Prodtech spawns marketing and advertising opportunities for your business
  
• Three days of Prodtech work brings you many months of profit

Advantages of the exhibition:

• Participation of international companies and guests promotes cooperation between Russian and foreign entrepreneurs, fosters foreign economic relations and attracts investments.
  
• Yearly increase in the number of topics covered provides experts with the latest developments in this sphere.
  
• Well-equipped and spacious exhibition grounds make it possible to show the full diversity of equipment and machinery.
  
• High level of organization was acknowledged by experts: in 2005 the exhibition became a member of the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs and the UFI, which proves its organizational excellence.
  
• Large scale promotion campaign envisages distribution of 100,000 invitations, advertisement in specialized and business press, on the radio, online and also outdoor advertising

Business Exhibition Program

• International North-West Food Safety and Sanitation Forum (quality management*process technology safety*environment safety, quality raw products and packaging)
  
• Review competition Cutting-Edge Technology for Food Processing and Packaging. Winners are awarded medals and diplomas of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture
  
• Business negotiations hub (business meetings* training seminars* presentations*briefings)