Three big reasons not to miss out on Photo Imaging CONNECT 

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Don’t miss out on your chance to kick off 2025 the right way! The Photo Imaging CONNECT (PIC) conference, March 16-17, 2025, at the RIO Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas, NV. is an executive conference bringing together various photo/imaging industry sectors to discuss trends, opportunities, new technologies, and more. Here are three reasons why you shouldn’t let this opportunity pass you by:

1) You get the best of both worlds: Your Photo Imaging CONNECT conference registration also includes a full WPPI conference pass ($119 value) which provides access to the trade show, classes, and WPPI parties, March 18-20, 2025. Your PIC badge includes the St. Patrick’s Day-themed Opening Night Party, at WPPI, featuring a night of good vibes, live music, and a DJ keeping the energy high.

2) Network with industry leaders: Photo Imaging CONNECT brings together executives from different industry segments to share ideas, in an unconference format.

3) Exclusive content: Photo Imaging CONNECT offers first looks at industry research, tech, and trends.

Early registration ends soon

Early registration ends soon; save almost $50 off the full $189 conference fee by clicking here by using code PIC30.

For your planning purposes, we recommend attendees come in on Sunday, March 16, in time for the first event: The Getting To Know You Social Event, which will be held at the Flight Club at the Palazzo Tower at the Venetian, starting at 5 p.m. Flight Club is a unique, upscale social darts venue, serving great cocktails, exciting games, and more, in an intimate environment.

The all-day educational program at the RIO Conference Center on Monday, March 17, features these sessions and more:

How did we get here and where are we going?

Drawing on more than 30 years of photo/imaging industry background, Gary Pageau will set the stage for the upcoming conference. What lessons can we learn from the successes and the challenges of the past? What trends are impacting the business now and how can we, as an industry, build a strong foundation for success in 2025 and beyond?
Speaker: Gary Pageau, editor, The Dead Pixels Society

US and Western European Photo Markets – Post-Pandemic Revival

The global COVID-19 pandemic changed the dynamics of consumer buying behavior … the photo market is no different. In this session, Futuresource analyst Jeremy Wills shares insights into the firm’s recently completed U.S. photo market research, along with observations for Western Europe.
Speaker: Jeremy Wills, principal analyst, Pro Displays & Imaging,  Futuresource Consulting

Photo printing monetization opportunities in a fast-changing photo imaging value chain 

How can photo print output providers tap into today’s technology and biz trends that are reshaping every stage of the photo imaging value chain – ranging from capturing, to editing, curation, sharing, and selling photos?
Speaker: Hans Hartman, Principal, Suite 48 Analytics – Suite48A.com, Conference Chair Visual 1st – Visual1st.biz

Evolution of personalization

Personalization is reinvigorating print. This brief overview describes the potential for consumer creativity and producer productivity at the intersection of art and technology.
Speaker: Marie-Eve Lemieux, Mediaclip

The Young Guns of Capture

The photography business may be over a century old but the future is now. Portrait, school and sports photographers are facing dynamic shifts in the market. The prime portrait buyers are getting younger and want different products and services. How are the new innovators responding to new generation of customers and beyond?
Speaker: Chris Garcia, GSPStudio/RMBR

Sustainability in Print: Bullshit or Bullish?

Join us for this frank discussion of the realities of sustainability in print. Whether it’s environmental concerns, local and state regulations, consumer demand or employee recruitment and retainment, business owners and leaders will have to address their sustainability programs in 2025.
Speakers: Rick Bellamy, Inflecton LLC, and Hans Scheffer, CEO, HelloPrint

Positioning the photo category for future success

Like many retail categories, the photo category is facing uncertain future. The way forward is to position “photo” and “personalization” to not only survive but dominate. No surprise, many consumers are cutting back, but they are indulging in affordable luxuries—especially ones that are meaningful and heartfelt, strengthen relationships, or bring personal happiness—plus photo has the added endorphin rush that personal creativity brings. Photo as a category has the potential to blow up, as people are now celebrating “minorstones,” integrating ethnicities and younger consumers (Gen Z is now engaged), which adds/expands beyond the traditional holiday, birthday, baby, grad, etc. As it relates to DIY, photo has an emotive power no other gift has.
Speaker: Wendi Flores, Foto Crush

The family legacy/heritage opportunity

The digitization potential of more than a century of family images and mementos is an amazing opportunity for the industry. From services to digitize images, to preserving family documents, capturing stories for future generations, and on to amazing output products, this session will discuss the entire ecosystem.
Panel moderator: Rob Comeau, Advertek Printing.
Panelists: Adam Pratt, Chaos to Memories; Rick Voight, Vivid-Pix; Dave Anderson, DAPhoto/PhotoScanExpress

There will be new pins this year… and much more!

The program will conclude with a cocktail party, sponsored by Photo Finale.