Pro Imaging CONNECT conference announces initial speaker lineup

GaryPageau

Marketing, technology and business issues come to the forefront

Grand Rapids, MI – Pro Imaging Expo announced the initial speaker line-up for Pro Imaging CONNECT, the new educational event bringing together portrait labs, volume photographers, photo retailers, photo labs, online retailers and more. To be held April 12-13, 2019 at the Mission Hills Resort and Club, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL, the conference is hosted by the Pro Imaging EXPO, programmed by The Dead Pixels Society and is supported by industry-leading vendors and businesses.

Hot business topics include:

  • The Role of Printing & Output in Today’s Photography Market, with David Haueter, Keypoint Intelligence – InfoTrends, sponsored by Mediaclip
  • Kaboom! Thoughts about the Future of School Photography, with Mark Schoenrock, PSP Consulting, sponsored by CaptureLife.
  • The Legal Protection You Need to know, with Darren Spielman, Esq, Kain Spielman PA
  • Selling the Digital Experience in Photography, with TW Woodward, The Hanging Pixels Podcast
  • New Retail Concepts, featuring Ron Mohney, The Print Refinery from IPI Member Network.

Vendor sessions include:

  • Moving your Order Taking and Lab Management Software to the Cloud: Pros, Cons, Benefits, and Costs, with Alex Revari, LabLogics
  • Latest Trends in School & Sports Photography, with Jeff Frazine, PhotoLynx
  • Enhancing Your Success with Inkjet Printing, with Michael Clementi, LexJet
  • Bridging the transition from Silver Halide Photo to Digital Photo, with Jennifer Lamm, Felix Schoeller North America
  • Web ordering for all types, with Kirk Arends, Softworks Systems

“This low-cost event is designed to provide actionable business-building information in a relaxed, networking-friendly atmosphere,” says Toren Prawdzik, conference organizer, and president, Photo EVO. “PI CONNECT will reunite industry friends and make new ones across the spectrum of the photography businesses. As digital technology brings us all together, Pro Imaging CONNECT is designed to be the forum for these conversations.”

The event is adjacent to the long-running Pro Imaging Golf and FI Symposium, which take place April 13-17 also at the Mission Hills Resort and Club.

For more information, visit https://www.proimagingexpo.com/convention/

For information about speaking or sponsorships, contact Toren or Gary.

About Pro Imaging Expo

Pro Imaging Expo features networking, education and golf events for the imaging industry.

Pro Imaging Golf, with more than 30 years in existence and now partnered with SGIA, hosts more than 144 industry attendees in North Orlando, FL, for three days of fun-filled activities including golf, parties, networking events, and educational events.

Pro Imaging, in conjunction with SGIA, hosts a networking event at the SGIA EXPO in Las Vegas in October. This event is open to all in the industry.

Pro Imaging Expo’s newest event, Pro Imaging CONNECT, is aimed at education and networking for individuals in the pro lab, vertically integrated school/sports photography, and retail photography business.