Young managers, let’s challenge the future!
The FINAT Young Managers Club, together with colleague associations from all over the world, organized the first ever Global Young Managers Congress for the label industry. During this event, young managers got the opportunity to learn more about management skills, experiences from industry experts and more. View the detailed report on this succesfull event.
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The YMC Board is very proud of this successful event. Please view some delegates' comments below
‘It was my first YMC Congress but for sure it won’t be my last one!’
--Rodolfo Hagmaier, Hagmaier Etiketten & Druck (DE)
‘So great to meet you all and share our passion for the labelling world. The next generation sure looks bright with this calibre of leaders.’
--Tania Mathias, Fantastick Label Co (AU)
‘The opportunity for networking and the sharing of idea made the conference well worth it. The relevance of the sessions to today’s business procvided “take-homes” for all.’
-- Brian Hurst, Yerecic Label (USA)
‘A well-organised programme with presentations offering valuable information, and enjoyable social events. A great opportunity to meet and share experiences with other young managers in the label industry.’
-- Marco Aengevoort, Rotocontrol (DE)
‘The FINAT group did a wonderful job hosting the event, the programme was great, and the discussions surrounding global business issues with such a fine group of individuals were really beneficial.’
-- Alex Elezaj, Whitlam Label Company (USA)
‘A unique opportunity to network and share ideas with like-minded individuals in similar circumstances within the self-adhesive label industry. The content was fantastic, focusing on key skills and unique ideas on how to drive our businesses forward. This made it relevant to all attendees, whether they are suppliers, converters, or press people, by focusing on developing skill sets rather than new techynologies oir innovations within the industry.’
-- Matthew Burton, AB Graphic International (UK)
‘The Congress brought together the youth of the industry from all over the world. Not only were the challenges of upcoming markets discussed, but techniques of how to solve them; and opportunities were highlighted.’
-- Pawandeep Sahni, Weldon Celloplast (I)
‘A great opportunity for young managers to share experiences and best practices in a global environment.’
-- Malgorzata Zanieweska, Avery Dennison (PL)
‘A great congress – the right topics and people, and very well organised. A great place for networking.’
-- Serra Burtek, Avery Dennison Etiket (TR)
‘Congratulations – a great success. An ideal networking platform for all young decision makers in the label industry. As well as highly-interesting presentations and workshops, it gave participants the opportunity to exchange and discuss their thoughts about future development in ther label industry worldwide.’
-- Nicklaus Amacker, Gallus Ferd. Ruesch (CH)
‘The event covered very important business management topics. It is very important to develop the young generation within FINAT to secure a successful future for the association – and the industry.’
--Jürgen Scheiblehner, Delfort Group (AT)
‘I felt this was one of the best conferences I have attended in the last 12 years. The content was good, well presented, and very relevant.’
-- Roger Pellow, Tarsus Group (UK)
‘A perfect kick-off event… Topics for presentations were accurate, very interesting, and motivating, I believe the next YMC Global Congress will be as successful as -- this – and I cannot wait to take part!’
-- Radovan Kilarsky, Purgina (SK)
‘The YMC Congress highlighted that the future of the label industry is in good hands. The Congress topics were well received, with good and numerous questions to speakers, while the opportunities for the next generation of industry leaders to meet, network and discuss the industry’s challenges and opportunities will undoubtedly prove to be of long-term benefit for all those label converter companies that met in Berlin.’
-- Mike Fairley, Tarsus Group (UK)
‘An interesting initiative that brings the next generation of leaders of our industry together. A great networking platform, complemented with an educational programme that will help young managers’ development.’
-- Arie Looije, AWA Alexander Watson Associates (NL)
‘A good mix of networking opportunities and informative presentations. I can certainly see the benefits of the YMC both for our company and the label industry as a whole.’
-- Matt Davies, Spear Europe (UK)
‘It was a pleasure to attend this Congress. We met very interesting people and listened to really good speakers.’
-- Zoilo Lopez Lorenzo, Loc Espana (ES)
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