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Christophe joined the Board in 2014 and was elected Vice President in 2017. As of 2021 he is now the President. He also serves as President of FESPA France, the national association serving the French digital and wide format printing community. Over the past year Christophe has attended many meetings on behalf of FESPA and hosts the Southern European Congress. Christophe is a founding director of ATC (Autorise Toute Creativité), which he established with his business partner in 1991. The company now employs 70 people and provides a range of interior and outdoor signage, graphics, display and POS services to corporate and agency clients.

يتمتع جيمس بخبرة تزيد عن 20 عامًا في المبيعات بعد أن عمل في مجال الإعلان والمبيعات والمعارض قبل انضمامه إلى FESPA في عام 2005. يعمل جيمس عبر مجموعة المعارض العالمية التي تقدمها FESPA ، مع التركيز بشكل خاص على الأسواق الأوروبية والآسيوية.

جيمس هو أب لطفلين عظيمين يستغرقان الكثير من وقته ، ومع ذلك يمكن العثور عليه أحيانًا في التاسع ^عشر بعد جولة من الجولف ويستمتع بالتواصل الاجتماعي مع العائلة والأصدقاء.

Neil Felton joined FESPA as Managing Director in 2011. Since then, the organisation has gone from strength to strength, experiencing remarkable growth. Neil has been instrumental in launching five new regional FESPA shows and four new sector specific events across the globe. He also expanded the international community, offering new FESPA Direct membership options in addition to the 37 associations, which are supported by FESPA’s Profit for Purpose programme. Neil was promoted to the position of CEO in 2013.

Prior to joining FESPA, Neil held a variety of senior exhibition roles, culminating as Executive Director at William Reed, where he presided over three-fold growth in event revenues from his division.

Neil graduated from Thames Valley University with a degree in Modern European Studies. He speaks fluent German.
 

Graeme is an enthusiastic print specialist with over 30 years’ experience in the screen and wide format digital printing industries, with knowledge acquired through hands-on design, production, sales, and operations management.

Graeme has a comprehensive understanding of printing processes, leading the goal of creating outstanding print that stimulates brand engagement through practical innovation.

As FESPA’s Head of Associations and Technical Lead he presents on technical topics at conferences and seminars. Graeme also provides in-house expertise to support the Print Make Wear, Printeriors and the new Colour L*A*B* features at FESPA’s exhibitions.

Graeme has been recently inducted as a Member of the ASDPT, the US based Academy of Screen and Digital print technologies following his nomination by Michel Caza.

Susan started her exhibition and events organising career at DMG World Media working on a variety of trade exhibitions, Fire, Tobacco, Metal, Glass and Coatings.  Susan joined FESPA in October 2006 and worked on FESPA’s flag ship exhibition in Berlin 2007.  As Head of Operations, she effectively manages the operations of FESPA’s global exhibitions and related events. 
 
The team were very proud to win the AEO Award for Best Overseas Show for FESPA Mexico 2017.  Following the terrible earthquake in Mexico on 19 September 2017, FESPA postponed the 10th edition of the exhibition during its build-up and rescheduled successfully just two months later.

بفضل معرفة دنكان وشغفه بالمجتمع الذي تخدمه FESPA، أصبح من السهل عليه اتخاذ قرار بالعودة في عام 2022 لقيادة فريق التسويق والفعاليات بعد ما يقرب من ثلاث سنوات من تقديم فعاليات عالمية المستوى لمجتمع الموارد البشرية.

بخبرة تزيد عن 20 عامًا في مجال الاتصالات والفعاليات B2B، فإن خبرة دنكان كصحفي كبير ومدير فعاليات لجميع تنسيقات الفعاليات في العديد من القطاعات - من السلامة العامة والسلع الاستهلاكية سريعة الاستهلاك والأغذية والمشروبات - أعدته جيدًا للعب دور رئيسي في نمو FESPA مع التركيز على المحتوى الهادف والاتصالات لمجتمع الطباعة العالمي المقدمة من خلال برنامج الجوائز والمؤتمرات والأحداث المميزة في معارضنا العالمية من 2010 إلى 2019.

يستمتع دونكان بلعب الجولف والتجديف وغيرها من الأنشطة الخارجية مع الأصدقاء وابنتيه المراهقتين.

Dag Knepr, a known figure in the Croatian printing industry, was born into the trade, gaining early experience through his father’s ownership of the largest screen printing plant in Croatia. With expertise in outdoor media, special effects, and commercial printing, Dag has cultivated a successful career in this dynamic field.

In 2008, he became President of the Croatian Screen Printers Association, which was rebranded as FESPA Hrvatska in 2019, a position he still holds. His dedication to the industry extends internationally, having served as the FESPA Association Strategy Committee Chairman, Association Finance Committee representative, and more recently, as a representative on the FESPA Projects Committee.

Fluent in English and German, Dag has recently begun learning Chinese to expand his communication skills. His proficiency in Adobe tools and database software building underscores his technical expertise in the ever-evolving printing landscape.

Since 2021, Dag has been the Head of Sales for Graphics at Radin d.o.o., one of the largest print-related companies in the region. This role keeps him deeply engaged with the latest developments in the printing industry.

Garcia Started in the freight forwarding industry in 1989, and in 1992, joined the world of exhibitions and events. Garcia’s first involvement with FESPA events started in 1997, where he managed the logistics for the SPA UK pavilion. Outside of DSV, Garcia is a board member for the International Exhibition Logistics Association.

Following periods spent both studying and working in Germany and Spain, Michael graduated University with an honours degree in languages and quickly established a successful career specialising in sales and marketing for leading exhibition venues across the world. 
 
Joining FESPA in 2003, he has become a respected key member of the team and organised more than 40 global exhibitions with FESPA.  Through a dedication and passion for print and the people involved, Michael has been instrumental at the inception and execution of FESPA activities in Mexico, Brazil, Eurasia and South Africa. He works closely with the events teams to recognise market trends and launch new products and feature areas throughout the FESPA portfolio.   Away from print, Michael is kept busy by his wife, dog, travelling, healthy lifestyle and sports.

Emma has over 20 years’ experience in Finance and is a qualified Chartered accountant, having started her career in audit.  Since moving into industry, Emma has held a variety of finance manager roles in very diverse sectors (ranging from a Private Equity owned Veterinary Group to a national Charity).     
At FESPA, Emma is responsible for preparing the management accounts, assisting the Head of Finance and supporting the rest of the Finance team.  Emma works 3 days a week.
Emma has two children and outside of work, most of her time is spent ferrying them to, or watching them play, football. 

Marta has over 10 years’ experience working in the marketing and communications sector and has worked on logistics for internal events and conferences across many UK and International offices.  Externally, Marta was involved in the organisation of big international festivals, sports competitions and managed exhibition stands. 
 
Marta speaks Bulgarian, English and is fluent in Bulgarian and International sign language. 
 
Marta joined FESPA as Operations Executive in 2019 and manages the show floor plans, exhibitor manual, build-up and break down queries. She is also responsible for the organization and the management of special projects related to the exhibition; social events, theatres, workshops and features.
 
Marta loves travelling and learning about different cultures. In her spare time, she likes to explore and raise awareness about emotional intelligence, mindfulness and the benefits of behavioural psychology.