Photo gallery: FESPA Australia hosts Melbourne BBQ

Nicky Asseraf (Cactus Imaging), Brett Addison (Durst Oceania), and Nigel Spicer (Cactus Imaging)

Members of Australia’s wide format printing industry gathered at the Richmond Rowing Club Boathouse in Melbourne on 13 February for the annual FESPA Melbourne BBQ.

At the event, FESPA Australia president Nigel Davies spoke about the association’s FESPA Future Leaders Program and announced a new program that it will soon launch.

“One of the proudest initiatives or programmes of FESPA Australia is our FESPA Future Leaders Program. We all know talented people – they’re not necessarily young, but are talented. I want you all to think about who these people are – they might be clients that you work with, or people in your own circles,” he said.

“We’re holding the event again this year and applications will be opening in the coming months, so please do put some thought into that.

“The FESPA events that you all know internationally are owned by the FESPA association in which FESPA Australia is one of them. All the profits from the global events go back into the kitty and they get divvied out to the various country associations to support programmes.

“A few days ago , I found out we were successful in getting a project funding grant to deliver a program which revolves around the FESPA UK’s Next Generation initiative. While the FESPA Future Leaders Program celebrates people that have been in the industry for a long time and are going into senior leadership roles, the Next Generation initiative supports people that are new to the industry.

“So, please think about how you can bring these new talents in.”

Davies also thanked the generous support of its sponsors: Avery Dennison, Ball & Doggett, Coritex, Cactus Imaging, Durst Oceania, Easy Signs, Kissel + Wolf, Mimaki, Orafol, PrintIQ, and Spicers.

FESPA will hold its annual Sydney Social on 28 February at the Sydney Rowing Club.

Here are a few highlights of the FESPA Australia Melbourne BBQ captured by Sprinter during the event: