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09/16/2025

ENCORE Leadership Conference: Future Ready—Building Smarter Print Operations

From Around the World to Your Backyard: Don't Miss ENCORE 2025

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Date: Monday, September 22, 2025
Where: Quest Conference Center (9200 Worthington Rd Ste 400, Westerville, OH 43082)
Time: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Reception: 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Member fee: $325 (conference only); $450 (conference and golf) - discounts available for additional registrants from same company

At the ENCORE Leadership Conference, attendees will gain more than just updates – they’ll walk away with actionable strategies to future-proof their operations.

9:00 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:15 am

End-to-End Workflow (Pat McGrew, McGrewGroup; Ryan McAbee, Pixel Dot Consulting; Vishal Sahay, SpencerMetrics; and Tom Peire, Four Pees

10:00 am

Automation in Customer Engagement (Ryan McAbee, Pixel Dot Consulting)

11:00 am

The Role of Data in Automated Decision-Making (Vishal Sahay, SpencerMetrics)

Noon

Networking Lunch

1:00 pm

The Cost of Not Automating (Tom Peire, Four Pees)

1:45 pm

Your People, Your Advantage: HR & Employee Benefits (Melissa Dials, Fisher Phillips, and Joe Trybula, Printers 401k/Diversified FA)

2:45 pm

Technology Showcase & Live Demo (Heidelberg, McGrewGroup, Pixel Dot, and OneVision)

4:15 pm

Key Takeaways

4:30 pm

Reception

Register here


On Tuesday, September 23, join us for the 20th Annual Graphic Media Alliance & Sterling Distribution Golf Tournament.

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Royal American Links
3300 Miller Paul Rd.
Galena, OH

You can register a foursome or, we can place you with a group.

Member fee: $135 per golfer
Member fee: $500 per foursome

Your fee includes a round of golf, cart, breakfast, lunch at the turn, two beverage tickets and BBQ buffet dinner. 

Register here

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