Daniel Dejan is the North American ETC Print & Creative Manager for Sappi Fine Paper. An award-winning graphic designer, art/creative director, production manager and print buyer, Daniel is widely respected in the print communications industry as a graphic arts educator, author and consultant.

In his role at Sappi, Mr. Dejan provides value-added marketing, sales and technical consultation as well as in-house and end-user training and education for the print, paper and creative communities. He is member of Sappi’s ETC Group: Education, Consulting and Training. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Dejan has written for various graphic arts publications. He served as technical consultant and a contributing writer for “The Designer’s Guide to Print Production.”

Mr. Dejan is a Certified G7 Expert with a proficiency in Color and Color Management. He has shared his expertise, presenting keynote addresses, seminars and workshops for AIGA chapters, the Printing Industries of America, Canadian Printing Industries, IDEAlliance, the IPA, the Spectrum Conference (which he co-chaired in 2007), Print Production Clubs and Art Directors Club throughout the US and Canada, national and international print, design and marketing events, conferences and symposiums as well as in numerous presentations hosted by paper merchants, printers and corporations.

All of this work keeps him on the road in excess of 200 days per year, much to the chagrin of his family and pets.

Mariah Hunt is a Senior Production Manager at Digitas, working on Delta Airlines and Liberty Mutual.

Prior to joining Digitas, Mariah had her own DM consulting business with clients such as Monster.com, Crabtree & Evelyn, and Intersystems. She has won many DM awards, and has participated in many DM educational seminars, speaking engagements and postal forums.

With over 20 years of DM experience, in print production, data processing and lettershop expert, Mariah has helped many clients realize their ROI while making sure all cost efficiencies are realized in the data processing print and lettershop areas.

Programs she has worked on include; loyalty, acquisition and retention, financial, retail.

Mariah earned a B.S. in Marketing at Skidmore College in NY.

Jason Benagh is Manager of Client Services for DG3 Managed Services, and he works on-site at Vertex Pharmaceutical. He is a print production manager with more than 20 years’ print, mail, and fulfillment experience in agile marketing departments.

Starting his print career on the vendor side of the business, Jason transitioned to the print buying side in 1997. He has been with print inside marketing groups, marketing service providers, and managed services within client locations. He has sourced everything from baseball boxes to 57 million pieces per month mailings.

Jason has done work for major financial, banking, and pharmaceutical companies; including Vertex, John Hancock, Bank of America, Fidelity, Household Bank, Providian, and Fleet, to bring insight into existing business models, thus allowing them to grow and change with technology.

He studied at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and has a B.S. degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His print education continues every day with new challenges presented by marketers and agencies.

Print Buyers International (PBI) is dedicated to serving print customers and printers worldwide through information, education and event production. PBI has produced annual print & media conferences since 2006. The 7th Annual Print & Media Conference takes place this October at Graph Expo in Chicago.

Margie is a long-time print buyer who turned her passion for printing into a print consulting business. She writes her popular e-newsletter, Margie’s Print Tips, to build bridges in the industry.

For years, Margie’s been a sought-after speaker at industry events that target printers and/or print customers. She has presented in New Zealand, the UK, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Wisconsin, Florida, Illinois, New York, and throughout New England.

She’s published three books. Her newest book, ”Print Selling Made Simple,” is available on Lulu.com. Currently, Margie is a blogger for PIworld.com and the buyer columnist for Printing Impressions.

Don Carli is President of Nima Hunter Inc., a strategic planning, marketing research, business intelligence and sustainable sourcing consultancy that he founded in 1986. Don Carli is also Senior Research Fellow with nonprofit Institute for Sustainable Communication (ISC) where he is responsible for programs addressing media, advertising, marketing, corporate responsibility, sustainability, and enterprise communication. He is also an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Industry Studies Program Affiliate Scholar, Sustainability Editor of Aktuel Grafisk Information Magazine in Sweden and Environmental Correspondent for PBS “MediaShift.” Don has been extensively quoted on issues related to sustainability, advertising, media and green marketing in The New York Times, Fortune Magazine, AdAge Magazine and on American Public Media and NPR radio’s “Morning Edition.”

A graduate of St. Lawrence University, Don is a member of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), a member of the board of advisors of the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design, a member of the ISO TC130 Work Group for Carbon Footprinting of Print Media, a member of the Institute for Supply Management, a recipient of the P3 Foundation “Luminaire Award” recognizing outstanding achievement and dedication by graphic communication industry innovators, as well as a nominee for a 2011 “Mirror Award” for digital media journalism in the public interest from the SI Newhouse School of Journalism at Syracuse University.

Cheryl Kahanec, a frequent speaker who has been featured and quoted in many leading industry publications, is one of the digital printing industry’s leading authorities in variable data and one-to-one marketing applications. Over the past several years, she has worked with many major companies in the selection and development of products and services for the industry, including HP, IBM, Adobe, Kodak, and Xerox.

As Executive Vice President of EarthDigital, an EarthColor company, Cheryl works hand-in-hand with customers to create innovative, high-impact cross-media marketing packages and programs utilizing digital communications technologies.

As a solutions-oriented manager, Cheryl has managed crucial production workflow issues to ensure successful outcomes for her customers as well as the continued growth and success of her employers. She has been responsible at a senior management level for P&L, budgeting, contract negotiations, personnel, marketing, technical training and support staff and services.

Cheryl is one of the printing industry’s leading implementers of variable data color imaging technology, spearheading the growth of the printing industry’s most revolutionary segment. Her involvement with the digital printing industry began when she was asked to help evaluate the benefits of Indigo’s first E-Print 1000 for a former employer. With her strong production knowledge and marketing background, Cheryl immediately fell in love with the digital technology and continues to focus on this product offering and the solutions it brings to the market.

Through the years, Cheryl was named the “Florence Joachim Women Executive of the Year” for 2006 and was also a recipient of the Luminaire Award for 2007. Most recently, Cheryl was presented as one of Outputlinks’ “Women of Distinction 2011.”

She is invited to participate in almost every major digital industry program. Her speaking engagements and associations include Dscoop, Drupa, Franklin Committee (Past Chair), Seybold, PODI [Print-On-Demand-Initiative] seminars, VuePoint, Women in Direct Marketing, DMA, Primex, Spectrum, Print On Demand Conference, International Prepress Association Conference, DICE, Printing Industries Alliance (Past board member), Digital Printing Council (Steering Committee), P3 (Past Board member), CGATS, and many more. Currently, she is a Council Member of HP’s DPAC IV and serves on the board of directors for the School of Continuing Professional Studies (Graphic Arts) at New York University.

Blair Weidig has worked for over 20 years at LehmanMillet, a full-service medical marketing firm located in Boston, MA. As Senior Vice President, Operations, he oversees print buying, art buying and outsourcing, as well as the daily management of the production team. He also manages all outside resources and buys for the LehmanMillet office in Santa Ana, CA. Blair works with printers throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, and is a regular guest lecturer at Boston University School of Management for both undergraduate and graduate classes.